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[Sciz]

* Tomislav
* Spin-up speed bonus reduced from +40% to +10%

About damn time.

 

[TouchMyBox]

The hidden gem of this update. This could make the Quick Fix not completely useless.

What does that even mean?

 

[Shambles]

Wow, that's quite a buff. These were great on certain maps, I definitely can see using them even more now.

Only useful when your engie doesn't know what the hell he's doing. No point in getting somewhere 3 seconds earlier just to have to hide for 3 seconds to avoid mini-crits.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

What does that even mean?

If your heal target rocket- or sticky-jumps, you jump with them.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Can't you people read, the pyro is basically unchanged. Sadly now there's no point in using anything but stock items for the heavy.

nope. only the degreaser and backburner lost their built-in buffs (for a net gain of 0). the regular flamethrower is hitting harder now, which is a big deal since so many prefer it even though it gave less base damage.

 

[darkressurection]

Got the update downloaded, but the item server is down

 

[Holy Wars]

Got the update downloaded, but the item server is down

Same

LET ME CRAFT.

 

[krameriffic]

If your heal target rocket- or sticky-jumps, you jump with them.

That's what I figure. It could allow you to get yourself and your medic into fantastic positions if it works the way I envision it working.

 

[LobLob]

Guys, all i need to do to get the pyro goggles is just play the game, yes?

 

[Shambles]

nope. only the degreaser and backburner lost their built-in buffs (for a net gain of 0). the regular flamethrower is hitting harder now, which is a big deal since so many prefer it even though it gave less base damage.

Bah, stock flamethrower is for the dirty peasants. After years of not using it maybe i'll have to give it another try.

Come on game... load!

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Bah, stock flamethrower is for the dirty peasants. After years of not using it maybe i'll have to give it another try.

Come on game... load!

Yes, you shall.

 

[NBtoaster]

Item server down, store down, no servers have the update yet

 

[EmCeeGramr]

* Quick-Fix
* Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target

* Crusader's Crossbow
* Reload speed time reduced by +40%

* The Equalizer
* Removed player move speed modification and added it to a new item named The Escape Plan
* All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted The Escape Plan

* Phlogistinator
* Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

 

[Cloudius12]

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh those really needed to be nerfed, not buffed. :\



Yay.

Only see a damage buff, everything else is a nerf beside the self damage. Taking mini crit is kind of a deal breaker.

 

[PataHikari]

Wow, that's quite a buff. These were great on certain maps, I definitely can see using them even more now.

That's not a buff.

The health draining on the GRU was meaningless. There are enough Health packs around maps to pick up, and losing 6 HP is nothing with the Heavy's massive HP.

With this you're not a lot more vulnerable. Since you take more damage for quite a period of time. If a Heavy is ambushed while he's GRU he's going to be taken out quickly.

 

[L00P]

Why must the big updates break the servers down

I guess I'll play later. I really wanna see the pyrovision bs

 

[LobLob]

Bah, stock flamethrower is for the dirty peasants. After years of not using it maybe i'll have to give it another try.

Come on game... load!

The stock flamethrower has always been the best flamethrower. The only time that the stock one was outclassed was way back when Valve first released the backburner. It was mowing down people who don't understand the concept of looking behind ones self. Of course then Valve nerfed the backburner in short order and the stock flamethrower became the king again and never relinquished.

 

[pilonv1]

Backburner lost it's damage bonus though, so it's no change for it. Degreaser should be better now though.

Booo @ Tomislav nerf

 

[erpg]

That GRU change is quite something.

 

[opticalmace]

0 B/s. Feels bad man.

 

[Cloudius12]

That's not a buff.

The health draining on the GRU was meaningless. There are enough Health packs around maps to pick up, and losing 6 HP is nothing with the Heavy's massive HP.

With this you're not a lot more vulnerable. Since you take more damage for quite a period of time. If a Heavy is ambushed while he's GRU he's going to be taken out quickly.

