Comments on: The Spy, Meet The Ambassador

By: Y3k-Bug

Y3k-Bug — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:04:03 +0000

@Hidden-7

Sorry, you were right on both counts, somehow I misread that the description called for a stronger revolver, my bad.

By: Blast Hardcheese

Blast Hardcheese — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:17:10 +0000

Jarate probably functions like the Sandman does, in giving you one to throw and then letting you use your melee until it’s back up.

Also the 35% increased damage on targets hit by Jarate is nothing to shake a stick at! But it is something to throw jars of pee at. Apparently.

By: amesace

amesace — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:09:49 +0000

i don’t know, jarate seems a bit weak to me, unless it does a goodly bit of damage to go with the stench

By: dbdkmezz

dbdkmezz — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:44:25 +0000

Jarate, awesome :)
Seems VERY useful: additional damage against the target, spies made visible, and fire put out for allies.

The “Jarate Chop” achievement implies that this doesn’t replace the knife, so that would mean that this replaces the secondary weapon and the razorback replaces the knife.

Or perhaps Valve have some more cunning changes up their sleeve. Hmmm…

Roll on tomorrow and the hats :D

By: amesace

amesace — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:17:51 +0000

@Bill

yep, that’s what it looked like

By: Bill Meltsner

Bill Meltsner — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:02:27 +0000

@amesace – http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5885/picture2yyp.png

(not my screenshot, it looks legit though)

EDIT: http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/

yep.

By: amesace

amesace — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:44:48 +0000

just had a look-see at the spy update page and it appears blue spy is about to get a taste of jarate

edit: now it’s gone! there was a jar of urine about to hit the spy from the right of screen, but it’s gone now. oh valve, i’d be happy if this update was never released, if only so every day could bring such surprises

By: Al Fire 101

Al Fire 101 — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:29:49 +0000

The spy’s melee weapon is going to be the Dracula or PUNCTURE. If it is Dracula it is going to give you health with each stab, and I’m assuming that you’ll have to dash toward the target or you’ll flash colors (something like that). Or if its PUNCTURE then I’ll assume your invincible when you are in the stabbing motion but it takes a long long time. Any thoughts?

By: James Egan

James Egan — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:29:06 +0000

I’m pretty happy about what I’ve read of the Spy update, but one thing that’s going to bite is if every Spy achievement is accompanied by that floating Trophy image overhead… and death a second later.

By: Chemix

Chemix — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:46:14 +0000

The alternate melee weapon will be a cornish game hen

By: Scroggage

Scroggage — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:12:46 +0000

I immediately assumed the Cloak and Dagger was just a straight replacement for the standard watch that’s charged by picking up metal. Didn’t occur to me it was a different item entirely, available as an unlock.
It sounded more like a gameplay tweak for spy than anything, I thought.

By: Hidden_7

Hidden_7 — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:50:34 +0000

Where does it say it does more damage? The only thing I can see there is implications. It calls it a cannon and says it packs heat. Both of those definitely suggest more damage, but it also says the latter in reference to its pinpoint sniper rifle accuracy (even at long range).

Also, there’s no slot for the disguise kit in the loadout screen either, is there? IIRC there’s a watch, knife and revolver slot.
For the record, I think it does do more damage, but it’s definitely not explicit about it, especially considering how the description of the Force-a-Nature definitely implied heavier damage (it packs a wallop) but it ended up actually doing less damage.

Further, I think a gun that just did more damage and was more accurate (keeping in mind the vanilla version is already pretty accurate) but fired slower would be a pretty boring update by previous standards.

Also, there’s not slot on the loadout screen for disguise kit either, is there? IIRC there’s one for the knife, watch, and revolver.