With the bonus gone
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I would go with the air blast, it's always fun juggling people in the air and a lot more fun pushing people off the edge in the black mesa map
I never thought of that! Too bad its gone now : (.
I think it's very situational, and it really depends on how you want to play the pyro.
The backburner is terrific if you want to play a stealthy pyro that sneaks about to get kills, or wants ambush a wave of distracted targets.
While the CB is useful for clearing sticky bombs, pushing people off capture points and stopping uber combos.
I usually switch it up depending on what is needed at the moment, and the extra hp was never really anything but an additional bonus. So losing it really didn't matter too much for me.
The backburner is terrific if you want to play a stealthy pyro that sneaks about to get kills, or wants ambush a wave of distracted targets.
While the CB is useful for clearing sticky bombs, pushing people off capture points and stopping uber combos.
I usually switch it up depending on what is needed at the moment, and the extra hp was never really anything but an additional bonus. So losing it really didn't matter too much for me.
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Blast = annoying.
That extra hp is the difference between 2 and 3 direct rocket/grenade hits. I honestly think that the achievement is worse than the standard in this case. Its not even a side-grade.
Like I said in another thread, I love how backburner makes me play the ambush role a lot more. It really encourages it and certainly pays off when you do.
I do see instances where I'd switch to the air compressor a lot more now though. There are some maps where ambushing isn't as possible and push back would be a lot more useful.
Losing the 50hp is going to hurt, but it'll be good to see pyros having to think about their weapon choices a bit more.
I do see instances where I'd switch to the air compressor a lot more now though. There are some maps where ambushing isn't as possible and push back would be a lot more useful.
Losing the 50hp is going to hurt, but it'll be good to see pyros having to think about their weapon choices a bit more.
I don't think the unlocks are suppose to be upgrades in the sense that one is better then the default. I think they're just suppose to give you different options and a more well rounded game.
Different options of equal strength in different areas. My point was that I feel crit from behind is not nearly as valuable as the Utility that air blast provides. With the 50% bonus however, it seemed to be a fair trade off.
My thoughts exactly
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That should've always been the question. The BACKburner was designed for ambushing and extra health contradicted that and encouraged otherwise. Now that it's gone, I'm happier and no longer feel the Pyro as overpowered. Sadly you can't wholly force the Pyro players to smash W + Mouse 1 instead of do their job and ambush like their whole design... just like until you somehow creatively fix the sticky bombs, you can't convince demos to stop going "LOL im hittin u wif mah winbombs" instead of laying them as traps and using the pipe bombs.
Err... I mean... YAY UPDATE!
Dang elite why do you make sense. Still losing that health really hurts pyros that you know sneak up behind enemy lines to cause chaos. that extra little health ment we could actually live with all the spamming of stickies pipes and rockets a bit better.
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pyro is 2 strong
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