Comments on: Go Team! Part 4 – The Pyro

By: gryffinp

gryffinp — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:24:15 +0000

This article is funny now, since the Pyro update.

By: Josh Miller

Josh Miller — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:32:53 +0000

Pyro is my favorite class. I’ve found that the Pyro actually makes an excellent flag runner. He’s tough enough to take a few shots while making his getaway but he’s not as pokey as a heavy.

anyway, you’re right abotu the Pyro’s main purposes. Spyhunting and Chaos. Run out there spraying everything with flames an the opposign team will forget about the heavy and the demo and the sniper fireing on from farther away. You end up dying while your team and flames finish them off.

By: Vengarato

Vengarato — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:42:16 +0000

What I think would help the Pyro a bit is if the flamethrower had an alt fire that used up the ammo twice as fast, but also reached twice as far. The range just always seems too short to me.

By: E Money

E Money — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:03:08 +0000

You should rewrite this article, so its more updated. Other than that there is much speculation that the Pyro is a female and that the mask is to help hide her identity, as was common in the past. Plus Pyro has a purse. Maybe someday Valve will remove the mask!

By: Alec Meer

Alec Meer — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:39:22 +0000

Thanks for being A Mean Internet Man, but this was written before Pyro was patched to be as deadly as he is today, and relates my experiences of playing him back then.

It’s also supposed to be a fun piece, not a stern critical dissection.

(I’ve put an edit along those lines into the post, so hopefully we won’t get anymore Mean Internet Men in these comments.)

By: mannos

mannos — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:29:08 +0000

i disagree entirely.

used properly, the pyro is deadly. he’s also great security against spies.

all of the classes are totally balanced. people just need to learn about them before writing crap like this

By: marco900

marco900 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:52:32 +0000

Amazingly that’s me. And he’s like Kenny Mcormick From South Park. Which makes him more awesome. Pyro All The Way!

By: IQpierce

IQpierce — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:31:10 +0000

I think it’s very amusing to read this article only a few weeks later.

Here’s how I think the game has evolved online:
Week 1: Everyone is going Demoman and pwning everyone
Week 2: Everyone is going Spy and pwning everyone, including the demomen
Week 3: Everyone is going Pyro and pwning everyone, especially the Spies

I think the flavor of the week is about to become Medic… I had an expert Medic tearing me apart with the syringe gun the other day.

And what does it all prove? The game is waaaaay more well-balanced than any of us thought. They’re just sitting back and chuckling at us as we keep unraveling the class system and realizing just how deep and well-balanced it really is.

By: Garth

Garth — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:12:05 +0000

I have to admit, I think a lot of the problems with the Pyro would be ‘fixed’ in peoples eyes if it was under the Defensive category. It’s completely unrealistic to think the Pyro can do anything on the attack side other than burn groups of people. Snipers can pick them off, soldiers can bounce them with grenades, they’re one of the only classes that cannot destroy a Turret while solo (at least a level 3 one).

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun » Blog Archive » Eternal Flame

Rock, Paper, Shotgun » Blog Archive » Eternal Flame — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:44:06 +0000

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By: Thygrrr

Thygrrr — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:59:01 +0000

Pyro is my favourite class, as well, though I do switch a lot, as the Pyro is easily countered by soldiers and well-placed sentries. Nevertheless, I love him, how he looks, and his mumble-mumble comments no one else in the team can ever understand.

By: Mori

Mori — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:26:26 +0000

The pyro’s always been my favourite class. I’ve got something silly like 32 hours on him now, compared to the 2 hours 40 minutes on my next most played class. I’m glad he finally got the buff, now I can stop emailing poor robin walker. He wasn’t bad before the buff, just difficult to use. I actually kind of don’t like seeing other pyros, it felt special being the only one on the server :P. Ah well, small price to pay for UNLIMITEEED POOWEEEERR.