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Team Fortress 2 and You

NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
edited July 2009 in General Chat
I'm curious, how many people in our forums own a copy of TF2, or are planning to make a purchase of the ever popular Orange Box from Valve?

Because in Telltale San Rafael Branch, there has been a lot of recent playage of TF2. And we are looking to open up a server for the TTG team and forum members, so i was just curious to see how many people would actually give a hoot. Holla back at me yo!
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  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    I KNOW I MESSED UP IN THAT SECOND CHOICE!!! DONT EAT ME! I can't edit the poll, and I don't wanna start a new thread. plz forgive me

    EDIT: I think jake fixed it for me. nevermind... thx jake :)
  • Jay33eJay33e
    edited September 2007
    I'm def going to get the Orange box (mostly just for Portal.)

    I don't usually play online games, but seeing as its the TTG Crew, I could be persuaded.
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited September 2007
    I have pre-ordered the 'Orange Box'. A TTG server for TF2 will be great!
  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    i never thought i would be bumping on a ttg thread, but here goes...

    *bump*
  • xChri5xxChri5x
    edited September 2007
    TFC was my life in High School. I'd love to give TF2 a shot but I can't see that happening soon. I own Half-Life 2 but I haven't touched it. Mainly because I need more space on my computer :(
    Maybe one day though! Hopefully TF2 lives up to the original.

    Edit: That orange box looks like a pretty neat... I was wondering what it was all about. I might pick it up sometime. I won't mind paying for the original HL2 again cuz I got the copy I have for only $5 :P
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited September 2007
    Only if you se up matches for those of us who'll be playing it on the 360 :P (I used to be damning of FPSs on consoles, but the 360 controller is a work of tactile art)
  • HaggisHaggis
    edited September 2007
    Would it matter if you suck at FPS games? :D If not, I might pick up TF2 just for this rare opportunity of playing with you guys.
  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    xChri5x wrote: »
    TFC was my life in High School. I'd love to give TF2 a shot but I can't see that happening soon. I own Half-Life 2 but I haven't touched it. Mainly because I need more space on my computer :(
    Maybe one day though! Hopefully TF2 lives up to the original.

    Edit: That orange box looks like a pretty neat... I was wondering what it was all about. I might pick it up sometime. I won't mind paying for the original HL2 again cuz I got the copy I have for only $5 :P

    Ya. I was a HUGE fan of TFC. That game was the shit back in the day. TF2 is a little different. Its a lot faster and its a lot more noob friendly, but they've done some great stuff.
    ShaggE wrote: »
    Only if you se up matches for those of us who'll be playing it on the 360 :P (I used to be damning of FPSs on consoles, but the 360 controller is a work of tactile art)

    Do you know if its gonna be cross platform? For some reason I don't think it is. But I'm probably gonna get the game for the 360 as well. I have too many friends on XBOX Live that I can't let down.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited September 2007
    I doubt it'll be cross platform. (Thank gods, since I suck enough already... I don't need to face the greatly advantaged keyboard-and-mousers on top of everything else :P)

    But yeah, once I GameFly the Orange Box, get a Gold account, and replace my shoddily made stock headset that broke merely because I dared to actually use it (the shame!), I'm all for some cel-shaded shooty-shooty.

    I'm christened on Live as ShaggE21 if you or anyone else here would like to expand my laughably small friends list. :D
  • abdallahabdallah
    edited September 2007
    I love this game so far. I'm not the best fragger out there but I sure enjoy the game even when i get my but kicked :)
    Sure sign me up, though the lag might be too much between Europe and you. Do you have a Steam group going? Or how do we do this?
  • langleylangley Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    Did they get rid of the medic's ability to infect people? That was my favorite thing to do, next to conc jumps.
    My Adventure Game Flash Engine
  • xChri5xxChri5x
    edited September 2007
    Ahhh... I remember many great late nights of sneaking into enemy respawn's and infecting everyone.

    One of my favourite things I used to do with a friend was sneak into the enemy respawn in murderball (think that's the map) and build sentry guns. There weren't any defensive guns that would kill us so we could just sit in there and catch people in these cycles of death/respawning.

