Mann vs. Machine (disambiguation)

From Team Fortress Wiki
Revision as of 04:48, 14 August 2012 by Kajoman (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are absolutely prepared to deal with this, and you are going to be just fine. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories.
Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website
Mvm logo.png

Mann vs. Machine is an upcoming update for Team Fortress 2, announced on August 13, 2012 and due to be released on August 15, 2012.

Day 1: Machines

Day 1 revealed a new co-op game mode in which teams of six players fight a horde of bots, as well as a new map, Mannworks, and multiple special classes of robots introduced for the new mode. It also revealed the trailer for the mode.

Robots

Machine Based on Equipped with Abilities
Steel Gauntlet Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Fists of Steel
  • Very durable
  • Damage resistant
  • Good with its fists
Demoknight Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Eyelander
Chargin' Targe
  • Sword-wielding maniac
  • Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
Bowman Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Huntsman
  • Deadly accurate
  • Quick on the draw
Minor League Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Sandman
Quick Fix Medic Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Quick-Fix
  • Heals fast
  • Can't über
Heavyweight champ Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Killing Gloves of Boxing
Pugilist's Protector
  • Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
  • Attacks in large groups
Über Medic Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Medi Gun
  • ÜberCharges like a maniac
Sydney Sniper Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Sydney Sleeper

Giant robots

Giant robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.

Machine Based on Abilities
Rapid Fire Soldier Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
Deflector Heavy Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
Super Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!

Special

Robots sent out to do very specific tasks

Machine Abilities
Sentry Buster Detects sentries that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending sentry, exploding after a couple of seconds.

Mannworks

Mannworks, a new map designed for Mann vs. Machine, was also announced on Day 1.

Day 2: Mercs

Day 3: Bounty

Trailer

Trivia

  • Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second ARG, which led to the Blood Brothers comic. Hints were also included in the maps Foundry and Doomsday.
  • A robot which looks like a Bowman or Sydney Sniper without a hat appears on the Engineer Update page, and a Demoknight head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
  • What appears to be one of the pictures of the BLU Scout's mother from Meet The Spy is being used as ante in the BLU Soldier and Demoman's card game (most visible at 1:07).

External links