Team Fortress 2 Halloween in a nutshell.

Also, I AM A ROBOT FROM THE FUTURE HERE TO TAKE AMERICAN JOBS!

So before the “big” update, we got another update that simply offered cosmetics. I was really excited to hop on TF2, until I heard this news. I really enjoy the idea of customizing your character and making yourself unique, but it just seems like it is all for nothing. The difficulty in getting what you want is what bothers me. My favorite class is the Scout, yet he is the class I have the least items for. Being able to trade items was nice, seeing as it became easier to simply trade a hat of a class I didn’t like, for one I did like. Unfortunately, the only people who trade are either up-traders, or traders that will never trade anything unless they have referred to there value spreadsheet to confirm they are not being ripped off.

Is there something wrong in simply trading for what you believe is visually appealing?

Apologies for the ramble, fast forward to the halloween update. New weapons? Nope.avi. You guessed it, more cosmetics. However I really wasn’t THAT surprised given last year’s Halloween update didn’t have weapons either. This time, the boss is Monoculus, which is a great boss fight…for the first few times. There is no incentive after you get the book, to continue fighting him. There is no reason to go to “Loot Island” once you get the book, which isn’t really that special anyways. The gift spawning on Viaduct is laughable to. No reason to even hunt for them, which may be good for those who don’t like to camp the map as Scout, but it feels like there is no contest in it when people just randomly stumble over them.

Oh well, I’ll continue playing regular TF2. Hopefully Christmas will bring forth a much more enjoyable update.