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4.) It's the MEDIC.
 
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The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ Über Update]'''</span> is a [[Patches#Major updates|major content]] update for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and was released on [[June 23, 2011 Patch|June 23, 2011]]. It was heralded as, "the biggest, most ambitious update in the history of ''Team Fortress 2''." Similar to other major updates such as the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]] and the [[Engineer Update]], the Über Update followed a four-day-long system of daily content previews, the last of which featured the release of [[Meet the Medic]].
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The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ Über Update]'''</span> is a [[Patches#Major updates|major content]] update for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and is set to be released on [[June 23, 2011 Patch|June 23, 2011]].
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Similar to other major updates such as the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]] and the [[Engineer Update]], the Über Update follows a four-day-long system of daily content previews, one of which will feature the release of [[Meet the Medic]].
  
 
== Day One: Mobster Monday ==
 
== Day One: Mobster Monday ==
 
Day One revealed mob-themed item packs for the [[Heavy]] and the [[Spy]], Black Market Business and The Man of Honor, respectively, as well as a new [[Payload]] map, [[Barnblitz]].
 
Day One revealed mob-themed item packs for the [[Heavy]] and the [[Spy]], Black Market Business and The Man of Honor, respectively, as well as a new [[Payload]] map, [[Barnblitz]].
  
=== Class Sets ===
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=== Weapons ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}'''
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}'''
| width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#Black Market Business|Black Market Business]]'''
 
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Tomislav|icon-size=75px}}
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Tomislav|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Tomislav]]'''
 
|  '''[[Tomislav]]'''
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| '''[[Eviction Notice]]'''
 
| '''[[Eviction Notice]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Capo's Capper|75px}}
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
| '''[[Capo's Capper]]'''
 
|-
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The Man of Honor|The Man of Honor]]'''
 
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Enforcer|icon-size=75px}}
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Enforcer|icon-size=75px}}
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Enforcer]]'''
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| '''[[Enforcer]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Big Earner|75px}}
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Big Earner|75px}}
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Big Earner]]'''
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| '''[[Big Earner]]'''
 
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|-
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|}
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=== Miscellaneous items ===
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Made Man|75px}}
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Made Man|75px}}
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Made Man]]'''
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| '''[[Made Man]]'''
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Cosa Nostra Cap|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Cosa Nostra Cap]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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| width="60px" | {{code|pl_barnblitz}}
 
| width="60px" | {{code|pl_barnblitz}}
 
|-
 
|-
|}
 
 
== Day Two: TimbukTuesday ==
 
Day Two revealed desert-themed item packs for the [[Sniper]] and the [[Demoman]], "Lawrence of Australia" and "One Thousand and One Demoknights," respectively. A hidden page, accessed by clicking on a crushed can of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]], also revealed a Bonk-themed set for the [[Scout]] known as "The #1 Fan".
 
 
=== Class Sets ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Sniper|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" rowspan=3| '''[[Item sets#Lawrence of Australia|Lawrence of Australia]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Bazaar Bargain|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Bazaar Bargain]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Shahanshah|75px}}
 
| '''[[Shahanshah]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Desert Marauder|75px}}
 
| '''[[Desert Marauder]]'''
 
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Demoman|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#One Thousand and One Demoknights|One Thousand and One Demoknights]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Splendid Screen|icon-size=75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Splendid Screen]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Persian Persuader|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Persian Persuader]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Ali Baba's Wee Booties|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Ali Baba's Wee Booties]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Sultan's Ceremonial|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Sultan's Ceremonial]]'''
 
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The #1 Fan|The #1 Fan]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Soda Popper|icon-size=75px}}
 
| '''[[Soda Popper]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Atomizer|75px}}
 
| '''[[Atomizer]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Winger|75px}}
 
| '''[[Winger]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Bonk Boy|75px}}
 
| '''[[Bonk Boy]]'''
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
== Day Three: World War Wednesday ==
 
Day Three revealed two World War II item sets for the [[Soldier]], the General's Formals and the Airborne Armaments. Later in the day, a hidden page, accessed by clicking on the drawing of the [[Pyro]] on a whiteboard, revealed a hidden secondary weapon for the Pyro, the [[Detonator]].
 
