TF2: Pyro achievements/unlocks are next

[Leviathan41]

Valve have announced that the Pyro will be getting the next set of achievements/unlocks in TF2.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=189941&site=pcg&skip=yes

As the TF2 portion of the presentation was coming to an end, we were treated to a few snippets about the game's next updates: a rough-cut of Meet the Sniper was shown, and the next class to receive an achievement-based upgrade was confirmed to be the Pyro.


I can't wait, Pyro is one of my favorite classes to play because you have to play it completely different than all the other classes to be successful.

[UnrealAlex]

I can't wait, Pyro is one of my favorite classes to play because you have to play it completely different than all the other classes to be successful.

lol i think that goes for all classes
I like to be a suicide pyro, keeps other team on defense.


It's incredibly retarded that they aren't releasing all class upgrades at the same time. That way everyone would just play their favorite class like they usually do. We're going to have games full of pyros now.

[Leviathan41]

lol i think that goes for all classes
OK, what I meant to say was you have to play the pyro differently than you play most other shooters, even counter-intuitively in some cases, the pyro is good at close quarters combat, but that doesn't mean you should get as close as possible to everyone you see. Anyway, it's a fun class to play and I am looking forward to the update. I can't wait to see the Meet the Sniper video either! :D

[Omsion]

Well. Perfect time to be a medic, then :p
Tons of bad pyros running evreywhere not killing anything = fast ubercharges!

[ratbuddy]

Valve have announced that the Pyro will be getting the next set of achievements/unlocks in TF2.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=189941&site=pcg&skip=yes




I can't wait, Pyro is one of my favorite classes to play because you have to play it completely different than all the other classes to be successful.

Hah! Read the first sentence of your linked article. Then look at this: http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5577777&postcount=27

They probably troll ocforums bwaha..

I hope they also took my idea for an alternate pyro flamethrower, it acts like the medigun in that you aim it at a teammate, except when you are 'healing' someone with it, it doesn't do anything - until you right click. Then as long as you hold down the right mouse button, it burns ammo at the normal rate, but the person you are 'healing' gains the ability to fire flaming bullets/projectiles/melee attacks. No extra damage, just lights the targets on fire..

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

Old news, except the Meet the Sniper. I hope he says 'wanker' atleast three times.

[Leviathan41]

Old news, except the Meet the Sniper. I hope he says 'wanker' atleast three times.
Old news as in officially confirmed less than 24 hours before I posted it? :confused:

[ratbuddy]

Old news as in officially confirmed less than 24 hours before I posted it? :confused:

He's just being 'that guy' - most of us appreciate the heads up ;)

[SteveLord]

So.....basically we'll be expecting the final class's unlocks to be out a year from now? =(

[ratbuddy]

So.....basically we'll be expecting the final class's unlocks to be out a year from now? =(

If we're lucky. I have a feeling they are going to be all done some time in late 2010. Not joking around, just basing my guess on how long it's been between the Meet The videos and how long the medic update took.

[Leviathan41]

Haha, well Valve have said that we can expect the next class update "sooner than we think" or something like that, so I am staying optimistic. On the other hand, they are Valve and they do stuff when THEY feel like it, lol. I guess we will just have to wait and find out. :)

Oh and for anyone who hasn't seen it, here is a handy Valve Time conversion chart: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

:D

[lordkosc]

Pyro needs the ability to hose down an area with liquid napalm, and then when he so chooses, toss a match :D :D :D

[ratbuddy]

Pyro needs the ability to hose down an area with liquid napalm, and then when he so chooses, toss a match :D :D :D

OOoh ooh or load some of his fuel into a sentry gun so it can torch people who get too close in addition to the guns/rockets :)

[kayson]

oh man. first it was all medic teams. now its gonna be all pyro teams. thats not gonna be too bad though. axes only anyone? :D

[UnrealAlex]

Pyro needs the ability to hose down an area with liquid napalm, and then when he so chooses, toss a match :D :D :D

that is an awesome idea.

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

They said it wouldn't take as long to finish the new ones as it did with the Medic because they already have the loadout system done. But it doesn't mean it won't take them a while. Weapon ideas need to be made, then tested. Achievements need to be made, then tested. Then they have to bring weapon and achievement ideas together, then tested.

Luckily/Unfortunately, Valve likes to test things like theres no tomorrow before releasing it.

[Leviathan41]

People are saying the Pyro update will be on Thursday, with a free TF2 weekend scheduled for this weekend. Also the Meet the Sniper video is supposed to be released tomorrow.

http://www.csnation.net/viewnews.php/9680
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693135
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1932

Nothing official yet that I can see, but stay tuned.

EDIT: It's official! http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=posts&id=1627&cc=US

[kayson]

zomg!

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

Meet the Sniper is now up!

http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=app&AppId=5051&cc=NL

[ratbuddy]

Sweet. Thursday in Valve time is 'possibly by Saturday afternoon and almost definitely by the beginning of next week.' That means we'll probably see the update in early July :)

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

New Pyro weapon?!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/ShajunoOrsono/newpyroweapon.jpg

[ratbuddy]

Meet the sniper went live 10 minutes ago. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35246.html

edit: Jars full of pee FTW!

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

You're about twenty-five minutes late rat. :p

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/ShajunoOrsono/1213730051458.jpg

[ratbuddy]

You're about twenty-five minutes late rat. :p

Shrugs, I just saw it appear on Gametrailers, and it said added 9 minutes ago..

That gun looks like a flaregun or something, bet he's gaining the ability to ignite people at a distance :sn: ------------> :mad: :mad:

[Leviathan41]

They are supposed to put up the pyro update website soon, I guess we will find out. It looks like the shotgun replacement to me.

EDIT: actually it looks like the info is coming tomorrow instead --> http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/53182

[Angel-of-Sorrow]

Thats what I told my friends, incendiary grenade launcher. Kinda like demos, except it explodes with fire instead with no or very low explosion addition. And gametrailers isn't gonna get it first, Steam is, so always watch Steam. : p

Edit: It's definetelly not a shotgun, but it may replace the shotty.

[lordkosc]

omg the video was awesome :D and I can't wait for new pyro weapons :D

[ratbuddy]

Personally I can't wait to see how many of the pyro achievements I already have. I've had some insane runs as pyro :)