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| Source: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=300 |
I actually love Scott's comics. It has that consistency of his two main cat characters while still making distinctive jokes on specific games. Problem is, he updates very rarely and a lot of his jokes have been rather dry lately. This strip being funny aside, I haven't been playing TF2 as religiously as I did when I was still in college. I purposely cut back from it so that I could experience other games and get projects done, but a part of me really misses it. The new crate system really bugs me, but it's definitely not tempting for me to buy a key for them (which is not a surprise since I've played 50+ free MMOs and haven't spent a penny). The way I see it, the team at Valve created the store system to please the players. It keeps them engaged, offers new ways to play, and doesn't demand that a player pay in order to still play the game. From what I heard, a player can still acquire the same items in the game randomly like always. I find that much more exciting because it's very much like an RPG where you stumble upon a rare weapon or a new item. I found a few of the new items in TF2 and received some from friends, but I end up going back to my original weapons since I find my use in the effects they had (I'm not sure why people hate back burner so much, it's so much fun to hear *ping* *ping* *ping* *ping* *ping* *ping*). If Gabe Newell is getting rich off the store system, then good for him; I hope that money gets put into good use for a new game (or the usual charity he contributes to). I respect the man and hope to introduce game-changing elements into the industry like he and his team has in the past. Everyone can make as many fat jokes about him as much as they want; he's the one laughing at the end of the day, haha.
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