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Post by
dslg604t
God, I want to cry. Backburner is terrible. I will give you the fact that it has situational uses (clutch play taking out a medic)
Degreaser is the best overall by far. If you're relying on fire damage, you're doing it wrong.
Post by
xlanadenx
To each their own, dslg. I don't mean to give them a hard time, I'm just messing around.
The Backburner isn't terrible. I've seen good pyros use it very well. The only thing you won't see a good Backburner pyro doing
often
is airblasting projectiles unless ammo is nearby.
There really isn't a best weapon for any class, just one that is suitable for their uses.
Post by
Interest
Ewww degreasers kinda suck.
ಠ_ಠ
You see, I just burn people's asses =P
W+M1~
Later as you get better with Pyro, you'll learn to love the Degreaser :3
I'm learning to deflect rockets atm. I'm thinking about swapping back to Flamethrower due to the asinine Air Blast cost.
God, I want to cry. Backburner is terrible. I will give you the fact that it has situational uses (clutch play taking out a medic)
Degreaser is the best overall by far. If you're relying on fire damage, you're doing it wrong.
Still fun as hell to burn people's asses. It gets the noobs, at the very least. (I actually rambo'd into a pair of Sentry Guns and killed both the Engineers from behind)
B'sides, I don't quite have access to that yet.
Post by
xlanadenx
I'm learning to deflect rockets atm. I'm thinking about swapping back to Flamethrower due to the asinine Air Blast cost.
Yeah, when you use the BB, airblasting doesn't have to be a priority for you. I'd definitely practice with the other two.
Post by
Interest
I'm learning to deflect rockets atm. I'm thinking about swapping back to Flamethrower due to the asinine Air Blast cost.
Yeah, when you use the BB, airblasting doesn't have to be a priority for you. I'd definitely practice with the other two.
It's still fun to see the "WTF" look on a Soldier's face as I crit them with their own rocket.
Post by
dslg604t
Some classes have a clear best weapon. For pyros, it's the degreaser. The Backburner has situational uses, but is subpar. If you hit anyone with the degreaser, they're basically going to die.
I will say that BB has an advantage over other pyros though.
Post by
Monday
Some classes have a clear best weapon. For pyros, it's the degreaser. The Backburner has situational uses, but is subpar. If you hit anyone with the degreaser, they're basically going to die.
I will say that BB has an advantage over other pyros though.
What?
If you hit someone with the Degreaser, they are LESS likely to die than a normal weapon, unless you switch to flare or axtinguisher.
The BB, on the other hand, you can still kill people even if you die.
Then again, I'm used to playing spy, so I often take alternate routs to my targets and ambush from behind, so I may be biased.
Post by
pezz
It depends on the map. BB's crits are amazing if the map lends itself to them. If you can't get behind clusters of enemies, it's a bit pointless.
Post by
Monday
True.
Dustbowl is an excellent map to use it on, imo.
And yes, before you ask, I prefer Attack/Defend maps more than any other. KotH aren't too bad, either.
I hate payload maps, though. They don't lend themselves well to pyros, so I always have to go medic.
Post by
dslg604t
Once you've lit someone with the degreaser, it takes the Axtinguisher swing time + ~0.1s to deal 175 damage. Only unbuffed class that survives that is a heavy.
And afterburn is unreliable. So don't rely on it.
P.S. If anything, payload maps seem like the best for a BB pyro. You have a whole cart of victims.
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Post by
Monday
Once you've lit someone with the degreaser, it takes the Axtinguisher swing time + ~0.1s to deal 175 damage. Only unbuffed class that survives that is a heavy.
And afterburn is unreliable. So don't rely on it.
P.S. If anything, payload maps seem like the best for a BB pyro. You have a whole cart of victims.
If you're defending, sure.
BUT AS PEZZ AND ROSE KNOW, I'M ALWAYS AUTOBALANCED AWAY FROM THEM INTO ATTACKING.
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530888
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Post by
Monday
King of the Hill.
I love Nucleus and Riverside, as I'm really good with YER spying on that map.
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Post by
dslg604t
God I hate Nucleus. My biggest is holes =.=
I was doing a 2v3 KotH on Egypt though, that was kind of fun.
Post by
Monday
Capture points are fun, especially if you're an engineer. Sometimes those games just don't end.
I've never done a capture the flag game, though. Never really interested me.
I love Nucleus D= Airblasting is way fun, and using the YER and CnD makes for some interesting backstabs.
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530888
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Post by
dslg604t
I struggle to find CP maps apart from when I'm scrimming. Engis get slaughtered.
The gameplay is far more dynamic than the other modes (KotH aside).
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