Difference between revisions of "Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2012"
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* [[User:Armisael|Armisael]] (Circular Saw weapon demonstration) | * [[User:Armisael|Armisael]] (Circular Saw weapon demonstration) | ||
* [[User:Balladofwindfishes|ballad]] | * [[User:Balladofwindfishes|ballad]] | ||
| − | * [[User:Drunken F00l|Drunken_F00l]] (gently trolling the channel) | + | * [[User:Drunken F00l|Drunken_F00l]] ([http://pastebin.com/0PMPf1f3 gently trolling the channel]) |
* [[User:EpicEric|Epic Eric]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation) | * [[User:EpicEric|Epic Eric]] (Brazilian Portuguese translation) | ||
* [[User:I-ghost|i-ghost]] (images) | * [[User:I-ghost|i-ghost]] (images) | ||
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* [[User:HyenaDip|Psyke]] (items) | * [[User:HyenaDip|Psyke]] (items) | ||
* [[User:Lent|Lent]] (Polish translation) | * [[User:Lent|Lent]] (Polish translation) | ||
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* [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render) | * [[User:Mr. Magoolachub|Mr. Magoolachub]] (3D model render) | ||
* [[User:Moussekateer|Moussekateer]] (cname record) | * [[User:Moussekateer|Moussekateer]] (cname record) | ||
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI YouTube: Half Life Snacks] (comments) | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0WN55p_zI YouTube: Half Life Snacks] (comments) | ||
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rnjl6/valves_april_fools_prank_about_ricochet_2/ Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page] | * [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rnjl6/valves_april_fools_prank_about_ricochet_2/ Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page] | ||
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* [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629151 SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"] | * [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2629151 SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"] | ||
* [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2627072&page=2 SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"] | * [http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2627072&page=2 SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"] | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 2 April 2012
On April 1st, 2012, the Team Fortress Wiki followed its April Fools' Day tradition.
The entire thing was completely unplanned; the idea and its realization all took place in our IRC channel from March 31st, 13:45 to release on April 1st, 2 AM (GMT-5).
Contents
Collaboratos
The event was a collaborative effort between the following editors (in alphabetical order):
- Askarmuk (Russian translation)
- Asplode (Finnish translation)
- Armisael (Circular Saw weapon demonstration)
- ballad
- Drunken_F00l (gently trolling the channel)
- Epic Eric (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
- i-ghost (images)
- GianAwesome (Brazilian Portuguese translation)
- Psyke (items)
- Lent (Polish translation)
- Lexar
- Mr. Magoolachub (3D model render)
- Moussekateer (cname record)
- NeoDement
- Plummaster (Russian translation)
- Quinnjdq (Modelled the Circular Circlesaw, did some images)
- RJackson (organization, fake store and news pages, hidden ARG)
- R4wrz0rz0r
- Razor-X (Polish translation)
- Ryo (Spanish translation)
- 'Stache (French translation)
- Stevoisiak
- Stormbird (Russian translation)
- TheRealDoctor
- Weegeetnik (French translation)
- WindPower (organization, hosting, photoshop)
- ~www~ (Chinese translations)
- Yjy950105 (Korean translation)
Release
All the contributions of this event were all publicly visible on the recent changes page. Somehow, nothing leaked, until it was released on the following mediums:
Content
The following content was made:
- Fake Ricochet 2 store page
- Fake TF2 news page
- Fake TF2 patch article and translations
- Fake Ricochet 2 article and translations
- Circular Circlesaw and translations, and a weapon demonstration video
- Heartwarming Headache and translations
- Crocketeer's Cloak and translations
- Ricochest and translations
- Post-event page
Reactions
Other than on the release pages, other reactions to the event have emerged:
- SPUF: "If that is joke, some people are going to be mad. I want to point out something."
- SPUF: "But..." .. "I liked the new items"
- SPUF: "If the Ricochet 2 Promos ARE Real"
- YouTube: Half Life Snacks (comments)
- Reddit /r/gaming thread about the Ricochet 2 page
- Facepunch: "Ricochet 2 ANNOUNCED!"
- SPUF: "Ricochet 2 on Steam"
- SPUF: "Half Life 3 April Fools Jokes"
Trivia
- There was hidden text on the background of the fake store page, with a copy of Portal 2 to win. It was found before it was even launched.
- Try clicking the "log in"/"sign in" link in the fake pages.
- Look at Engineer's belt on the Heartwarming Headache infobox image
