Thread: Thoughts on the pyro unlocks

Originally Posted by Gonzo0100

I have 3 achievements. I only need..... 7 more for the gun no one uses. 17 more for something that I would probably just die while wielding, and 27 more for something I will probably never get to work properly. Ill stick to medic.

Somebody like you (me too) who uses pyro SOMETIMES and wants to know what the weapons are all about, may be best served by hitting up a grind server to pound out some achievements and get the goodies. I visited 4 grinding servers, 3 of them were total jokes with griefers ruining the fun and the 4th was awesome. Everybody was helping eachother, all talk was on, people were in different areas of the map doing different kinds of achievements...there were medics healing scoped snipers so you could get that achievement, there were people jumping in and out of the water so you could get the baptism achievement, there were cloaked spies standing next to med cabinets so you could get that achievement, it was joyous!

I think I got 2 achievements i needed for the first unlock in about 30 seconds then I stuck around and got like, 20 more achievements in about 15 minutes.

Imagine TTP started a Pyro Achievement Grinding Server, It was that good.

Originally Posted by iravedic

In my experience its not a crit issue its that the pyro can now inflict enogh damage on the sentry before the sentry is able to kill the pyro so long as the pyro gets the flame on the sentry before the sentry acquires its target (ie. the pyro). With the health bonus the backburner gives it allows the pyro to survive the sentry hits while it is taking out the sentry. Simple put the pyro can do enough damage to the sentry to kill it before the sentry takes down the pyros full 225 health.

Post update I've also noted that the sentry is bit slower acquiring its target. They seem slower to id the enemy

I guess its just another facet of the game we as skilled engineers have to deal with just like we as skilled pyros have to deal with back-pedaling medics sucking our health away with the new needle gun. It was very frustrating at the beginning but you just have to adjust... Before the update I was able to put down a level 2 sentry while dancing around it given the right line of attack. Not saying it for a pissing contest, just showing that a pyro can be a problem close range for any squishy or metallic foe...

Originally Posted by Gonzo0100

I have 3 achievements. I only need..... 7 more for the gun no one uses. 17 more for something that I would probably just die while wielding, and 27 more for something I will probably never get to work properly. Ill stick to medic.

I think you only need 22 total for all 3 unlocks. And milestones 1 and 2 count as achievements, so you really only need 20.

Originally Posted by Veovis

Originally Posted by Gonzo0100

I have 3 achievements. I only need..... 7 more for the gun no one uses. 17 more for something that I would probably just die while wielding, and 27 more for something I will probably never get to work properly. Ill stick to medic.

I think you only need 22 total for all 3 unlocks. And milestones 1 and 2 count as achievements, so you really only need 20.

Really??
That's much more easier than the medic ones.

And medics are more important to the team than pyros

Originally Posted by the Micronaut

And medics are more important to the team than pyros

Sorry champ, no class is more important than any other. Every class plays an integral role in winning.

Originally Posted by TehSpaz

And what is this compression blast you speak of? I've yet to even try it out :-P

all pyros get this regardless of unlocks with the latest patch. alt fire of the original flamethrower has an airblast that blows stuff back.

Originally Posted by vexle

Originally Posted by the Micronaut

And medics are more important to the team than pyros

A team of medics versus a team of pyros, who do you think would win? I'll give you a hint: It's not the medics.

I dunno... You get 5 ubered medics (5 healing, 5 attacking) you can go a long way.

All I'm saying is having 2 pyros is not as useful as having 1 medic and 1 pyro...if they know how to play properly.

Originally Posted by vexle

Originally Posted by the Micronaut

And medics are more important to the team than pyros

A team of medics versus a team of pyros, who do you think would win? I'll give you a hint: It's not the medics.

A team with NO medics versus a team with NO pyros... who do you think would win?