I shit you not, I’m as serious as a Scotsman at the bank and believe me, when one of “us” go into a bank, no jokes are cracked. Forgive me if this article is poorly written with a biased overview relating to TF2, this is my first contribution on Crossfire, so it’s a learning experience for us all! As you can imagine, the question that I would like to pose to mainly the ET community is; Can we class Team Fortress 2 as a real alternative? Now before you throw your harms in the air with hysteria in mind, hear me out.
We’ve recently come off the back of the release of Quake Wars and the CoD4 single player demo has also just been released to the masses. Both (in relation to the ET community) have received mixed reviews, with a significant number of ET players feeling let down. In relation to Quake Wars this was always going to happen though. How could Splash Damage ever release a game that could please and entire community let alone one so devoted to it’s beloved heritage of ET and even all the way back to RTCW (With this article, I’m not debating if Quake Wars is a good or bad game, so please, don’t pick me up on this). I’m not saying ET is dead, I would never be so naïve as to say such a thing. Instead, for the group of players who aren’t satisfied with Quake Wars and no longer get that certain rush from ET, what else could they play? We could be so bold as to suggest the vast never ending game called “real-life” but that’s an entirely separate issue that could have an article devoted entirely to itself. Plus, you could include the fact that once a gamer, always a gamer. Here lies the source of my article, (No pun intended) Team Fortress 2!
We’ve recently come off the back of the release of Quake Wars and the CoD4 single player demo has also just been released to the masses. Both (in relation to the ET community) have received mixed reviews, with a significant number of ET players feeling let down. In relation to Quake Wars this was always going to happen though. How could Splash Damage ever release a game that could please and entire community let alone one so devoted to it’s beloved heritage of ET and even all the way back to RTCW (With this article, I’m not debating if Quake Wars is a good or bad game, so please, don’t pick me up on this). I’m not saying ET is dead, I would never be so naïve as to say such a thing. Instead, for the group of players who aren’t satisfied with Quake Wars and no longer get that certain rush from ET, what else could they play? We could be so bold as to suggest the vast never ending game called “real-life” but that’s an entirely separate issue that could have an article devoted entirely to itself. Plus, you could include the fact that once a gamer, always a gamer. Here lies the source of my article, (No pun intended) Team Fortress 2!
tis a good game
Anyone up for some mixes?
QWTF/ETF/Q3F are completely different to TFC/TF2 also.
Not a bad article though, won't stop me preaching that fortress forever (a hl2 mod that stays faithful to tfc) is better than tf2!
http://fortress-forever.com
Besides, didn't you mean "create crossfire drama" instead of "effect". ;D
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I am a seasoned grammar nazi!
The only history people need to know for my article is from "Team Fortress Classic" ---> "Team Fortress 2". Anything else is just additional. Still, I added in like 7 words to correct it marginally.
How serious are Scots in Banks anyway?
around 20 of my friends have
it's like Cube
some of the portal devs developed that game.
I hate how some people are saying that PORTAL is so new and fresh when we've been playing it for years :D
Still an awesome game though, and we've started working on a speedrun already.
oh and PEW PEW PEW BANG BANG BANG
gaming is awesome!
That's a long-winded and convoluted way of saying this game almost has infinite possibilities in terms of counter-attacking strategies. To me, that makes the game more in depth and more enjoyable (on a competitive level at least) which is way better than ET when it was first released.
Although there has been some discussion about whether random (based on "momentum") critical hits (hits, splash damage that does heck of a lot extra damage) can ruin the competitive aspect of the game. Those who have played TF2 should know what I'm talking about.
Its also damn well optimized, runs better and much-much smoother on my comp @ maximum settings + 2xAA 8xAF than ETQW @ mid-high.
spy backstabs
greek macho !