Tuesday's Update - DON'T MAKE ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT IT.
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Nobody can deny that, measured solely by their ability to blow people into chunky clouds of tomato soup, rockets are an incredible force for good in the world. But with their wide blast radius, they are not a particularly terrific weapon for showing off your sharpshooting skills.
Until now. A high precision version of the standard-issue rocket launcher, the Direct Hit has been engineered from the ground up for Soldiers who have mastered the art of shooting at their targets instead of vaguely near them. Those of you looking to deal splash damage, stop reading now: the Direct Hit has a 70% smaller blast radius than a traditional rocket launcher. But the rockets that come out of this thing move fast and hit hard: 80% faster and with 25% more destructive force. Best of all, for you real sharpshooters, the Direct Hit guarantees mini-crits on airborne targets.
Edit: This was not late, I was the first on to make a thread about it.
MOST OVERPOWERED ENEMY OF ALL TIME STILL FINDS WAY TO LOSE, COMPLAIN
Oh Valve.
Why is the number two filled in if there's no second weapon?
Looks fucking awesome.
I am never, ever using the normal rocket launcher again with this thing.
Cool. I always aim for the feet though so I wouldn't really use it.
It looks like every Engineer's nightmare.
The comic is ace.
I still hope the Soldier and Demo work things out :ohdear:
Page lights up 2 items altho they only showed one.
Wait just a minute.
Soldier gets a new rocket launcher, but demo gets a sword. And a shield.
Bullshit.
why is the 2 highlighted but theres no link
Valve is trolling us again.
Oh wow. So the stain on the newspaper was a hint?
[QUOTE=emPiRe14;18980231]Heh [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe]"Jane Doe"[/url][/QUOTE]
Yep, the Soldier's name is John Doe.
Should have seen that one coming.
[url]http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/03.htm[/url]
There is a shovel strapped to table, look under it! There is a combat knife. Combat knife weapon?
Soldier is the Civilian!
[QUOTE=TheHydra;18980228]let's turn the soldier into a sniper good idea[/QUOTE]
They're still projectiles and they can still be easily dodged at range.
Except... doesn't 25% more damage put it in the instakill range for low-HP classes?
...Bugger.
I'm going to be scared of sneaking up on Soldiers wielding this as a Scout. The blast radius might be smaller, but that doesn't make much of a difference at point-blank and I probably can't get off 2-3 shots before they whip around and shoot once.
[QUOTE=Suttles;18980267]Oh wow. So the stain on the newspaper was a hint?[/QUOTE]
I doubt it. If it were a hint, the rocket would be able to curve. This one does not.
Poor Soldier.
He ended up being the more honorable one of the two, and he's been made out to be a bad guy for most of this update.
Thank you valve! Finally, an actual weapon update, and not a gimmick. Where you gain something positive, while giving up something else. Rather than just another sandvich, bonk, or Jarate.
I'm buying a Demoman T shirt.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;18980281]Yep, the Soldier's name is John Doe.
Should have seen that one coming.[/QUOTE]
no, it's jane doe
the female equivelant
[QUOTE=Suttles;18980304][url]http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/03.htm[/url]
There is a shovel strapped to table, look under it! There is a combat knife. Combat knife weapon?[/QUOTE]
That actually sounds logical.
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Okay what the hell this was posted later than I intended for some reason
I think this weapon will kill off half of the soldier fan base who only like the soldier because of the blast radius.
[QUOTE=Suttles;18980304][url]http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/03.htm[/url]
There is a shovel strapped to table, look under it! There is a combat knife. Combat knife weapon?[/QUOTE]
No, the new weapons are all from MANN CO
