TF2 General Chat and Speculation Station V6 - Year of the Guard Dog SURVEY IN OP - Games

[QUOTE=Hell-met;53184575]you dont need cover with a med. scorch is literally a fire rocket in terms of radius [I]and[/I] easyness.[/QUOTE] It's kind of ironic too. Since Pyro in QWTF and TFC both had a fire based rocket launcher as well. It worked like the rocket launcher the soldier had, except it didn't have a clip, delt far less damage and ignited people within the blast radius. I forget if it had any kind of knock back though, I don't recall pyro's using it to rocket jump so I presume it didn't. [QUOTE=Oizen;53184697]Detonator's way better in the long run. The only thing the Scorch Shot has going for it is it takes even less of a brain. But if you take the 11 seconds required to use the detonator you can get far more devistating results.[/QUOTE] Detonator is a lot harder to use... I decided to try and drop the Scorch shot and get better at the Detonator recently because I really do dislike the Scorch Shot in general lol. The only time I think I like it is to try and stall a kritz phlog pyro that's regularly ubered by a medic thanks to contracts I had on dust bowl, noticeably stage 3 where getting away from him can be a royal pain and he can push you from the end of that long narrow area to the spawn area within the duration of that uber lol.

My Saxxy entry doesn't have a lot of reception on YouTube, does anyone know where or how I could get a larger viewer base? The reception before voting seems to be a big deal and I'd like the best odds I can get. Silly question, but it's my first year participating. Thanks in advance! [video=youtube;tQ_VEPgPYlg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ_VEPgPYlg[/video] (I don't really remember posting this video here before or not, apologies if I have.) ((Also a lot of the entries this year are amazing.))

Wonder if we'll get Drama entries all revolving around JI Pyro lol. I could see something along the lines of the "Meet the Mini-Sentry" video back in 2012... [video=youtube;Kn_0puuB0dg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_0puuB0dg[/video]

[QUOTE=Kitt Stargaze;53185220] [video=youtube;Kn_0puuB0dg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_0puuB0dg[/video][/QUOTE] You can't build a mini-sentry with a wrench, and mini-sentries certainly do not explode stuff. That engineer is hacking.

If there's a campaign with the Heavy update there should be a concept art Heavy mullet cosmetic as a contract reward. [t]https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/9/90/Heavycon2.png[/t] There's a concept art Heavy with a weapon that could be nice as a new weapon [t]https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/c/c8/Heavy_concept_r.jpg[/t] Also on the TF2 artwork page on the official site there's a Smissmas piece of art put after the JI update art, was this shown anywhere? [t]http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/artwork/badlands_holiday_reader.jpg[/t]

Ran into one of those server crashing hackers today for the first time, some people really seem to hate fun.

I wanna say that art was from maybe the 2011 Smissmas comic?

the det and scorch shot have their own merits and server their own purposes. det can be far more letal that scorch can be and will deal far more damage if the explosion is timed properly. the ability to detjump is also far, far more effective on maps where pyros are naturaly denied of some areas/routes (like jumping over the rocks in badlands's first area to catch snipers/engineers off guard. its an overall more offensive weapon but you must commit to each attack with it, because if used as a fire and forget weapon it wont be as effective as it can be. as that shit is loud as fuck. the scorch shot works far better for defense/support. the lingering flare not only helps by dealing minicrit to enemies, but a well timed flare to an ally (specially engies) will grant them a small window to detect an incoming spy out of close range. not to mention its a natural counter to sticky traps and can-and will- fuck up snipers 24/7. but it does jackshit damage to buildings, to a point ene minis will be a serious threat to you.

My only issue with scorch is how easy it is to build mmph.

[QUOTE=TheBorealis;53184704]It's hard for me to judge exactly when to detonate the Det flare. The Scorch Shot should be reworked, there shouldn't be a weapon that's just an easier to use version of another.[/QUOTE] Vavlie's got some training configs for practising this: [video=youtube;9e0vWfzh0UU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e0vWfzh0UU[/video]

I was playing MvM and out of nowhere TF2/Steam both crashed. Has this happened to anyone else before?

I wonder if it could be possible in casual to be a restriction on support classes,having to scream people to switch from the third or fourth spy or sniper is getting old.

[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;53185290]I wanna say that art was from maybe the 2011 Smissmas comic?[/QUOTE] It's the cover page for the comic.

was crossbow stupidly overbuffed or is it just me? cause it seems like every medic thinks they're a sniper now and it does stupid damage

[QUOTE=Davoc;53186026]was crossbow stupidly overbuffed or is it just me? cause it seems like every medic thinks they're a sniper now and it does stupid damage[/QUOTE] The base medic class and the crossbow were given a number of questionable buffs, presumably to address the medic shortage in casual (?) or something.

[QUOTE=Davoc;53186026]was crossbow stupidly overbuffed or is it just me? cause it seems like every medic thinks they're a sniper now and it does stupid damage[/QUOTE] It's the only weapon in the game that does more damage the farther it travels. Also I hope we get an update today.

Oh no lets not start with tonight is the night again,atleast wait until summer comes along.

[QUOTE=Big Snake Bos;53186529]Oh no lets not start with tonight is the night again,atleast wait until summer comes along.[/QUOTE] Not a major update, but that minor fix/balancing update.

All the bots in backpack.tf are out of stock for Dueling Minigames. This is... Interesting. Why the sudden dissapareance of that exact consumable?

[QUOTE=FalconHBFS;53186579]All the bots in backpack.tf are out of stock for Dueling Minigames. This is... Interesting. Why the sudden dissapareance of that exact consumable?[/QUOTE] Someone’s probably trying to grind for the dueling badge or dueling hat

[QUOTE=agrastiOs;53186545]Not a major update, but that minor fix/balancing update.[/QUOTE] what's so special about today?

[QUOTE=Hell-met;53186730]what's so special about today?[/QUOTE] Nothing really, aside from that it's Thursday, and b4nny kept talking about the minor fix/balancing update. I don't expect a patch today myself, but we can hope.

[QUOTE=Hell-met;53186730]what's so special about today?[/QUOTE] theyll announce the comp update at the nintendo direct tonight

[QUOTE=agrastiOs;53186741][B]minor[/B] fix/[B]balancing[/B] update[/QUOTE] If we actually get a minor update that has balance changes I might actually have faith in the TF2 team

[QUOTE=Blackavar;53186758]If we actually get a minor update that has balance changes I might actually have faith in the TF2 team[/QUOTE] Well, that will happen at some point.

[QUOTE=Blackavar;53186758]If we actually get a minor update that has balance changes I might actually have faith in the TF2 team[/QUOTE] It happened in the Dec 13th patch last year.

[QUOTE=Fluury;53186757]theyll announce the comp update at the nintendo direct tonight[/QUOTE] TF2 is going to be ported to the switch, and will be the first platform to recieve comp support. I look forward to watching B4nny stream Switch TF2

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;53186816]It happened in the Dec 13th patch last year.[/QUOTE] Oh yes, that stomp damage was a gamechanger. But the Atomizer is OP now!

The scorch shot's slogan is "i don't have to hit you to mini crit you"

[QUOTE=gjw22;53186851]The scorch shot's slogan is "i don't have to hit you to mini crit you"[/QUOTE] i thought it was "click mouse1 in general enemy direction and acquire afterburn no matter where you are or what happens"