TF2 Scout revamp next week News
PC Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Valve has said the Scout class for Team Fortress 2 will be revamped next Tuesday 24th February.
That's Shrove Tuesday, by the way, when people eat pancakes. We were tricked into thinking this was yesterday and were very disappointed.
The only Scout ability to be unveiled so far is The Sandman: a baseball-launching attack that stuns even the sturdiest opponents. The further away your mark, the longer they're struck dumb for. However, Scouts won't be able to double jump while carrying the baseball bat.
The Scout, as with the Heavy and Pyro and Medic classes, will be given two additional unlockable weapons. These, remember, add variety but no real unfair advantage, as each pro has its cons.
We're also expecting a new game mode to arrive with the Scout update. Valve plans to revamp every class eventually.
More information will appear on the official Team Fortress 2 website as the week goes on.
Incidentally, this update only applies to PC versions of Team Fortress 2. Xbox 360 may catch up one day, but Valve has no internal PS3 development team to support Sony with.
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Some of my best moments have been me noticing a hole in the enemies defence, switching to a Scout and pretty much walk (run) into the enemy base/capture point with nothing in the way. Not that I'm a big Scout fan, but nice to see they're getting the VIP treatment.
I bet they get a new Shotgun that does reduced damage, but blast enough force to push you up - you could use it to triple jump if you're skillful. It'll happen, trust me. |
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Hmm...no double jump means no battlement rush which effectively gimps half the Scout's usefulness. On the other hand, the ability to stun ubers (which this article doesn't specify) more than makes up for it, even if it means their role is maybe more defensive than offensive. Interesting, I'd like to see how it'll work. I can imagine quite a few people who don't usually use Scout saving the Sandman for when those medic/heavy combos attack.
And in the case of TF2, PC all the way. I'll admit I'm biased when it comes to FPS games, but I'm glad I went with the PC version considering how good Valve have been supporting it post-release.
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metalangel
18/02/09 @ 15:10
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Hate to say it but I've had more entertainment from the "Meet the x" videos than the actual game.
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SomaticSense
18/02/09 @ 19:36
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@ Prime
Around February or March time apparently according to Valve, if I remember the announcement right. 2008 that is... |
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@metalangel: I really enjoy 'Meet the x' videos. Am I the only one to think they should create an actual animated movie?
(And why haven't Blizzard made a proper WoW movie? We have all (or most of us) been impressed by their trailers, I would have thought that the next obvious step should be a 3D animation movie type of thing with awesome graphics and effects, etc.) |
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