The game will sport 40 levels and a graphics engine that pushes the 3D envelope. According to Computer Gaming World Editor Robert Coffey, Id Software is keeping the features that made Quake great and is making them even better. Unlike the renegade-style combat of Quake III, Team Fortress 2 rewards group effort and aims to enhance the social experience of multiplayer gaming. It would allow people who don't have really fast reflexes and everything to be able to contribute in a win. Players in TF2 will be able to choose from 12 types of characters in the squad that will define their role, expertise, and weaponry within the team.
Good communication is the key to success in team-based games.
TF2 will utilize a voice system that will let teammates talk in real time. And similar to Quake III, TF2 players will be aided and trained by bots during solo missions. Epic MegaGames hopes to redeem itself with Unreal Tournament. While Quake III and Team Fortress 2 concentrate on one aspect of multiplayer, Unreal Tournament will include deathmatch and team games as well as intelligent bots for single-player matches. The bots are really good and its really an enjoyable experience.