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[TF2] Engineer update out! The Gunslinger, The Wrangler, Frontier Justice.

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  • finnithfinnith Registered User regular
    The best part of this update is playing Spy.

  • 3_eyed_weasel3_eyed_weasel Registered User
    Guys, you can rocket jump easily as high and far as a soldier with a level 3 sentry.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    Well that was fun. Still 2 achievements away from wrangler, looks like a powerful tool indeed. Combat engy got a lot more fun.

  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    There are a lot of engies but honestly if you like playing Spy, Soldier or Demo this update is heaven for you. All-engy is not actually an effective team composition believe it or not. Kind of sucks playing engie with no real backup actually.

    Anyway these changes are insanely good for offensive engineers(and by extension, offense in general). Moving sentries means that the moment your team clears a spot you can dump a L3 there and block out defenders. And with the Wrangler you can pop up a shield to squash resistance - if you bring out the Wrangler right away, the shield starts up halfway through the upgrade process.

  • JintorJintor Registered User regular
    Can you guys repair dispensers and the like with the Fist?

  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User
    I have gotten all three unlocks. Both the Frontier Justice and the Wrangler are great on defense, and using all three unlocks on offense is amazing as well. Being able to move sentries is really nice.

    Edit: The fist is exactly like the wrench, the mini sentries cannot be upgraded or repaired though.

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  • BlindPsychicBlindPsychic Registered User regular
    Good god the sandvich nerf is terrible. The timer is longer than jarate

  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    I wonder if they actually meant to put a cooldown on sandvich eating, the notes didn't mention that.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Zek wrote: »
    I wonder if they actually meant to put a cooldown on sandvich eating, the notes didn't mention that.

    What you talking about, silly.
    The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.

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  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    This is some fucking attention to detail.

    I lost connection, and it happened to freeze to give me a good look at the engies left, currently unrobotic hand.

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    Rend wrote: »
    "Working for Khorne? It's ok, I guess, but I worry about my future prospects. You know how I'm probably going to die? Not enough blood left in my neck. You know how those Slaanesh dudes over there are probably going to die? Too many orgasms.

    You can see my consternation." - Khorne Thrall
  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Zek wrote: »
    I wonder if they actually meant to put a cooldown on sandvich eating, the notes didn't mention that.

    What you talking about, silly.
    The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.

    I'll just quote myself:
    My understanding of the patch notes was that since they mentioned the "health pack recharge mechanic" you can throw them on a timer like Jarate (being unable to consume one in the meantime) and get them back without a) being at max health and b) going over a medkit.

    The "health pack recharge mechanic" being how you used to get your sandvich back without using a resupply cabinet.

  • MindLibMindLib Registered User regular
    Is anyone else getting the "servers are too busy to handle your request" error?

  • nealcmnealcm Registered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Zek wrote: »
    I wonder if they actually meant to put a cooldown on sandvich eating, the notes didn't mention that.

    What you talking about, silly.
    The Sandvich now uses a cooldown timer, instead of the health pack recharge mechanic.

    well the health pack recharge mechanic only affected DROPPING the sandvich, not eating it. you didn't need to get a healthpack every time you ate a sandvich. so when they said they replaced the health pack recharge mechanic with a cooldown timer, people assumed it simply meant for dropping the sandvich, which was awesome

    edit: damnit barraketh

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  • psyck0psyck0 Registered User regular
    Problem with the zissou server- keeps saying not ful, 23/24l but then I try to join and it says full

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  • BlindPsychicBlindPsychic Registered User regular
    When you eat the sandvich, it disappears and the timer goes down to zero

  • hadokenhadoken Registered User regular
    gonna need a new thread soon, but hey dudes

    40 thousand people playing tf2 right now!

    More than css lol, yay...

  • HunteraHuntera Registered User regular
    Welp.

    I'm gonna be playing borderlands for a couple weeks, as playing on two teams of 10 engineers each is not equivalent to fun.

  • tofutofu Registered User
    Huntera wrote: »
    Welp.

    I'm gonna be playing borderlands for a couple weeks, as playing on two teams of 10 engineers each is not equivalent to fun.

    It's pretty fun being a soldier and getting more than three times the score of anyone else playing

  • KronusKronus Registered User regular
    tofu wrote: »
    Huntera wrote: »
    Welp.

    I'm gonna be playing borderlands for a couple weeks, as playing on two teams of 10 engineers each is not equivalent to fun.

    It's pretty fun being a soldier and getting more than three times the score of anyone else playing

    Huntera is still a butt for blowing up my stuff numerous times.

  • HunteraHuntera Registered User regular
    Oh yea, I haven't touched engie once tonight, been demoman and getting an even Destruction / Kill ratio pretty much

  • BeezelBeezel Registered User regular
    managed to get 2 milestones (with some help) before work. Gunslinger and Frontier justice combo are salvation

  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    Playing Gunslinger Engie is just such a drag against nothing but engies.

