Good news for FF bad news for TF fans

o_sabre · 11-10-2006, 11:34 AM

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=148950

o_sacred · 11-10-2006, 11:48 AM

pfft at least they have informed us its been delayed!

o_ivaqual · 11-10-2006, 11:48 AM

yeah, this should give FF more headstart

o_groovyf · 11-10-2006, 11:50 AM

oof!

o_tyrus · 11-10-2006, 11:51 AM

FUCK WTF GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

Hopefully the FF team doesn't take this 'bad' news as an opportunity to relax a little. All be it, they may need it, but...then TF2's delay will be bad news all around, instead of just to TF2 fans.

Lost · 11-10-2006, 12:02 PM

They're not relaxing, more like kneedeep in work. This is school and work time for most of em, which is why we don't have any updates, I'd wager.

o_leandros · 11-10-2006, 12:40 PM

I'd hoped EP3 would be out by then >:(

o_ihmhi · 11-10-2006, 12:43 PM

I said this informally to my mates, but when Valve said Q4 2006, I said that it will more than likely come out Q4 2007.

Summer is Q2 or Q3... I would wager that it will still get pushed back yet again and come out Q4 2007 or even 2008.

Either way, FF already had good chances of coming out before TF2; now those chances are just improved to an even greater degree.

schtoofa · 11-10-2006, 02:29 PM

doh...

o_commander · 11-10-2006, 03:32 PM

Hopefully FF can get a head start on TF2 now...

o_swampthing · 11-10-2006, 03:41 PM

lol sweet. Even less incentive for FF to ever release.

o_smack · 11-10-2006, 03:59 PM

I don't see how this is good news for either FF or TF2. In the last year, the American TFC community has dwindled very sharply. I would say it's pretty close to being on it's last legs. I don't know if the same thing is happening elsewhere too, but if it's another 9 months before either of these games arrive, there might not be very many players left to play them.

o_lucid · 11-10-2006, 04:07 PM

This will only lead to FF being indirectly delayed even further also, so bad news either way.

o_rannibunny · 11-10-2006, 04:20 PM

hehehe, ain't Valve just sweet?

Anyway, I'm waiting (in order of importance) for Fortress-Forever, Q4F and...
Portals. It looks really nice, way better than the original (irrrr, he's talking bullshit again... no wait, http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/ says Narbacular Drop really is from the same developers... do wonders ever cease...)

But if you want to flame me for my personal opinion, here it goes:
I'm completely indifferent about the delay. I've considered TFC dead for quite some time now so I don't fear it might die some more...
I don't have too high hopes about a lot of players starting FF after experiencing TF2 since to me it looks like TF2 will be strictly a public game. If you're into pubbing, you will probably be contend with whatever public game you get, but since I don't pub that much (only ETF on Kindergarten) I don't care and wouldn't know about that anyway.
The only good thing I (and probably the others who seem to rejoice about the news, as well) see about that is, that people who want to play TF on HL2 as fast as possible might get hooked to FF... if they know about it.
I told every possible TF-player I know about it and I will nag them to download it until I can't bare any more non-playing ^_^

And even then I might phone them while playing!

PS: I will definitely try TF2 as well (when I buy Portals) but I doubt that it will get me hooked... And I also want to excuse myself for my Bush'ish grammar; I'm hungry, I want to get home now and English is not my native language.

o_nezumi · 11-10-2006, 05:44 PM

Ok, who didn't see that delay coming? Raise your hands please....

...

...no one?

I think this is good for FF. I think TF2 coming out at all is good for FF too, but I think that this is more optimal timing for FF. It'll give FF more of a chance to become established, for leagues and lots of custom maps to come out, and so on. Mods need some time to develop, even if they're coming out with version 1.0 as a first release. When TF2 DOES come out it'll draw a lot of people into TF, and lots of those people will then notice this other mod that already has a developed community behind it.

On the other hand I want to play EP2 and Portal right now.

o_-=hydra=- · 11-10-2006, 05:53 PM

This aint good news at all... snakes on a motherfucking plane.

o_tu! · 11-10-2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swampthing

lol sweet. Even less incentive for FF to ever release.

yeah.

o_qwtf_fan · 11-10-2006, 06:08 PM

does anyone remember when tf2 was supposed to be out in like... 1998 for the q2 engine?

get over it, it's NEVER coming out.

at least FF is something to look foward to.

o_exarch · 11-10-2006, 06:48 PM

No, I don't.

o_geokill-----> · 11-10-2006, 07:19 PM

Valve did it again

11-10-2006, 11:34 AM	#1
o_sabre Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, Uk Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Good news for FF bad news for TF fans http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=148950

11-10-2006, 12:02 PM	#6
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	They're not relaxing, more like kneedeep in work. This is school and work time for most of em, which is why we don't have any updates, I'd wager. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

11-10-2006, 02:29 PM	#9
schtoofa Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	doh... __________________ schtoofa Fortress Forever Team Cheerleader

11-10-2006, 11:48 AM	#2
o_sacred Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	pfft at least they have informed us its been delayed!

