Team Fortress 2 - Heavy Update, New Maps, New Mode are all live now!

DeathReaper47 · December 16, 2009, 7:21am

LOL I said “pimp bomb”. I meant the grenade launcher, which will be unaffected.

Geese_Pants · December 16, 2009, 8:25am

http://www.teamfortress.com/soldierupdate/

Soldier gets a new toy…DIRECT HIT!

Nobody can deny that, measured solely by their ability to blow people into chunky clouds of tomato soup, rockets are an incredible force for good in the world. But with their wide blast radius, they are not a particularly terrific weapon for showing off your sharpshooting skills.

Until now. A high precision version of the standard-issue rocket launcher, the Direct Hit has been engineered from the ground up for Soldiers who have mastered the art of shooting at their targets instead of vaguely near them. Those of you looking to deal splash damage, stop reading now: the Direct Hit has a 70% smaller blast radius than a traditional rocket launcher. But the rockets that come out of this thing move fast and hit hard: 80% faster and with 25% more destructive force. Best of all, for you real sharpshooters, the Direct Hit guarantees mini-crits on airborne targets.

And free weekend…let’s get at it!

Hara · December 16, 2009, 8:34am

That has got to be the most rage-inducing unlock yet. By far, bar none.

Competitive TF2 is, at the very least, more interesting now.

ChopperMan · December 16, 2009, 8:47am

Yikes

compared to the sword and shield yesterday

this weapon is boring as fuck

Soldier kind of deserves the weapon now.

but despite that Demo has actually reduced the gap by half

Zazzarius · December 16, 2009, 8:52am

the Direct Hit sounds like the TF version of a railgun or, god help us, a Spartan Laser

Hara · December 16, 2009, 8:57am

You’re going to laugh when some asshole joins a server and demolishes your team with it. I’m guessing this was made because of the complaints that the Demo was overused in pro matches?

Anyway, his Melee unlock is the pickaxe. Lord knows what it does. Either can get the bugle.

Gasp · December 16, 2009, 9:21am

teams are only limited to 1 demo per team on pro matches?

new rocket seems boring in contrast all the insane shit everyone else is getting.

but oh so pro:3

Pimp_Willy · December 16, 2009, 9:23am

I don’t think theres actually hard caps on pro teams, its just soldierx2, demo, scoutx2, medic seems to be the most optimal setup, switching in Snipers or Heavys depending on the situation

ChopperMan · December 16, 2009, 9:28am

The only limits in competitive TF2 are one demo man and one medic because they’re so powerful

other than that pretty much every class is played.

Save for maybe pyro, but I think even that is used sometimes

Infernoman · December 16, 2009, 9:58am

I like the Soldiers new weapon. seeing all of them attempt to lead shots on and whatnot not hitting much of anything this allows them to well be precise. I know I’ll use it.

Geese_Pants · December 16, 2009, 10:26am

I wonder how the DH will be in terms of rocket jumping…

ChopperMan · December 16, 2009, 10:35am

yeah

I was thinking the same thing actually

I wonder if the 25% extra damage applies to self damage as well

Irennicus · December 16, 2009, 11:25am

I like the Direct Hit, we’ll see how it works out. I’m glad they didn’t give the Soldier something completely out of left field like the sword & board idea.

Zazzarius · December 16, 2009, 12:37pm

you guys know what are some good tf2 servers to check out?

with all the soldier/demo news, my usual games are almost always full

Gasp · December 17, 2009, 2:16am

i feel sorry for spies on thursday

Irennicus · December 17, 2009, 2:20am

Why’s that?

Gasp · December 17, 2009, 2:55am

super fast rockets flying everywhere.
swords and shields going crazy.

and who knows what else

spudlyff8fan · December 17, 2009, 3:04am

How’s that going to impact spies in particular, tho?

Se7in · December 17, 2009, 3:31am

No, there is. 2 of every class is max, except Medic and Demoman, in which there’s a 1 per team limit. At least, that’s how it is in 6 v 6 in most leagues.

Fuzzy_Snugs · December 17, 2009, 3:36am

Wouldn’t that make the Soldier, Medic, and Scout also overused in comp play?