These are surprisingly not AS overpowered as you would think, but they are still overpowered. And to all of you "0mg it ruins da artstyle" people, I think its pretty fitting since it reminds me of the 50s or 60s Roswell New Mexico fiasco. And soldier sitting with his (Cardboard) buddies finding a crashed rocket that is 50s space themed is pretty fitting.
I am already impressed. There's kill-icons, new death animations and disintegration effects, the sounds are marvelous, theres a new taunt, and the weapons are well made and the cranking reload is pretty neat.
And this is only day 1.
[QUOTE=TheJoey;31239688]Okay wait
isn't there a really popular joke about weapon balance regarding just adding "doesn't random crit"?
i can't wait to play engi and have my sentry disabled every time a laser pew pew hits it.[/QUOTE]
Only charged shots (which deplete his entire charge) can disable buildings. That doesn't make it any less of a giant middle finger to engineers though, since any iota of teamwork will have it scrapped with more success rate than a bonk scout or sapping spy.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;31239714]
And this is only day 1.[/QUOTE]
And this is probably the [i]only[/i] day, unfortunately.
And now Engineers are even more vulnerable.
Boy Valve you really fucking hate Engie don't you.
And on top of disabling buildings, firing through bodies and generally becoming an asspain for larger, enclosed groups of people the Soldier can now apparently set people alight.
It feels that Valve aim to reduce Spy and Pyro to utility in one single act.
[QUOTE=Clovernoodle;31239774]And this is probably the [i]only[/i] day, unfortunately.[/QUOTE]
It might be, but as someone pointed out earlier that there are three rockets (or more, I didn't keep up with the rocket fiasco) and it would be kind of silly to do all of this stuff for just one small update. The weapon is such a huge "FUCK YOU" to engineer's and pyros that I am hoping they will get some new swag that can help them counter the soldier's shit somehow.
MEET THE PYRO IS IN THE LAST ROCKET
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[QUOTE=t man;31239461]Iffy on the "space" theme but I gotta admit this:
is fucking awesome[/QUOTE]
Soap! Get that sniper!
What disappoints the shit out of me the most, perhaps even more than the Soldier-Whoring and leaving Engie out, is that these Rockets were thrown in and had potential to be something really huge. It was, of course, the community's doing when we hyped it to be something like Meet the Pyro, but honestly, when you're putting things into the game as a teaser, like with the birds, we could expect a huge update.
Instead we get some Soldier items. And that's probably it.
And thus begins yet another shitstorm within the TF2 economy and fanbase. Though wow a lot of folks are selling the craft items for the new weapons at 1 reclaimed each
valve needs to make a style on the misc item so you can remove the beard and/or remove the hat
[QUOTE=Max of S2D;31240118]valve needs to make a style on the misc item so you can remove the beard and/or remove the hat[/QUOTE]
hatless soldier?
I bet once everyone is finished complaining how the engie gets nothing, Valve will release engie items.
Do you create the hats by using 4 ref and one of the new weapons?
seriously that beard looks like the soldier glued a bunch of party streamers to his face
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I like his dad hair though
[editline]21st July 2011[/editline]
Just saw the new taunt for the cowblaster in game... damn is it awful
[QUOTE][img]http://gyazo.com/4aaefbd46206fc6db54798e36e9446ee.png[/img]
[/QUOTE]
My opinion.
The weapons are awesome.
The company that makes the weapons are awesome.
They are completely overpowered, and I want one anyway.
Less soldier, more engie.
Still Valve, way to make one of the coolest things possible in TF2 comparatively crap. You like the soldier way too much.
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Also, now I have the imagine the soldier yelling "SHWING"
[QUOTE=Rigged237;31240256]seriously that beard looks like the soldier glued a bunch of party streamers to his face
[editline]21st July 2011[/editline]
I like his dad hair though
[editline]21st July 2011[/editline]
Just saw the new taunt for the cowblaster in game... damn is it awful[/QUOTE]
What's it like ?
[QUOTE=Reds;31240321]My opinion.
The weapons are awesome.
The company that makes the weapons are awesome.
They are completely overpowered, and I want one anyway.
Less soldier, more engie.
Still Valve, way to make one of the coolest things possible in TF2 comparatively crap. You like the soldier way too much.[/QUOTE]
Jesus fuck you people are blindly ignorant
I think it's been posted a million and one times: GreenMarine has answered why Soldier and not Engi: BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VALVE LIKING THE SOLDIER / HATING ENGIE, ETC. IT'S BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES
[QUOTE=Rigged237;31240256]seriously that beard looks like the soldier glued a bunch of party streamers to his face
[editline]21st July 2011[/editline]
I like his dad hair though
[editline]21st July 2011[/editline]
Just saw the new taunt for the cowblaster in game... damn is it awful[/QUOTE]
the taunt could be better animated but its not too bad.
[QUOTE=Saza;31240349]
I think it's been posted a million and one times: GreenMarine has answered why Soldier and not Engi: BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VALVE LIKING THE SOLDIER / HATING ENGIE, ETC. IT'S BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES[/QUOTE]
Load of shit
[QUOTE=TehWoodPcker;31240348]What's it like ?[/QUOTE]
The soldier quickly comes to a saluting stance as if a Drill Sergeant startled him and is chewing him out.
[QUOTE=Saza;31240349]Jesus fuck you people are blindly ignorant
I think it's been posted a million and one times: GreenMarine has answered why Soldier and not Engi: BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VALVE LIKING THE SOLDIER / HATING ENGIE, ETC. IT'S BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES[/QUOTE]
why didn't they just give the laser pistol to the engy then, fuck's sake
WHOOPS i broke your automerge
[QUOTE=HyperTails;31240387]Load of shit[/QUOTE]
Yeah its totally because a company is picking on a certain class just to make the fan-base mad.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;31240394]Yeah its totally because a company is picking on a certain class just to make the fan-base mad.[/QUOTE]
Why couldn't WETA make Engy weapons? Wouldn't Steampunk fit Engy the most?
[QUOTE=Zet;31240161]I bet once everyone is finished complaining how the engie gets nothing, Valve will release engie items.[/QUOTE]
Then I guess we aren't gonna get any more engie items. :suicide:
[QUOTE=Saza;31240349]Jesus fuck you people are blindly ignorant
I think it's been posted a million and one times: GreenMarine has answered why Soldier and not Engi: BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VALVE LIKING THE SOLDIER / HATING ENGIE, ETC. IT'S BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH RESOURCES[/QUOTE]We just saw a company give the TF2 guys a couple well done, sci fi-ish, high tech, particle manipulation weapons. And they handed them to the Soldier.
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