 
=== Class Sets ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=8| '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#Airborne Armaments|Airborne Armaments]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Liberty Launcher|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Liberty Launcher]]'''
 
|-
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Reserve Shooter|75px}}
 
| '''[[Reserve Shooter]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Market Gardener|75px}}
 
| '''[[Market Gardener]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Jumper's Jeepcap|75px}}
 
| '''[[Jumper's Jeepcap]]'''
 
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| width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The General's Formals|The General's Formals]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Mantreads|icon-size=75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" |  '''[[Mantreads]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Disciplinary Action|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Disciplinary Action]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Armored Authority|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Armored Authority]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Fancy Dress Uniform|75px}}
 
| style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Fancy Dress Uniform]]'''
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
=== Weapons ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=5| '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Detonator|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Detonator]]'''
 
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|}
 
 
== Day Four: Meet the Medic and Free to Play Announcement ==
 
Day 4 saw the unveiling of [[Meet the Medic]], a new Medic item set called The Clinical Trial, and the announcement that ''Team Fortress 2'' would be free to play.
 
===Class Sets===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes}}'''
 
| width="60px" rowspan=3| '''[[Item sets#The Clinical Trial|The Clinical Trial]]'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Overdose|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Overdose]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Quick-Fix|75px}}
 
| '''[[Quick-Fix]]'''
 
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| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Solemn Vow|75px}}
 
| '''[[Solemn Vow]]'''
 
|}
 
===Hats===
 
To compensate those who originally purchased ''Team Fortress 2'', a promotional headgear is being awarded to all purchasers.
 
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"| '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Proof of Purchase|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Proof of Purchase]]'''
 
|}
 
 
== Day Five: Stuff Friday (Post-update blog post) ==
 
Day 5 was a [[blog]] post following the update<ref>[http://tf2.com/post.php?id=5731 Day 5 on the TF2 Blog]</ref>, it announced the availability of the [[Meet the Medic (taunt)|"Meet the Medic"]] & [[Schadenfruede]] taunts on the [[Mann Co. Store]]; the [[Merchandise|Limited edition "Meet the Medic" lithograph]] in the [[Valve store]] and ''Über Update'' related wallpapers added to the [http://tf2.com/artwork.php Artwork section] of the TF2 website.  Day 5 was not featured on the Über Update mini-site.
 
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=1| '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Meet the Medic (taunt)|icon-size=75px}}
 
|  '''[[Meet the Medic (taunt)]]'''
 
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| width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"  rowspan=1| '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Schadenfruede|75px}}
 
| '''[[Schadenfruede]]'''
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The numbers on the placards [[Heavy]] and [[Spy]] are holding up in their mug shots on the Mobster Monday page are the release dates of their respective ''[[Meet the Team]]'' videos. [[Meet the Heavy]] was released on May 14th, 2007 and [[Meet the Spy]] was released on May 19th, 2009.
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* The numbers on the placards [[Heavy]] and [[Spy]] are holding up in their mug shots on the Mobster Monday page are the release dates of their respective ''[[Meet the Team]]'' videos.
** The placards have the area code NM on them, which in the USA is the standard abbreviation of New Mexico.
 
** The placards also read "Teufort," [[2Fort]]'s locational name.
 
 
 
*TimbukTuesday refers to {{w|Timbuktu}}, a West African town that is commonly stereotyped as being exotically far away.
 
 
 
* The Lawrence of Australia [[Sniper]] Pack is a reference to the 1962 film ''{{W|Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia}}'', which is based on the life of T.E. Lawrence, a British commander and his experiences in Arabia during World War I.
 
 
 
* "One Thousand and One Demoknights" is a reference to ''{{W|One Thousand and One Nights}}'', a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic.
 
