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The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe’en Special
By Shaun Hatton - October 29th, 2009
Today the good people at Valve announced details of The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe’en Special, and as of right now, I don’t have to guess where Jorge is or what game he’s playing.
The special takes place from today through to November 2, so if you have the game (it was on sale for $2.49 earlier today but I didn’t get a chance to tell the world [meaning our five readers] about it) be sure to log in and have a go at it.
Valve is warning players, somewhat sarcastically, to brace for fear as the update includes Mildly Disturbing Halloween Hats (paper bags with goofy “scary” faces drawn on them), a new KOTH map called “Harvest” (which is haunted by a ghost!), and exploding pumpkins.
On top of this there are five “Scarechievements” to be had for the duration of the special. These limited-time achievements are:
Candy Coroner
Collect 20 Halloween pumpkins from dead players to unlock a hat.Scared Stiff
Kill a player scared by the ghost haunting KOTH Harvest.Ghastly Gibus Grab
Dominate a player wearing the Ghastly Gibus to earn your own.Costume Contest
Kill a spy disguised as your current class.Attack o’ Lantern
Cause the deaths of 5 players by exploding nearby pumpkin bombs.
So there you go. We have to hand it to Valve for having the guts to explore a business model based on free DLC and frequent updates. It would appear their sales numbers support their chosen marketing methods.
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Know what kills a Hallowe’en special? By putting the damn map up 24/7 over the weekend. Harvest is a great map until the 20th consecutive time you’ve played it.