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{{Hatnote|This page is about the upcoming update to Team Fortress 2. For the game mode, see "[[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)]]"; for the update trailer, see "[[Mann vs. Machine (video)]]".}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website'''|Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are '''absolutely''' prepared to deal with this, and '''you are going to be just fine'''. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website'''|Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are '''absolutely''' prepared to deal with this, and '''you are going to be just fine'''. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories.}}
 
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'''Mann vs. Machine''' is a major update for Team Fortress 2, announced on August 13, 2012 and released on August 15, 2012.
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There is also another, gargantuar robot serving as the boss, but no one knows yet because the picture has not been revealed. Instead, a note is pinned onto the top half of the picture. [[http://www.teamfortress.com/mvm/machines/]]
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The Day 1 update page also teased another robot, displaying only an image of a set of tracks in the dirt, accompanied by a note.
 
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{{Quotation|The note|We don't know what this thing is, but it's big as hell, looks unstoppable, and it probably runs on human blood. We're just guessing that last part, because it's usually covered in it.}}
 
  
 
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== Trailer ==
 
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/bloodbrothers Blood Brothers]
 
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/fateworsethanchess/ A Fate Worse Than Chess]
 
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Revision as of 20:29, 15 August 2012

This page is about the upcoming update to Team Fortress 2. For the game mode, see "Mann vs. Machine (game mode)"; for the update trailer, see "Mann vs. Machine (video)".
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This article documents unreleased content. It may contain speculation, broken links, or errors.
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Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are absolutely prepared to deal with this, and you are going to be just fine. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories.
— Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website
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Mann vs. Machine is an upcoming update for Team Fortress 2, announced on August 13, 2012 and due to be released on August 15, 2012.

Day 1: Machines

Day 1 revealed a new co-op game mode in which a team of six players fights a horde of bots, as well as a new map, Mannworks, and multiple special classes of robots introduced for the new mode. It also revealed the trailer for the mode.

Robots

Special Robots

The majority of the robot legion can be any class equipped with basic weaponry. In addition, several Special Robots exist:

Machine Based on Equipped with Abilities
Minor League Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Sandman
Batter's Helmet
Demoknight Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Eyelander
Chargin' Targe
  • Sword-wielding maniac
  • Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
Steel Gauntlet Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Fists of Steel
  • Very durable
  • Damage resistant
  • Good with its fists
Heavyweight champ Killing Gloves of Boxing
Pugilist's Protector
  • Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
  • Attacks in large groups
Quick-Fix Medic Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Quick-Fix
Über Medic Medi Gun
  • ÜberCharges like a maniac
Bowman Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Huntsman
  • Deadly accurate
  • Quick on the draw
Sydney Sniper Sydney Sleeper

Giant Robots

Giant Robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but also move at half speed. Each Giant Robot has its own unique ability.

Machine Based on Abilities
Super Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
Rapid Fire Soldier Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
Deflector Heavy Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.

Sentry Buster

Day 1 also introduced the Sentry Buster, a robot designed to take down co-op players' Sentry Guns.

Machine Based on Abilities
Sentry Buster Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Detects Sentry Guns that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending Sentry Gun, exploding after a couple of seconds.

Bombs

Bomb Carrier Upgrades (stacking):

Stages Upgrades
First stage Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots
Second stage Health regeneration
Final stage Full crits all the time

There is also another, gargantuar robot serving as the boss, but no one knows yet because the picture has not been revealed. Instead, a note is pinned onto the top half of the picture. [[1]]

Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Mannworks Poster Mannworks.png Mann vs. Machine
Mvm navicon.png 		TBC

Day 2: Mercs

Day 2 revealed a variety of new upgrades and power-ups that players can purchase using in-game currency to boost their effectiveness on the battlefield, as well as Canteens. A new map, Coal Town, was also featured. Day 2 also revealed a set of sample tactics for each class, indicating each class's special abilities and the effects of upgrading some weapons.

Canteens

Image Type Usage
UberCharge Canteen.png Übercharge Supplies 5 seconds of personal invincibility
Critical Hit Boost Canteen.png Critical Hit Boost Full critical power for 5 seconds
Ammo Clip Refill Canteen.png Ammo/Clip Refill Instant ammo and magazine refill
Return to Base Canteen.png Return to Base Immediately returns user to respawn room and supplies temporary speed boost
Buildings Upgrade Canteen.png Buildings Upgrade Upgrades user Engineer's buildings to level 3 in a hurry

Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Coal Town Poster Coal Town.png Mann vs. Machine
Mvm navicon.png 		TBC

Day 3: Bounty

Trailer

Trivia

  • Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second ARG, which led to the Blood Brothers comic. Hints were also included in the maps Foundry and Doomsday.
  • Mann vs. Machine was also teased in the Loose Canon comic, where the last page features a mention of a third Life Extender Machine, which may have been the portable version designed for Gray Mann.
  • A diagram of a Scout Robot appears on the Engineer Update page, and both a Heavy and a Demoman Robot head appear in the teaser trailer for the update.
  • Clicking on the Grenade Launcher in the Upgrade Store picture on the "Mercs" update page will bring you to a preview of the Store's User Interface.
  • In the list of Canteens, there appears to be a ripped photograph, hinting that there will be a sixth one.

Update Gallery

  • Main Update Page Updates from Day 1 to Day 3 displayed as posters

  • Day 1 "Machines" update page

  • Day 1 "Mannworks" update page

  • Day 2 "Mercs" update page

  • Day 2 "Coal Town" update page

  • MvM Upgrade UI.jpg

    Hidden Image Upgrade Store UI

Teaser Gallery

  • Diagram of a robot from the Engineer Update.

  • 2nd ARG Birth certificate of Zephaniah Mann's sons.

  • 2nd ARG Zephaniah Mann's updated last will.

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