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Cool new TF2 update

Yapollo — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:23:02 +0000

Check it out:

The pyro gets a melee that crits on wet players

The heavy gets a minigun that shoots fire off the side (built in spy-checking)

And a new....wait for it....

Sapper (that's right) - This new sapper decontructions:
Advantages: Sentries, dispensers, teleporters go down levels to destruction now,
making repairing a lot harder
Disadvantages: Does not outright destroy a level 3 sentry :)

Enjoy

BEWARE

Yapollo — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:58:24 +0000

The Steam Summer Sale starts

"You're gonna die, boy"

Cheers for the Pyromania update

Yapollo — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:32:17 +0000

Not quite as big as the Uber Update (or maybe it is bigger), but Valve has decided another huge update with which to grace TF2 gamers this Summer. Their trump card is meet the pyro, expect it Wednesday (along with the update's other goodies).

Remember to look 6 ways before crossing the street - A pyro may be equipped with backburners :)

I've been really busy being dead.....

Yapollo — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:13:48 +0000

As i look at my Steam friends list, i am reminded of how mature McQuaid alumni are, as half of you now have names that are sexual innuendos. 2 points for maturity guys.

That said, it is good to see most of you have not died from the term's end. I have been quite busy up to this point.

Two items I want you guys to consider:

1) Meeting in person, it would be good to get together again in person this summer and talk about our explosive (or boring, non-explosive) first years at college.

2) It would be good to have another game night, the one during Spring break was acceptable, but I would love to have a bigger game night. As always, it does not have to be specifically TF2, although as it is free, that is a plus.

I am not asking for a doctoral thesis, just a simple response, email, etc. detailing your thoughts, I would like to schedule a game night by the week of memorial day (that is to say, plan out a day by then, not necessarily playing then). The meeting in person thing can be handled leisurely.

And for the billionth time, I do not have Facebook or Twitter and I am not going to, so please email me any decisions made on either of those mediums.

Also, I am going to start to do maintenence on the older posts, if no one seriously objects.

Spring break match

Yapollo — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:07:34 +0000

One last match before the final push to the end of the year

Everyone has played TF2 enough now that we all have all our own little preferences. So taking people's gameplay styles into account, I have come up with a list of map candiates:

pl_badwater Optional:
pl_thundermountain
pl_upward pl_goldrush
plr_pipeline koth_viaduct
plr_hightower cp_gravelpit
koth_harvest
koth_badwater
koth_nucleus
arena_nucleus
cp_dustbowl
cp_badwater
cp_gorge
ctf_turbine
dm_store

I think the primary focus should be on payload and koth maps due to popular demand and fun. 2Fort willl be frowned upon, unless an overwhelming demand for it arises. Any custom maps are welcome but LET EVERYONE KNOW IN ADVANCE. Any servers that have reasonable respawn times (i.e less than 15-20 sec), but that are NOT premium servers will be acceptable (Use those handy server tags to find good choices). But, we all like similar servers, so just list a favorite of yours.

Officially this is tomorrow night @ 7 PM EST. In reality, it will kind of last all weekend. If you are available and you see someone you know online, find a favorite server and send out invites. The best groups form on their own, but make sure tosend invites to anyone online.

I am inviting some of my other Steam friends to fill up our group, please do the same with your Steam friends (and someone invite Crosby, I think he would enjoy playing too). As I am expecting a crowd of mixed people (including potential Free-to-Players) the best communication may be on servers with All-Talk, although I will open the group chatroom at 7 PM.

Trades are welcome (I have a ton of junk myself to give away), but remember some may only be able to accept trades (free-to-players).

If people have any preferences with cheap items/levels speak now or forever hold your peace.

Any other questions or comments should be posted hereafter.

Have fun,

Yapollo

Happy Break

Yapollo — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:48:35 +0000

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, though, as one might well point out, it isn't over until preperations for moving back are complete. I hope everyone has been enjoying their break thus far. I would like to bring two items to the agenda.

1) Meeting in person. I know that we are all on break now. I also know that we have not meet for ages in person. And althoguh there is a cluster of us in Western New York colleges, some of us are not that lucky. Should we meet in person? Please discuss.

2) I know many of us are taking advantage of the Winter Sale, so some mightb e busy gaming. Others have to work to pay for college. But, if nothing else, just for old time's sake. How about a gaming night circa New Year's Eve. I'll schedule it tenatively, and even if no one explicitly mentions they're coming, I still probably be online that night anyways rerady to game with anyone. Mind you, if you want to game more this break, I am always game, but I need more than a few minutes notice usually (preferably more than an hour's notice too, but beggars canot be choosers).

Once again, Happy Break.

A joke for you computer people

Yapollo — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:16:47 +0000

I spent an hour working on a batch of code that was not working.....

Then I found out I made passed one parameter by VALUE as opposed to REFERENCE. And the entirity of my code broke :(

*sigh* computers

End of First Quarter

Yapollo — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:43:29 +0000

Which to those of you on the Semester schedule means absolutely nothing, save that you consdier that Christmas is coming.

I would again ask that you consider getting together again come Winter Break (for those fo you returning to Rochester). it doesn't need to be glamerous. Perhaps we can get together for a bite and talk about our first terms. Or if everyone is tired and lazy after their first semester, we could just play online (or at someone's house), but it isn't quite the same.

Ideas? (NOTE: If you discuss on Facebook, let me know your plans)

BTW Recommend any other multiplayer games that you have been playing to our group if you want us t otry something different besides CS and TF

Nearing the half-way point: Reflection and a Question

Yapollo — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:10:55 +0000

For those of us on the Quarter system ,we're already half-way through the first term, but the rest of you must be working steadily (and/or partying every night). Keep up the good work (or if you've been lazy work harder), but I can't enforce your laziness so you could play Starcraft all week I wouldn't care.

But my questino to you is thus: When the various breaks at the end of the first term come to pass, would those of you returning to Rochester be interested in a get together kind-of-a-thing. Not necessarily a time to game, but a time to meet up and talk with each other in person (rather than being confined to Facebook, email, phone and IM).

Post your thoughts to each other and maybe we can work something out

(But if you plan anything on Facebook, someone please let me know what you're discussing, as SOME of us [namely me] don't have a Facebook account).

Stay in school

(Almost) Until later

Yapollo — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:48:31 +0000

Some of us may have already moved, and others may be planning to move, but before the term starts, let's have one last big gaming night. Spread the word and play some TF2.

Officially we'll be meeting Saturday @ 8:30 PM EST.

Unoffically, feerl free to ask one another to play some other game. It doesn't matter what you do, this is really the last free weekend until Christmas, so make the most of it.

As always comments and questions will be answered upon posting.

Oh, and good luck to all.

Yapollo