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By: sonictempest

sonictempest — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:53:47 +0000

Well in high level play on the PC version the main offensive classes tend to be exactly those three. Pyro gets used – you guessed it – defensively. Usually on the last point of a 5CP map.

Part of the reason I play Soldier so much is that my team hardly ever has any, and then they whine and bitch about how they keep losing…

By: sonictempest

sonictempest — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:51:38 +0000

Yar, I quite like Nucleus. It can be a bit of a Sniperfest but the map has plenty of flanking routes to get behind them and take them out.

I’ve been planning an upgrade but I haven’t gotten around to buying parts yet, heh.

By: Pyro Swap Wind

Pyro Swap Wind — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:39:27 +0000

It’s weird that Pyro is a popular offensive class in the real game – in the PS3 version Pyros are generally used for defense. It’s almost like Pyro and Demo-man switched categories – attacking characters on the PS3 tend to be Soldiers, Scouts, and Demomen.

By: NeoChaos

NeoChaos — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:10:11 +0000

I’m at least pleased that stunning ubers is gone. Plus, I don’t think there will be too many of the “new” Sandman players, as there’s a hell of a lot of whining from pubbers about how taking away uber stuns somehow “ruins” the weapon. One of my friends is complaining about the Force-A-Nature as he thinks the damage on it is too powerful – never mind that you have to get up close to get the most effectiveness out of it.

Loving KOTH as well. That one Nucleus match the two of us played the other day was pretty danged fun. I haven’t had any problems with Viaduct in over-populated servers, but I guess having a GTX 260 on this system helps.

By: sonictempest

sonictempest — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:32:54 +0000

I’ve airshotted a few guys who were trying to steal high ground from me, as well as a few Scouts who were too trigger-happy with their jump button, so yeah, it is possible. Takes a lot of practice, though – I’m far from being able to do it consistently.

I don’t really mean the term ‘W+M1′ literally – it’s a derisive term used to describe the fact that the Pyro requires basically no aiming ability or skill in order to be able to deal out damage at low-mid levels of play – he’s basically ‘spray and pray’. It’s what contributes to the fact that the Pyro is the offense class of choice is so many public servers.

Of course, it also means that he’s terrible at high levels of play, but that’s a given, I guess.

By: Nice Shooting Wind

Nice Shooting Wind — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:55:04 +0000

Wow – interesting video. Is it that easy to actually shoot guys out of the air (aerials per the vid) in the PC version? I mean, you never see that in the PS3 game – probably because of the slow response you have adjusting your aim with the analog stick.

And wouldn’t a W+M1 Pyro just run out of ammo?