** "Demoknight" is a term referring to Demomen wielding either of his shields paired with any of the Demoman's swords or axes.
 
 
 
*The helmet the Soldier wears on the top of the page for Day 3 resembles the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregf422/3903068072/ helmet] of {{w|George S. Patton}}. In keeping with theme, Patton was a General in World War II (for which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton_(film) a film] was made about him), and was well-known for being eccentric, and for use of a riding crop, similar to the Soldier.
 
 
 
*Before a big battle or the start of a war, the commanding officer of a group of soldiers may give a speech in order to raise morale and rally the strength of their troops, similar to how the General's Formals Soldier on Day 3 is.
 
**The speech seen on Day 3 features {{w|Dr. Seuss}}-style writing, including lines like "We will fight them on a BOAT!", "We will fight them in a MOAT!", and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham WE WILL NOT EAT GREEN EGGS AND HAM!]".
 
***The first part is also a reference to {{W|Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill's}} speech before the Battle of Britian.
 
**The line "Do you maggots remember the speech from Braveheart?" refers to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwqNa39DqE this scene] in Braveheart.
 
**The line "MISTER GARPABARP, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!" refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall! famous speech] given by President Ronald Reagan at Brandenburg Gate, in which Reagan challenged then-Head of State of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
 
 
 
* The battleplan on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/day_03.html|World War Wednesday] page is identical to the one featured in [[Meet the Heavy]]. [http://filesmelt.com/dl/Whiteboard_Similarity.png].
 
 
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Uber_Update_hub_day_1.png|'''Day 1.''' The [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Heavy_2|Black Market Business]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Spy_2|The Man of Honor]] Packs were announced
 
File:Uber Update hub day 2.png|'''Day 2.''' The [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Sniper_2|Lawrence of Australia]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Demoman_2|One Thousand and One Demokights]] Packs were announced
 
File:Uber Update hub day 3 alt.jpg|'''Day 3.''' [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Soldier_2|The General's Formals]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Soldier_3|Airbourne Armaments]] were announced
 
File:Uber_Update_hub_day_4.png|'''Day 4.''' ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' released and [[The Clinical Trial]] announced.
 
File:Unused_uber_update_logo.png|Unused logo of the Über Update
 
File:TF2 New Menu.jpg|The new menu page after the Über Update
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== Hidden Pages ==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Uberupdatesecretpage.png|[[Item_sets#.C2.A0Scout_2|The #1 Fan]] hidden page
 
File:The Detonator.png|The [[Detonator]] hidden page
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== References ==
 
<references/>
 
  
==External links==
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==External Links==
*[http://teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ The Über Update]
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[http://teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ The Uber Update]
  
  

Revision as of 08:48, 27 June 2011

Über Update Title Card.jpg
We've been holding one of the surprises pretty close to the vest for months now. We don't want to ruin it, but we'll give you four clues to get you guessing:

1.) It IS a "Meet the" short.
2.) It involves ONE of the two remaining classes.
3.) It's NOT the Pyro.

4.) It's the MEDIC.
TF2 Official Blog

The Über Update is a major content update for Team Fortress 2 and is set to be released on June 23, 2011.

Similar to other major updates such as the Sniper vs. Spy Update and the Engineer Update, the Über Update follows a four-day-long system of daily content previews, one of which will feature the release of Meet the Medic.

Day One: Mobster Monday

Day One revealed mob-themed item packs for the Heavy and the Spy, Black Market Business and The Man of Honor, respectively, as well as a new Payload map, Barnblitz.

Weapons

Tomislav Tomislav
Family Business Family Business
Eviction Notice Eviction Notice
Enforcer Enforcer
Big Earner Big Earner

Miscellaneous items

Made Man Made Man

Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Barnblitz Barnblitz.PNG Payload
BLU Bombcart.png
pl_barnblitz

Trivia

  • The numbers on the placards Heavy and Spy are holding up in their mug shots on the Mobster Monday page are the release dates of their respective Meet the Team videos.

External Links

The Uber Update