  • BeezelBeezel Registered User regular
    this shit'll be god tier once everyone stops filling up the server trying to get achieves

  • maximumzeromaximumzero Registered User regular
    Yay! The engineer is my favorite and most played class and it's nice to have some new toys to fiddle with after 3 years of the same thing.

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  • Raoulduke20Raoulduke20 Registered User
    The monkey paw plus the frontier justice is fun as fuck if you can find a server not filled to the brim with engies. I finally enjoy engineer.

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  • minor incidentminor incident maliciously classy Registered User regular
    finnith wrote: »
    The best part of this update is playing Spy.

    There's such a clusterfuck of Engineers that I can run around as a masked engie, sap every building they're huddled around, and backstab at least one or two before getting caught. It's fantastic!

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  • SkexisSkexis Tongue Firmly in CheekRegistered User regular
    Jintor wrote: »
    Can you guys repair dispensers and the like with the Fist?

    Yup, it functions like a wrench, but with the additional bonus of chainsaw hand

  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    I think the item system must be borked tonight. Within an hour, I found both the wrangler and the new wrench. Which in turn made it far easier to get the necessary achievements to get the new shotty and the robo-hand.

    The wrangler is pretty rad btw.

    Rend wrote: »
    "Working for Khorne? It's ok, I guess, but I worry about my future prospects. You know how I'm probably going to die? Not enough blood left in my neck. You know how those Slaanesh dudes over there are probably going to die? Too many orgasms.

    You can see my consternation." - Khorne Thrall
  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    Dac wrote: »
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    Dac wrote: »
    Still 99

    you're tearing me apart Valve

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    This really needs to be in the new thread

    It's an easy game to hate
  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Beezel wrote: »
    this shit'll be god tier once everyone stops filling up the server trying to get achieves

    I figure if the Polycount update drops next week it'll calm down since there'll be new toys for other classes to distract people. (I'd love to see the "revenge crits" concept taken up with, say, the Medic. Someone kills his healing target, he gets crits for six seconds to defend himself with, for instance.)

    That, and they'll realize that Engineering is a thankless job. You make or break teams, and isn't really flashy.

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  • ebotasticebotastic Going Gonzo In People's HeartsRegistered User regular
    Guys, you can rocket jump easily as high and far as a soldier with a level 3 sentry.

    That's probably gonna get patched. There are places engies shouldn't go. ;x

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  • nealcmnealcm Registered User regular
    ebotastic wrote: »
    Guys, you can rocket jump easily as high and far as a soldier with a level 3 sentry.

    That's probably gonna get patched. There are places engies shouldn't go. ;x

    never

    we go where we please

    what i think should be patched is how quickly one can move a level 3 sentry up

    when you plop down a building you are moving up it automatically builds twice as fast, as if it is being wrenched

    AND

    it can be wrenched to increase the speed AGAIN

    sentries will build in 2.5 seconds, then each upgrade will take probably a second

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  • MonstyMonsty Registered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    I'd love to see the "revenge crits" concept taken up with, say, the Medic. Someone kills his healing target, he gets crits for six seconds to defend himself with, for instance.
    I approve of something of this nature.

  • nealcmnealcm Registered User regular
    Monsty wrote: »
    PMAvers wrote: »
    I'd love to see the "revenge crits" concept taken up with, say, the Medic. Someone kills his healing target, he gets crits for six seconds to defend himself with, for instance.
    I approve of something of this nature.

    that sounds fantastic

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  • FatsFats Registered User regular
    Hey, a new menu song.

  • tofutofu Registered User
    Ok this is getting boring now

  • psyck0psyck0 Registered User regular
    Hey You your server is fucking screwed up. Not only does it continually say there is a slot open on the list but not let you join, but now it KICKS people for no apparent reason. What the hell, man?

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    nealcm wrote: »
    Monsty wrote: »
    PMAvers wrote: »
    I'd love to see the "revenge crits" concept taken up with, say, the Medic. Someone kills his healing target, he gets crits for six seconds to defend himself with, for instance.
    I approve of something of this nature.

    that sounds fantastic

    Just as long as he also gets the ability to manually destroy his healing target for the crits, just like the engie.

  • LemmingLemming Registered User
    There is no new Meet The Class video. I am disappointed in this update and would like my zero dollars back.

  • DogEightDogEight Registered User regular
    tofu wrote: »
    Ok this is getting boring now

    I have to agree, but it was nice to get some playtime in with the Spy (one of my least used classes). Aside from the new Wranglin' spray-and-pray, a good Spy could have a field day in most of these games.

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