http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2293
They’re punishing people who used hacks to get the weapons. Allegedly.
Me and many others are pointing out that we still have them.
Oh shit. I didnt know SRK was on TF2,real dope. Im gonna be on in a second, not that im that good. hopefully it isnt a scout fest like most servers im on…
Quick initial thoughts:
F-A-N: The whole knockback on the thing is fun, but it can work against you. Having only 2 shots per clip makes this gun much less viable in combat.
BONK!: It can be a great sentry counter, especially in competitive matches where you can’t have 3+ engineers on your team (max is two, but a team usually utilizes only one when the situation calls). Drawback (slowdown) doesn’t seem too harsh considering you can count the seconds in your head while invincible and make a safe retreat.
Sandman: The stun that this weapon does even when making contact point-blank is too good. There is plenty of time to punish the enemy after stunning them. The loss of the double jump does make me think about whether it’s worth using for a bit, but I think in general the pubbers will realize that they will be better off spamming baseballs in dustbowl/goldrush/badwater.
dont give 2 craps 'bout scouts
glad they gave my spy some new stuff, but they need a overhaul next. c’mon valVE!
Latest TF2 Update…
What…so Scout has a taunt kill as well?
Gonna have to try this out…but for some reason I still don’t have the Sandman even though I fullfilled the requirements for it.
So the bonk drink takes you off the screen in relation to other players. And then when it wears off you come back on? I don’t quite get what it does…
I like the double barrel, even though its not the best for direct one on one, it makes a really good escape tool against pyros and soldiers who sneak up on you. I need to try it more.
Im probably going to rock FAN, Pistol, Regular Bat, at least for awhile, not having double jump is : (
Can anyone send me an invite to the SRK group?
My username should be either Fuzzy_Snugs or FuzzySnugs.
invitation sent.
When you drink it, you are 100% impossible to hit. You still move at regular speed, but you are followed by a blur and any shots that would damage you instead give a miss, which it displays like when you crit. During this time, you aren’t allowed to shoot. After it wears off, you move slowly, and theres some amount of time before you are allowed to use it again.
At least this is what I understand from what other people have told me and my observations, I haven’t actually unlocked it yet.
Yeah I played a heavy one time and this scout ran past me in a blur. All my shots said “miss” and I’m pretty sure he was unhitable. I thought he was moving faster too though.
Yeah, they move slightly faster, but after the drink wears off they move a bit slower too.
Exactly.
You also cannot capture a control point, cannot drink BONK! while carrying the intelligence, and cannot pick up the intelligence while under the effects of BONK!
Can anyone invite my steamID DeepChasm. I’ve been meaning to learn this cooky game, but haven’t yet.
i’d like an invite too actually
any good scout grinding tonight? i just don’t play scout very well so i’d prefer getting the new unlockables and being done with it
After I finish installing Lost Planet, I need to get the 2nd and 3rd Scout Milestones.
whats your steamid?
Also deepchasm doesn’t go to anything on steam community. Friend Fullmetalross and I’ll add you later, if I remember haha.
I could use an invite too, steamid is PimpWilly, been playing way too much TF2 lately
I really like the mobility that the FAN gives you, though the killing power is definitely a lot less. I end up using my pistol a lot more. But being able to jump up into the attic easily on defense as a scout really helps to annoy the offense on goldrush
My favorite is getting up into the attic on offense, triple jump across to the sniper/engy plateau, and taking out the snipers/engies. I can use the FAN to push the engies off the top before they actually build, really letting the offense get in there fast. Once they get defense set up, it’s annoying, so anything that gets you in there quick and disrupt things is a godsend
Rgr, will do.
If one more fucking scout hits me with a goddamn baseball while I’m ubered.
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