Team Fortress 2: Summer 2024 Update

The Summer 2024 Update is out! And I'm not super happy with it.

The positives first.

The community fixes are great. The Gas Passer was indirectly buffed since you can get crits with the Neon Annihilator on gassed enemies. Also, 2fort Invasion was moved to the CTF map section, which I'm super hyped about, since it was my favorite underappreciated map. The MF DOOM map for demo is the one I know for a fact I'm going to buy. The Freeman set for medic is amazing, and isn't too forced. The Pyro set is very clean, has tiny or non-existent paint regions, and suits the Pyro.

The new taunts are GREAT, because they are actual taunts, and not emotes. The Angry Emote confuses me because I can't think of a scenario for when you'd use it. Maybe after you lose a match? But the Mourning Mercs already covers that, so I really don't know why they added this one.

The taunt effects are mostly cool, except for Amatory, which is very similar to other effects we already have.

Now for my grievances.

First off, no warpaints. SUPER disappointing after the amazing Summer 2023 Warpaint Case. There were tons of AMAZING looking warpaints that I wanted super badly, but no, we don't even get mediocre warpaints.

Second, the cosmetic choices. The new Soldier and Medic sets are FUCKING HIDEOUS and do not work AT ALL. There's a new Spy trench coat that looks good in the darker style but the other one has an enormous paint region.

And now, unusual effects. The hat effects are pretty terrible. It's all recolors and one of them is deadass a GIF. The only ones I'm hyped about are Cuban Smoke (Which I voted yes for!) and Rare Shine. Distant Drift and Psycho-delic are passable, Warp Drive and Overdrive are boring, and the rest are kinda horseshit. The crown ones are cool, but way too many re-colors. At least the re-colors are slightly more original with the colors.

Overall, this update is rather disappointing. The new content is pretty lame. I'd rate it 5/10.