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{{Quotation|'''The Administrator'''|'''Friendship ends in one day.'''}}
 
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<span class="plainlinks">The '''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part1/index.htm WAR! Update]'''</span> was a class update for the [[Demoman]] and the [[Soldier]]. It was the second multi-class patch, and was the sixth major content pack released. The Update was first announced on December 9, 2009, and was released in the [[December 17, 2009 Patch]].
 
<span class="plainlinks">The '''[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part1/index.htm WAR! Update]'''</span> was a class update for the [[Demoman]] and the [[Soldier]]. It was the second multi-class patch, and was the sixth major content pack released. The Update was first announced on December 9, 2009, and was released in the [[December 17, 2009 Patch]].
  
The WAR! Update differed from previous updates by including two competitions, operating inside and outside the game. The first was announced at the start of the update; a kill tracker appeared in the HUD of anybody playing as a Demoman or Soldier, with the counter increasing each time they (as a Soldier) killed an enemy Demoman, or they (as a Demoman) killed an enemy Soldier. The personal totals of each player were added to a mass tally, and with each day of the Update a running total score for each side was displayed on the Update page. The Soldier won with 6,406,065 total kills to the Demoman's 6,372,979, granting the Soldier the prize of an extra unlockable weapon, the [[Gunboats]].
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The WAR! Update differed from previous updates by including two competitions, operating inside and outside the game. The first was announced at the start of the update; a kill tracker appeared in the HUD of anybody playing as a Demoman or Soldier, with the counter increasing each time they (as a Soldier) killed an enemy Demoman or they (as a Demoman) killed an enemy Soldier. The personal totals of each player were added to a mass tally, and with each day of the update a running total score for each side was displayed on the update page. The Soldier won with 6,406,065 total kills to the Demoman's 6,372,979, granting the Soldier the prize of an extra unlockable weapon, the [[Gunboats]].
  
The second competition was the [[Propaganda Contest]]. Users were encouraged to design propaganda posters for the side of their choice, supporting either the BLU Soldier or RED Demoman. The posters were then submitted to Valve to be judged through the Propaganda Contest website. The three leading prizes were later revealed to be a special [[Towering Pillar of Hats#Trivia|Towering Pillar of Hats]], [[Noble Amassment of Hats#Trivia|Noble Amassment of Hats]], and [[Modest Pile of Hat#Trivia|Modest Pile of Hat]] (for first, second and third place respectively), with unique models and names, distinguishable from the normal models by the attached orange prize ribbons.
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The second competition was the [[Propaganda Contest]]. Users were encouraged to design propaganda posters for the side of their choice, supporting either the BLU Soldier or RED Demoman. The posters were then submitted to Valve to be judged through the Propaganda Contest website. The three leading prizes were later revealed to be a special [[Towering Pillar of Hats#Trivia|Towering Pillar of Hats]], [[Noble Amassment of Hats#Trivia|Noble Amassment of Hats]], and [[Modest Pile of Hat#Trivia|Modest Pile of Hat]] (for first, second, and third place respectively) with unique models and names distinguishable from the normal models by the attached orange prize ribbons.
  
 
==Announcements==
 
==Announcements==
The WAR! Update page officially began on December 10th, 2009, as announced on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post "[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3225&p= The War Update]". The Update was released on December 17th.
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The WAR! Update page officially began on December 10th, 2009 as announced on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] post "[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3225&p= The War Update]". The update was released on December 17th.
  
 
*'''Day 1''': The WAR! Update began to track kills.
 
*'''Day 1''': The WAR! Update began to track kills.
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*'''Day 5''': The [[Direct Hit]] was announced.
 
*'''Day 5''': The [[Direct Hit]] was announced.
 
*'''Day 6''': The [[Equalizer]], [[Buff Banner]], and [[Scottish Resistance]] were all announced. The titles and icons for the [[Demoman achievements]] and [[Soldier achievements]] were also revealed.
 
