Game changing Pyro update for TF2

"In addition to the three unlockable Pyro weapons, we've made a significant addition to the base Pyro flamethrower. By hitting the alt-fire key, the Pyro is able to produce a blast of compressed air that knocks enemies away, and redirects enemy projectiles. It’s a highly versatile tool, allowing Pyros to get away from nearby enemies after igniting them, to kill enemy soldiers with their own rockets, or to separate enemy Medics from their healing targets. In particular, it allows a skilled Pyro to contain an enemy invulnerability push, and even to separate the Medic completely if the surrounding terrain supports it."

I wonder what the rate of fire will be on this. The rest of the Pyro pack is on the link.

http://www.steampowered.com/pyro/?pw=presspreview

time to update the pdxlan tf2 server..cant wait to try that out.

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Can't wait!
The flare gun sounds awesome, finally a way to hassle midget when he is sniping Cool

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Damn you AoC, DAMN YOU!!

I gotta get back to TF2. Razz

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Come on hurry up and launch!

I want to leave work early today due to a fire! Laughing

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BizSAR wrote:

Damn you AoC, DAMN YOU!!

I gotta get back to TF2. Razz

For reals! Laughing

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And with the clicking, came the ticking, of the page that was no more.
Quoth the server, 404

whats the tf2 ip? when i try and put in the one on the thread it says its a cs source server..

Ok flare gun is lame, but the pyro bump is awesome.

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sounds like jedi mind tricks, cause it redirects rocket fire too

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Bug wrote:

sounds like jedi mind tricks, cause it redirects rocket fire too

Yeah, nothing like a bit of a leap from physics. Smile

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BizSAR wrote:

Bug wrote:

sounds like jedi mind tricks, cause it redirects rocket fire too

Yeah, nothing like a bit of a leap from physics. Smile

Pyros should be able to rocket jump with it.... that would be sweet Twisted Evil

i just hope they bring back the concussion grenades

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I entered a 24 man server today on a 2Fort rotation with gold rush. I kid you not, everyone on red team was a pyro...except one brave sole who was a spy.

Next server over half of them were pyros and some dude though it would be funny to say, "We need more pyros".

Last night we were having a pryo-soldier batle reminicent of the final boss of Ocarina of Time.

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Many pyros fell to my heavy. Poor little @&^%s.

So much blood!

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They seriously made the pyro a bit too powerful for my taste. The flames reach too far, do too much damage, and the blast should have a recharge time. Although it is fun to be pushed in the air over and over, it gets really old.

I do like the flare gun. The pyro was always too short range. Seems like they should have come out with the achievements for the classes that could really use it first, i.e. spy, engie. Just my opinion...

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Bug wrote:

The flames reach too far, do too much damage, and the blast should have a recharge time. Although it is fun to be pushed in the air over and over, it gets really old.

I do like the flare gun. The pyro was always too short range.

AFAIK they did not change the length of the flames, just made it so the burn damage does not exponentially decay. The blast takes 25 fuel, so you get 8 max with no flame usage, seems pretty balanced to me.

I do like the fact that the flare gun has range, but the damage is useless. Can't really hurt an engineer at all if he is near a dispenser, so the only situation where it is better than a shoty is to hassle a sniper, and even then it is more an annoyance than something that might kill them. They need to either up the flare damage or have it sit there and burn for a few seconds so you could block doors and such.

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I don't know how many times I've been a good distance away from the pyro, and the flames reach me... Of course when I play pyro, I never seem to have any range... Sheesh

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unlockable Pyro weapons

unlockable weapons in any game is a bad idea...

pure wrote:

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unlockable Pyro weapons

unlockable weapons in any game is a bad idea...

What if it's a wet noodle that does 2 damage with a full second recycle? I bet people would still work to unlock that.

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