Two cents on the flare gun

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Okay, the flare gun. 90% of us unlocked within the first 8 hours of the updates. Am I wrong, or is the sound of shooting it the most soothing sound ever? The little pop then the sizzle! Oh man it's sooo relaxing. Then you get interrupted by 5 pyros who are burning you :( . But man that gun is cool. Does anyone else think that it sounds amazing???
 
it kinda sounds like a mix between someone popping a champagne cork and then two alka-seltzer dissolving in water? or do i just have bannas in my ears :)
 
Agreed, i like that sounds A LOT more than the reflection sound of the pyro's main weapon....but the backburner rocks so who cares.
 
I don't generally play pyro too often myself but i'm not too impressed with the flare gun in most cases. Id' rather stick with the shotty as the direct dmg is easier to control and rely on vs the Damage over Time that the flaregun presents. neat little toy though.
 
I can finally charge snipers now.

Hard to aim when you're burning.
 
i can stand on top of battlements on 2fort and shoot snipers man this thing is GREAT
 
i noticed how weak it really was. but then i realized how powerful the pyros have gotten since the patch. its meant to be weak, if it was stronger then it would ruin the balance of TF2. i still see people use the flare gun up close where as a flamethrower would of done the job more efficiently. the main purpose of the flare gun is to knock pesky snipers out of range and to distract heavies. its useless on moving scouts, where on the other hand since scouts usually get up close and personal, you have your flamer to handle em

BTW i love the sound. makes me feel warm
 
I love getting a nice angle on an engie and shooting him and his lvl 1 sentry with it. :cool:
 
Yeah I make it my job to hit at least one sniper on the opposite battlements with my flare gun now. Although once I get the flare achievement, I'm most likely going to switch back to the shotty.
 
idk about you guys but I'm in love with the equip sound of the flare gun. The plop when I place it in my hand makes me giddy. I feel like I'm ready to go annoy some snipers on 2fort like nobody's business. I find as pyro I've had a few deaths where I would be running around pressing the 'q' button for the sound and been melee'd to death. Also you gotta love spinning the mouse wheel and then taunting.
 
As a pyro: its awesome, sounds neat, and is really fun. but a lil under powered

as a sniper: i hate it, can't aim and its real annoying

i<3 u flare gun
 
I don't have it yet, but I think it's a nice weapon to juggle against the shotgun... from the perspective of damage, you're unlikely to kill someone often. But from the perspective of the guy getting hit, here's the things that run through my mind when a flare hits me:
  • Flare or Pyro? Do I run away really fast and hope I survive or is it a false alarm?
  • Am I low enough health that I need to find health
  • is this going to make me an easy target for someone else or should I try to pick off the pyro that shot me?

Overall I'd say that it's a worthwhile switch but is a tough decision, which I think is a good trait to have with the unlockables
 
The sound effect of the flare gun shooting is great. Now if the player hit with a flare would sizzle like a piece of bacon in a frying pan, that would be awesome.
 
It seems to be a weapon built for the sole purpose of annoying snipers. When you're on fire, you can't get a steady shot off. I switched back to the shotgun so I'd have something I could spam at range or fire underwater.
 
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