Breaking Update News: Sniper Update Info!

Mar

Mar

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wow, this is like the first Valve update where I have nothing to complain about.

O wait. pl_pipeline.

Can someone give me an "S"?
Can someone give me an "P"?
Can someone give me an "A"?
Can someone give me an "M"?

What does that spell?

SPAM!

I don't even want to think what 2 demomen could do to that tiny, tiny bridge.
 
Void

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It's the Sniper Update. Expect maps in the Sniper's favor.
 
DJive

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Nineaxis

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Mar said:
wow, this is like the first Valve update where I have nothing to complain about.

O wait. pl_pipeline.

Can someone give me an "S"?
Can someone give me an "P"?
Can someone give me an "A"?
Can someone give me an "M"?

What does that spell?

SPAM!

I don't even want to think what 2 demomen could do to that tiny, tiny bridge.
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You think VALVe didn't playtest it to rid it of issues like... spam?
 
Mar

Mar

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Goldrush and the final 2 points of dustbowl and the +50 health BB pyro and the sandman? Again, I expect not the worst, but close to it from the world's second slowest video game developer. (1st goes to 3D realms for Duke Nukem).
 
T

The Asylum

Mar said:
Goldrush and the final 2 points of dustbowl and the +50 health BB pyro and the sandman? Again, I expect not the worst, but close to it from the world's second slowest video game developer. (1st goes to 3D realms for Duke Nukem).
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3D realms wasnt "slow." more like, "OH BOY A NEW ENGINE WE MUST USE IT. THROW OUT EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE SO FAR BOYS"
 
ikem

ikem

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Dec 8, 2008
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A Boojum Snark said:
Those two arena maps totally just stepped too close to the map I've been working on... Now excuse me while I go hate myself even more for mapping so slow.
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yea wtf... really... they are sappin our ideas
 
Shaar

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I have to say these new maps look awesome. I really can't wait to play nucleus. that map looks amazing.

as a friend of mine said last night, he wonder's if when the central point of nucleus is captured, will it trigger a la-de-da effect?
 
Zeewier

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A Boojum Snark said:
Those two arena maps totally just stepped too close to the map I've been working on... Now excuse me while I go hate myself even more for mapping so slow.
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You can also react in this way ABS:

Valve used the same style as i'm using for 2 maps and a model, now it's easier to make a map in that style.

Ok, I also hate valve for stealing my ideas.

But I think it's good to see that valve also uses green stuff for their radioactive things. (just like i did with the waste cart and deepwater)

And now I don't have to model an evil machine of death :).

EDIT:
Something on the postcart caught my eye: PPS: Actually tell him I am a doctor now. Will he have some sort of healing secondary weapon?
 
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drp

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Fogold said:
Naah, I think it was just a little joke. Also, healing isnt really the thing snipers need.
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well the sniper might not need healing, but maybe a 'ammo type' kind of weapon. where you can alternate between deadly bullets, and some kind of syringe shot to give a little bit of health to teammates out in the distance.
 
Hawk

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drpepper said:
well the sniper might not need healing, but maybe a 'ammo type' kind of weapon. where you can alternate between deadly bullets, and some kind of syringe shot to give a little bit of health to teammates out in the distance.
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The thought of administering long-distance medication just made me laugh out loud! I just imagined a doctor giving his own team surprise vaccinations via a rifle from far away, while they're preoccupied with battle.
 
Phobos

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drpepper said:
well the sniper might not need healing, but maybe a 'ammo type' kind of weapon. where you can alternate between deadly bullets, and some kind of syringe shot to give a little bit of health to teammates out in the distance.
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Hawk said:
The thought of administering long-distance medication just made me laugh out loud! I just imagined a doctor giving his own team surprise vaccinations via a rifle from far away, while they're preoccupied with battle.
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You know, this is the exact kind of thing the lunatics people over at the steampowered forum are demanding for the medic's syringe gun as a buff.

I hope the phrase on the postcard is just a joke. Let the doctor take care of the healing.
 
drp

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Phobos said:
You know, this is the exact kind of thing the lunatics people over at the steampowered forum are demanding for the medic's syringe gun as a buff.

I hope the phrase on the postcard is just a joke. Let the doctor take care of the healing.
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i agree 100%.
 
bomc

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Sep 25, 2008
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Yay, finally a "sniper rifle" that actually needs some skillz :)
1: The arrow will (hopefully) be affected by gravity, so to get a headshot you have to aim over the player +
2: The more distance between you and your target, the further in front of you target you have to aim, because the arrow will (hopefully) take some time to reach your target (if its more than 2 feet away :p)

So to get a headshot on a moving player, you have to aim in over, and front of the player at the same time.

It sounds so fcking awesome :) i think this is going to be a good update :D
 
Icarus

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The arrow might not be affected by gravity actually.

If it has a non-instant travel time, it still renders makes long-range sniping very uneffective
 
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