*'''Day 6''': The [[Equalizer]], [[Buff Banner]], and [[Scottish Resistance]] were all announced. The titles and icons for the [[Demoman achievements]] and [[Soldier achievements]] were also revealed.
*'''Day 7''': The [[Soldier]] was announced to be the winner of the kill contest, receiving the [[Gunboats]] as a prize. The [[Control Point]] [[map]] [[Gorge]] and [[Capture the Flag]] map [[Double Cross]] were also announced. The achievements which were teased the previous day had their descriptions revealed.
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*'''Day 7''': The [[Soldier]] was announced to be the winner of the kill contest, receiving the [[Gunboats]] as a prize. The [[Control Point]] map [[Gorge]] and [[Capture the Flag]] map [[Double Cross]] were also announced. The achievements, which were teased the previous day, had their descriptions revealed.
 
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==Pre-announcement references==
 
==Pre-announcement references==
===New Administrator Voice Files===
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===New Administrator voice files===
Teasing of the WAR! update began with the [[December 7, 2009 Patch]], when [[Administrator responses#WAR! Update|new Administrator voice files]] were added to the game, which were randomly switched out with the normal voice files during gameplay if a Demoman and Soldier were being played by opposing teams. She would voice her disappointment and hint at the upcoming conflict, stating that her trust had been "betrayed" and that "friendship will not be tolerated".  
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Teasing of the WAR! Update began with the [[December 7, 2009 Patch]] when [[Administrator responses#WAR! Update|new Administrator voice files]] were added to the game which were randomly switched out with the normal voice files during gameplay if a Demoman and Soldier were being played by opposing teams. She would voice her disappointment and hint at the upcoming conflict by stating that her trust had been "betrayed" and that "Friendship will not be tolerated".  
 
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===WAR! Comic===
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===WAR! comic===
The first official hint came on December 9th 2009, with the blog post "[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3219&p=5 Attention Employees...]". It contained a single sentence of "Friendship ends in one day." and a link to a comic where [[Miss Pauling]] revealed to the [[Administrator]] that the BLU Soldier and RED Demoman had become friends. Fearing that the two would eventually find out they both work for the same person, the Administrator told Miss Pauling to contact [[Saxton Hale]] and order some new custom weapons as she was going to make the friends compete with each other.
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The first official hint came on December 9th 2009 with the blog post "[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3219&p=5 Attention Employees...]". It contained a single sentence of "Friendship ends in one day." and a link to a comic where [[Miss Pauling]] revealed to the [[Administrator]] that the BLU Soldier and RED Demoman had become friends. Fearing that the two would eventually find out that they both work for the same person, the Administrator told Miss Pauling to contact [[Saxton Hale]] and order some new custom weapons as she was going to make the friends compete with each other.
  
 
This comic continued over the next few days alongside the update itself. It continued on to show [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ Saxton Hale] being contacted and shipping out the new weapons, and the [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/ Demoman] and [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/ Soldier] being tricked into competing with each other.
 
This comic continued over the next few days alongside the update itself. It continued on to show [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ Saxton Hale] being contacted and shipping out the new weapons, and the [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/ Demoman] and [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/ Soldier] being tricked into competing with each other.
 
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== Update Gallery ==
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== Update gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:WAR!_Update_Hub.png|'''Day 1'''. The Hub of the WAR! Update
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File:WAR!_Update_Hub.png|'''Day 1''' The hub of the WAR! Update.
File:WAR!_Update_Day_2.png|'''Day 2'''.
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_2.png|'''Day 2'''
File:WAR!_Update_Day_3.png|'''Day 3'''.
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_3.png|'''Day 3'''
File:WAR!_Update_Day_4.png|'''Day 4'''.
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_4.png|'''Day 4'''
File:WAR!_Update_Day_5.png|'''Day 5'''.
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_5.png|'''Day 5'''
File:WAR!_Update_Day_6.png|'''Day 6'''.
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_6.png|'''Day 6'''
File:WAR!_Update_Day_7.png|'''Day 7'''. Victory Day
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File:WAR!_Update_Day_7.png|'''Day 7''' Victory
File:WAR!_Update_The_Demoman_Update.png|Full summary of the Demoman update
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File:WAR!_Update_The_Demoman_Update.png|Full summary of the Demoman update.
File:WAR!_Update_The_Soldier_Update.png|Full summary of the Soldier update
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File:WAR!_Update_The_Soldier_Update.png|Full summary of the Soldier update.
File:Free weekend steam popup war.jpg|Steam popup advertising the ''Team Fortress 2'' WAR! Update free weekend
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File:Free weekend steam popup war.jpg|Steam popup advertising the ''Team Fortress 2'' WAR! Update free weekend.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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=== Hidden Pages ===
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=== Hidden pages ===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Hidden-Page_Poopyjoe.png|Poopy Joe news article hidden image
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File:Hidden-Page_Poopyjoe.png|Poopy Joe news article, hidden image
File:Hidden-Page_Shakespearicles.png|Shakespearicles Portrait hidden image
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File:Hidden-Page_Shakespearicles.png|Shakespearicles portrait, hidden image
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* In reference to this event several domination lines have been added to the Soldier and Demoman referencing their former friendship. The Soldier may say 'you were good son, real good' to a killed Demoman, and the Demoman may slurr 'I love you man' after killing a Soldier.
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* In reference to this event, several domination lines have been added to the Soldier and Demoman referencing their former friendship. The Soldier may say 'you were good son, real good' to a killed Demoman, and the Demoman may slurr 'I love you man' after killing a Soldier.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 03:12, 30 August 2011

