Talk:Team Fortress 2
Latest comment: 1 day ago by Urbanracer34 in topic Team Fortress 2 no longer supporting MacOS, period
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Q1: I'm positive the Spy has a French/Spanish/British/Italian accent. Can I add that to the article?
A1: The accent for the Spy cannot be verified by reliable sources. Unless a reliable source (which does not include fan sites or other wikis) can be found to verify the accent, or it is confirmed in a primary source from Valve, do not add accents for this character. Due to the wide-range of suggested accents for the character, it is prudent not to include any accent. Q2: The Scout comes from Brooklyn/New York/New England. Can I add this to the article?
A2: According to the preamble on the page for "Meet the Scout", the Scout comes from "the south side of Boston". This reference is straight from Valve, and is used as an in-line citation in the prose. A3: Although this was previously subject to much debate and was previously rested on machete due to the game models being named machete and a lack of reliable sources pointing to kukri, the introduction of the character customisation screen into the game has confirmed that the sniper carries a kukri, not a machete. Q4: The Demoman's bottle contains scotch/scrumpy. Can I add this to the article?
A4: As there is evidence to the effect that the demoman's bottle is both scotch (from a variety of game textures of the bottle) and scrumpy (from a line spoken by the demoman) it is more prudent not to refer to the bottle's contents, unless a reliable source can be used to conclusively back the point up. Furthermore, the exact contents of the Demoman's bottle is likely a trivial detail to most readers. Q5: Why doesn't the article mention the fact that the Pyro is female?
A5: Since no reliable sources are available to verify the Pyro's gender, it is entirely speculation, and should not be included as per Wikipedia's policy No original research. If in the future Valve confirms that the Pyro is indeed female, then this should be altered. Q6: Can we include game-guide content?
A6: As Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information or a game guide, do not include any game guide style content, such as indepth information on weapons, multiplayer map lists, lists of achievements, lists of ranks, trivia, etc. Individual sections consisting of in-depth information on each class falls into this category. Q7: Can I add fan sites, clans or the TF2 Wiki to the external links?
A7: Because Wikipedia is not a repository for links, Wikipedia has certain restrictions on what should and should not be linked to in the External links section. According the relevant guideline, fansites and wikis are almost always to be avoided. |
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Medic origin error
editI thought medic was from rottenburg, not stuttgart? JVR2023 (talk) 16:44, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
- Rottenburg is a Man Vs Machine location. Medic is stated in the official wiki to be from Stuttgart, Germany. GouDoug (talk) 04:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- The Medic's info page says its Stuttgart (https://www.teamfortress.com/classes.php?class=medic). The two cities update page says its Rottenburg (https://www.teamfortress.com/twocities/rottenburg/). This could be a continuity error or maybe Medic was born in one city and grew up in the other? 2601:646:9D82:3F50:A017:9282:8009:2C89 (talk) 20:57, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2024
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Add the fact that buds are no longer unanimous with trading, rarely being used today. Keys are now the most defined and used currency. 99.124.226.254 (talk) 03:38, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. '''[[User:CanonNi]]'''(talk|contribs) 03:45, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
memes section?
editthere is a lot of memes that have originated from tf2. for example, there is a popular tf2 meme known as "pootis," which is a misheard line from the heavy class. should a section about memes be added? AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 12:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
- Are there any reliable secondary sources that discuss those memes? IceWelder [✉] 18:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
- i am unsure, but i have searched it on google and only found youtube, reddit, and social media pages AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 21:13, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
- So you would agree that no reliable sources have covered them? IceWelder [✉] 17:26, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- I guess, but we could keep looking
- I saw this tvtropes page, but I am unsure if tvtropes is a wiki or a reliable source AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 18:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- I forgot to post this as well, but the show is based off of the meme AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 18:18, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not reliable, WP:RSPTVTROPES. Arslan35 (talk) 10:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- So you would agree that no reliable sources have covered them? IceWelder [✉] 17:26, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- i am unsure, but i have searched it on google and only found youtube, reddit, and social media pages AaronNinetyTwo (talk) 21:13, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Infobox
editThe infobox should list the price. Benjamin (talk) 02:42, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2024
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Gray Mann is now voiced in the summer 2023 community update last year by Matthew Simmons. Other voice lines were added by the same actor for Saxton Hale. Different actors are used for the main Mercenaries too. Ciaran footy (talk) 10:57, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP (talk • contribs) 23:02, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Review Bombing (SaveTF2)
editA few days ago users started to review bomb tf2 in a similar way to War Thunder in order for Valve to do something about the Bot problem
PotatoMonke (talk) 19:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)PotatoMonke
Semi-protected edit request on 11 June 2024
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Change "Windows" to "PC" in references to versions of TF2. 2601:600:A480:F7A0:CC9C:8EC5:EEE0:C10C (talk) 13:14, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Team Fortress 2 no longer supporting MacOS, period
editI found out that Steam has officially delisted Team Fortress 2 from their store yesterday for MacOS.
I tried putting it into the infobox but I could not make it work.
Can someone else add it for me please?
https://steamdb.info/changelist/23945028/
Thanks!
Urbanracer34 (talk) 16:57, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Urbanracer34 Infobox video game does not have a way to denote discontinuation of a platform. SteamDB is not a reliable source for Wikipedia, so we'd need to have a secondary reliable source (or a news post from Valve) in order to add it to the prose of the article. -- ferret (talk) 17:00, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Ferret Would the page on Steam's storefront be an OK source? https://store.steampowered.com/app/440/Team_Fortress_2/ Urbanracer34 (talk) 17:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- It's a really weird case where nothing says "Mac doesn't work anymore". This has an odd intersection with WP:OR. "Mac isn't listed after date" -> "Mac is discontinued". To verify this, we would need an web archive of 6/11 (6/12?) and the day after showing that Mac was removed. Then we could do prose like "On June 12, 2024, Mac was removed from the supported requirements." or similar. We can't do much commentary this way, but just the basic straight fact. -- ferret (talk) 17:13, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- I think I will pass working on this. It's not really that important. Just wanted the info out there. Urbanracer34 (talk) 17:15, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- So lets wait until a reliable source covers it AlexBobCharles (talk) 18:05, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- This just came out a couple of days ago: [1] Urbanracer34 (talk) 23:55, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
- It's a really weird case where nothing says "Mac doesn't work anymore". This has an odd intersection with WP:OR. "Mac isn't listed after date" -> "Mac is discontinued". To verify this, we would need an web archive of 6/11 (6/12?) and the day after showing that Mac was removed. Then we could do prose like "On June 12, 2024, Mac was removed from the supported requirements." or similar. We can't do much commentary this way, but just the basic straight fact. -- ferret (talk) 17:13, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Ferret Would the page on Steam's storefront be an OK source? https://store.steampowered.com/app/440/Team_Fortress_2/ Urbanracer34 (talk) 17:04, 13 June 2024 (UTC)