Team Fortress 2 Classless Update Details

Valve has updated the official Team Fortress 2 blog with details of its upcoming "classless" update. The update will introduce 18 new hats into the game along with a new multiplayer map called Arena Offblast.

Arena Offblast is a fast-paced, high-altitude community map set in a top secret missile silo wedged into the top of a hollowed-out mountain. Open-air paths and narrow hallways converge on a central control point located just under the silo's blast doors.

This mountaintop arena also boasts a sheer cliff face encircling the battleground, giving you the chance to help your opponents improve their tactics. Specifically, anyone you blast over the side will get some time to think about the various flaws in their "standing next to the edge of a cliff" strategy as they plummet to an excruciating, non-respawnable death.

This is Day #1 of the update, so we're sure to find out more cool stuff as the week rolls on. Check out the official blog update here.

Bryn says: Heh. The first ever classless update, eh? I wonder what other fun stuff Valve's got planned for the next few days of rollout info? One thing's for sure. Team Fortress 2 is the best supported game of recent times -- more developers and publishers need to take notice and follow suit.

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