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see December 17, 2009 Patch.
http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part1/index.htm
Friendship ends in one day.
The Administrator

The WAR! Update was a class update for the Demoman and the Soldier. It was the second multi-class patch, and was the sixth major content pack released. The Update was first announced on December 9, 2009, and was released in the December 17, 2009 Patch.

The WAR! Update differed from previous updates by including two competitions, operating inside and outside the game. The first was announced at the start of the update; a kill tracker appeared in the HUD of anybody playing as a Demoman or Soldier, with the counter increasing each time they (as a Soldier) killed an enemy Demoman or they (as a Demoman) killed an enemy Soldier. The personal totals of each player were added to a mass tally, and with each day of the update a running total score for each side was displayed on the update page. The Soldier won with 6,406,065 total kills to the Demoman's 6,372,979, granting the Soldier the prize of an extra unlockable weapon, the Gunboats.

The second competition was the Propaganda Contest. Users were encouraged to design propaganda posters for the side of their choice, supporting either the BLU Soldier or RED Demoman. The posters were then submitted to Valve to be judged through the Propaganda Contest website. The three leading prizes were later revealed to be a special Towering Pillar of Hats, Noble Amassment of Hats, and Modest Pile of Hat (for first, second, and third place respectively) with unique models and names distinguishable from the normal models by the attached orange prize ribbons.

Announcements

The WAR! Update page officially began on December 10th, 2009 as announced on the TF2 Official Blog post "The War Update". The update was released on December 17th.

Additions

Weapons

Direct Hit Direct Hit
Buff Banner Buff Banner
Equalizer Equalizer
Gunboats Gunboats
Scottish Resistance Scottish Resistance
Chargin' Targe Chargin' Targe
Eyelander Eyelander

Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Gorge Cp gorge.jpg Control Point
Controlpoint.png
cp_gorge
Double Cross CTF DoubleCross RedBase.png Capture the Flag
Intel red idle.png
ctf_doublecross

Pre-announcement references

New Administrator voice files

Teasing of the WAR! Update began with the December 7, 2009 Patch when new Administrator voice files were added to the game – which were randomly switched out with the normal voice files during gameplay if a Demoman and Soldier were being played by opposing teams. She would voice her disappointment and hint at the upcoming conflict by stating that her trust had been "betrayed" and that "Friendship will not be tolerated".

WAR! comic

The first official hint came on December 9th 2009 with the blog post "Attention Employees...". It contained a single sentence of "Friendship ends in one day." and a link to a comic where Miss Pauling revealed to the Administrator that the BLU Soldier and RED Demoman had become friends. Fearing that the two would eventually find out that they both work for the same person, the Administrator told Miss Pauling to contact Saxton Hale and order some new custom weapons as she was going to make the friends compete with each other.

This comic continued over the next few days alongside the update itself. It continued on to show Saxton Hale being contacted and shipping out the new weapons, and the Demoman and Soldier being tricked into competing with each other.

Update gallery

Hidden pages

Trivia

  • In reference to this event, several domination lines have been added to the Soldier and Demoman referencing their former friendship. The Soldier may say 'you were good son, real good' to a killed Demoman, and the Demoman may slurr 'I love you man' after killing a Soldier.

External links