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Team Fortress 2 Beta Reactions

SailSail
edited September 2007 in Video Games
The beta starts in a matter of hours. When you finally take a break from playing it, post your reactions here.
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  • AndrewAndrew
    The beta starts in a matter of hours. When you finally take a break from playing it, post your reactions here.
    Actually, rumor has it, it won't be unlocked until late in the day tomorrow.
  • AprecheApreche
    The beta starts in a matter of hours. When you finally take a break from playing it, post your reactions here.
    Actually, rumor has it, it won't be unlocked until late in the day tomorrow.
    I'll check when I wake up in the morning. Then I'll check when I get home.
  • SailSail
    The beta starts in a matter of hours. When you finally take a break from playing it, post your reactions here.
    Actually, rumor has it, it won't be unlocked until late in the day tomorrow.
    What!? That sucks. Well, all will be known within 90 minutes.
  • AprecheApreche
    The beta starts in a matter of hours. When you finally take a break from playing it, post your reactions here.
    Actually, rumor has it, it won't be unlocked until late in the day tomorrow.
    What!? That sucks. Well, all will be known within 90 minutes.
    90 minutes? How about 270 minutes. Valve is West coast.
  • SailSail
    90 minutes? How about 270 minutes. Valve is West coast.
    Uhg. I'm just so used to having the luxury of participating in midnight launches at 9 pm.
  • AprecheApreche
    90 minutes? How about 270 minutes. Valve is West coast.
    Uhg. I'm just so used to having the luxury of participating in midnight launches at 9 pm.
    Well, I'm going to bed. My days of 3AM video gaming were left behind when I graduated the colleges.
  • KieyKiey
    It doesn't seem to be up yet... at least for me.
  • snookernetsnookernet
    Is it just going to pop up in my list, or should I keep signing on and off every 10 minutes?
  • AprecheApreche
    Is it just going to pop up in my list, or should I keep signing on and off every 10 minutes?
    No reason to be checking like that. I'm sure every gaming site, this forum, the steam forums, etc. will all explode the minute it becomes available. If you are pre-loaded and logged into Steam, and you have your ear on the net, you will not miss any significant amount of playtime.
  • RymRym
    Ahh...  Glad I didn't stay up all night.
    Granted, had we still been at RIT, you can bet we'd have had an all-night release party at Colony, realized the game didn't work yet, and skipped class on Monday anyway.
  • KieyKiey
    After stumbling on the Unofficial TF2 website, it seems its not being released until this evening (EST.)
  • AprecheApreche
    After stumbling on the Unofficial TF2 website, it seems its not being released until this evening (EST.)
    Good. Nobody here better waste their time sitting around reloading when you could be doing something. Go beat Metroid or Bioshock instead, so that you have more time to play TF2 later.
  • AndrewAndrew
    A dedicated server is in the works. Stay tuned for updates.
  • snookernetsnookernet
    Yeah, I learned not to skip sleep when I waited for the Halo 3 beta.
  • clxclx
    Just play some Fortress Forever to fill in until TF2 is out :D
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    I hate you all for having time and money.
  • RymRym
    I hate you all for having time and money.
    Time is something we definitely don't have... -_-
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    edited September 2007
    I hate you all for having time and money.

    Time is something we definitely don't have... -_-

    'There will be no Geeknights tonight as Rym and Scott are busy setting up sentry guns, capping flags, and omgwtfpwning n00bs.'
    Post edited by GreatTeacherMacRoss on
  • SailSail
    4:30 PST and no TF2 yet. Good, I have time to do my homework before I have my life ruined.
  • TheWhaleSharkTheWhaleShark
    4:30 PST and no TF2 yet. Good, I have time to do my homework before I have my life ruined.
    Don't fight it. The fact that the beta exists means your life is already ruined.
  • JukeBoxJoshJukeBoxJosh
    Ugh, you guys and your fun.

    I'm stuck playing this semi-good game, Nexuiz, on the Mac.
  • AndrewAndrew
    I'll be in the group chat for awhile if you guys want to talk there while waiting for the beta to unlock.
  • snookernetsnookernet
    It should be soon, I just got a Steam update.
  • AprecheApreche
    I'll be in the group chat for awhile if you guys want to talk there while waiting for the beta to unlock.
    After dinner.
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    Well, that didn't happen. Great jaerb, Valve.
  • AndrewAndrew
    Umm, I restarted Steam and TF2 downloaded something... Nothing happened, yet.
  • SailSail
    I've given up on it coming out today. See ya tomorrow...
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    Oooh, something. I'm all over it. Gotta be a good sign.
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    It's on. Have at it!
  • clxclx
    edited September 2007
    Apparently there were problems with the Linux dedicated server. here is a history of updates from Shacknews

    Update: Speaking in a Shacknews group chat room on The Steam Community, Valve employee Erik Johnson has revealed that the maddeningly unreleased Team Fortress 2 beta is almost here. Valve is having difficulties with the dedicated Linux server software, causing a delay.

    Update 2: Again in the Shacknews chatroom on The Steam Community, Valve Employee PatrickM has given a further update regarding the status of the Team Fortress 2 beta. About ten minutes ago, he stated, "20 mins folks, so contents [sic] being pushed out to the servers."

    Update 3: Content files for the Team Fortress 2 beta are currently being unlocked via Steam. If your Steam client is not decrypting the files, restart your client.

    Update 4: Users attempting to launch the ostensibly released Team Fortress 2 beta, including Shacnknews editors, are finding the game client refusing to launch. Attempting to launch the game simply returns a Steam dialogue box reading, "Preparing to launch Team Fortress 2..."

    Update 5: It works! The Team Fortress 2 beta is now available for play.


    I'm REALLY glad I didn't try and stay up for when it was unlocked... Turns out i was getting out of bed to go to work when it was released



    So... anyone setting up a dedicated server? apparently all servers are 100% full all the time. Guess it will calm down once more people get servers up and running.
    Post edited by clx on
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