    I love the way TF2 looks though. I remember when they first released screenshots of the the way the game was originally gonna be. It looked like another Counter Strike game which was sad. I'm glad they scrapped it.
    I just watched one of the TF2 trailers and I am drooling. I love how they make light of the soldier rocket jump. It's neat that in the original game it was a technique that players deveploed with the class (I think). I also love how they made this more like a cartoon which really suits the game. I don't think TFC was originally meant to be like that, but it just turned into this hilarious non-serious game.
  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    Ya the way that TF2 was originally planned out, was a very serious tactical shooter. Where one player was the commander who had a tactical birds eye RTS view of the battlefield. And his job was to place buildings and helpful structures for the team, and lay out routes and paths. It got scrapped because people weren't co-operating. But it sounded like a fresh take on online FPS'.

    And sadly, they got rid of the medics ability to infect AND conc jumps. But the game is balanced very well in regards to power vs speed. There is a class for everyone. You can suck hard at FPS' and be at the top of the ladder. Classes like Medic allow noobs to just heal teammates from a distance with the medic gun, and get support points when the person you're healing kills someone. You basically get a point every time you do something good for the team. The scoreboard doesn't display kills.

    Everyone should get the game. Then we could have forum matches ;)

    EDIT: And actually we do have a Steam Community page, but I was told that it was only for the Telltale Team. You'd have to bug jake or someone ;) Some guy already made one for fans, but I don't think he's really into managing it, so someone should make a real one. I'll join! Hit me up on steam. SteamID: Shinobi_Tdotcom
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    telarium wrote: »
    Did they get rid of the medic's ability to infect people? That was my favorite thing to do, next to conc jumps.

    Heh! The medic can shoot syringes at people, but I Don't know if they can infect. Conc grenades are gone. Fortunately the game is still really fun. Most of the things that they cut out, in my opinion, really help streamline and define the classes better, so people are now all doing their jobs instead of lobbing grenades at each other left and right.
  • abdallahabdallah
    edited September 2007
    xChri5x wrote: »
    I love the way TF2 looks though. I remember when they first released screenshots of the the way the game was originally gonna be. It looked like another Counter Strike game which was sad. I'm glad they scrapped it.
    I just watched one of the TF2 trailers and I am drooling. I love how they make light of the soldier rocket jump. It's neat that in the original game it was a technique that players deveploed with the class (I think). I also love how they made this more like a cartoon which really suits the game. I don't think TFC was originally meant to be like that, but it just turned into this hilarious non-serious game.
    It's not just screenshots or trailers either, the game looks utterly amazing. The animations, art direction, everything is top notch. And it plays beautifully.

    NickTTG I'm adding you to my friends thing. My usename is emil.
  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    abdallah wrote: »
    It's not just screenshots or trailers either, the game looks utterly amazing. The animations, art direction, everything is top notch. And it plays beautifully.

    NickTTG I'm adding you to my friends thing. My usename is emil.

    Sweet thx for the add! And ya, when i go back and watch the first 2 trailers (not the "Meet the..." ones) all of the animations you see the characters do are in game. Those are all gameplay shots! Totally awesome. The game has seamless animations that blend together with whatever the character is doing beautifully.
  • abdallahabdallah
    edited September 2007
    Tried creating the group Telltale Irresistible Tactics Supreme but Steam is slow as "#¤% arse.
  • langleylangley Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2007
    Ah well, guess I'll be a soldier then... looks like they kept the rocket jumps.

    Dammit, now I have to figure out if I'm going to get it for the 360 like I originally planned or for the PC.
    My Adventure Game Flash Engine
  • xChri5xxChri5x
    edited September 2007
    I think of the Incredibles everytime I see screenshots.

    I don't know if anyone has heard of this mod for HL2 but it just recently got finished:
    http://www.fortress-forever.com/
    It's pretty much like an updated version of TFC. Looks pretty neat, but I'd probably still go for TF2
  • suncraftersuncrafter
    edited October 2007
    Money is a little tight right now - I'll need to wait untill christmass.
  • wiedowiedo
    edited October 2007
    added nickTTG to my friendslist.. im currently hooked on TF2.

    My nick on Steam is just 'wiedo'. Contact me if you want :)
  • LinqueLinque
    edited October 2007
    Yes I've got Orange Box, mainly because of TF2. I'll gladly stop by a TellTale server for a game or two sometime. Too bad I'm European so I won't be able to be around at the peak times.

