Heavy Update
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A Heavy Update was the third major content update for Team Fortress 2.
The Heavy class was the face of the update, recieving three new weapons, providing players with greater gameplay opportunities. To accompany the Sandvich consumable weapon, Meet the Sandvich was released alongside the update. The update also pioneered the Slowdown mechanic.
A new gamemode Arena was introduced, focusing on combat between the two teams and bringing five new maps to the game. The maps Badwater Basin and Steel was also included.
The update was released on August 19, 2008.
Contents
Additions
Weapons
| Class | Weapon | Name |
|---|---|---|
 Heavy |
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Natascha |
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Sandvich | |
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Killing Gloves of Boxing |
Maps
| Game Mode | Image | Map Name | File Name |
|---|---|---|---|
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Badwater Basin | pl_badwater | |
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Steel | cp_steel | |
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Badlands (Arena) | arena_badlands | |
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Granary (Arena) | arena_granary | |
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Lumberyard | arena_lumberyard | |
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Well (Arena) | arena_well | |
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Ravine | arena_ravine |
Meet the Sandvich
Update progress
Beginning a recurring theme within major updates, the Heavy Update was released on a daily basis. Each day was marked with a unique page depicting at least one of the aspects of the update, before all were released.
Gallery
The official hub.
Release of community map, Steel
Release of the K.G.B. and the Heavy achievements
Release of Badwater Basin
Release of Natascha
Release of Arena Game Mode and 5 Arena Maps
Release of Meet the Sandvich
External links
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