Major Update Speculation V5: Somewhere over the rainbow - Games

Didn't try the new RL yet because I don't have 3 direct hits.. The new scattergun is bad imo or just doesn't fit my playstyle at all: it's weird running so slow and not being able to jump, makes me a sitting duck. The pistol is okay, makes your shots more accurate. The new sniper is okay aswell, still didn't get used to the focus thing/didn't make good use of it because I was playing on the DD map which isn't that good for sniping. The Scorch Shot is meh, couldn't ignite a big group though

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535017]the Rainblower taunt kills. It's an upgrade to the flamethrower. It needs a recipe.[/QUOTE] It's the UHHHH vs Eyelander all over again.

Lollipop doesn't crit glow either... what the heck, these are VALVE MADE

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mQ1TT.jpg[/IMG] what happened

Scorch shot is absolutely terrible. New scattergun is an entirely new style based on being a low-flying high-speed jet. Focus on the new rifle is devastating if you're a decent shot. Not a lot of commentary on the SMG or pistol yet.

Pistol has a satisfying sound effect, and that's all I can say about it. I haven't used it enough.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535017]the Rainblower taunt kills. It's an upgrade to the flamethrower. It needs a recipe.[/QUOTE] Wait what, how does that work if you're not wearing Pyrovision? Can you tell if he's tauntkilling or just taunting?

[QUOTE=Segab;36535130]Wait what, how does that work if you're not wearing Pyrovision? Can you tell if he's tauntkilling or just taunting?[/QUOTE] You see pyro do a weird pose or something, then he shoots out fire. Basically the same, except no rainbows or bubble blowing, and more straight Pyro is a badass fire wizard

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535070]Lollipop doesn't crit glow either... what the heck, these are VALVE MADE[/QUOTE] They're slowly removing the crit glow so they can make paintable weapons. Doomsday indeed.

I like using the pistol because it cancels out the downside of using the Sandman, and doesn't take away that much in return (or maybe I just don't mind the additional fire weakness). I also tried the new Sniper and just ended up getting confused. Being 'focused' triggers a sound that sounds like the ray guns, gave me mini crits, and then made me start shooting machina style tracer rounds. I though it'd just make my meter charge faster and prevent me from unscoping. I need to try the gun in a controlled environment.

is it just those two that don't? The scout and sniper weps seem to glow fine, haven't see a bazooka in crit mode yet, and the new equalizer thing uses the eq's VMT, so it should glow.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535188]is it just those two that don't? The scout and sniper weps seem to glow fine, haven't see a bazooka in crit mode yet, and the new equalizer thing uses the eq's VMT, so it should glow.[/QUOTE] I need to double check, but when I used it the Heatmaker didn't glow. My bad; It just has the same electrical crit boost effect when you have focus active.

Wy does the wiki states that you can craft the sets hats with a weapon from the set + 4 Ref? I hope they're wrong, otherwise Valve scammed me (tried it when the update was here, doesn't work)

the items are not part of sets, there are no sets this update. I'll see about fixing it Also Heatmaker glows fine [thumb]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/939248184620172153/6CE78C952D2AAA822C4A7256FD1A093760D3C152/[/thumb]

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535017]the Rainblower taunt kills. It's an upgrade to the flamethrower. It needs a recipe.[/QUOTE] That's neat, It's a shame I suck when using pyro vision

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535306]the items are not part of sets, there are no sets this update. I'll see about fixing it [thumb]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/939248184620172153/6CE78C952D2AAA822C4A7256FD1A093760D3C152/[/thumb][/QUOTE] Yes Yes, I was wrong. The Heatmaker's still a fucking weird weapon. It's like they applied a bunch of sfx and effects haphazardly. The sound for getting focus is the Bison firing, the boost to show you're focused is the generic crit electricity, and it carries over to other weapons. The tracer is a little annoying but at least works from a balance standpoint. Maybe I'm just annoyed by stupid things.

[QUOTE=SLBros.;36535279]Wy does the wiki states that you can craft the sets hats with a weapon from the set + 4 Ref? I hope they're wrong, otherwise Valve scammed me (tried it when the update was here, doesn't work)[/QUOTE] because they arent sets :| [editline]28th June 2012[/editline] btw anyone got the robot chicken hat code yet ? :S

the bazooka is lethal when all 3 rockets crit

[QUOTE=HazzaHardie;36535385]the bazooka is lethal when all 3 rockets crit[/QUOTE] Kritzkrieg + Beggars Bazooka= Nuclear Holocaust

I can't help but W+M1 when I'm using my Rainblower.

[QUOTE=TheFishyG;36535460]I can't help but W+M1 when I'm using my Rainblower.[/QUOTE] I still don't have a rainblower... [editline]28th June 2012[/editline] Also the Stickybombs are now firecrackers.

I still don't have any of the new items other than a crate

[QUOTE=Derp Y. Mail;36535477]I still don't have a rainblower... [editline]28th June 2012[/editline] Also the Stickybombs are now firecrackers.[/QUOTE] I pity you, it shoots fuckin' rainbows. It's so magical, I almost want to micspam Always while using it.

Pyromania Update: Surprisingly good. Weapon balance tweaks: Even Better More MvM Sound Files: Ohhh shiiiit [QUOTE=ned_ballad;36535145]You see pyro do a weird pose or something, then he shoots out fire. Basically the same, except no rainbows or bubble blowing, and more straight Pyro is a badass fire wizard[/QUOTE] It looks like during the Taunt Kill he's supposed to still be holding the Flamer. Either way, I don't think the Rainblower having a taunt-kill is too much to worry about. It's nowhere as egregious an upgrade as the Medic melees and the Third Degree. While we're on the topic of fixing things, Ned you're kinda buddy-buddy with that Jeep fellow now right? Maybe now that the major update is out of the way you could turn up the pressure to get some good workshop fixes in to the next series of post-update patches?

[QUOTE=HazzaHardie;36535385]the bazooka is lethal when all 3 rockets crit[/QUOTE] it is a perfect weapon for clearing sniper nests in doomsday map :v:.Also any way to stop ".... have australium,.... dropped australium",It is gets really annoying.

[QUOTE=Grahul1;36535614]it is a perfect weapon for clearing sniper nests in doomsday map :v:.Also any way to stop ".... have australium,.... dropped australium",It is gets really annoying.[/QUOTE] I would have liked a more neutral set of Announcer lines. Having her refer to it as "Australium" and constantly talk to Poopy Joe is kinda jarring. I dunno, maybe it's just me.

Enabling/disabling pyro vision in any map Download [URL="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45622839/mtp.cfg"]this[/URL] Copy and paste it to [CODE]Program Files\Steam\steamapps\<youraccount>\team fortress 2\tf\cfg[/CODE] [U]To enable[/U] Open it, write the maps that you want pyrovision enabled on. I put some maps there to test.(Manor, 5gorge, Barnblitz, Foundry). You can add any custom map but it will be buggy. [U]To disable[/U] Open it, delete the names of maps that you don't want pyrovision enabled on, save, open tf2. [URL="http://imgur.com/t1PXL,JJewn,YREMf#1"]Some pictures[/URL] [URL="http://imgur.com/sMo8l,lr4rk"]Cp_granary is beautiful[/URL]

Has anyone received the code for the robot chicken hat yet?

snip, didn't read

I found a parrot but the paint previews aren't done on the wiki hurry up