The NEW NPF Steam Game Night Extravaganza Funtimes Party Thread - Page 176

**Revising Ocelot** · 10-29-2013, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauve Mage

Has anyone heard abything about whether TF2 is going to have a Halloween event this year?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013...lloween-event/

Also I'm downloading a 578MB patch, so there's that. Not that I've played TF2 since the Bloody-Impossible-To-Play-With-Randoms robot mode came out.

Shyria Dracnoir · 10-29-2013, 04:58 PM

New Comic

Blog post about Halloween 2013

mauve · 10-29-2013, 05:29 PM

Well lookie there, it went live today and I didn't bother to check the official webpage. See how well my degree in investigative journalism is paying off? [/ Mauve's an Idiot.]

**Revising Ocelot** · 10-29-2013, 05:34 PM

It's OK, have some Clementine instead.

She's the player character. Heart pains.

Shyria Dracnoir · 10-29-2013, 06:27 PM

This mode does nothing to change the fact that every team I get matched to has no fucking clue how to play Hightower.

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:16 PM ----------

And now my Steam connection is down completely.

Loyal · 10-29-2013, 07:29 PM

All I need to know is - do we have any of the Bird Heads?

Shyria Dracnoir · 10-29-2013, 07:32 PM

Every single bird head submitted got in, to my knowledge.

rpgdemon · 10-29-2013, 08:28 PM

Well, I just had a large update to TF2. Possibly the halloween update?

Checking the site, yes it is: http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthr...85#post1235885

Shyria Dracnoir · 10-31-2013, 12:42 PM

I am the prettiest unicorn

I don't actually have this item yet, but I'll pay six ref and/or some other Halloween stuff to the first yahoo who finds me one.

---------- Post added 10-31-2013 at 10:42 AM ---------- Previous post was 10-30-2013 at 01:05 PM ----------

Because fuck your bears

mauve · 10-31-2013, 07:55 PM

So I was finally able to play the Halloween Map for a few minutes this morning. Love the new character and Mann Ghost audio, love the comic and the concept. My thoughts thus far:

PROS:
-Reskinned payload carts are goofy fun.

-Love hearing Redmond and Blutarch heckling you and each other throughout the game.

-Gift drops seem more frequent than usual, but that might've just been the server I was on. I played for about an hour and got three personal gift drops. (I missed the first because DUMB, I got Sniper's owl head the next time and Undead Archimedes after that.) I mean, it makes sense since youcan only wear the items one week of the year plus full moons that you get a higher drop rate I guess.

-The end-of-round hell-battle was updated quite nicely. I like how dead players can now hover around as ghosts and pester the living with a deafening chorus of BOOO's.

-Spells add an interesting new gameplay element to the mix in the stead of the usual Boss Character. They're a little difficult to get used to at first, but it's fun seeing what they do. It's a bit like a Roll The Dice server.

-Bombinomicon has a price tag on its back cover for $6.66. I don't know if he's always had this but I find it hilarious.

CONS:
-There really doesn't seem to be a point to getting to Skull Islandafter you do it once. You get the book and that's it.

-The map is a reskin of pl_hightower and that's it. It's Hightower with a few pumpkins and the Witching Hour island with Zepheniah Mann and a refrigerator hovering in the background. A little disappointing in that regard.

-It doesn't matter who gets the payload to the finish line first.The victor is decided in the post-payload deathmatch regardless of who got the cart up first.

-Some graphical bugs on the cart reskin-- Redmond and Blutarch still have the payload cart's flashing light effect coming out of their hats for no reason.

-EDIT: Nope, they DO have a Skeleton King. The server I first played on was glitching out. This Con removed!

-Pyro's new voice actor, or at least his new lines, sounds noticeably different.

10-29-2013, 04:58 PM	#1752
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	New Comic Blog post about Halloween 2013 __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994)

10-29-2013, 05:29 PM	#1753
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	Well lookie there, it went live today and I didn't bother to check the official webpage. See how well my degree in investigative journalism is paying off? [/ Mauve's an Idiot.] __________________ Yoo Hoo!

10-29-2013, 05:34 PM	#1754
Revising Ocelot Douchebag Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Probably somewhere in England. Posts: 1,897	It's OK, have some Clementine instead. She's the player character. Heart pains. __________________ magic sucks

10-29-2013, 06:27 PM	#1755
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	This mode does nothing to change the fact that every team I get matched to has no fucking clue how to play Hightower. ---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:16 PM ---------- And now my Steam connection is down completely. __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994)

10-29-2013, 07:32 PM	#1757
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	Every single bird head submitted got in, to my knowledge. __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994)

10-29-2013, 08:28 PM	#1758
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Well, I just had a large update to TF2. Possibly the halloween update? Checking the site, yes it is: http://www.nuklearforums.com/showthr...85#post1235885 __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

10-31-2013, 12:42 PM	#1759
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	I am the prettiest unicorn I don't actually have this item yet, but I'll pay six ref and/or some other Halloween stuff to the first yahoo who finds me one. ---------- Post added 10-31-2013 at 10:42 AM ---------- Previous post was 10-30-2013 at 01:05 PM ---------- Because fuck your bears __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994) Last edited by Shyria Dracnoir; 10-30-2013 at 03:10 PM.

10-31-2013, 07:55 PM	#1760
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	So I was finally able to play the Halloween Map for a few minutes this morning. Love the new character and Mann Ghost audio, love the comic and the concept. My thoughts thus far: PROS: -Reskinned payload carts are goofy fun. -Love hearing Redmond and Blutarch heckling you and each other throughout the game. -Gift drops seem more frequent than usual, but that might've just been the server I was on. I played for about an hour and got three personal gift drops. (I missed the first because DUMB, I got Sniper's owl head the next time and Undead Archimedes after that.) I mean, it makes sense since youcan only wear the items one week of the year plus full moons that you get a higher drop rate I guess. -The end-of-round hell-battle was updated quite nicely. I like how dead players can now hover around as ghosts and pester the living with a deafening chorus of BOOO's. -Spells add an interesting new gameplay element to the mix in the stead of the usual Boss Character. They're a little difficult to get used to at first, but it's fun seeing what they do. It's a bit like a Roll The Dice server. -Bombinomicon has a price tag on its back cover for $6.66. I don't know if he's always had this but I find it hilarious. CONS: -There really doesn't seem to be a point to getting to Skull Islandafter you do it once. You get the book and that's it. -The map is a reskin of pl_hightower and that's it. It's Hightower with a few pumpkins and the Witching Hour island with Zepheniah Mann and a refrigerator hovering in the background. A little disappointing in that regard. -It doesn't matter who gets the payload to the finish line first.The victor is decided in the post-payload deathmatch regardless of who got the cart up first. -Some graphical bugs on the cart reskin-- Redmond and Blutarch still have the payload cart's flashing light effect coming out of their hats for no reason. -EDIT: Nope, they DO have a Skeleton King. The server I first played on was glitching out. This Con removed! -Pyro's new voice actor, or at least his new lines, sounds noticeably different. __________________ Yoo Hoo! Last edited by mauve; 11-01-2013 at 04:29 AM.