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By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:10:47 +0000

Ahem. You should really check the latest on the sniper update.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:15:36 +0000

Yes, this conclusively proves that I was right, then wrong, then half-right as various people changed my mind.

By: The_B

The_B — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:29:45 +0000

James: the only blog that feeds directly into the Valve hivemind. It's the only explanation as to why it and i'ts commenters are always right. (Note: link might not work yet, as I assumed by the time most people read this it'll be onto the Day 3 update and the link would be out of date, so I've made a pre-emptive guess as to Day 2's update location based on where Day 1's ended up. If it doesn't show up, just delete everything after sniperupdate/)

By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:54:14 +0000

EGTF: Sadly, just the user prefs. But I can re-download a lot of my clothes -- albeit reeking of delicious barbecue.

Jaz: Believe me, I complain on teh Steam forums every day.

By: Jazmeister

Jazmeister — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:39:36 +0000

Did you call Valve a fag yet? What more can a loyal customer do, indeed?

By: EGTF

EGTF — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:07:25 +0000

Did you manage to steamcloud your furnishings?

By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:06:33 +0000

The Valve guys really outdid themselves, I agree.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:22:56 +0000

Man, really? That's one of the more serious bugs I've heard of.

By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:21:51 +0000

I got the Sandman and then my apartment burned down. No TF2 for me. :(

By: Nonomu198

Nonomu198 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:49:00 +0000

Grinding in normal play servers is horrible. It messes everyone's gameplay and fun. I got most of mine with a friend on my server. Also, I got First Blood, Part 2 legitimately. BECAUSE I AM AWESOME.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:16:59 +0000

I called it that in May 2007, do I get the prize?

By: Cartho

Cartho — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:45:30 +0000

@Jason L
No I believe that it was John Walker who called L4D institutionalised griefing

By: Cornflake Blues

Cornflake Blues — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:16:53 +0000

quick point to clear up what now looks like arrogance to me: i don't have first blood part 2. if anyone does, and they didn't get it from an achievement server or farming, i'm never playing against them ever again because they're obviously magic.

By: Cornflake Blues

Cornflake Blues — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:44:54 +0000

i've actually managed to rope up 18 of the achievements in 2 nights with... *minimal* grinding. (yes, i did bounce up and down 500 times in a small room once. i was young, it was 4 AM, and i wasn't sleeping until i had that damn bat.)

my random pointless tips:
No Hitter, Belittled Beleaguer: CTF Turbine(?) with a low player count. run like crap for the first, hide in an air vent and ambush for the second.

Batting the Doctor: Total luck on my part, i blasted randomly into a crowd, accidentally taking out a medic who *apparently* had a charged uber. Poor sap.

Beanball: Look for scouts having way too much fun with the sandman. Grab one ball when they miss, wait for them to stun someone else, and then stun *them* when they dash in for the cheap shot.

I'm Bat Man: Lurk at a resupply cabinet. repeat. :P

Closer: Tricky, but not TOO hard, so long as you can make it past the lines to an enemy spawn. IMO, best done with the Force-a-nature then swap to pistol, as it takes several sloooooow shotgun blasts otherwise, and you really only have until the next spawn wave.

Stealing Home: Find a good hiding place and a good team. Remember that you only have to *start* capping to achieve.

Fall Classic: i got it in badlands, on one of the stone pillars. Seemed easier on classes that can hurt themselves, demoman or soldier.

First Blood, Part 2: You will not get this. Give up. ;_;

Gun Down: Wait for engy to leave. Profit.

If You Build It: Wait for engy to come back. Take out scattergun. Profit.

Triple Steal: Just start your own 2fort server, or join an empty one. :P

Race for the Pennant: Play a lot of payload or cp with wait times, jog around in said wait times. Never hold still. Got this first night, actually.

Block the Plate: An annoying grind, this requires you to throw yourself into a pile of enemies capping one of your points. Because of how the blocking mechanic works, you have to be the *first* to throw yourself onto the threatened point. Luckily, survival is not a requirement.

I hope this long-winded mess is helpful to someone.

Incidentally, i do consider about 12 of the achievements to be basically improbable to the point of absurdity. Then again, i've thought this with every pack.
(one MILLION damage?!? Really? What were they drinking?)

By: Jason L

Jason L — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:11:56 +0000

Was it you who described L4D Versus as 'institutionalised griefing' on the PCG podcast? Both Valve's multiplayer designs have incorporated a perfectly-judged measure of genuine interplayer cruelty. It seems the dose makes the poison.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:45:07 +0000

A disturbing amount of the Spy's appeal is picturing the sheer intensity of genuine unhappiness you've caused.

By: Palms

Palms — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:34:07 +0000

I had an amazing game as a spy yesterday on Orangex. You know you're doing well when there are 3 scouts and a demoman running around all their snipers with their melee weapons out, attacking anyone that comes near.

Also, the best moments as a spy for me, include the feeling of absolute badassness you get when you see a line of snipers all standing with their backs to you. Tricking an enemy medic to heal you, only to stab him in the back (that one's obvious) but possibly my favourite is watching an enemy pyro flaming anyone on his team that he sees, knowing that there's a spy around, and then just as he stops, beginning to doubt his suspicions, he gets a knife in his back. Just imagining the frustration of that player makes all the fruitless suicide missions worthwhile.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:14:32 +0000

The beauty of it is that the rest of the team don't know the Spy is all tied up being chased, so they're still checking their backs every ten seconds. You could even change class after a few good runs as a Spy and still reap the benefit of the paranoia sown.

By: Shawn Poulsen

Shawn Poulsen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:09:53 +0000

The way I see it, chasing a spy for however long, as long as I do a good job of it, is totally worth my time.

As long as the two of us are locked in our little game of cat and mouse, the rest of the team is free from the sort of net nerf you describe - it may have been faster for me to just ignore it, but worse over all for the team. The spy might be wasting my time, but I'm wasting his too.

Of course, if you let the spy get away from you completely, and keep poking around in the wrong direction while they're off killing your team-mates, then you really are just wasting your time.

By: Nico

Nico — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:01:27 +0000

Now you just need to valve implement a patch that awards a points every time an enemy follows you longer then respawn time? It would certainly encourage better team work then extra points for getting kills in a certain way (headshots and backstabs) ...Not that any of us care about that sorta thing.