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[BALANCE ON] Team Fortress 2: Pyro Nerf Applied

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    i'm going to try and make sure that everytime the map turbine is played on job's server that SOMEONE gets slayed.

    tyrannus on
  • KreutzKreutz Blackwater Park, IARegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Rentilius wrote: »
    i'm going to try and make sure that everytime the map turbine is played on job's server that SOMEONE gets slayed.

    Can it be Job?

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    actually he is the one person i can't slay

    tyrannus on
  • KreutzKreutz Blackwater Park, IARegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Can you just kick him in the balls for having Turbine in the rotation and for not fixing that reserved slot glitch and also for cutting out sudden death?

    Like three kicks to the balls is all I'm asking.

    Kreutz on
  • BEAST!BEAST! Adventurer Adventure!!!!!Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    spears!

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I cannot for the life of me figure out how it gave me my handle, nor can I figure out how to change it. It just gave me my email as a handle. (the stuff before the @)

    I guess I have to PM server owners for password access?

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  • Job_41:25Job_41:25 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kreutz wrote: »
    Can you just kick him in the balls for having Turbine in the rotation and for not fixing that reserved slot glitch and also for cutting out sudden death?

    Like three kicks to the balls is all I'm asking.

    It may come out of rotation soon.

    I'm not a programmer.

    Last I checked sudden death was enabled.

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    i still think you should let me slay you

    tyrannus on
  • Quaz and WallyQuaz and Wally Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    I cannot for the life of me figure out how it gave me my handle, nor can I figure out how to change it. It just gave me my email as a handle. (the stuff before the @)

    I guess I have to PM server owners for password access?

    See the OP.
    It's "wang"

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  • Job_41:25Job_41:25 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Rentilius wrote: »
    i still think you should let me slay you

    I liked it when you vote slayed the entire server and the only people that survived were myself and TK-42-1 on a technicality.

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  • BlindPsychicBlindPsychic Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Name changing is done through the friends panel and through steamcommunity. On the friends panel is under options under some thing or another, I can't be bothered to load steam to look.

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  • Hey YouHey You Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Am I the only one that's having a hard time enjoying TF2 after this pyro update?

    Im ready to stop playing until they fix it.

    Hey You on
  • ProspicienceProspicience The Raven King DenvemoloradoRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Name changing is done through the friends panel and through steamcommunity. On the friends panel is under options under some thing or another, I can't be bothered to load steam to look.

    Yeah it's shift+tab (friends panel) and then click the Settings tab.

    Hey You: It's really rough as spy that's for sure. I die by pyros even more now, not to mention as Rak said earlier: I rarely frontstab anymore, but... my backstabs rarely even register anymore either.

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  • EdgieEdgie TampaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Hey You wrote: »
    Am I the only one that's having a hard time enjoying TF2 after this pyro update?

    Im ready to stop playing until they fix it.

    I've started playing much less.

    Edgie on
  • ZzuluZzulu Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm thinking about starting to play again

    Just saw the "meet the sniper" vid. So good.

    Zzulu on
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  • theantipoptheantipop Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Hey You wrote: »
    Am I the only one that's having a hard time enjoying TF2 after this pyro update?

    Im ready to stop playing until they fix it.

    I haven't played since i got my axetinguisher. I'm hoping to abandon all care by the next content grind patch.

    theantipop on
  • Demitri OmniDemitri Omni Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I've mostly just avoided the PA servers since everyone's mostly felt like arguing since it came out. I've nearly gotten all my achievements for both Medic and Pyro as a result.

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  • Flippy_DFlippy_D Digital Conquistador LondonRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The pyro update made things less fun, somehow.

    A number of people got disenchanted, myself included (though I am back now, I think).

    Can't quantify it though. Although being on fire all the fucking time and having zero survivability vs. the masked ones is rather infuriating.

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    TF2 is getting pretty boring for me, but I don't think it has anything to do with the pyro patch.

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  • Whiniest Man On EarthWhiniest Man On Earth Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The pyro patch is actually what brought me back. I've been having a lot of fun since then, and branching out from Pyro, which was my favorite class pre-patch, has been a lot better than I would've expected.

    I didn't play all that much at release, though, so I'm not sure that my lack of burnout isn't because I just haven't played as much as some others.

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  • MarsMars Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I think it's just that people have been playing a lot more since the class updates started, and are starting to burn out.

    About those sound files, it doesn't necessarily mean that either of those classes are going to get their weapons next, though the fact that the Heavy is pretty specific about the details of his new weapons does indicate he'll get his relatively soon. They have to schedule times for the voice actors to read the new lines, so it's likely just that whoever gets their lines finished first gets them put in. That's probably why only the Demo and Heavy got new lines with the Medic/Goldrush update. If I recall correctly, they're voiced by the same person, so he was probably the only one to come in for it.

