it's hard to tell right now because like it demonstrates in the video vipa linked flames are retarded but all i really want is some goddamn skill indexing in this class. There's a problem when random pyro publords have like the same dm as most plat pyros because hardly any mechanical skill is needed.

airblast stunlock being gone is a good thing, new airblast that makes the floor an ice rink is pretty dumb.

good direction by valve, questionable execution.

also i wish dragon's fury either had much more range or like no range cap at all with the tradeoff of no afterburn after a certain distance, so you can't just combo snipe somebody from a distance with no falloff. it's super unsatisfying to use when a scout just holds the s key and the projectile fizzles out of existence in front of his face(damage and fire rate could be changed as compensation for this if it's really needed, I'm not great with numbers). Hitbox is also the size of a barn it could use some toning down.

oh yea completely forgot but daily reminder that the invisible player glitch still exists in this game (usually occurs if your internet spikes)

yes i know u can record a demo but i think it's pretty reasonable to expect that that major of a glitch doesn't exist

The only update they've ever reverted was the first sticky nerf right? Seriously hope they don't go down the Blizzard route where they have so much pride they leave shit that's completely aids in the game.

Also I think new update makes pyro less gay to play against (big plus) but also reduces his skill ceiling a lot because flames are now so good and they're stupidly easy to aim. Less aids to play against than stunlock combos but man this class still takes little to no mechanical skill it's kinda sad :(

Edit: For context I don't think I can remember a single memorable reflect kill/flamethrower kill. Winning shotty 1v1's versus buffed scouts I remember, and having massive brain plays as a result of good positioning I remember, but actual displays of mechanical skill that are specific to only the pyro class, practically none.

This is a thing?

On that note remove grenade launcher spin/drag/whatever it is that makes it feel so much more..inconsistent? than the iron bomber.

Also make no damage spread apply to fall damage right now there's a 20% random variation on fall damage because apparently the no damage spread cvar doesn't apply to environmental damage (ty to DarkNecrid for details)

its rather polarizing in the svs matchup, obviously not as bad as darwins pre nerf but enough that hl snipers felt that they had to switch to the wep as well (like the dds)

other reasons include lack of neglible downsides (tracers are lol and quickscopes are pretty much as good as noscopes, plus the bonus fact that you might hit a headshot on accident), encouraging lower skill plays through increased bodyshot damage(that one taps scouts unless theyre 100% on the beam, also shits on demos)

also penetration is dumb and ruins my 1 million iq medic bodyblock plays :(

IMO there are only 3 pre pyro update weps that really need to be reconsidered: natascha, machina, and cow mangler. Banners I was iffy about in the preseason but it didnt look like a problem really in EU, although someone with more experience feel free to correct me.

yea dx8 breaks it, anything dx90 or above will fix it

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edit: https://i.imgur.com/qqM9Vh7.png every time

is this broken as hell for anybody else, does it not work on dxlevel 81?

pocket pistol seems insanely good

also cow mangler buff makes me wonder just how in tune the valve team is with comp changes

also makes me wonder if they look at the new whitelist, or did slin do that all for naught

jetpack's viability is probably gonna be completely contingent on the new flamethrower, seems pretty ass with anything else (unless it gives u like mach speed shit all the time idk)

if reflected rockets still minicrit they should at least have some visual cue, i remember dropping meds from across the map when they peek gully choke and take a direct that they thought would do 48 instead of like 152 or whatever it is.

isn't natascha still allowed lol

on that subject ban machina and natascha thanks

*no more fps if your limiting factor is your cpu

for other laptop gamers/potato computer users like myself dx81 will still help quite a bit if your gpu is the one holding you back

badlands spawning you so far away is actually fucking awful, gran is ok if people don't play gay