TF2 Sniper update adds touch of Ted Nugent, available later this week

by David Hinkle on May 12th 2009 10:15PM

Valve just sent a press release our way confirming that the upcoming Sniper update for Team Fortress 2 will be a bit less, uh ... upcoming. The update will be available to download through Steam sometime later this week, as Valve could not provide us with a definite date of release for the new goods. So, what is there to look forward to?

Well, the Sniper is going to go all Ted Nugent with a new bow and arrow, apparently, as you can see in the image above all of this text. The weapon is called The Huntsman longbow, and it will allow our fan of the long range an opportunity to pin those bothersome bobbers and weavers against the wall. Hey, Scout, think you're going to zig-zag all over the place? Well, not when you've been bowed to the wall.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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Tags: fps, pc, sniper, steam, team-fortress-2, tf2, the-huntsman, the-huntsman-longbow, valve

Reader Comments (49)

is it like insanely accurate or auto aim or something? because trying to accurately aim that thing at a scout would be tricky to say the least. and sorry if that's a noob question cause i just got TF2 with the orange box during that $10 steam sale...

Try shooting them with a regular sniper rifle. I imagine it'll be close to that.

And auto-aim is for chumps (i.e. those that play shooters on consoles).

TF2 on xbox didnt have auto aim, you cock

So it was grossly innaccurate then Dark Wayne? Either way, FPS + dual-analog = fail.

Internet + Detractor of any given thing = gross exaggerations

Dual analog ain't quite as intuitive as some of its alternatives but once you've become used to it it's as accurate as you allow it to be (through how well you play, that is). It's not half as bad as most of y'all make it out to be.

I never had a problem being perfectly accurate in the console version of TF2. You just play a console shooter different than a PC shooter. Unlike on a PC where shooting is unrealistically accurate on a console you have to compensate for lack of accuracy with either autoaim or skill and timing. All you needed to do was pass your sights over targets in TF2 and be quick/skilled enough to pull the trigger at just the right time. It's a very efficient way of killing for me. In fact I enjoy it on the console rather than the PC because of the more difficult aiming apparatus.

Wow, Anticrawl... really?

trust me, in a game like CoD4, i can probably snipe more accurately with a ps3 controller than keyboard and mouse. it's just easier for me. keyboards and mouses just feel awkward for me because i grew up on consoles.

Yes really, I still enjoy PC games, I own quite a few like Crysis Wars/Warhead, Shadowrun, Farcry 2, TF2, Unreal III, Americas Army 3 Beta, Fallout 3, Warhammer Online, etc etc. I just find their console counterparts far more challenging. It's too easy to rack up 300 kills in a match of Unreal Tournament 3 on my PC though very fun; I'd rather play a console match of Far Cry 2.

Sure all those games look better and run better on my PC, I just would rather play a shooter on my console. RTS and MMO games however are far superior on the PC.

Current desktop - http://s3.supload.com/files/default/5-12-2009_10-16-39_PM.jpg

Only games I play stay on my desktop.

how much memory does your hard drive have anti? btw, you have some good games there.

My main drive only has 300GB but it's a VelociRaptor. Got a 500gb passport drive and a 1TB external drive as well.

They started accepting those AA3 beta sign-ups?

I'm not sure which wave you are talking about but yes, they have had a few waves of invites for the private beta.

I need to quit dumping cash into my car for a little bit and dump into a new desktop. SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH!

"In fact I enjoy it on the console rather than the PC because of the more difficult aiming apparatus."

Sorry but that sound ridiculous IMO (and somehow, elitist - although im think you didnt meant it that way). Its like saying that airplanes should have the same controls they had before WW.

You lose all creditability when you use Windows Vista.

