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SATAn
December 17th, 2009, 09:33 AM
Soldier:

the Direct Hit Rocket launcher that does less splash damage, but direct hits are way tough
the Equalizer Pickeaxe that gets stronger and makes you faster with the more damage you take
Buff Banner A flag you carry around to boost morale, when you do enough damage your rage meter fills and you sound a bugle that makes everyone around you deal mini-crits

Demoman

Eyelander Sword Cuts off heads with each blow. You lose a chunk of life when you have it equipped, but once you start cutting heads off it adds to your life and makes you faster.
Chargin Targe +50% fire damage resistance and +65% blast damage resistance, alt-fire hurtles you toward enemys faster than scouts can run.
Scottish Resistance you can lay 16 sticky bombs, but you can only detonate if you are looking at them, allowing you to have seperate groups of stickies in defensive placements. less useful for air-bursts and close range combat, thanks to longer priming rate (0.4 seconds) per bomb.


Mystery 4th Unlock


secondary-slot boots that reduce rocket jump damage by a huge amount



This thread is for discussion on the new unlocks, for now it is just speculation on how we think they will benefit us/burdon us. Once we get our hands on them we can also comment on what we like/hate about each weapon.

Laggy
December 17th, 2009, 09:37 AM
I think valve messed with the numbers but who knows.

Fraggles
December 17th, 2009, 11:41 AM
Maybe they did, maybe they didn't.
I know Demos were stressing and maybe the soldiers slacked off thinking they had a sure win.
I still think they will, and will be pissed off if they don't.

Levi
December 17th, 2009, 11:55 AM
I can't decide if I like the Banner or not. Losing a shotgun is going to hurt, might not be worth it.

Laggy
December 17th, 2009, 12:06 PM
Competitive pont of view Banner will be ownage for a pocket soldier!

and possibly bant from comp play we will see. I am sure I will use the direct hit when playing roaming.

Milesprower
December 17th, 2009, 12:08 PM
Yay, go Soldier!
Though his weapon unlocks aren't nearly as cool as the Demoman.
So maybe boo Soldier?

SATAn
December 17th, 2009, 12:25 PM
definitely boo soldier.

Laggy
December 17th, 2009, 12:27 PM
Demo weapons are troll weapons... add it to the list with FAN Sandman Natascha etc.

SATAn
December 17th, 2009, 05:20 PM
I hate valve time :( I'm going to nap and hope it's up when I'm awake again

Levi
December 17th, 2009, 05:39 PM
Soldier wins! No more need for staircases, great victory for man-kind.

Your_Typical_Mental
December 17th, 2009, 11:30 PM
I suspect/hope for a nerf of the direct hit in the coming days.

Grassman7z7
December 18th, 2009, 12:52 AM
Don't stand so still then.

Laggy
December 18th, 2009, 01:38 AM
<3ing direct hit like.... A LOT!

Mephisto
December 18th, 2009, 06:32 AM
i just hope all that loot i got yesterday didnt go away

Fraggles
December 18th, 2009, 11:49 AM
Direct hit seems so awesome... Seems far too awesome. They didn't nerf the FAN either.

SATAn
December 18th, 2009, 12:03 PM
i hate the drops right now, i earned my direct hit and waited 20 minutes and still didnt get it :(

Levi
December 18th, 2009, 12:55 PM
Apparently the direct hit is doing 150% damage, instead of 125% damage. It will probably have the damage corrected and will stop being quite so awesome.

Laggy
December 18th, 2009, 01:03 PM
I played a pug and they got mad at me for raping with it! =(

Ripskin
December 20th, 2009, 03:53 AM
From what I have seen valve has forgotten what the classes are for and just got threw darts at a board. The new soldier RPG makes sense, the boots perhaps if they slow him down make sense. The demo's sword is retarded O_o