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Pyromania 101 with the guy who used to hate Pyros

June 5, 2014 Dekky 0 Comments advice, newbie, pyro

Something extraordinary has happened. I think Pyro might be my new favourite class. Hiya chaps and chapettes, I’m Dekky and I’ve been playing TF2 for about a year now. I’m still a “newbie,” let’s get that out of the way now. In the past year, I’ve been burnt to a crisp countless times, had my head bashed in with every axe and hammer in the game and been airblasted off many a cliff. I’ve never enjoyed having Pyros around and never had success when playing as one. In fact, when Medic interviewed me for this very blog, I said Pyro was… [Continue Reading]

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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

May 31, 2014 Medic 1 Comment comparison, pyro

It’s tough being a Pyro. Not in the same way that it’s tough being a Spy in a competitive environment or being a lone Medic in a team full of Snipers, but in a more philosophical way. People rage at Pyros no matter what they do, forgetting the ease at which they can fuck up the enemy team, forgetting the utility a Pyro can bring and forgetting that Pyros can extinguish fires so stop running away dammit! Of course, Pyros are appreciated in some ways. Everyone would rather see a second Pyro than a second Spy, because a Pyro, no… [Continue Reading]

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TF2 vs. TFC: Who would win?

May 25, 2014 aabicus 2 Comments Civilian, comparison, demoknight, demoman, engineer, heavy, medic, pyro, scout, sniper, soldier, spy, TFC, theory

A long time ago I made a thread just for funsies, Who would win in a fight; the TF2 team or the TFC (Team Fortress Classic) team? After fifteen pages and several necros, the consensus appears to be: probably TFC, but both teams have a lot of pros and cons on their side of the table. So, without further ado, I’m going to look at each of the nine classes from TFC and TF2 and compare which outclasses his counterpart. There are obviously a myriad of other factors like grenades, random crits, unlocks, and bunnyhopping that would have to be… [Continue Reading]

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Poor Unloved TFC Pyro

May 10, 2014 aabicus 5 Comments analysis, criticism, pyro, TFC

So what if every weapon in Pyro’s arsenal is rubbish. So what if TFC afterburn deals 2 ticks of damage for 4 ticks, a grand total of EIGHT damage before extinguishing itself. So what if napalm grenades are the only explosive grenades in TFC with lower damage output than regular hand grenades. You know what the pyro has that nobody else has? Personality. TFC Pyro is the only class in the game with idle animations! Occasionally, he’ll sweep his hand lovingly across the top of his flamethrower, or fiddle with the sighting reticule of his Incendiary cannon. He clearly loves… [Continue Reading]

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The Family Business – The one weapon that SHOULD be multi-class!

April 18, 2014 Medic 0 Comments heavy, pyro, soldier, weapon

The Family Business is nothing new. In fact, it’s one of those really annoying +stat/-stat weapons that most people despise and say it should be reworked and complain that it’s boring and stuff. But for someone like me, it’s great and I wish more people could use it. A quick reminder of the stats, the Family Business is your standard shotgun. It is currently equipped by the Heavy in the secondary slot. In exchange for an extra two shots in your clip, you get a nice 15% damage penalty. Doing the maths, it does a tiny weeny bit more damage… [Continue Reading]

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On Afterburn

April 11, 2014 DapperApples 0 Comments criticism, pyro, theory

People, more often that not, argue that afterburn is one of pyro’s weakest and least skillful abilities. Here I am to say the opposite. Not only can fire be relevant, but a decent tool in the pyro’s toolkit, not only to proc forced criticals.

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TF2 What If? Det Jumper and Gunboats Demo

March 30, 2014 DapperApples 0 Comments balance, demoman, modding, pyro, theory

Evidently, making edits to the item text file in your TF2 folder allows one to play around with the stats of the various weapons. Today, I experiment with two fairly commonly suggested/asked about weapons for Team Fortress, both specializing in mobility: A detonator jumper for pyro, and a gunboats-like grenade launcher replacement for the demoman. For the det jumper, I modded the entry for the detonator so it would have zero self-damage. I tried it out on Viaduct with a bunch of bots. Tecnically this detonator still damages other players, but for the test I only used it for jumping,… [Continue Reading]

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jump_detr_v1f

March 29, 2014 ICBMoose 0 Comments detonator, jumpmaps, maps, pyro

Jumpmaps have long provided a place for enthusiasts of advanced mobility to practice their skills. Soaring gracefully on the blast of a rocket, being propelled upwards by stickybomb explosions – and, more recently, hopping about with the distinctive firework sound of the Detonator! That’s right, Pyro mobility enthusiasts! You can rejoice, because jump_detr_v1f is here for your Detonating needs! Because of its relatively minuscule jumps and less widespread use, even many experienced players have minimal practice with the Detonator and are not able to take full advantage of the possibilities it offers. I can truthfully state from my own experiences… [Continue Reading]

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So, about those Pyros…

March 2, 2014 Medic 1 Comment criticism, pyro

Pyros are the bane of my existence. They’re the one thing that can screw up a perfectly good push, apart from another Ubercharge. They have a lot going for them yet are also considered the weakest class in the game, despite their ability to completely screw over multiple classes. So what about them? The issue with Pyro is simple. Pyros are bloody annoying. Ask someone to name some of the most annoying things to be killed by, and a Pyro-related death will almost certainly be on that list. Even when they’re not killing you, they’re still annoying. Time to break… [Continue Reading]

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Using More Cosmetics to Your Advantage

February 11, 2014 aabicus 0 Comments cosmetics, heavy, loadout, pyro, scout, spy, strategy

Between the 742 hats, cosmetics, and visible action slot items in Team Fortress 2, Valve has in general done a very good job of steadfastly keeping them cosmetic-only. While it’s fun to deck your character out in crazy stuff, it’s not possible to actually use these items to gain in-game benefits, right?