Bleck Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Pyro - The Homewrecker (Melee) +100% damage vs. buildings -25% damage vs. players This sounds ridiculous, and yet I want it so badly.
Black Waltz Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 This sounds ridiculous, and yet I want it so badly. Engineers beware.
atmuh Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 why would you want a melee weapon that can do more damage to buildings when if you have a huge thing that shoots flames you can be even further away and still have the same effect
The Author Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Real men use the flare gun to take down buildings.
chivesontheweb Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 why would you want a melee weapon that can do more damage to buildings when if you have a huge thing that shoots flames you can be even further away and still have the same effect Just because an item is useless doesn't mean people won't want to use it.
ParanoidDrone Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 why would you want a melee weapon that can do more damage to buildings when if you have a huge thing that shoots flames you can be even further away and still have the same effect Burst vs. DPS. The age old argument. How much HP do Level 3s have? Because the Homewrecker would do 130 damage per swing if the +100% vs. buildings is accurate.
atmuh Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Burst vs. DPS. The age old argument.How much HP do Level 3s have? Because the Homewrecker would do 130 damage per swing if the +100% vs. buildings is accurate. but with the level 3 pushing you away with the bullets you cant always get close enough to melee it (although i do have a bunch of demos of me ubering my friend as sniper and engineer and him meleeing huge sentry nests to death)
ParanoidDrone Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 but with the level 3 pushing you away with the bullets you cant always get close enough to melee it (although i do have a bunch of demos of me ubering my friend as sniper and engineer and him meleeing huge sentry nests to death) Which is why you have your Medic run up while Ubered to distract the Sentry. And it sounds like Level 3 Sentries have 216 HP or something in that neighborhood, so the Homewrecker is more than capable of two-shotting them. (Theorycrafting is fun!)
atmuh Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 so it seems that at the moment you cant craft the new hats i find it hilarious that some people unloaded all their refined metals last night that theyve been holding for months
ParanoidDrone Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 so it seems that at the moment you cant craft the new hatsi find it hilarious that some people unloaded all their refined metals last night that theyve been holding for months Funny you should mention that, TF2 just got updated with the ability to craft the new hats. The Mask and Camera Beard can also be crafted as hats despite being in the Misc. slot. EDIT: This means that not only can you craft 3 Refined Metal into a Mask or Beard, you can also craft 2 Masks/Beards into a hat. And they still have the better-than-hats drop rate. Wut.
Meeting_Gman Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Funny you should mention that, TF2 just got updated with the ability to craft the new hats. The Mask and Camera Beard can also be crafted as hats despite being in the Misc. slot.EDIT: This means that not only can you craft 3 Refined Metal into a Mask or Beard, you can also craft 2 Masks/Beards into a hat. And they still have the better-than-hats drop rate. Wut. I wasted a bunch of camera beards then...
Powerlord Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Funny you should mention that, TF2 just got updated with the ability to craft the new hats. The Mask and Camera Beard can also be crafted as hats despite being in the Misc. slot.EDIT: This means that not only can you craft 3 Refined Metal into a Mask or Beard, you can also craft 2 Masks/Beards into a hat. And they still have the better-than-hats drop rate. Wut. For some strange reason, this requires a server restart. Either that or its optional and just updates both clients and servers regardless. Also: Bet you Valve nerfed the drop rate again, or they change it so they can't be used to craft hats on Monday.
Mrs. Bark Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Just made one of the Otolaryngologist's Mirror's out of a camera beard and a surgical mask. Woot.
ParanoidDrone Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Also: Bet you Valve nerfed the drop rate again, or they change it so they can't be used to craft hats on Monday. Would not surprise me in the least, but meh.
EdgeCrusher Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Hell yeah, I just took the two camera beards I had and got the tyrant's helm I've been wanting forever.
chivesontheweb Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 I didn't get a single Camera Beard in all my playtime. I'd be really upset that I missed out on easy hats, but all I care about is getting my Pyro hat and that's coming along slowly but nicely. Kind of wish I had got the Medic mask for when I Battle Medic but hey no biggie.
Powerlord Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 I didn't get a single Camera Beard in all my playtime. I'd be really upset that I missed out on easy hats, but all I care about is getting my Pyro hat and that's coming along slowly but nicely. Kind of wish I had got the Medic mask for when I Battle Medic but hey no biggie. The item drop rate seems to be lower than usual this evening. I'm wondering if Valve is having trouble with its item servers again.
FireSlash Posted March 20, 2010 Author Posted March 20, 2010 The item drop rate seems to be lower than usual this evening. I'm wondering if Valve is having trouble with its item servers again. Idling has skyrocketed again
Powerlord Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Idling has skyrocketed again So I noticed. I had to start my own idling server to even find an empty one... and mine is now full, too.
chivesontheweb Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Guys, I got plenty of random drops last night. Remember it's the RANDOM drop system, not the consistent-except-when-the-Steam-items-servers-are-having-trouble-drop system.
Powerlord Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Guys, I got plenty of random drops last night. Remember it's the RANDOM drop system, not the consistent-except-when-the-Steam-items-servers-are-having-trouble-drop system. Yes, but every time Valve has had a content update, the random item system has broken down for several days. It's been 2 days since the most recent update.
The Author Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 And still the drops are not rare, I got like 3 items today, and 4 last night.
Powerlord Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 drops are fine Really? Then why I am seeing things like Solidwtf2: WOw Solidwtf2: Just wow Solidwtf2: Five hours no items Murdoker: i idled 12 once no items Red: at least you got a hat *DEAD* Solidwtf2: Broken drop system is broken Murdoker: well i had 5 hats b4 Murdoker: rage crafted them Solidwtf2: ITEMS PLEASE VALVE Murdoker: hats back please Solidwtf2: Maybe gabe should get off his fat ass and do something (this is from a server log) Particularly when I'm seeing the same problem, having only gotten four items in the last 24 hours (across 3 different servers) that I've been idling? It's usually considerably higher than this.
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