No more TF2 Updates

[drpepper]

.... This year..

Valve's class-based multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 won't receive its next major update until next year, marketing VP Doug Lombardi has informed Shacknews.

"Well, it won't be this year," said Lombardi when asked about the next update. "But we're going to keep evolving TF2. Once Left 4 Dead wraps, you'll hear us clamoring more about [the next TF2 update]."
Lombardi made the statement after speaking on the impending release of Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) (http://www.shacknews.com/tag.x/Left+4+Dead), which saw contributions from numerous Team Fortress 2 team members as development of the cooperative zombie-killing shooter entered the final stages.

Since TF2's arrival last year, Valve has provided numerous free updates to owners of the PC version, adding new modes and maps along with class-specific achievements and unlockables for the Medic (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52454), Pyro (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53226) and Heavy (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54257) classes. The studio has pledged that all of the title's nine classes will eventually be updated with new weaponry.

The marketing VP also reiterated that bringing the existing Team Fortress 2 updates to Xbox 360 (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54351) is "definitely in the plan," though no timeline was offered as to its release.
:(

[YM]

Real reason: They're waiting for me to finish hoodoo :laugh:

[A Boojum Snark]

*hiss* This means it'll be several months into next year, which means WAY too long in this quasi-crappy state. However, I hope it is only talking about "major" updates and they release a fix for the winbombs sooner. :(

[Muffin Man]

Understandable, but very disappointing. I was expecting at least one more major update before Christmas.

[Cat™]

I'm not too worried about this. They probably don't want to overshadow l4d and that's understandable and with the upcoming release of l4d and Fallout 3 I am not going to have much free time anyway. The longer they work on the update, the better we can expect it to be.

[FaTony]

They want us to play l4d.

[TheDarkerSideofYourShadow]

/me notices the irony that they announce this and put the L4D preorder up on the same day...

[Hawk]

:(

I was hoping that within a few weeks they would tell us which class would be updated next.

[grazr]

:(

I was hoping that within a few weeks they would tell us which class would be updated next.

It's the least they could do considering the length of time we're going to be waiting for it.

[MrAlBobo]

wow...the tf2 blog has been updated...and it hurts my brain...
http://www.teamfortress.com/

[Meta]

wow...the tf2 blog has been updated...and it hurts my brain...
http://www.teamfortress.com/

A laughed a ton, completely hilarious.

[Vander]

Waiting will make it that much more sweeter. Besides, I already pre-ordered L4D. :D

[Swamp-Bog Mcgee]

I can only hope, though doubt that it will happen, is that valve releases multiple classes for the next update.

[Meta]

I can only hope, though doubt that it will happen, is that valve releases multiple classes for the next update.

spy+scout update would make an interesting combination.

[Hawk]

I can only hope, though doubt that it will happen, is that valve releases multiple classes for the next update.

That would be a GREAT way to do it. It would also help reduce the "team full of Medics" problem we've seen in past updates.

[Bonafide]

wait until next year? At least Feburary then. It wont be coming out sooner than that.

Honestly I enjoyed the vanilla TF2 perfectly fine. All I thought I was getting was in the box. (except for bug fixes and additional tweaks). I never expected class updates and new weapons. I would still be playing it now even if it never had class updates.

[A Boojum Snark]

Wait, I know what they HAVE to update sooner... the freaking func_rotating -_-

[Cat™]

wait until next year? At least Feburary then. It wont be coming out sooner than that.

Honestly I enjoyed the vanilla TF2 perfectly fine. All I thought I was getting was in the box. (except for bug fixes and additional tweaks). I never expected class updates and new weapons. I would still be playing it now even if it never had class updates.

I played the XBOX360 Version for months before switching to PC and they don't even have the bugfixes yet. If you log on to any game it is riddled with people glitching into the sky, under the ground, setting up sentries in walls or sniping through walls. It's a completely different game now.

[TheDarkerSideofYourShadow]

I believe that has to do with Microsofts' policy regarding online content, mostly being that anything that you make downloadable, Microsoft gets some kind of fee, and that thats been a major disincentive for Valve to updated their game.

[Shmitz]

Ugh. I hope there are at least some minor updates before that, or meridian is pretty screwed. :(

[Blindfate]

I believe that has to do with Microsofts' policy regarding online content, mostly being that anything that you make downloadable, Microsoft gets some kind of fee, and that thats been a major disincentive for Valve to updated their game.

I wasn't aware that Valve had to do -anything- through Microsoft.

[Nineaxis]

I wasn't aware that Valve had to do -anything- through Microsoft.

Well, it does happen to be on a Microsoft console, where they have to get their game liscensed by Microsoft so they can distribute it...

[Toughsox]

Sadly, this is EXACTLY what happened with Team Fortress Classic. Once they put it out and made it stable, they concentrated on where they saw a cash flow.... which was Counter-Strike. (Understand, TFC was FREE to begin with)
So, for whomever said, it will be sweeter due to the wait, realize we had to wait 8+ years for TF2 to come out.

[Blindfate]

I was under the impression that TF2 for Xbox360 was still fairly unpatched compared to the PC version. I wouldn't know because I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole. :P