pyros can be an extra medic on the team

[gorebagg]

play pyro a lot??? well, throw away your backburner, buds! did you know that your air-compression blast can put out the flames on a fellow teammate? it's like having an extra medic on the team, and when there is no medic in the vicinity, it can turn the tide and make the difference in a great offensive and an effective defense...
your compression blast can also separate an uber and his medic. yes, indeed, it's a handy item in the pyro's bag of tricks...
one thing to note though...it will deplete your "energy" after a few blasts...you might want to review the use of your secondary weapon when it does.
compression blast is a valuable team-tool in the right hands. don't underestimate it.

 

[huntrix]

yeah its good to air compress your team mates fi they are on fire, also if there is a medic its good to seperate the medic from the other guy.

 

[shadohunter]

yes, this can be VERY usefull.. too bad most pyro's either dont know, or dont care to use it.
worst thing is when you die from burning right next to a pyro with a reg. flamethrower :blink:

 

[Magnitheviking]

ya i noticed that one day and i must say it is extremely useful, if ur into helping out your team mates that is. sometimes, i "forget" to cuz i only got like 40 ammo left.

 

[Adam]

i prefer to throw pee at my teammates who are on fire.

 

[Porkchop1414]

i prefer to throw pee at my teammates who are on fire.

Win! But in all seriousness I have only been extinguished with a flamethrower once and it saved my life. If you didn't know about this, please use this new information to your advantage! I do!

 

[GrinningHillbilly]

Tru dis. I use it all the time!

 

[SneakySneakyMonkey]

Indeed, I always put out a burning teammate whenever I see one.

 

[Mr Grip]

i prefer to throw pee at my teammates who are on fire.

I throw pee at them even if they're not on fire.

 

[DRaGZ]

Pyros have evolved from a overpowered/underpowered (depending on your opinion) ambush class to an ambush class with caretaker duties around the base.

There is no better Spy-checker than the Pyro. C&D Spies harassing your Engies' buildings? Do a quick sweep. Your flamethrower's range is so wide and fast that there's no way a C&D Spy could outrun it if you have a generally good idea as to where the Spy may be.

Explosives harassing your teammates and their buildings? Airblast them away.

Single-minded uber rushing in? Airblast them away.

Friendly guys on fire? Airblast their fire away.

Snipers constantly headshotting your teammates as they cross a point? Cover them with your flame: it's very hard to get a clean shot with a bunch of randomized flames blocking your view.

A good housekeeping Pyro is a great presence to have around the base to take care of the minute-to-minute problems which may occur: they're fast, have relatively high DPSes, and their airblast gives them a number of solutions to a problem.

 

[/Aqua Blue]

You forgot another important trait. There high priority as they approach the enemy + their expendibility accounts for a good distraction while you get away.

 

[HunterD]

I play Pyro a lot and I've switched back to the level 1 thrower with compression.
I didn't realize all the uses for compression blasts! More flaming goodness for me to play with

 

[Mystery Penguin]

Ive saved dozens of people's lives, and extinguished more than that ^.^

 

[Zero711]

I never have to worry about dying from burning. I pretty much always have a Medic on me (at Gravel Pit anyway).

 

[Cut Chem!st]

I love standing there infront of a pyro with him watching me burn. Then I ask for them to put me out and they go...what?

 

[NoHitter]

I love standing there infront of a pyro with him watching me burn. Then I ask for them to put me out and they go...what?

I love it even more when that thing happens to me, but it's a medic.

Anyway, the problem is that your ammo goes very low if you keep airblasting people.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

I love it even more when that thing happens to me, but it's a medic.

Anyway, the problem is that your ammo goes very low if you keep airblasting people.

There is ammo literally EVERYWHERE, you can spare the extra ammo to save a teammates life. Plus it gives you HLX points.

 

[NoHitter]

There is ammo literally EVERYWHERE, you can spare the extra ammo to save a teammates life. Plus it gives you HLX points.

Not when the engies that don't build dispensers take the ammo for themselves. . .

 

[Medichunter]

It shouldn't give one point in HLX. It should give more to encourage teamwork .
But yeah it is very handy for the team abnd can turn the tide of battle by putting out a medic who is about to die.

 

[The Law]

Single-minded uber rushing in? Airblast them away.

Oh yea, the cb's way too good at doing this T_T. Oh yea, and it's hilarious if you manage to cb people off point E on steel!