[PC] GFF Team Fortress 2 Crew!

This is a popular opinion I do not share, but most would say that Pyro is the game's overall weakest class. That may change with Pyro's patch, especially since a while back Robin Walker of Valve mentioned that they're particularly looking at Pyro vs. Soldier. Still, for the moment, a Soldier aiming at his own feet is far more deadly at close combat than a Pyro.

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Haven't been playing much recently; guess I got kinda sick of the game. News on Steam today though:

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We've almost completely wrapped up the next big release for Team Fortress 2, which will focus on the Pyro class, along with the Meet the Sniper movie. We've spent time looking at how the recent Medic release went, and have rolled feedback from that release into the new item designs for the Pyro and into the design of the achievements required to unlock those items. One item, shown here in concept form, will be the Axtinguisher. Although it does about half of normal damage to standard run-of-the-mill non-burning enemies, once you light someone on fire the Axtinguisher will guarantee a critical hit.



Along with all of the new content, we're also going to be making some significant changes to the Pyro class for everyone, regardless of whether they have unlocked any new items.

Sounds pretty interesting, and a lot sooner than I expected if it actually is "almost completely wrapped up."

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Everything about this update sounds pretty awesome. I've never played Fastlane, but Turbine is one of my favorite maps. I'm not sure whether I'll end up using the air compressor or the backburner (probably the air compressor), but both look pretty good.

Pyro is one of my most played classes, and those achievements seem to be right at a good amount of challenge. There seem to be a handful that pretty much require cooperation from enemies, though.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Rollins

Could a Pyro possibly be quick enough to push that ground rocket back in a soldier's face? And if this thing lets me push around stickies on the ground, then Pyros will be ridiculously invaluable now on Payload and CP maps. I guess we'll have to wait and see tomorrow during Pyro Fest 2008.

Timing and practical issues of being next to a soldier as he rocket jumps aside, no, I don't think this works.

A) Sounds like the compressor pushes the rocket in the direction you're aiming, so it would likely just hit the ground nearby.
B) You would also push the soldier with the compressor.

And you do know that any gun can push stickies now, right?

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Edit: I was also thinking, might a pyro be able to Air Pressure Jump now with their ability?

No. Designer Robin Walker says they experimented with this, but found it wasn't as fun as it sounded. They tried relegating it to an unlockable weapon, but then players got confused about what the air-blast could and couldn't do.

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OH NOES I COPY PASTA'D SOMETHING GENERIC.

If it was direct from Robin Walker then yeah, but otherwise who the fuck cares?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Pangalin

It's plagiarism. In this case it's mostly harmless but as a general rule it's helpful to source the original author so that the phrase may be put in its proper context and — you know what? This is remedial. What kind of faggot are you that you don't understand basic concepts like this?

No shit, sherlock? You've really got the condescending pseudo-intellectual part down, have you been in theater?

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Ooooooh, that kind of faggot.

Yes, every term I've ever used once in my life is so indicative.

Big surprise no one ever invites you when we play TF2.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Pangalin

(PS: I have no idea who "we" is so you might want to enlighten me on that point so that I can be properly resentful. Is this like a royal We kind of situation?)

You know, GFF? The thread where you're posting, and the Steam community group you belong to? Conversations tend to go:

"We could use more people. Pang's on, anyone want to ask him?"
"No, that's okay."
"Yeah, I'll pass."

Although you're already pretty resentful of this place in general, so you don't really need to do anything different. So you can stop pretending to care about plagiarism and go satisfy your emotional need for trolling elsewhere, like the MGS4 thread or the Quiet Place.

FELIPE NO

Yeah, xiao, facestabs are still pretty common. Maybe I haven't played spy enough, but backstabs still seem to work well enough too.

I wonder how many of these updates will defy expectations. With medic, you'd expect to at least get a heal, but unless it helped a medic get an achievement you probably wouldn't. With pyro, you'd expect spies would have a hard time, but it doesn't seem like it (although this is more likely due to the fact that pyros are more useful offensively now).

Originally Posted by pompadork

Can we organize another day where we all play so i can dominate again ~ ~ ~

Name a date and time, and preferably a server. Of course, we probably don't want to use mine again.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yeah, it's not as simple as clicking "Create Server." I'm not really sure how to set up a non-dedicated server, but Valve has instructions for setting up a dedicated standalone. Of course, this would work best on a different computer than the one you're playing on, if one is available.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So they've removed the health bonus from the Backburner, and from the looks of it many pyros have already switched back to the regular flamethrower. I guess I will too, since Backburner crits from behind only seem to work about half the time.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

For those not keeping up there's been a couple updates:

New payload map, Badwater Basin.

And today, Natascha, a minigun with a 100% chance to slow targets on hit (but it doesn't say how much or how long) and does 25% less damage.

Interesting, but I'd still rather have seen what will apparently be the sticky-destroying lightning shotgun.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

TF2 Halloween Event

The gist of it: Halloween map, temporary achievements through Nov. 2nd that get you Halloween hats.

Also, the game is on sale on Steam for $2.50 for about 10 more minutes or so.

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Friendship ends in one day.

Spoiler:

Looks like we're getting a combination soldier+demoman update. I've been dreading updates for both classes, since they already seem a little too powerful to me (although admittedly demoman can be hard to play if you're not just sticky camping). I suppose it's a relief that, like most classes generally have, they'll probably get stuff that's not as good as what they already have. Mostly I just feel bad for poor engineer - he's desperately needed an update more than anyone, and he'll probably be hurting even more after this. Regardless, I liked the comic.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Meh, those things helped engie, but they're a long shot from an update.

The problem is that, from the beginning, everyone figured out the best spots to place sentries. Sentries haven't gotten any better. Players have gotten better though, have figured out how to take out just about any sentry with ease, and now sentries are obsolete.

The class being stale and not much fun doesn't help, either.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Not sure how many people here still play TF2, but if you don't keep up with it, you might want to hear this. (As long as you play the PC version, that is).

Just released today:

Click on the image for full details. Or if you just want the gist of it:

• 17 new community created items for 5 classes.
• Online store. Functional items can still always be attained for free through crafting/drops, but a handful of cosmetic items can only be purchased.
• You can now trade/gift items with other players (unless you bought it through the store).
• Dueling mini-game, whatever that means.

Naturally there's a lot of nerd rage over microtransactions, but like usual it's just a lot of hot air over something that's not a big deal.

The one thing I'm a bit disappointed about was the supposed inclusion of a 6th class, which didn't happen. And I was hoping it would be medic, since it's been a hella long time since he's gotten anything.

FELIPE NO

Yeah, I just noticed the Vita-saw today, but it's pretty underwhelming.

And yeah the new spy stuff is fun, but I don't know if I'd go as far as overpowered. If anything, it's the Dead Ringer that's been broken this entire time, and combining it with the Polycount stuff just makes it even better.

After a few days of the update being out, the one thing I really don't like are the crates. It'd be nice if they didn't apparently have a 90% chance of getting a Scottish Resistance. Yeah, you can choose to trade them away, but if that's the only particularly smart choice you've got, then they're they're not going to be a valid trade item for very long.

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