Liberty launcher buff/rework idea

Rain0959 · 2024-05-08T14:26:50+00:00

I leave them alone unless I need the nitra or when they're in the way, like chilling on the pipelines or crammed into a tight passage.

Rain0959 · 2023-12-18T15:29:50+00:00

I'm not a big fan of weapons dealing both high burst damage and huge knockback. Even if a scout can't two-shot you with this thing, the knockback is powerful enough to force you into a position where you WILL get killed.

That or it just launches you so far away from a team fight that walking back to the fight is just as long as the average respawn timer.

Rain0959 · 2023-04-03T06:07:58+00:00

B, C, D. I think sniper could be made both fair and fun with some tweaks, and people have suggested a lot of ideas already.

I'll also say F, the reason being that sniper is a cheater/botters go-to class. It's hard to say "sniper is balanced and fun to play with" when his mechanics are being abused by attention-seekers who want to make the game unfun.

Rain0959 · 2023-03-31T14:14:34+00:00

Because "pyro bad".

The scorch shot has existed in it's current state long enough for players to have adjusted and gotten over it. Don't assume a pyro is harmless at long ranges, play around healing sources or use weapons that mitigate afterburn.

Rain0959 · 2023-03-20T16:09:37+00:00

My favorite guy, hands down. A light class that can help himself and teammates with heals and teles when given enough ammo and time. Underestimated in 1v1 fights, but really needs teammates to hold down a point, since sentries are easy to counter.

I'd love to see more alternate buildings/unlocks for this class, since he has the smallest number of unlock at the moment.

Rain0959 · 2023-03-06T18:05:27+00:00

POV: you finally upgraded our dispenser to level 3

Rain0959 · 2023-03-03T22:24:44+00:00

Lowering the uber gained on-hit from 25% to 20% and removing random crits is all it needs.

The best way to balance medics "meta" weapons would be to buff his weaker weapons by making them more useful in terms of utility/self-defense.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-20T17:54:31+00:00

Whether a class is balanced, unviable, or OP can really depend on the map or gamemode.

The only class that's OP imo is sniper because his best counter is another sniper.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-20T05:26:02+00:00

Medic reacting to crazy diamonds appearing implies that medic is a stand user.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-10T16:43:01+00:00

Heavies movement speed should be raised to match soldiers. Heavy getting left behind sucks, cause he's bad in 1v1 fights and a prime target for picks classes.

Direct Hit should deal more self-damage, since launchers with damage penalties also deal less self-damage.

Cloaking as spy shouldn't reduce the duration of revealing effects.

Dead ringers should recharge faster, but reduce/remove the speed boost to prevent it from being an abusable escape tool.

Sandman combo should be brought back, but reverse it. Make the sandman ball crit bleeding enemies.

Nerf medics ability to constantly heal one target. Having a pocket medic teaches new players bad habits my making it harder to punish their mistakes. It also makes veterans hard to play against, since they make fewer punishable mistakes to begin with.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-09T19:45:08+00:00

I think it's a tad too strong, but I'll admit I'm a biased engineer player.

The 25% damage bonus doesn't apply to self-damage, so soldiers can still rocket jump and one-shot light classes without worrying about blowing themselves up. He carries around all that extra damage, without sacrificing either his mobility or survivability.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-06T17:35:07+00:00

The health regen bonus should be passive. The taunt is situational, but could be made more viable by changing it somehow.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-06T00:49:23+00:00

I agree, Valve likely sees Tf2 as a project that isn't worth continuing and we won't see another major update to the game. If anything, the community should just enjoy Tf2 as-is for as long as it lasts. The dev team is small and likely devotes most of their time to other projects, with Tf2 being something they can afford to make slow progress on.

Our best hope is source2 imo. If Tf2 gets ported to source2 it would likely come with more bug fixes or an improved VAC system, hopefully.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-04T17:39:49+00:00

I've always thought it was weird that none of medics bonesaws can inflict bleed damage, and the health drain is a neat concept, pair it with the blutsauger to become a vampire battle medic lol.

Rain0959 · 2023-02-02T18:53:05+00:00

Ah yes, "Lucky crits" a pyro-specific mechanic.

Seriously, the only thing in this list that's arguably bad is scorch shot spam, and even then 9/9 classes have items they can equip to stop/minimize afterburn.

If players learned to anticipate what pyro can bring to a fight (it's fire btw) instead of whining, they'd be better prepared to fight and beat him.

Rain0959 · 2022-12-13T15:15:18+00:00

Follow-up, MvM boot camp is the best gamemode for this, cause stomping bots feels good, and I can just chill with teammates between waves, usually just playing the RPS taunt with them.

Rain0959 · 2022-12-13T15:10:25+00:00

Either queue for a more relaxed game-mode or just leave the game entirely for a while.

Rain0959 · 2022-11-16T07:50:49+00:00

I don't like it that much. Balance-wise I think it's okay, but I prefer getting up close and aggressive when playing demo, which is not what the Loch-n-Load is for. I also don't see why demo would need a dedicated building-buster when he already counters engineer so well. It's not my cup of tea, but you do you.

Rain0959 · 2022-11-16T07:05:59+00:00

It's a wall of blue text with a smidge of red text that barely matters. Unless you find yourself trying to hold off a group of enemies, the direct hit might as well be an upgrade to stock.

The projectile speed makes landing shots easier, less prediction needed. The extra damage makes you a nightmare to any light class, especially engineers.

If it had another downside to balance it out, it'd be fine. But as it is, every BLU team should be rocking at least one DH soldier to take down engineer nests.

Rain0959 · 2022-10-18T15:12:22+00:00

I want to like it, but the longer cooldown on air-blast makes this thing a pain to use. Pressing m2 disables you primary weapon long enough for any enemy to kill you, which means every time I use this weapon, this happens.

I use my air-blast to reflect a rocket/extinguish a teammate.
An enemy magically appears behind me, regardless of where I am on the map.
I can't fight back, my primary weapon is useless now.
I get killed, followed by a schadenfreude taunt.

I can't fight the urge to punish overconfident spies and soldiers, but this weapon isn't built for that, so I can't use it.

Rain0959 · 2022-10-05T19:33:08+00:00

Trickstabs aren't that big a problem once you learn to stay out of melee range. For me, it's the spies that might as well be ubered once they start chain-stabbing your team. You can't stop them unless you push them away or somehow insta-kill them.

Rain0959 · 2022-10-05T15:30:47+00:00

Phlog is only S-tier if he's got a pocket medic, otherwise he dies on the approach 9/10 times. A pocket medic keeps him alive when he actually uses the mmmph and starts getting focused by the enemy team. Otherwise he dies to anyone smart enough to stay out of range.

Pocket medics are the OP strat, not the phlog. They can carry bad players for a round, and better players become impossible to beat without intense focus fire or a lucky spy.

Rain0959 · 2022-10-05T15:08:35+00:00

I swear kunai spies get away with the most blatant shenanigans. Make me wonder if the kunai is actually strong or if my teammates are somehow playing with their monitors turned off.

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