Apropos of Videogames: Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend (August 22 – 24)

To round out the week on TF2 news, Valve will host another Free Weekend to give people a chance to try The Heavy’s new weapons on unassuming rookies. Download Steam and try it if you feel interested. I guarantee you won’t regret it.

Apropos of Videogames: Meet the Sandvich

Meet it, bitch.

The Sandvich is the Heavy’s first unlockable. It tastes as good as it looks and heals 120 health. Like in real life, the decision to eat a Sandvich must not be taken lightly; The Heavy is completely vulnerable during the four second eating process, and his loud, happy sounds of vigorous chewing will draw enemies like tiny ant cowards to a picnic. OF DEATH. On the bright side, the Heavy’s Sandvich supply is unlimited, so his only real concern is being caught short while enjoying this delicious edible device. The Sandvich is a great tool for a Heavy defending an area, as it gives him the ability to replenish health between enemy waves without having to abandon his post. Similarly, an offensive Heavy without a Medic can step back from the front line and grab a quick snack before resuming his rampage. Beware, however: the Heavy must set aside his shotgun to take the Sandvich, and enemy Snipers are much more dangerous for a Heavy wielding only a minigun.

Well, THAT came out of left field. Not the weapon (which we knew about for a month), but the new “Meet The Class” video. “Meet the Sandvich”

Crappy Youtube Quality:

High Quality: http://www.vimeo.com/1560985

Apropos of Videogames: New Heavy update EXACTLY as expected; Sandwich almost confirmed

As you can see, this was just as Keikakku, which means plan, in Wapanese.

Since we already know what the next weapon will be, we might as well discuss what the new Game mode and “Meet The Class” video will be. Will it be Pyro, as once confirmed several months ago, or “Meet The Civilian”, as a special surprise from Valve? I’ll be on the lookout, because I have nothing better to do.

Apropos of Videogames: Valve rolls out first of new Heavy weapons for Team Fortress 2; Heavy achievments and new Spy Weapon leaked

The first of 3 new Heavy Weapons. What will the others be?

From the website:

The unlockable for the Heaviest pugilists out there is the K.G.B. Any time a Heavy kills an enemy with the K.G.B he receives five seconds of guaranteed critical hits. This crit-boost can be used to punch and kill further enemies, extending the boost time. Alternatively, the Heavy can switch to another weapon and use the boost to take out an enemy at range. The Heavy’s slow movement speed, and the K.G.B’s slower swing speed, make it a risky prospect.

This is almost completely identical to a rumor floating around lately about leaked details of the new Heavy achievement weapons, citing a “slower crit based fist weapon, a Minigun that slows down enemies, and a sandwich that recovers health”.

Those who have downloaded the Icon pack for the new achievements will find that most of the names already give away what they are, and how you get them. One, namely Konspicuous Konsumption, even helps support the unlockable sandwich theory, with the name “tf_heavy_eat_sandwiches.png“.

What’s truly surprising is the Spyalectical Materialism icon, which seems to have a Spy holding a pistol with a Silencer.

Could it be that Valve has already given away what may be a new weapon capable of making the Spy not useless after the new Pyro updates? We can only hope.

EDIT: Achievement definitions

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