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TF2 Engineer update incoming?

Blizzard said:
Boonoo just hates heavies. :( No one even PLAYS heavy much in the competitive matches that he likes best, presumably! If they were so good then why wouldn't they go there!

And heavies got better when they decreased the gun speedup time and increased the running speed, etc. The sandwich nerf makes me sad since I really liked the sandwich, but I guess it is fair that it's a buff if you aren't around medkits. As long as they don't make it as mostly useless as the chocolate bar. I thought some people here were already saying that the sandwich was totally useless, the shotgun should totally be used instead, etc. I like heavy being overpowered though. Good snipers and spies can still kill them, but I am biased since I like being overpowered. It's the only class I'm kinda good at and I feel like everyone (especially Boonoo) wants that taken away from meeeeeeeee ;_;

comp is alot different and the players are at a different skill level. heavy with a medic is slightly overpowered in pubs.. id say pyro takes more skill than it
 
Firebrand said:
watch
:lol Has that thing become killable yet?
 
Boonoo said:
I almost see them more useful not as a hidden harassment but as something you drop on the front line as you're pushing your cart or whatnot forward. That way you get more assists out of them.

...which in turn charges up your Frontier Justice...
 
Diablohead said:
Currently the 35% reduction wasn't enough, 8 seconds of bleed would = more damage then 1 swing of the regular shiv, thus making the original shiv only good for instant damage.
Pfft, DoTs. The shiv was already a downgrade from the kukri. Snipers put out enough damage that by the time anyone gets into melee range, you've got a nice amount of bonus crit chance to help you cleave the sucker's head in two.
 
sw33tclyde said:
546mb done, not long now..

I was really hoping for moustaches in this update, but everything else looks fucking cool so I forgive you Valve.

Also I need moar TF2 friends, add me or post links plz:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/sw33tclyde

1. Join the NeoGAF group
2. Join the GAF server tonight
3. ???
4. Profit.

For this one, you need to guess the question marks.

And with that, TF2 has finished. See you guys on the flip side.
 
I sorta feel like the Robot Hand should allow you to build TWO weaker than level 1 sentries, without the ability to repair them.
 
:lol random taunting bots behind a window in the spawn of thundermountain

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Also, there's a train in the background outside!
 
The popup advertises this as the biggest single class update ever...the engineer stuff may change gameplay and/or get nerfed quickly, but is it really "bigger" than the spy+sniper or demo+soldier updates? This only has updates for one classes (besides minor nerfs), plus four maps, as far as I can tell. Of course new community weapons are coming soon, but given stuff like the homewrecker, plus the shiv being nerfed, I am not anticipating them being good replacements. Or maybe I'm just a pessimist!
 
perryfarrell said:
the GAF server is not up at the moment, right?

At least, I can't see it
Updating is going slowly and with great difficulties. I'll put out an announcement via the Steam group when it's functional again.
 
I can't comment much on how they play yet, but I have to say that all three of the Valve-created maps look fucking gorgeous. All three are very distinct and visually appealing, I'm really digging them.
 
MNC said:
:lol random taunting bots behind a window in the spawn of thundermountain

17ygpk.jpg


Also, there's a train in the background outside!

That reminds me a lot of the warehouse scene in Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls :lol
 
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