Okay, I admit I was too tired to wait for the 75th wrench to drop and went to bed before the next update news were released. Don’t think I’ve actually missed much.
Maybe my still sleepy eyes failed to register a 3rd unlock. All I saw was the introduction of another PL map, Hightower. At least I think it’s another PL map. The respective blog entry managed to be very confusing on that, talking about a new PL map as if they had not already presented one I came to believe was called Upward. I stick to the “confusing blog” theory and assume we will get two new PL maps.
But the blog was also confusing in another point. It mentioned wrenches (then again, wrenches are ever-present these days, aren’t they?) and then continued to talk about melee and a surprise. Well, I’m still waiting to be surprised, because I have no fucking idea what the blog was talking about. Knowing me it is probably something very obvious. Feel free to enlighten me.
(Update: Checking now the update page shows the wrench model by Watchmaker. Still no idea what’s this about.)
Then again I found something on the update page [1] which I suppose was not the surprise mentioned in the blog. There’s another hidden photo [2], or photos in this case, showing an engy building a lvl2 sentry then pack it up to erect it in its lvl2 state on another spot. At least that’s how I interpret these photos.
If I’m right Valve would have finally integrated a way to move a sentry instead of having to destroy and completely rebuild it. It may not be coincidence that the sentry in the photos is lvl2. Perhaps (and I think I suggested something like that in the past) the engy will get an alternative toolbox only building sentries up to lvl2 which in the fashion displayed can be relocated. [3] If that is true we would finally have the support for the offensive engineer which I have been whining about in the last few days. I’m looking forward to be proven right 
There is still one puzzle piece missing (besides the question what the 3rd melee unlock will be): The death icon showing a sentry firing a beam, commonly interpreted as a laser. I don’t think this has anything to do with the Wrangler. I expect the Wrangler to show regular death icons. So, will there be another feature for the sentry still waiting for us? Or was it just Valve trolling us?
We will see. The way I’ve understand the schedule I expect the update go live after the 100th wrench tonight; while revealing the final update info. If that’s the case we can discuss our first impressions tomorrow already.
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BTW: Yesterday Valve also released the Engy Achievements.
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