NusemanIdk you're giving up pipes to equip them?
because part of being a competent demo is ammo management, this ends up being less of a big deal than you might think (not that it isn't still a drawback obviously). with the addition of the movement speed it becomes worth it. the only way to show otherwise is if the theoretical downside of no pipes was leading to a tangible affect. that would probably mean that, if one looked at logs of a demo using booties, they'd either a) have less overall damage (because 8 projectiles instead of 12) or b) more deaths (cuz pipes are good at close-range protection). since neither seem to be the case (and in fact, it seems like booties demos die less and do the same or more dmg), we can conclude that their advantages make up for the pipes.
Nusemanand in team situations I don't think the extra health and movement make too much of a difference.
in practice that is definitely untrue
NusemanAnd sorry if I'm missing something but what about them makes it easier to hit stickies?
the movement speed enables you to hit stickies more quickly, especially on fast moving targets like scouts