TEAM FORRRRRRRRRRRTRESS 2!!!!!!!!!!!
Team Fortress 2
Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Oct 10, 2007
The long-awaited sequel to the class-based first-person shooter Team Fortress Classic sports a unique cartoony visual style, more accessible gameplay, and a very large amount of updates and new features since its original release.
TF2: Meet the Medic
I won't lie... This is probably my favorite video I've seen on the net for several months =) Definitely worth seeing in HD, as well hahah. Thanks for uploading this, Ben!
You are right, but don't you dare compare Quake online and Battlefield online to TF2... I mean, TF2 is one of the most loved multiplayer games ever. It's the bread and butter of pc gaming enthusiasts for multiplayer and it has been for over 5 years so yeah... This F2P thing will be a huge deal. I've played this game more than any other game in my life and this move is scary but one that I have good faith on so I welcome all the new members. See you on the control point.I met the medic ... and I don't care too much. But that's completely beyond the point ( - what I like).
Valve's F2P move is bold, some want us to think. They are shaking up the industry again - some say. I can't see that. Maybe I am blind. They reached a market saturation with their game and made a business decision which reflects what they do with TF2 - besides patching it 200 times - they experiment.
They could sell their full game version again and again to new customers, but that would take a very long time and they would sell only small amounts*. Giving it away for free and up-selling (let's see what they will come up with in the next 1-2 years?) makes lot's of sense. It's almost like the Steam client itself. Giving away Portal 1 so people would install their Steam client and hence buy games from their store.
But I don't think this will 'shake up' anything. Quake Online didn't stop people from buying new shooters. Nor Battlefield Online etc... - it's just one entry level for a certain group. Plenty of fish in the sea...
*they like to read their stats (the most precious data in the industry: Steam stats).
I really don't like MP games, but I think I'll eventually end up giving this a go.
Also, amazing trailer! ^^
I had no idea that Team Fortress 2 had a story. Since when do multiplayer games have a plot? (Keep in mind that Left 4 Dead came out long after this game.)
We waited like 5 years for this?!!! ITS TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!Unlike Duke Nukem Forever.
I just went back and played TF2 again after having stopped a while back... couldn't tear myself away. The game's sooooo good now, with tons of items and lots of polish. Of course, I'm still eagerly awaiting BF3 and the like, but with TF2 as good 5 years after release as it is, it surprises me that people were so hyped for Brink as its successor.
@AlwaysBeClothing said:
Interesting direction, now to wait for people to find the easter eggs
there is at least one hidden thing. If you pause the video at 0:56 you can see someone watching the Medic/Heavy. Maybe the Administrator? Or Miss Pauling?
@Deusx said:
@buckybit said:You are right, but don't you dare compare Quake online and Battlefield online to TF2... I mean, TF2 is one of the most loved multiplayer games ever. It's the bread and butter of pc gaming enthusiasts for multiplayer and it has been for over 5 years so yeah... This F2P thing will be a huge deal. I've played this game more than any other game in my life and this move is scary but one that I have good faith on so I welcome all the new members. See you on the control point.I met the medic ... and I don't care too much. But that's completely beyond the point ( - what I like).
Valve's F2P move is bold, some want us to think. They are shaking up the industry again - some say. I can't see that. Maybe I am blind. They reached a market saturation with their game and made a business decision which reflects what they do with TF2 - besides patching it 200 times - they experiment.
They could sell their full game version again and again to new customers, but that would take a very long time and they would sell only small amounts*. Giving it away for free and up-selling (let's see what they will come up with in the next 1-2 years?) makes lot's of sense. It's almost like the Steam client itself. Giving away Portal 1 so people would install their Steam client and hence buy games from their store.
But I don't think this will 'shake up' anything. Quake Online didn't stop people from buying new shooters. Nor Battlefield Online etc... - it's just one entry level for a certain group. Plenty of fish in the sea...
*they like to read their stats (the most precious data in the industry: Steam stats).
I'm glad Valve decided to make the game free, but I think what Buckybit says is partly on the nose. The game has reached market saturation, and with the in-game item store they've implemented, the groundwork is clearly there for a new "freemium" economic model.
So this decision will give the game's install base another shot in the arm, after which they can try and soft-sell those new players on $2 weapons and hats.
It's smart business, and there's nothing wrong with that, but it's not exactly a massive announcement.
- Scott
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