This is a pretty nifty site. It displays data on how frequently maps are played,  server stats,  statistics on a player’s time played/points/current items/etc., and my personal favorite: Item usage. It shows how much people use unlocks compared to the standard weapons, gathered from a sample of ~1,400 players. According to it, only 9% of players use the backburner, while 82% use the ubersaw. And there’s also a bit more.

If you’d like, you can  join their Steam group to apply for more advanced stats.

No, we’re not talking about the April Fools joke that was posted a couple of days ago, a new official blog post has shown up stating that the sniper will be the next class to receive an update.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll be dreading the day that update hits the tubes. Fighting a couple of decent snipers on some maps is annoying enough!

After you get over the dissapointment of no ‘meet the’ video, or lament over the fact that Valve didn’t release a new gameplay mode with the update, you’ll find that more that meets the eye has changed.

As we’ve come to expect from the last few updates, there’s the first thing you see when you join a server:

Not only are there tons of scouts jumping around, even the other classes are affected Continue reading »