Comments on: Heavy Puts Up His Dukes

By: Beastman

Beastman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:55:17 +0000

The 3rd update is out, featuring the new Payload map…and nothing else :’-(

At least it looks awesome.

http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/badwater.htm

By: Mr Pink

Mr Pink — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:17 +0000

Surely the best achievement names are Pushkin the Cart and Stalin the Cart? Genius.

By: Noc

Noc — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:09:34 +0000

Itsallcrap, it would probably function more as something of a deterrent, instead of a dedicated anti-sniper weapon. Like the Flare Gun. It’d be for those medium-to-long-ranges, where you’re sitting there peppering people with bullets without actually killing them.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:40:58 +0000

Vanderdecken’s right- check the filenames, they pretty much tell you what each one is.

Konspicuous Konsumption is “heavy_eat_sandwiches.” YES.

By: itsallcrap

itsallcrap — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:27:05 +0000

Surely an accurate, long range weapon would change the Heavy enormously…?

The whole thing about him is that he’ll massacre you if you’re in the same room as him but the snipers can pick him off without too much hassle…

By: Vanderdecken

Vanderdecken — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:21:41 +0000

Filenames:
“Vanguard” – first to cap.
“Crock Block” – survive a crit rocket (crocket).

And so on.

By: Optimaximal

Optimaximal — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:49:26 +0000

It’s widely predicted that the Heavy’s new main weapon will be an accurate, long ranged bozor/flak cannon-esque device that’s useless at short range.
Maybe that opinion is based on the concept art someone threw together, but it’s the only real option that doesn’t change the class too much.

By: itsallcrap

itsallcrap — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:25:16 +0000

Holy crap, the sandwich idea made it. Or at least it’s mentioned in the achievement titles. That was something one of the idiots on the steampowered forum came up with.

I wonder if they’ll give him an official credit…

By: RichPowers

RichPowers — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:04:07 +0000

A demo tweak of some sorts is likely in the works. Exhibit A: Robin Walker's response to a question about the demo's stickies.

We agree that they're a little too overpowered right now. In fact, internall, we refer to them as "winbombs". We haven't reached a decision on what we’ll change yet, though.

By: Erlam

Erlam — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:29:53 +0000

Most of the other ones were very intellectual/philosophical/etc, but I cannot stop laughing at Communist Mani-Fisto.

By: Andrew Doull

Andrew Doull — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:34:53 +0000

No one has speculated on something I suspect will be the case with the heavy update, which is that they’ll give the base heavy minigun an ability that they can then ‘take away’ from the alternate weapon.

I suspect, based on the above evidence, that this ability will be to destroy stickies – either placed or in flight. This may also be extended to rockets and/or grenades.

This gives the HWG an increased measure of defense against Demos (and maybe soldiers), while still leaving his vulnerability to snipers, spies and pyros with Backburner intact.

By: kibibu

kibibu — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:24:55 +0000

No way is Lenin a Hand the best – did you miss Communist Mani-Fisto?

Alas, for all the filenames ending in -grind.png