Fortress Forever Blog

[JackBauer]

Originally Posted by Born_In_Xixax

IMHO there is not enough going on to justify a blog. Not shooting it down - it would be fantastic to have a daily blog of interesting articles about FF and the community, linking into a robust discussion forum - just saying it's a lot of work, made harder without much grist to mill.

I see your point mate and indeed we wouldn't have a lot of stuff to write about. unless somebody wants to create some fantasy stories about each class, but that would be too much tf2-ish.

I hope with the release of a new patch, especially 2.5, the player amount will increase again and we will have more stuff to write about.

[GenghisTron]

Originally Posted by zE

I play FortressForever because the gameplay only and nothing more.


What gameplay have to do with ranks ? U could argue that unlocks could mess with it, but it depends, you can tweak it to still be balanced and be better in some core aspects and worst in others.

I´m just looking at the big picture and telling my perspective of how to make the game more enjoyable and rewarding for new players, and also to old dudes like me who still enjoy the concept of reward after sucefully doing something in game that helps your team.

But anyway that shows that im not stuck in the tfc source concept, as I sayd before i dont even care more if sniper is removed if engeneer gets 10 times stronger if it gets more players good.

Much of the FF community has a cultish aspect to it, where, if you question the current direction or the component parts of the game, it's immediately met with harsh criticism and most likely an attack on your character (ad hominem).

I can understand zE just fine, it does take a bit longer to translate what he says instead of reading the post of a natural speaker of English. Who gives a fuck.

[JackBauer]

Originally Posted by GenghisTron

Much of the FF community has a cultish aspect to it, where, if you question the current direction or the component parts of the game, it's immediately met with harsh criticism and most likely an attack on your character (ad hominem).

Multiplayer games have changed during the past 10-15 years. from Capture the Flag, Death match (still popular though), battlefield's point capture system to achievements, ranks etc. a TFC:Source probaly would not work anymore.

I don't know how difficult it is to set up achievements and a ranking system for FF. it's always been a motivation boost for me when I played BF2 for example, seeing your rank next to your name. Furthermore I would even welcome a rank system and achievements, as long as you couldn't get any other weapons. that cries out for a messed up balance. also hats are a no go.

[Iggy]

Yeah, that's why I endorse the idea. As long as it's only a "cosmetic" thing, I'm fine with it. I am completely against "unlockables", for the same reason you state: imbalance.

[WiFiDi]

Originally Posted by zE

A post about me Lol and ricey stfu : p But anyway my care´o´meter is really low atm, and about the beta testers in Euroland and stuff, only caesium friends are acepted basicly and we aren´t big friends so thats why : P
And that argument of me beyng all about tfc source isnt true at all at the moment. Atm im all about keeping with the present, Achivements, Rewards for wining, Unlocks, Ranks, Customizing etc, but those wont happen in ff world i supose.

I mean i just hate shooters type of games like mw2, but i gave it a try, i kiled some dudes and was promoted to sargent or whatever i was wow cool, then i saw that i could unlock this cool gun at next level so i played a bit more and more, and in the end after 5 hours i kinda had some fun, and in the next day i had a incentive to continue to unlock more stuff eran more $ buy more stuff and rank a bit more.
This wont happen in ff i supose but the next big "fortress" game out will have those for sure, thats what fills the servers and makes players play the game 3 times longer.

however hes right with the rank thing sure you may not unlock new weapons but without a rank why do i keep playing i mean ive stopped playing because there's no reason to keep playing sure i get on from time to time but a ranking system with lvls would be pretty cool. or achievements even if they don't mean anything. the achievements that are focused on doing better at ff. this has been mentioned before but you didn't seem to act on it.

also i can understand ze fine why do people play this boring game with ze, its really sad.

also with a blog why does it have to be everyday can't it be once a month or even longer periods not even tf2 has once aday. look its part of the attitude that causes this is you don't want to do this, so you'll look for any excuse not to.

[JackBauer]

Originally Posted by WiFiDi

also with a blog why does it have to be everyday can't it be once a month or even longer periods not even tf2 has once aday. look its part of the attitude that causes this is you don't want to do this, so you'll look for any excuse not to.

I don't think a daily update is needed at all. there ain't as much (writing) effort involved as some might think. a short summary or even explanation of the game and classes plus the usual update when something is gonna happen (patch/community or server event, etc). that's it imho.

[chilledsanity]

Originally Posted by JackBauer

I don't think a daily update is needed at all. there ain't as much (writing) effort involved as some might think. a short summary or even explanation of the game and classes plus the usual update when something is gonna happen (patch/community or server event, etc). that's it imho.

For those of you just tuning in: Something is happening.

[Dexter]

March 24th, 2012
Hi all, we did some things and stuff today. Welp, seeya later

[Bridget]

November 20, 2010
We promised to roll out 2.42 a month ago. Not much work has been done since. We've been busy telling the public that the Engineer is being worked on, despite having last worked on it six or seven months ago. Oh, by the way, we did a whole bunch of unnecessary changes to [insert mechanic here]. Though it wasn't broken to begin with, we can only hope it won't break now. Stay tuned for the next blog post, in which we promise you more updates by next year that would be finished by a competent dev team in a few weeks.

[Bridget]

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[squeek.]

November 20, 2010
It has been learned that tearing people down helps them get things done. No exceptions.

[JackBauer]

Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay!




* on a serious note with the term "something" I meant an event associated with FF as in patch/tournament/league/special fun nights etc.

[chilledsanity]

Originally Posted by squeek.

November 20, 2010
It has been learned that tearing people down helps them get things done. No exceptions.

Well I have nothing but praise for 1.0. I have many negative opinions about the current version, but here are all the positive things I can think of post-1.0:

-Pyro rocket launcher looks better now
-Dustbowl window sg bug did get fixed
-Palermo lighting did get fixed
-I like the look visually of napoli
-I like the look visually of the new ksour
-3rd cap of anticitizen can be fun
-Spawns are a bit better for cornfield and palermo
-sg tracking is better than 1.0
-sound effects are better for hunted
-waterpolo performance is better
-chrome shading on sg can look good

[Bridget]

Originally Posted by squeek.

November 20, 2010
It has been learned that tearing people down helps them get things done. No exceptions.

Me tearing you guys down is a result of things not getting done, not the other way around.

[squeek.]

And all I'm saying is that I like where this cycle is going.

[Bridget]

Which came first? The chicken or the egg?

[Crazycarl]

The more you bitch the less work I want to do for you. And that's a fact.

[squeek.]

Originally Posted by Bridget

Which came first? The chicken or the egg?

In this case the egg doesn't have to become a chicken. You're making the egg a chicken. Why can't the egg become a lizard? Or an ostrich?

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by Crazycarl

The more you bitch the less work I want to do for you. And that's a fact.

A fiver says that won't shut him up.

[Dexter]

Originally Posted by Bridget

November 20, 2010
We promised to roll out 2.42 a month ago. Not much work has been done since. We've been busy telling the public that the Engineer is being worked on, despite having last worked on it six or seven months ago. Oh, by the way, we did a whole bunch of unnecessary changes to [insert mechanic here]. Though it wasn't broken to begin with, we can only hope it won't break now. Stay tuned for the next blog post, in which we promise you more updates by next year that would be finished by a competent dev team in a few weeks.

November 20, 2010
My name is Bridget and I think I know whats going on. Though I don't have the first clue, it doesn't stop me from being a huge dumb-fuck on the forums about it. I'll keep you guys up to date with what I think is going on, and I'm never wrong so you can count on me for accurate information! Welp, seeya later