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The flare gun and especially the Detonator are great ideas in concept but they just completely fail in execution
Especially these days, when literally every class has a method to put out fires. Even the heavy!
The only way you should ever think you're gonna get a kill with it is to light someone up then immediately hit them again with a crit cause the damage from one flare alone is a piddling amount. That said back to back flare hits critting and killing a guy IS pretty satisfying. Especially if you hit a heavy 3 times and kill him.
This is why the Detonator sucks. It loses the crit in favor of a mini crit and it's just not worth the small possibility of hitting more than one person.
I guess that's what a strange flare gun is good for. Showing off how many times you've killed people with the stupid thing. Maybe I'll keep it because of that.
I've been busy
There's tons more to do yet on it, but this is the best it's looked yet and I wanted to show off.
The tail is completely jiggle boned.
This deserves some attention. Can't wait to see the finished product.
I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't be better suited as a sniper hat, though. If it were, there is a potential set with some sort of sniper replacement, maybe a musket, maybe even a kukri one based on a bear trap or something.
at close range, you want to be using the flamethrower anyway. At midrange, the shotgun is better, but as a pyro at midrange you should either be advancing on a target (switch to flamethrower) or running the fuck away, in which case the flaregun is much better.
it takes more skill to aim it, but once you get good at predicting movement you'll be killing people from across the map. I snag so many kills on folks running away crying medic with the thing. Also scouts running away on fire. I wouldn't trade the pyro's only long range utility for a little mid range power ever. The only time it sucks is pyro vs pyro, and how often do you see pyros anymore?
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Yes.
I want one for my pyro
Because fuck the flare gun
Well, this is probably relevant to you
yeah, sure, it'll be awhile til I'm on though
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I'll bug you about it tomorrow sometime
should be on before noon tomorrow
I will gladly give you something for that strange backburner
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Especially these days, when literally every class has a method to put out fires. Even the heavy!
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But I will check in the morning.
The only way you should ever think you're gonna get a kill with it is to light someone up then immediately hit them again with a crit cause the damage from one flare alone is a piddling amount. That said back to back flare hits critting and killing a guy IS pretty satisfying. Especially if you hit a heavy 3 times and kill him.
This is why the Detonator sucks. It loses the crit in favor of a mini crit and it's just not worth the small possibility of hitting more than one person.
I guess that's what a strange flare gun is good for. Showing off how many times you've killed people with the stupid thing. Maybe I'll keep it because of that.
I do way better with the shotgun but every time I see a sniper I go "NO I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE FLARE GUN"
always a range it falls in before exploding
super annoying
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It is time to save this extra flare gun just in case pyro gets lasers
A-also olivaw and isoldae if you guys dont do the strange backburner trade i would trade things for that
yeah
woah WHAT
Which oooone
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I've been wondering if this was possible ever since I found out the charge shot could set people on fire
Now I know
4 reds ran in, totally oblivious to me
charging while muttering dontfuckingturnaroundyoudipshits
BOOM
Always
I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't be better suited as a sniper hat, though. If it were, there is a potential set with some sort of sniper replacement, maybe a musket, maybe even a kukri one based on a bear trap or something.
at close range, you want to be using the flamethrower anyway. At midrange, the shotgun is better, but as a pyro at midrange you should either be advancing on a target (switch to flamethrower) or running the fuck away, in which case the flaregun is much better.
it takes more skill to aim it, but once you get good at predicting movement you'll be killing people from across the map. I snag so many kills on folks running away crying medic with the thing. Also scouts running away on fire. I wouldn't trade the pyro's only long range utility for a little mid range power ever. The only time it sucks is pyro vs pyro, and how often do you see pyros anymore?
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(you're a good medic, by the way from the couple of times i've played with you)
e: i already crafted my only battalion's backup, sorry