Valve says: Let there be Badlands

[dirtyminuth]

This just in:

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50709

Those working on the classic badlands maps, get a move on! Likely Valve's new version will have significant departures from the classic style, though. Sounds like it will be a capture point map as opposed to CTF.

And also significant gameplay changes to the medic are coming...

Edit: Shacknews will have more detailed impressions of Badlands on Monday, according to their podcast.

[YM]

I've just wet myself with glee, well, almost

[drp]

hell yes

[YM]

So has anyone got any information on this 'gameplay shift'?
Or the other map?

[Intraman]

yay for new official maps.

[dirtyminuth]

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Originally Posted by Youme

So has anyone got any information on this 'gameplay shift'?
Or the other map?

Valve is also working on a new Hunted gameplay style / map.

Lots of speculation on the new gameplay feature. Ideas range from healing grenades (not a chance, imo), to the medic's ability to cancel an opposing medic's ueber with their own, to being able to ueber sentries (comedy option).

Shacknews will have more detailed impressions of Badlands on Monday, according to their podcast.

[ZargonX]

Hmm.. if it's something that will eventually apply to all classes... grenades? I was pretty sure they had ruled that out pretty definitively already, though.

[Snipergen]

i feel so bad for buster

[drp]

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Originally Posted by Snipergen

i feel so bad for buster

[A Boojum Snark]

...I almost didn't notice that link at the bottom of their article. That's mean (though increased publicity for us <_<)

Also, if this big thing is a core gameplay change that will effect everyone... why is it being rolled out a little at a time? Won't that mean that in the mean time the game will be unbalanced?