TF2 Demoman? More like TF2: Highlander!

[thenumberthirteen]

Fantastic. If only I didn't have the PS3 version

 

[ben---neb]

Well done valve, go make that game even more awesome!
Now can we have episode 3 now?

Does Episode 3 have to be mentioned in every thread about Valve ever?

Yes, yes it does.

 

[Simriel]

Ye can take our bombs but ye CANNY TAKE OUR FREEDOM!

 

[Ninjamedic]

Well done valve, go make that game even more awesome!
Now can we have episode 3 now?

Does Episode 3 have to be mentioned in every thread about Valve ever?

YES, nah im just kidding, but these patches wont make tf2 last forever.

 

[Distorted Stu]

Oh God, all i can see now is Demomen running over the bridge shouting "FREEEEDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
Should be a laugh.

 

[mikecoulter]

That's strange, I watched that film randomly last night for the first time in years.

 

[Jared]

Best. thing. ever.

Yeah! Also reason to dig out Queen soundtrack!

 

[Danny Ocean]

Now that I've read the words "fire damage resistance" in a Valve update, the only thing missing to completely make this an RPG is grinding by killing rat-like creatures to level up.

The difference being that this weapon isn't superior to the others, it's just different- another way of playing.

 

[TheMadTypist]

Woot! I always wanted to play serious Melee in Tf2, but my baseball-bat tipped ballistic-scouts always got mowed down...

but now... I (will) have... the EYELANDER! YES! and the CHARGIN' TARGE! YES!

It's like they're adding a whole new class...

Them Sollys better run, if this is how awesome the unlocks this time around are I am SO jumping back in as Demo after today's last final. EDIT: To try to earn the fourth unlock, of course!

 

[Skybert88]

You guys really got to learn when the TF2 developers are f...in with you . ofcourse there is not going to be a sword and a shield, duuuuh. Did we ever get the guarddog? Or any of the other crap they keep babbling about on their blog?

Most likely is the sword / shield a tradeoff for the bottle as the bonus weapon if demo wins

 

[Combined]

At least you didn't reference Highlander 2.

Also, it's a pleasant twist. I really want to see what the soldier gets now, though.

 

[Mr. Shoggoth]

I'm guessing that they won't completely destroy the "demo" in Demoman. He'll probably get a claymore mine of some sort to replace the grenade launcher.

 

[AceDiamond]

You guys really got to learn when the TF2 developers are f...in with you . ofcourse there is not going to be a sword and a shield, duuuuh. Did we ever get the guarddog? Or any of the other crap they keep babbling about on their blog?

Most likely is the sword / shield a tradeoff for the bottle as the bonus weapon if demo wins

...the guard dog update wasn't even theirs nor was it on their site. It occurs to me you probably didn't even bother to research such information and assumed you could easily troll this topic. Even if you were trying to merely be ironic and funny, the humor is nonexistent. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.

Now that I've read the words "fire damage resistance" in a Valve update, the only thing missing to completely make this an RPG is grinding by killing rat-like creatures to level up.

The difference being that this weapon isn't superior to the others, it's just different- another way of playing.

Which nobody quite gets. It would have to take something really special to get the demoman players to stop using the sticky bomb launcher, and this would do it.

 

[The Great JT]

I can just see it now, two Demomen with these.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Am I the only one to acually see that music vid comming?

O.T. This sounds like it would be really fun, too bad all i gots is a PS3.

 

[wordsmith]

Now that I've read the words "fire damage resistance" in a Valve update, the only thing missing to completely make this an RPG is grinding by killing rat-like creatures to level up.

We already do:

(well... Not really the leveling up bit, but I stand by the rat-like qualities)

 

[Internet Kraken]

I still hope the shield is not real thing. I want some more explosives, dammit! The sword sounds awesome, though.

I'm sure the last Demoman weapon will deal with explosives. Though honestly I find the shield to be far more appealing than the sticky bomb launcher. But maybe that's just because Demomen will now be charging into my sentries instead of blowing them up.

As much as I find this amusing, I also somewhat see this as contradicting the class a little bit. This turns our Demoman into less of a defensive/I'ma kill your shit Engineer class and into a full-blown melee fighter, which doesn't really have any connections to explosives at all, now does it? If they wanted to make a melee class, why don't they just make an all new class based around melee instead of converting a pre-existing one?

They gave the Demoman these weapons so they wouldn't have to make a new class. A lot of people have been asking for a melee class, and this is it. I don't get why some people think the Demoman needed more ways to kill Engineers. He was already good at blowing up sentries. He doesn't need a weapon that makes him better at what he is already capable of doing.

Also I think it will be hilarious to see a Demoman charging at people with a beer bottle instead of the sword.

 

[Hiphophippo]

I'm looking forward to being bad at both, generally being worthless to my team, but lopping heads off regardless.