What Was Your Favorite Major Update?

cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
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  • SamusDroidSamusDroid Colorado Join Date: 2013-05-13 Member: 185219Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, Subnautica Playtester, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    Despite all the problems we had at release I think Reinforced was my favorite because working through all those challenges was very rewarding. Biodome is one of my favorite maps thanks to insane number of games we played on it between PTing it for months and helping fill the PAX booth server all weekend with PTs.
  • joshhhjoshhh Milwaukee, WI Join Date: 2011-06-21 Member: 105717Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    I kinda want to open a new thread titled: "What was your favorite Coolitic thread?" and see what happens.

    Anyway...
    But I agree with Benson. LuaJIT was probably the best patch simply from the performance boost.
  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    SamusDroid wrote: »
    Inb4 249

    I really love some of the new content, but it almost isn't even a contest. When I think of memorable patches I think b249 and b250.
  • BeigeAlertBeigeAlert Texas Join Date: 2013-08-08 Member: 186657Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    I enjoyed Gorgeous. I think I had only just bought the game about a week earlier. All of a sudden there were gorge tunnels and babblers in my build menu... Oh cool did they just add that this week??? I can't wait to see what they add in next week! My ridiculously high expectations were quickly brought back down to realistic levels. ;) Descent was cool though!
  • RapGodRapGod Not entirely sure... Join Date: 2013-11-12 Member: 189322Members
    If only crags had ended up releasing babblers... and wtf, no multiple commanders? Ahhh the easiest way to troll a game.
  • Goliath VietnamGoliath Vietnam Join Date: 2013-01-07 Member: 178080Members
    Honestly .... every update come with NEW bug

    So i dont feel like them - none of them:D

    Hope in future there is NS2 update not creat new error:))
  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    Honestly .... every update come with NEW bug

    Isn't the action "to update" the same as "create bugs"
  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    edited May 2014
    james888 wrote: »
    SamusDroid wrote: »
    Inb4 249

    I really love some of the new content, but it almost isn't even a contest. When I think of memorable patches I think b249 and b250.

    b250 flamer spam = apocalypse
  • meatmachinemeatmachine South England Join Date: 2013-01-06 Member: 177858Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    The build release or Kodiak :P

    Gorgeous was so bad I lost interest in the game for a few months, to return just in time for reinforced.

    Isn't Kodiak the only build that's introduced considerable new content and not broken everything? At least thats how I remember all the previous updates!
  • MaxAmusMaxAmus UK Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24779Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
    cant really remember the build number, but once lerks had Bilebomb. That was awesome.
  • G_LockG_Lock Playtester_ FL Join Date: 2013-04-03 Member: 184624Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    b216 flying skulks
  • KungFuJVKungFuJV Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15167Members
  • DC_DarklingDC_Darkling Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18068Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver
    when they remade part of the game like the swap from 1 shell per upgrade to the 3 shell system.
    best evah. (as I can be selfish and didnt have performance issues)
  • NordicNordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow
    when they remade part of the game like the swap from 1 shell per upgrade to the 3 shell system.
    best evah. (as I can be selfish and didnt have performance issues)
    b250

  • xen32xen32 Join Date: 2012-10-18 Member: 162676Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    I really liked that updated early after release, somewhere between 229-23x, where they made regen so OP, you could regenerate insanely fast even under enemy fire.
  • Blarney_StoneBlarney_Stone Join Date: 2013-03-08 Member: 183808Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I have very fond memories of 250. So many improvements to balance
  • NeoQuaker1NeoQuaker1 New York Join Date: 2013-02-19 Member: 183182Members, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    Gorgeous is my favorite because of gorge tunnels, rail guns, and Descent.
  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    Gorgeous to beat them all!

    Erm, b249 was the build that made you walk slower to use camo? Or was it 250?
  • VetinariVetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver
    coolitic wrote: »
    Gorgeous to beat them all!

    Erm, b249 was the build that made you walk slower to use camo? Or was it 250?

    It was before b250.
  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited May 2014
    This obviously has to be breakdancing marines content patch, with the added feature of causing100% choke while breakdancing on Build 202 :D
  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    edited May 2014
    Kouji_San wrote: »
    This obviously has to be breakdancing marines content patch, with the added feature of causing100% choke while breakdancing on Build 202 :D

    UWE removed a feature like that?

    Why UWE, WHY? I want to breakdance, I have my RIGHTS! =D
  • RapGodRapGod Not entirely sure... Join Date: 2013-11-12 Member: 189322Members
    Ahh yes the bile bomb lerk... how op and fun (when not a marine).
  • nezznezz Join Date: 2012-12-11 Member: 174712Members
    nothing stands out when i think about builds. can't even remember what build gorgeous was.
  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    nezz wrote: »
    nothing stands out when i think about builds. can't even remember what build gorgeous was.

    I am almost certain it was 249.
  • nezznezz Join Date: 2012-12-11 Member: 174712Members
    265. only build i can think of that wasn't full of bugs. Gorgeous was probably the worst, added new boring, non-competitive ideas and reduced performance.
  • cooliticcoolitic Right behind you Join Date: 2013-04-02 Member: 184609Members
    nezz wrote: »
    265. only build i can think of that wasn't full of bugs. Gorgeous was probably the worst, added new boring, non-competitive ideas and reduced performance.

    You don't like gorge tunnels? I thought those were very useful competitively =P

    As added bonus, it's a great place for gorges to chill out when there are few vents =D
  • HeatSurgeHeatSurge Some Guy Join Date: 2012-09-15 Member: 159438Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    nezz wrote: »
    Gorgeous was probably the worst, added new boring, non-competitive ideas and reduced performance.

    Agree. I don't have a favorite update, but if there was a least favorite update, gorgeous would be it by a long, long shot.

    Gorge tunnels weren't necessary for the game, still aren't, Descent is quite bleh IMO, and that build just demolished performance and introduced game-breaking bugs like 10-15 seconds of HDD grinding when entering tunnels and certain situations to the point where I had to stop playing until they patched the models to reduce memory usage.

    If I had to pick a favorite, I would've said somewhere before 249. I really think things were running great at some point, before gorgeous.
  • dragonmithdragonmith Join Date: 2013-02-04 Member: 182817Members, Reinforced - Diamond
    edited May 2014
    Lokis' patch (and Mendasp, and matso and bawNg and etc) because I technically helped make his map. I should get like 20, 25% of the shares too :P
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