    QWTF was the first online game I really played. And boy did I play it. :p

    I hadn't played FPS games in some five years before TF2. What a giant wave of nostalgia it was to run into friends from ten years back on the TF2 servers. :)


    Just toss me the name of the server if one is put up and I'll drop by for sure.
  • NickTTGNickTTG Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2007
    err... my steam id is "Shinobi_tdotcom" sooo if some NickTTG accepts your friend request, I'd be wary
  • Zachspyfox033Zachspyfox033
    edited October 2007
    The only games that I like are adventure games.
  • xChri5xxChri5x
    edited October 2007
    I searched for the Telltale group on steam. Nice logo!

    I've been playing through Half life 2 and it's been pretty awesome. I feel bad for Gordon Freeman though.

    "Okay Gordon, you'll need to take the coast"
    "But it's Antlion breeding season!"
    "He'll be alright!. Just let me lower you down towards this swarm of antlions in this buggy!"
    "Ooops, I dropped you upside-down! Better flip that buggy over and fight off those Antlions!"
  • TelltaleToolTelltaleTool
    edited October 2007
    I'm tabacco on steam for anyone who cares to add me :)
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited October 2007
    Hey Tabacco, can I get an invite to the Telltale community group on Steam or is that an 'Employee Only' group?
  • abdallahabdallah
    edited October 2007
    Yo Tabacco, I sent an invite thing, and NickTTG, I recently reinstalled Steam, so I had to add you again!
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2007
    The telltale group is employee only - its mainly so we can send notifications out when starting a Steam-based game in the office.
  • DanHDanH Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2007
    xChri5x wrote: »
    I searched for the Telltale group on steam. Nice logo!

    I've been playing through Half life 2 and it's been pretty awesome. I feel bad for Gordon Freeman though.

    "Okay Gordon, you'll need to take the coast"
    "But it's Antlion breeding season!"
    "He'll be alright!. Just let me lower you down towards this swarm of antlions in this buggy!"
    "Ooops, I dropped you upside-down! Better flip that buggy over and fight off those Antlions!"

    Maybe that's why they are so enamored with him even though he hasn't spoken one word throughout the whole ordeal:

    NPC: My god, it's Gordon Freeman in the flesh! I've heard the stories about you and have been looking forward to meeting you ever since I joined the resistance!
    GORDON: ...[shoots something, then runs away]
    NPC: [To his buddy] I love that guy!
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited October 2007
    Hahaha, that makes me wish Concerned was still being made. Best. HL. Comic. Evar.
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited October 2007
    Jake wrote: »
    The telltale group is employee only - its mainly so we can send notifications out when starting a Steam-based game in the office.

    ah..got it! Well, I will look for you guys online then :D
  • IronCladChickenIronCladChicken
    edited October 2007
    I've pre-ordered the Orange Box - But I've never played TF2 before
    (Actually I've not really played any online FPS's since HL2 (not episode 1) was released - & that was a death match thing...

    If you don't mind me being completely crap, I'm definitely up for a game or two...
  • DerwinDerwin
    edited October 2007
    Nick, feel free to add me too... since I am adding you right now... bwahahahaa. My userid is Dunnyedd.

    I am definitely down, as I have been playing the beta for a while now. I just hope we actually play the game, and that this doesn't turn into what happened with Worms Armageddon...

    Edit** Oh, and if anyone else adds me, please PM me on here to let me know so that I don't just ignore the add request.

    Edit2** Oh, and I have carefully added tabacco.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited October 2007
    Whatchoo talkin' aboot? That (shortlived) Worms gathering was a blast :D
  • DerwinDerwin
    edited October 2007
    I am worried about this too becoming "shortlived"...
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited October 2007
    Ohhhh... I don't think it will, TF2 is probably much, much easier to orchestrate matches on than WormNet is, and wasn't that why we never went back for a followup game?
  • Harald BHarald B
    edited October 2007
    I wouldn't know. There were some firewall issues, but nothing a few tricks left and right (DMZ, especially) couldn't get past. The problem was more of getting enough people interested and available at the same time.
  • ShauntronShauntron Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2007
    TF2 and Portal both make my computer crash. Looks like 3 years is too long to go without an upgrade :(
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2007
    I've gone 2 years and am getting 50+ fps with everything dialed up... so you're barely over the limit, it seems.
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