Team Fortress 2 - out of date now?

[dfphetteplace]

I just got into TF2. I really enjoy it, and it is easy to jump into when I have down time at work.

 

[Legendsmith]

Tf2's epic storyline will keep pulling back gamers who have prehaps put it down.
In all seriousness i have not played it too much but did have fun. I also assume it's better on PC as i only have it on the xboox 360

Wow, if you have it on 360 and you think it's good... You'd love it on PC, it's so much better,

MW2 too realistic and dull

Realistic doesn't have to equal dull.
I think what happening in MW2 is that they made some parts too realistic and other parts too unrealistic and ended up with a mess

 

[Chechosaurus]

I still love that game as much as I always did. I'm not sure about comparing it to Modern Warfare though because they are such different games that I feel that most people have enough room for both.

 

[Legendsmith]

I to just got tf2 a couple of weeks ago.

Its fun , thats all there is to it, theres 9 unique classes to master, still a very active playerbase, and great characters.

I cant help but feel there isnt much variety though. I swear 75% of the servers are ALL 2fort (Which i find quite dull), and i can never find anything decent like cp_badlands.

Depends where you live, but I recommend The Red Room, an Australian server.
Just watch out for the regulars, they will occasionally team stack.

Server IP: 118.127.16.236:27019

 

[TheComedown]

tf2 will be going for a few more years AT LEAST id think. as for the updates they don't overcomplicated things at all, its just a matter of finding what works for you, every weapon has its goods and bads so every tactic can be counted everything is balanced perfectly. the only problem with the updates is when each new one is released and EVERYONE plays that one class, but give it a week or 2 and it dies down and goes back to normal

 

[Legendsmith]

tf2 will be going for a few more years AT LEAST id think. as for the updates they don't overcomplicated things at all, its just a matter of finding what works for you, every weapon has its goods and bads so every tactic can be counted everything is balanced perfectly. the only problem with the updates is when each new one is released and EVERYONE plays that one class, but give it a week or 2 and it dies down and goes back to normal

True that.
Now that the engie is the only non-updated class, that problem isn't such a big one now.

 

[Wakefield]

Modern Warfare will never compare to TF2, and I'm a huge fan of both. TF2 is my choice by far.

ps. I want my engineer update.

 

[TheComedown]

tf2 will be going for a few more years AT LEAST id think. as for the updates they don't overcomplicated things at all, its just a matter of finding what works for you, every weapon has its goods and bads so every tactic can be counted everything is balanced perfectly. the only problem with the updates is when each new one is released and EVERYONE plays that one class, but give it a week or 2 and it dies down and goes back to normal

True that.
Now that the engie is the only non-updated class, that problem isn't such a big one now.

i dont know, i recon its gonna get really messed up when everyone is trying to play engie at the same time.. its going to be a sad week for tf2 im thinking

 

[Katana314]

i dont know, i recon its gonna get really messed up when everyone is trying to play engie at the same time.. its going to be a sad week for tf2 im thinking

It is worth noting the new unlockables for the engineer are likely going to give him more offensive/mobile capabilities, leaving the original sentry as a defensive weapon. Something like a quick-built unupgradable sentry.

What I get out of TF2 is that it keeps its longevity. It's been 3 years since the original, and I'm not any more tired of it. Meanwhile, other multiplayer games have come and gone for me.

 

[dark_taint92]

I to just got tf2 a couple of weeks ago.

Its fun , thats all there is to it, theres 9 unique classes to master, still a very active playerbase, and great characters.

I cant help but feel there isnt much variety though. I swear 75% of the servers are ALL 2fort (Which i find quite dull), and i can never find anything decent like cp_badlands.

if your looking for people to play with look no further then the escapist tf2 group we have our own servers you know which play all the maps
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Escapist-Team-Fortress-2-Group-PC
thats the group and if you join the ip for the servers are on the front page
see you soon
OT: no tf2 and counter strike are not out of date they have a larger fanbase then both mw's due to higher developer involvement with the games, more updates and such other things

 

[TheComedown]

i dont know, i recon its gonna get really messed up when everyone is trying to play engie at the same time.. its going to be a sad week for tf2 im thinking

It is worth noting the new unlockables for the engineer are likely going to give him more offensive/mobile capabilities, leaving the original sentry as a defensive weapon. Something like a quick-built unupgradable sentry.

What I get out of TF2 is that it keeps its longevity. It's been 3 years since the original, and I'm not any more tired of it. Meanwhile, other multiplayer games have come and gone for me.

doesnt really bother me that much as to what it is as i rarely play as the engie.. i usually play scout, so im going to have to figure out another plan for that week when each team will have @ least 5 SGs on the CPs.

 

[mikecoulter]

TF2 will never be out of date. I mean, people still play Team Fortress Classic and it's been what, 11 years?

I still play Team Fortress Classic. I'm updating to TF2 soon, but hey, why fix what isn't broken?

 

[SextusMaximus]

No. Just no.
And pushed out buy Modern Warfare? I'm afraid I have to disagree with that point profusely, if anything Modern Warfare just showed how great TF2 was compared to the poorer multiplayers of MW2, etc.

Also, Valve will never bother making a TF3 for some time, thre's a 12 year gap between TF and TF2.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Personally, I think actually is still fresh when the rest of the market is dull "realistic" shooters that you die from three shots as soon as you spawn.

 

[Ashbax]

Well, I just played CounterStrike about an hour ago, and damn is that game hard to get used to after all the Modern Warfare I've been playing. That being said, it really seems like both Team Fortress 2 and CS: Source have their dedicated fan bases, and they really are games that people can come back to after a while and enjoy. Frankly, I don't think a game like Modern Warfare is even good enough to "de-throne" FPS classics such as CS and TF2.

Yes, I agree, CSS and TF2 are all I play, really. They are not getting old at all, after years. In fact, we are awaiting the Engineer update for TF2 right now. They have massive player bases still, and will be around long after MW2 gets old. I mean, it only takes a year for a CoD game to be out of fashion (Havent heard a single word about MW1 or CoD:WaW in the past year), but ten years for a valve game to get old.

Heck, a friend of mine, with his VERY late personality, just bought Half Life 1 Yesterday.

 

[HellbirdIV]

Modern Warfare, Bad Company, etc, are simply very different games to TF2 and Counter Strike. Their playerbases don't always interlap and thus, they affect eachother very little.

 

[ryai458]

I would imagine so I was watching soe gameplay of it and it looks like a cheap cartoon.