Sometimes, the laser suddenly changes pace, or becomes very still, seemingly pointing at nothing. They try to mislead the spy about their focus of attention, hoping to bait a confirmation tell from a highly suspicious guest who thinks he can take advantage of the lack of sniper presence. The bait Experienced snipers often point the laser in one direction while looking at the other. Does he guard the bug? Go for a quick time add! Does he stare down Toby and his tray? Transfer the microfilm! Try to guess what the sniper is likely focusing on and take advantage of his lack of attention somewhere else. Pay close attention to the laser at all times.
As of January 24, 2013, the cosmetics released in this update have been retired and can no longer be found as random drops, crafted, bought, or unboxed in Unusual quality.The Camera Beard can be seen before it was released, listed on the catalog on Day 4, with writing from the Spy calling it "ridiculous".Spy Update is the longest major class update to Team Fortress 2. By counting all of the Announcement days, the weekend delay and the bonus day, the Sniper vs.A BLU Spy periodically appeared behind the RED Sniper in the Day 3 post of the Sniper Update, before the joint Spy Update was ultimately revealed.
Sawmill (Arena) was the first map for Team Fortress 2 created and released by Valve that contained an atmospheric effect with the introduction of ambient rain and Pipeline was the first map to take place during night.This was changed back just over a week later with the Patch, which brought back the Milestone System in addition to the item drop system. For a brief period, the new Sniper and Spy weapons were only obtainable through random drops, regardless of how many achievements had been completed. Spy Update also brought about the implementation of the item drop system. The article concluded with stating that the Sniper's new unlock would promote the Sniper to move in closer to his enemies to give them a fighting chance. It discussed that one of the main reasons for the unlock was due to players feeling hatred toward Snipers, as they were the cause of many deaths that were outside their area of engagement. On May 5, 2009, Valve made a post titled " You better hold onto your head, mate" which explored the reasoning as to how the Sniper's new primary weapon came about. These were later revealed to be the Spy update and the addition of cosmetic items, respectively. The post also hinted at 2 other updates, one that would be completed before the Sniper Updates release, and another that include some new content for all classes. The next day, April 2, 2009, Valve published yet another post on the Official Blog, " Wave goodbye to yer head, wanker", which confirmed that the Sniper was indeed the next class to be receiving an update. Day 9 (Bonus Day): The community map Hoodoo was announced along with the addition of 9 new at-the-time cosmetic items.Day 7: Jarate was announced along with the Sniper achievements being revealed.The Meet the Spy video had been leaked the previous day, May 17th, on YouTube due to a bug which allowed iPhones to view videos marked as "Private".
Day 5: The Spy achievements are revealed as well as Meet the Spy officially being announced.Announcements resumed as usual on May 18th. There was a 2-day gap between announcements due to the weekend. The weapons Dead Ringer and Cloak and Dagger were mentioned with slight details via a picture of an order form from the Spy. Day 4: The Spy was revealed to also be receiving an update.Day 2: The Payload Race map Pipeline, the first of its game type, and 2 new arena maps, Sawmill and Nucleus, were announced.Spy Update page officially began on May 12th, 2009, as announced on the Official Blog post " G'day". 3.1 "Jarate: The Jar-Based Karate" Flyer.