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| − | During an interview held by PC Gamer, Robin Walker mentioned plans to create a TF2 [[Open Beta]] players could participate in. This was later mentioned within the Episode 82 of [[KritzKast]]. | + | During an interview held by PC Gamer, Robin Walker mentioned plans to create a TF2 [[Open Beta]] players could participate in. This was later mentioned within the Episode 82 of [[KritzKast]]. The TF2 [[Open Beta]] is a beta version of the game open to all TF2 owners, expected to be announced in the near future. The Open Beta would be used to test various changes to the game and observe their effects on gameplay, before integrating certain changes into the game. |
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| + | Robin Walker has mentioned that the main goal of the beta would be to test how systems in the game affect each other and are affected, and that experiments would be "wide scale". | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/19/interview-valve-on-the-future-of-team-fortress-2/ PC Gamer: Valve on the future of Team Fortress 2] | ||
=== Major updates for the Xbox 360 === | === Major updates for the Xbox 360 === | ||
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This article lists currently unreleased content that is assumed to be released before the end of Team Fortress 2's life.
Team Fortress 2 Updates
New Game Mode
According to Robin Walker in an interview with PC Gamer, a new game mode will be added in the Polycount Pack this September.
ETF2L Highlander Community Challenge & ESL Medals
Eight medals are to be added to the game and given to participants and winners of the ETF2L Highlander Community Challenge and the ESL 6on6 League.
Artpass Contest map
On the 16th of July, TF2maps.net and Valve announced a contest, in which the participant must detail a map that Valve has made. [1]
The Polycount Update
The Polycount Update is a contest by Valve and the modelling community, Polycount, to develop new community item packs to be introduced into Team Fortress 2. These items would be brand-new models with unique stats once added to the game. Entrants would also be given a Polycount "Greentooth" pin misc. item. The results were to be announced on July 12, but were then delayed. The contest winners were announced on July 15, 2010. PC Gamer has confirmed that a pack not announced as a winner would be added as a surprise, and that the pack would be released in September (Valve Time).
This pack is currently unreleased.
Trading system
On numerous occasions, such as in the September 2, 2009 blog post, a trading system had been promised.
Robin Walker has stated in an email that the reason for the delay is that the Steam team, rather than the TF2 team, is responsible for the technical side of implementing a trading system - and they have been busy with the Steam 2010 user interface updates, as well as other tasks such as TF2's Mac integration.
It was confirmed through a PC Gamer article that trading, along with a new game mode, will come in the next significant update (the Polycount Pack) this September (Valve Time).
Recently in the Steam Powered User Forums, A Trading Section was added as a Subforum in the Team Fortress 2 Section.
New demo format
Robin Walker has discussed a new system for recording demos, where a player can request a recording from the server at the end of a life or round. The plan is for the format to be "More robust" so the demos will not become unplayable as easily as the current system when the game is updated.[2] Another goal is to allow people to easily share their videos on video sharing sites.[3]
Hat Describing Contest descriptions
It can be assumed that after the completion of the Hat Describing Contest all the ingame hats will carry descriptions.
Team Fortress 2 Open Beta
During an interview held by PC Gamer, Robin Walker mentioned plans to create a TF2 Open Beta players could participate in. This was later mentioned within the Episode 82 of KritzKast. The TF2 Open Beta is a beta version of the game open to all TF2 owners, expected to be announced in the near future. The Open Beta would be used to test various changes to the game and observe their effects on gameplay, before integrating certain changes into the game.
Robin Walker has mentioned that the main goal of the beta would be to test how systems in the game affect each other and are affected, and that experiments would be "wide scale".
External Links
Major updates for the Xbox 360
The last official mention of any class/other major updates (containing new items, maps, etc.) for the Xbox 360 version of Team Fortress 2 was on April 2, 2009. There are two main reasons as to why the content has not been released. Firstly, due to reaching or coming close to reaching the memory limit that the Xbox 360 possesses. Secondly, due to the fees Microsoft have put in place for adding content to games, using Microsoft's very own Live on-line market store. These fees have been calculated and estimated to cost Valve over one hundred thousand dollars to update the Xbox 360 version of Team Fortress 2, in the same manner and fashion that the PC version has received the class and patch updates. Therefore, some expect the updates and patches to be released for the Xbox 360 once Valve has finished and finalized all of the class updates, therefore allowing them to group all of the updates and patches in one large group and content update.
Other
Unreleased Meet the Team videos
There are two unreleased Meet the Team videos expected for release. They are Meet the Pyro and Meet the Medic. As revealed in an interview with Robin Walker by the podcast Kritzkast, Meet the Pyro will be a look at the world through the Pyro's eyes. In another interview with Robin Walker, he mentioned that there will be three more videos, one of which is unknown.
Collectible statues
The IP Factory will be releasing a line of limited edition 12 inch Team Fortress 2 collector's statues. Currently all classes bar the Heavy are pending release. Pre-orders of these statues went live on the 3rd of May 2010. They will be available in Q4 of 2010.
Poker Night at the Inventory
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On August 28, 2010, a trailer for a new project by Telltale Games was released on Gametrailers. It was revealed on September 2, 2010, as Poker Night at the Inventory, and is, as the title implies, a poker game featuring the Heavy alongside characters from other franchises entirely, such as Max (from the Sam & Max series), and Strong Bad (from Homestar Runner), and Tycho Brahe (from Penny Arcade). Characters banter amongst each other, and even place wagers involving their property; Max can wager his gun, while the Heavy can wager Sasha. Telltale reportedly obtained the Heavy's model one month before the trailer.
