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New Team Fortress 2 Maps, Gameplay Options, and Achievements Coming Soon
Valve has confirmed that within the next two months, the PC version of Team Fortress 2 will be getting two new maps. Also coming before those maps is a Medic-centric achievement pack. Valve intends to add an achievement pack for every class at some point, and using these achievements they intend to make a "large scale" change to the gameplay. Valve's Robin Walker said this in Shacknews' scoop:
"It's a large scale modification to the core of the game. It'll debut in a limited fashion through the Medic first, but it'll be affecting all classes eventually. We're really looking forward to the community reaction. We're really excited about where TF2 will be going over the next year."
One of the new maps is a remake of Badlands from Team Fortress Classic. The map will focus on more vertically-oriented battles because it's control points are located at the top of spires. The other map has yet to be announced and unfortunately for console owners, neither of these maps has been confirmed to be coming to either the Playstation 3 or the Xbox 360.
Knowing Valve, I doubt these maps will be anything but free, though I'm basing that on the fact that Valve is so good at giving stuff away. The "friends" service added to Steam is many times more competent than Microsoft's Windows Live, and comparable to Xbox Live all without costing users a dime. Team Fortress 2 is easily my favorite online multiplayer shooter, it's only problem being the limited amount of maps. I can't wait to prance about these maps with my head full of eyeballs, how about you?
Large scale change? :-/
The game seems fine to me. Hope they do not screw it up.
Posted by Yokto at January 12, 2008 3:23 PMTrust me, they won't mess it up. TF2 can only get better.
Posted by HOBO SHOES at January 12, 2008 5:44 PMsaying that the game can only get better means that you think it sucks >_>
and valve know what there doing...can you name ANY game that they screwed up?
Posted by Celdur at January 12, 2008 6:28 PMI am somewhat concerned about the changes to the Medic class as it is my primary class. Valve is very good at what they do though so I expect it to improve things.
Posted by PatMan33 at January 12, 2008 9:36 PMI'm betting the other map will be Hunted. While leaks and hidden files have shown us cut content like class-specific grenades, the undocumented Civilian class was playable for weeks.
Of course, it couldn't shoot, had no model or animation of its own but it was still there. I doubt Valve would leave so much in the game if they weren't planning on re-introducing that type of gameplay.
Posted by alex at January 13, 2008 4:09 AMJust wondering, and I'm not sure if you care (some PC gamers don't), but I own the console version of TF2, and want to know when the new maps will come out for 360... I'm a loyal player, but am anxious even for one new map... Hear any chatter at all?
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