11-10-2006, 11:48 AM	#3
o_ivaqual Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Europe, Front Yard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	yeah, this should give FF more headstart

11-10-2006, 11:50 AM	#4
o_groovyf Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Halifax, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	oof!

11-10-2006, 11:51 AM	#5
o_tyrus Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	FUCK WTF GOD FUCKING DAMMIT Hopefully the FF team doesn't take this 'bad' news as an opportunity to relax a little. All be it, they may need it, but...then TF2's delay will be bad news all around, instead of just to TF2 fans.

11-10-2006, 12:40 PM	#7
o_leandros Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dutchelandae Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'd hoped EP3 would be out by then >:(

11-10-2006, 12:43 PM	#8
o_ihmhi Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newark, NJ Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I said this informally to my mates, but when Valve said Q4 2006, I said that it will more than likely come out Q4 2007. Summer is Q2 or Q3... I would wager that it will still get pushed back yet again and come out Q4 2007 or even 2008. Either way, FF already had good chances of coming out before TF2; now those chances are just improved to an even greater degree.

11-10-2006, 03:32 PM	#10
o_commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hopefully FF can get a head start on TF2 now...

11-10-2006, 03:41 PM	#11
o_swampthing Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol sweet. Even less incentive for FF to ever release.

11-10-2006, 03:59 PM	#12
o_smack Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I don't see how this is good news for either FF or TF2. In the last year, the American TFC community has dwindled very sharply. I would say it's pretty close to being on it's last legs. I don't know if the same thing is happening elsewhere too, but if it's another 9 months before either of these games arrive, there might not be very many players left to play them.

11-10-2006, 04:07 PM	#13
o_lucid Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This will only lead to FF being indirectly delayed even further also, so bad news either way.

11-10-2006, 04:20 PM	#14
o_rannibunny Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	hehehe, ain't Valve just sweet? Anyway, I'm waiting (in order of importance) for Fortress-Forever, Q4F and... Portals. It looks really nice, way better than the original (irrrr, he's talking bullshit again... no wait, http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/ says Narbacular Drop really is from the same developers... do wonders ever cease...) But if you want to flame me for my personal opinion, here it goes: I'm completely indifferent about the delay. I've considered TFC dead for quite some time now so I don't fear it might die some more... I don't have too high hopes about a lot of players starting FF after experiencing TF2 since to me it looks like TF2 will be strictly a public game. If you're into pubbing, you will probably be contend with whatever public game you get, but since I don't pub that much (only ETF on Kindergarten) I don't care and wouldn't know about that anyway. The only good thing I (and probably the others who seem to rejoice about the news, as well) see about that is, that people who want to play TF on HL2 as fast as possible might get hooked to FF... if they know about it. I told every possible TF-player I know about it and I will nag them to download it until I can't bare any more non-playing ^_^ And even then I might phone them while playing! PS: I will definitely try TF2 as well (when I buy Portals) but I doubt that it will get me hooked... And I also want to excuse myself for my Bush'ish grammar; I'm hungry, I want to get home now and English is not my native language.

11-10-2006, 05:44 PM	#15
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ok, who didn't see that delay coming? Raise your hands please.... ... ...no one? I think this is good for FF. I think TF2 coming out at all is good for FF too, but I think that this is more optimal timing for FF. It'll give FF more of a chance to become established, for leagues and lots of custom maps to come out, and so on. Mods need some time to develop, even if they're coming out with version 1.0 as a first release. When TF2 DOES come out it'll draw a lot of people into TF, and lots of those people will then notice this other mod that already has a developed community behind it. On the other hand I want to play EP2 and Portal right now.

11-10-2006, 05:53 PM	#16
o_-=hydra=- Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This aint good news at all... snakes on a motherfucking plane.

11-10-2006, 06:08 PM	#18
o_qwtf_fan Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	does anyone remember when tf2 was supposed to be out in like... 1998 for the q2 engine? get over it, it's NEVER coming out. at least FF is something to look foward to.

11-10-2006, 06:48 PM	#19
o_exarch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bath, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No, I don't.

11-10-2006, 07:19 PM	#20
o_geokill-----> Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Tejas Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Valve did it again

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