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a. — In yet another content update for this beloved game, Valve has partnered up with WETA Workshop – a design studio with years of experience under it’s belt (The same guys that did SFX for Lord of the Rings movies) – to release Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators themed weapons for Soldier. Yes, in case you also don’t know who the fuck that is, head over here for a confusing explanation. Clearly, partnering up with game developers just isn’t cutting the cheese anymore. The update contains two weapons, a hat and a misc item. There’s also a comic that elaborates on backstory behind the weapons.

If you have three minutes to spare, check out this fun yet short video of davis at ETS LAN held in Montréal, Québec in September, 2010. The music is a bit generic but it’s worth a watch despite the length.

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- Abhorrence

The notorious Fragga, best known for his colorful nature and the ability to get 10,000 airshots, has posted a comprehensive Soldier tutorial video. No doubt getting inspired by the recent efforts to expand the competitive TF2 scene. (MGE, pvh’s secrets etc.) Check out the video below, it goes in depth regarding alot of subjects for Soldiers and crikey, it is useful. The only downside is, there’s so much text, you’d wonder why this isn’t a PowerPoint presentation.

And for those wondering, povohat has a new edition of tips and tricks out, check it out here. The latest installment deals with duck jumping and the science behind it!

- By Abhorrence

 Absoulute enters the ring with a mixture of irony and serious mode, looking at how it is playing Soldier, as well as diving into the Pro and Cons (puns intended).

The underlining question is always asked or thought when joining competitive TF2, where do people come from? Generally, as a rule of thumb (Yes, it was legal to beat your wife with a stick no wider than your thumb in the old days) you come from a public server or clan. You learn how to do crazy mad skillz tasks such as joining a server, changing your name and avatar, and if your really pro then custom sprays.

Personally, I joined TF2 from the Quake3  scene. Alot of players come from different games, and most games are similar. So surely if I’m pro at Quake3 then I can be pro at TF2:Soldier? Yes! No…

Hello, this is PYYYOUR from team compLexity and for a long time now Jaeger has been making videos trying to help out the normal TF2 player. He includes tips and tricks for basically every class… EVEN STRAFE JUMPING.. just kidding

Check out the link and let me know what you guys think: http://www.complexitygaming.com/index.php?c=news&id=1855

See you in August :D

(ed: We’ll include the vids right here too)

Thanks to Pure for the contribution, and thanks to Berserker and Moon for their tips.

“Can’t stop” by Leshey, featuring frags by Bon. Great short action packed movie featuring soldier and sniper kills.

A frag movie is in many ways similar to graffiti – a way to show off one’s skills within the game.  But often, lost in the grind of including everything the player found impressed himself: The main goal of a frag movie should be about entertaining the viewers. In this small showcase of frag movies, I decided to take a look at some under appreciated/forgotten hidden gems of frag movies.

First up, Our friend Baerbel set off to make a movie for himself. It might not impress many. And, it might show signs of “my first video editing thingi”. But in the midst of that, a highly charming, entertaining, and ultimately very intuitively paced insight into the a humble life of  German TF2 player. – released yesterday.

The last night of my culinary travels around the city of Valencia (Spain), I was dragged against my will into the worst restaurant I could imagine. Lit by flourecent ceiling lights, a wallpaper like the puke of an early 90′s MTV music video, and a cubic meter of rude hermaphroditic waitor (honestly) to take our orders. Who could have predicted the meal to be absolutely world class fine dining?

The following frag movie is similar. Forget about the Ray Charlesed colour correction, the 90′s overused extacy music – The frags, prediction, and pacing of this movie are worthy nothing less than those of world class fine dining. -Featuring the soldier Traxantic, edited by himself and Aron, released November 2009.

The next movie, featuring TF2′s answer to Maradonna: Chode. In 2008, The notorious superstar led the legendary Clan Fracture through epic games still talked about, only to ragequit the internet shortly after the team’s break into division 1. With a music choice only appealing to a small fraction of his viewers, the movie stands as a testament to one of TF2′s most stubborn renegades – and, just how far the game has progressed in the past 2 years. Due to the lack of good streams, a movie known by many, seen by few can finally receive the glory it doesn’t deserve. -Released sometime 2008

Do you know of any hidden gems that have been long forgotten, or just never broke through? Send us your tips. Stay tuned tomorrow, for a look at some of the non-frag movies that deserve a second look!

By Sivert “Torden” Bakkeng