Poseidon
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The next Team Fortress 2 class update is only a week away, as Valve officially announces a February 24th release date for the Scout update, with new features revealed on a daily basis.

Yes, the speedy Scout is finally getting his due next week, and Valve has launched the official website for the class update, with daily updates leading up to the big day. Today's update features a new weapon for the Scout in the form of a baseball bat called The Sandman, which allows the Scout to smack foes from a distance with a baseball, dazing them for a period of time that increases the farther the ball travels, giving the player time to run up and give their opponent a few whacks about the head.

Brilliant! Being incredibly fond of those speedy little guys, I'm officially clearing my calendar for next Tuesday, at least for the half-hour it takes me to realize that I suck no matter what weapon I am holding.
http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/

First weapon's been unveiled.
Spidery_Yoda
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Love it.

MORENEWS MORENEWS MORENEWS PLZ VALVE



Bring on Wednesday thats all I can say.
Doctor Strangelove
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Spidery_Yoda
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I too figured that it'd be very close when the update hit yesterday.

New vid new vid new vid. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase valve.
DefCon-17
Maple Syrup Faggot
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What happens if you airblast the ball back into the Scout? Does he get stunned?

..The whole "stun" idea is stupid though. So much for "Never taking control from the players' hands."
Doctor Strangelove
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I think the no double jump trade off it pretty good, so long as he only loses it when he has the SandMan equiped. If it's holstered and you've got the sawn-off or Mauser out, you should still be able to double jump.
White-Fusion
Fuck
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

I think the no double jump trade off it pretty good, so long as he only loses it when he has the SandMan equiped. If it's holstered and you've got the sawn-off or Mauser out, you should still be able to double jump.
I think when you have it on you you can't?
Kez
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HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT SCOUT UPDATE RARASGYUGFDSGUYAGFGA

Spidery_Yoda
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

I think the no double jump trade off it pretty good, so long as he only loses it when he has the SandMan equiped. If it's holstered and you've got the sawn-off or Mauser out, you should still be able to double jump.
Wouldnt be much of a trade off then would it? All you'd need to do would be hit q, space then q again and there goes the bats only tradeoff. You'd get 'switch to scattergun, jump, switch to Sandman' scripts within hours.

It'll be the entire time you have the weapon equiped.

Last edited by Spidery_Yoda (2009-02-17 14:35:43)

Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|5999|Catherine Black
Fuckin' Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

I hope it's only when you have the weapon out.. I do like to double jump..

Last edited by Finray (2009-02-17 14:56:40)

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Roger Lesboules
Ah ben tabarnak!
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Scout Update Page wrote:

...or Australian enough to get in the way.
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
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Being able to bonk ubers makes this a whole new ball game.

oshi-
Doctor Strangelove
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The Heavy is slow, the Pyro is mute, the Demoman is Drunk and the Sniper is Australian (yeech), but which is the dumb one?
TopHat01
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Roger Lesboules wrote:

Scout Update Page wrote:

...or Australian enough to get in the way.
Spidery_Yoda
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

The Heavy is slow, the Pyro is mute, the Demoman is Drunk and the Sniper is Australian (yeech), but which is the dumb one?
I'm gonna go with...

https://www.teamfortress.com/images/t_soldier.jpg
Sidsnot
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Mutantbear
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Sidsnot wrote:

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ https://i.imgur.com/Xj4f2.png
Doctor Strangelove
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Spidery_Yoda wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

The Heavy is slow, the Pyro is mute, the Demoman is Drunk and the Sniper is Australian (yeech), but which is the dumb one?
I'm gonna go with...

http://www.teamfortress.com/images/t_soldier.jpg
Yeah, I guess the soldier is pretty thick.
DefCon-17
Maple Syrup Faggot
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Spidery_Yoda wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

The Heavy is slow, the Pyro is mute, the Demoman is Drunk and the Sniper is Australian (yeech), but which is the dumb one?
I'm gonna go with...

http://www.teamfortress.com/images/t_soldier.jpg
Yeah, I guess the soldier is pretty thick.
Lies.

He just joined the other team to kill maggots like you!
Sidsnot
Banned
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DefCon-17 wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Spidery_Yoda wrote:


I'm gonna go with...

http://www.teamfortress.com/images/t_soldier.jpg
Yeah, I guess the soldier is pretty thick.
Lies.

He just joined the other team to kill maggots like you!
Ye the Medic is the thick one.
Doctor Strangelove
Real Battlefield Veterinarian.
+1,758|6679

Sidsnot wrote:

DefCon-17 wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:


Yeah, I guess the soldier is pretty thick.
Lies.

He just joined the other team to kill maggots like you!
Ye the Medic is the thick one.
The medic is probably the smartest one there.
Spidery_Yoda
Member
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Aside from the Engineer I think the Medic is the smartest too.
Uzique
dasein.
+2,865|6681
Stunlocking in my TF2?

Nice one for removing another grain of skill-sand from the rapidly declining hour-glass. Great to know that to empower the Scout-playing 'skilled players', they gave them a gameplay mechanic that completely disables the other player's ability for a period of time. Anyone else remember a day when Valve said they would retain the competitive balance by never adding any speed-slowing, class-disabling effects? Lol, what an idealised dream-era that was...

Last edited by Uzique (2009-02-17 16:48:04)

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Sidsnot
Banned
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Sidsnot wrote:

DefCon-17 wrote:


Lies.

He just joined the other team to kill maggots like you!
Ye the Medic is the thick one.
The medic is probably the smartest one there.
Engineer is smartest
Bevo
Nah
+718|6732|Austin, Texas

Sidsnot wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Sidsnot wrote:


Ye the Medic is the thick one.
The medic is probably the smartest one there.
Engineer is smartest
Plus he can play the guitar.

Duh.

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