    Mars on
  • IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm just taking a break to watch every single episode of the American Office, and play through Diablo 2 in light of the 3rd coming soonish but not really.

    Icemopper on
  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    tofu wrote: »
    TF2 is getting pretty boring for me, but I don't think it has anything to do with the pyro patch.
    Try 6v6ing or 8v8ing, it's a whole new ballgame.

    www.tf2pickup.com

    it's quite fun when you work as a team and get crazy shit done. granted it does have it's ups and downs, but so don't pubs.

    one thing that gets me still is when i'm in a pub fighting 2-3 guys, another 2-3 guys come out of nowhere and rape my face.

    you get used to leaving your guard down once you kill a few enemies..

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  • KupiKupi Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Regarding the Heavy's "I found a new weapon!" taunts, it may well simply be tied to his alternate main gun. The man's obsessed enough with his regular minigun to give it a name, so the idea of having a totally new weapon that's even better than the old one would probably stick out enough in his mind to point it out to everyone he meets.

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  • Eric_ResEric_Res Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Is anyone else interested in playing a couple of rounds with Highlander rules? I tried a few rounds of this in a pub and it was tons o' fun.

    For the uninitiated Highlander is a 9v9 with one person class limits. Both teams have one of every class and then they begin shooting the guns at the mans.

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  • BosonBoson Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    That sounds fun Eric, I'd be up for that.

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  • Eric_ResEric_Res Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Boson wrote: »
    That sounds fun Eric, I'd be up for that.

    Awesome.

    This isn't a tourney or anything like that, just a few friendly rounds if we got enough people interested. Just something to do on a Sunday (like HONCing)

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  • artooartoo Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    That sounds sweet.

    artoo on
  • KreutzKreutz Blackwater Park, IARegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'd do it.

    Kreutz on
  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited July 2008
    Kreutz wrote: »
    75% spies is easy enough to handle, but if they were to roll out the spy and engy packs at once all hell would break loose.

    If that happens I'm playing pyro for three weeks straight.

    Echo on
  • GumpyGumpy There is always a greater powerRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I...

    I like turbine ):

    Gumpy on
  • Quaz and WallyQuaz and Wally Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Name changing is done through the friends panel and through steamcommunity. On the friends panel is under options under some thing or another, I can't be bothered to load steam to look.

    Yeah it's shift+tab (friends panel) and then click the Settings tab.

    Hey You: It's really rough as spy that's for sure. I die by pyros even more now, not to mention as Rak said earlier: I rarely frontstab anymore, but... my backstabs rarely even register anymore either.

    Am... Am I the only one who feels like he's gotten better with spy since the pyro update? I'm pretty sure it just has to do with practice, but I've had more luck training backstabs since.

    Also, highlander sounds totally awesome, are you stuck with your class choice or can you coordinate with a teammate to switch?

    Quaz and Wally on
  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Job_41:25 wrote: »
    Rentilius wrote: »
    i still think you should let me slay you

    I liked it when you vote slayed the entire server and the only people that survived were myself and TK-42-1 on a technicality.

    That was hilariously awesome. I woke my gf up laughing at that.

    TK-42-1 on
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  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Name changing is done through the friends panel and through steamcommunity. On the friends panel is under options under some thing or another, I can't be bothered to load steam to look.

    Yeah it's shift+tab (friends panel) and then click the Settings tab.
    You can do it without going through the Friends panel. In console:
    setinfo name "iowa's man meat"
    

    It resets when the map changes, though.

    SithDrummer on
  • Whiniest Man On EarthWhiniest Man On Earth Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Gumpy wrote: »
    I...

    I like turbine ):

    You are not alone. I love that map.

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  • IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    defrag wrote: »
    Gumpy wrote: »
    I...

    I like turbine ):

    You are not alone. I love that map.

    I don't mind it as much as some people do... we do need more CTF, so I'm glad at least something brings that to the server.

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  • iowaiowa Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    setinfo name "iowa's man meat"
    

    It resets when the map changes, though.
    tyrannus wrote:
    h8

    iowa on
  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    by resets i mean that the wind flies out of its sails

    if you know what i mean by that

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  • KreutzKreutz Blackwater Park, IARegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Turbine is yet another version of the Big Box Map that the FPS scene has been shitting out since Quake. It's a big open box with shit strewn around in a vain attempt to introduce some sort of strategy without having to actually make a map layout. They even made it symmetrical to cut down on development time. It's fine for someone's first map, or even a beta release or a POC, but there are better designed maps out there that should have been included in the patch.

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  • IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kreutz wrote: »
    Turbine is yet another version of the Big Box Map that the FPS scene has been shitting out since Quake. It's a big open box with shit strewn around in a vain attempt to introduce some sort of strategy without having to actually make a map layout. They even made it symmetrical to cut down on development time. It's fine for someone's first map, or even a beta release or a POC, but there are better designed maps out there that should have been included in the patch.

    Very agreeable. It's just all we've got, really.

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