Health drain is decent because it helps medic build uber.

 

[Nabs]

0 B/s. Feels bad man.

Switch to a Euro server

 

[CrocMother]

That quick-fix change is AMAZING. Also, is the escape plan a melee weapon?

If so, what's the point of adding a new item that does the same thing?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

* Quick-Fix
* Medic mirrors blast jump of their heal target

that's just fantastic.

 

[Hop]

That's not a buff.

The health draining on the GRU was meaningless. There are enough Health packs around maps to pick up, and losing 6 HP is nothing with the Heavy's massive HP.

With this you're not a lot more vulnerable. Since you take more damage for quite a period of time. If a Heavy is ambushed while he's GRU he's going to be taken out quickly.

And it also prevents distracting a Medic, should the medkits not be available. And if they are available, it means you don't take one that your Medic might need.

Because the Medic is more important than you.

 

[TxdoHawk]

Only useful when your engie doesn't know what the hell he's doing. No point in getting somewhere 3 seconds earlier just to have to hide for 3 seconds to avoid mini-crits.

Well, ideally you'd have some idea of where the action starts so you can switch, slow down, and be back to normal as you round a corner into the fray. And yeah, obviously a teleporter is preferable...I can't tell you how many times I have gone Engineer on a team specifically because nobody else will and we desperately need one, though.

 

[Dylan]

0 B/s. Feels bad man.

I know that feel.

 

[PataHikari]

Health drain is decent because it helps medic build uber.

That to. It, in fact just made the problem of "Medic latches onto Heavy, never heals anyone else" worse.

 

[Dalauz]

Any sysadmin in NA/Europe? Got issues, need help


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[EmCeeGramr]

Eh, you're right, the GRU thing is a proper nerf over all.

Hurray! Fuck you, Heavy!


(also it looks like that TFC-inspired Pyro mask is finally in the game)

 

[Symphonic]

Preparing to launch Team Fortress 2...

 

[Shambles]

Hooray, managed to start the update, time to go clean out the gutters while I wait

 

[Dalauz]

holy shit, update is massive server side, this thing is updating everything

 

[M3d10n]

* Phlogistinator
* Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%

Vadernooooo.jpg

RIP Hulk Pyro. Had lots of fun capping points with that.

 

[sixghost]

nope. only the degreaser and backburner lost their built-in buffs (for a net gain of 0). the regular flamethrower is hitting harder now, which is a big deal since so many prefer it even though it gave less base damage.

I barely ever see people using the old flamethrower. It was practically useless.

 

[Dalauz]

Spoiler

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Spoiler

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[Dreams-Visions]

I barely ever see people using the old flamethrower. It was practically useless.

I agree. and that will change today.

 

[Alienups]

I barely ever see people using the old flamethrower. It was practically useless.

Yup, every godlike pyro i know uses the degreaser.

 

[Piercedveil]

Downloading the update now. Nice and slow lol.

 

[Proven]

Yup, every godlike pyro i know uses the degreaser.

And every godlike Pyro will continue to use the Degreaser. The weapon swap speed will cause it to still be the fastest burst damage weapon for the Pyro.

 

[Symphonic]

Can't get the update to start. Tips?

 

[Harpuia]

WOOOOOOO updating!!!

 

[L00P]

hovering around 100 kb/s

 

[Dylan]

79% woop woop!

 

[Cloudius12]

Can't get the update to start. Tips?

Either verifying your game cache or attempting to run the game might help. You may also try switching download server.

 

[Symphonic]

Just kidding, started. Rocking 8 kb/s

 

[SomeOneInaHat]

33.5 Kb/s BLAZING SPEEEEEDS

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

hovering around 100 kb/s

"South Korea" *cough*cough*

1MB/s at this traffic feels good man.

 

[TGMIII]

Spoiler

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It's for the new gamemode.

 

[Dylan]

Are you guys playing on a specific server?