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== December 2010 ==
A beta version of ''Team Fortress 2'' is made available to all players who own the game on December 2nd, 2010. It is a stand alone game which must be installed separately. Three variants of [[Natascha]], aiming to better balance her [[slowdown]] effect, were tested along with a tweak to [[Granary]] and a new 5CP map, [[5Gorge]]

=== Weapons ===

{| class="wikitable grid collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Class
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Weapon
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Original Stats
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | New Stats
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Status
|-
! rowspan=3 | {{Class link|Heavy}}  
! {{table icon|Natascha}} 
| {{grey|Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance}}
{{grey|Normal spin-up time}}
| {{nerf|Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance}}
{{nerf|30% slower spin-up time}}
| align="center" |  {{Check}} <br /> '''Added to game''' <br /> <small>[[December 17, 2010 Patch|(12/17/2010)]]</small>
|-
! {{table icon|Natascha}} Variant 1
| {{grey|Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance}}
{{grey|-25% damage done}}
:{{grey|Base damage: 340 / sec.}}
:{{grey|Crit: 720 / sec.}}
| {{nerf|Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance}}
{{nerf|-35% damage done}}
::Base damage: 312 / sec.
::Crit: 648 / sec.
| align="center" | {{Cross}} <br /> '''Not Active''' <br /> <small>(1/06/2011)</small>
|-
! {{table icon|Natascha}} Variant 2 
| {{grey|Slowdown-on-hit effect does not fall off over distance}}
{{grey|No health penalty}}
| {{nerf|Slowdown-on-hit effect falls off over distance}}
{{nerf|-20% max health on wearer}}
| align="center" | {{Cross}} <br /> '''Not Active''' <br /> <small>(1/06/2011)</small>
|-
! rowspan=2 | {{Class link|Medic}} 
! {{table icon|Medi Gun}} 
| {{grey|Players being healed are not immune to movement-impairing effects generated by [[hitscan]] weapons}}
| {{note|Players being healed are immune to movement-impairing effects generated by hitscan weapons}}
| align="center" | {{Cross}} <br /> '''Not Active''' <br /> <small>(1/06/2011)</small>
|-
! {{table icon|Kritzkrieg}}
| {{grey|Players being healed are not immune to movement-impairing effects generated by hitscan weapons}}
| {{note|Players being healed are immune to movement-impairing effects generated by hitscan weapons}}
| align="center" | {{Cross}} <br /> '''Not Active''' <br /> <small>(1/06/2011)</small>
|}

=== Maps ===

{| class="wikitable grid collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Map
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Information
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Status
|-
! [[File:TF2_Granary_Map.jpg|100px]] <br /> [[Granary]]
| {{note|New entrance added into the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] mid ramp room.}}
| align="center" | {{Check}} <br /> '''Add to game''' <br /> <small>[[February_3,_2011_Patch|(2/3/2011)]]</small>
|-
! [[File:5gorge1.png|100px]] <br /> [[5Gorge]] <small>(New Map)</small>
| {{note|5 CP version of [[Gorge|cp_gorge]].}}
| align="center" | {{Check}} <br /> '''Add to game''' <br /> <small>[[January_19,_2011_Patch|(1/19/2011)]]</small>
|}

== January 2011 ==
The first large-scale experiment was conducted, involving player [[health]]. In the first experiment, all health was doubled, while damage dealt against [[buildings]] was halved. In the second, classes only gained 25% more health over their normal health and damage against buildings was restored to normal. 

== February 2011 ==
A large number of weapons underwent tuning, mostly to remove the no random [[critical hits]] downside. Two new weapons were also added, the [[Quick-Fix]] and [[Detonator]], and [[combat text]] was updated to show healing and assist points.

== March 2011 ==
The [[Replay]], [[Coaching]], and [[Voting]] systems are added for testing. A [[King of the Hill]] version of [[Badlands (King of the Hill)|Badlands]] is added.

== April 2011 ==
X new weapons were added: The [[Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher]], [[Beta Pocket Shotgun]], [[Beta Syringe Gun]], [[Beta Bonesaw]], [[Beta Sniper Rifle]], and [[Beta Sniper Club]]. The [[Equalizer]] was also [[Beta Split Equalizer|split]] into two separate weapons and new [[response rules]] were tested.

== May 2011 ==
As April's changes started late, no significant changes were made in this month.

== June 2011 ==
A new matchmaking feature was added, along with a complete UI revamp for the [[main menu]], [[loadout]], and [[crafting]] interfaces.

== July 2011 ==
Nothing significant as of yet.