@dariste1

I'd like to know how you intend to play several of the Vista online titles on games for windows live without it? I plan on upgrading to Windows 7 RC as soon as there are video drivers that work. Vista isn't a bad OS, but for people with ancient computers it isn't a good idea.

i dont see why Ezio got downvoted, what he said makes sense. Just because you use a mouse doesnt make you leet, and using a gamepad doesnt make you suck. You suck if you suck, and you probably suck on both. I play FPS' on PC and consoles, and I prefer consoles, mostly because I'm double jointed in every finger so it's hard to quickly reach all the buttons on a keyboard, but i've never really felt it was harder to aim on consoles either, hell sometimes you gotta be better on consoles because auto aim fucks shit up

I don't understand why people care so much about Thumbsticks vs. Key+Mouse. It's personal preference. I like sitting on a couch all laid back so I prefer gamepads. If you like your keyboard/mouse combo, no problem, just don't bother me about it.

@ Dark Wayne

i'm double jointed too. that's one of my main problems with K&M. thanks for the defense.

@Anticrawl

Windows 7 uses an updated version of Vista's WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) so any graphics WDDM 1.0 driver made for Vista will work in Windows 7. Windows 7 uses WDDM 1.1, though, and NVIDIA and ATI have been doing a good job of releasing pre-release drivers--much better than at the same time in Vista's pre-release stages. I've had zero problems with NV's latest 185.85 release, and I hear ATI's drivers are solid as well.

Pick your sniping method: Headshots (rifle) or Bodyshots (bow)

I like it!

It's probably going to be similar to the Sandman that Scouts have; a slower, arcing shot that you will have to lead quite a bit... It'll be a tough decision if you're a sniper who can't shoot accurately, so hopefully it's a straight-flying slow shot instead of an arcing slow shot.

I wonder what the other two items will be... Jarate?

Lol, no. That would be so stupid it wouldn't be worth releasing.

GO RAMBO

So i guess it only pins them to the wall in death, and doesnt act as a stun or paralyze or anything

yeah, link to confirm http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2499

New map in the blurred background.

This is aweful, servers are going to be packed with snipers and anyone not sniping is going to spend most of their time not moving lol!

You can only get pinned if you're dead.

So whats the point?

It's a visual effect. The point is the bow and arrow and how it's intended for mid-range combat rather than long-range.

Fail.

HELL YES.

Re: Fuck yes.

Hopefully the pack includes a new Meet The video.

So when this is released that means there's gonna be tons of Snipers. Looks like I'm gonna be stabbing a lot of people in the backs muhahahaha! "I'm going to gut you like a Cornish game hen."

Don't worry; I'll be the lone Pyro, torching your ass.

lone pyro = ignis solus! i love that video so much.

@ CH3BURASHKA

Well that would be the case with most Spy's, but you have yet to meet a Spy with my level of skill. I hide in the shadows, I'm barely a whisper in the wind. Hell I probably be right behind you half the time just mocking you. Then when you least expect it my butterfly knife will be sticking out of your back. That's when I flick a cigarette on your dead body and get me a new one. Then poof, I'm gone again.

@Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC)

I'll just go to an achievement server duh!

I for one would like to see Valve do a different trick with a bow.

Yes please.

I love the look of TF2. But that screenshot there makes it look so bad.

This would make the Sniper worth two shits! You can't do that! I need someone to blame when we lose!

Fuct.

Are they going to update the 360 version when they're all done with the PC or is that a pipe dream?

This makes me both happy and sad. TF2 is a great game that I LOVE to play...on my PS3. I don't have a 'gaming rig' PC and would really appreciate it if Valve could support their games on all platforms, instead of just PC and occasionally the 360, (which are practically identical anyway).

I think the bow and arrow sounds like a lot of fun and would like to give a shot, (no pun intended), but I don't know if it's in the cards for me since, you know, I paid the same amount for the game (maybe more) than people who use Steam did.

Not the Unreal sniper rifle, but it'll do in a pinch.

The main problem is that it'll take PITA achievements to unlock, placing it out of the hands of those who hate the current sniper rifle and are unwilling to play on farm servers.

I mean, I LIKE playing medic, and I still haven't been able to unlock any of their weapons due to crud like "Uber a scout while they kill three enemies."

TF2 Sniper update adds touch of Ted Nugent, available later this week

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