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[Magathery]

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[Teatime]

Today I have the great pleasure to announce that The Fort has its first guest editorial, written by our favorite Heavy and fearsome clan dictator Junta 

I would like to take this opportunity to extend an open invitation: If anybody of you feel he has something to contribute which would fit The Fort, feel free to contact me. I would be happy to post more good editorials like Junta's and broaden the spectrum of the site.
After all, a single man can only do so much damage ... 

[Brahms]

You know what I'd like to see an article on? Some of the fail unlocks, like the blutsauger, the fire axe, the kgb, which are always used.

[Hzza]

You know what I'd like to see an article on? Some of the fail unlocks, like the blutsauger, the fire axe, the kgb, which are always used.

This.

I'd also like special mention to be made of the utter fail that was the scout update.

[Teatime]

Will give it some thoughts.
Though I'm not sure I'd call the scout update an utter fail.

[Burnalot]

If you mean the axtinguisher, then that is not a fail weapon! How very dare you Brahms!

Also, I personally didn't like any of the new scout weapons, even though I rarely play scout. They all just appear to be mildly irritating rather than particularly useful, so I'll have to agree with Hzza on this one.

Edit (mode's post below): I didn't look at it that way. If that was the meaning, then I'd have to agree again! My bad.

[mode_seven]

If you mean the axtinguisher, then that is not a fail weapon! How very dare you Brahms!

I think Brahms suggestions were intended to indicate that one would only use the Axtinguisher. It was a fail in that the unlocks were supposed to be alternatives, not complete replacements.

[Brahms]

What Mode said. An unlock that's never used or always used is a fail in my book. And I haven't seen someone wielding a regular axe in about the same amount of time i've seen someone with the default medic gun.

The scout update was perfectly cromulent, Bonk doesnt get used much, but it still gets used. FaN seems more plausible since tehy beefed it up too.

[CruelCow]

Well the updates of the pyro and medic were cleary meant to make the classes stronger, afaik that was even admitted by valve.
And medics only wielding kritz? What?

[Hzza]

The way I see it re the scout thing, the sandman (as annoying as it was) was useful before they nerfed it into oblivion, the FaN is now useful that it's been buffed and the bonk drink is probably the most retarded unlock ever and has probably maybe 1 or 2 situational uses. If you have to nerf/buff 2/3 of the new unlocks post release, and render the other one pretty much useless from the start, you've done something wrong. Also, I know this wasn't ever promised but is kind of expected these days, there were no new maps (just some communities ones [I'm not counting the arena map as its so rarely played it doesn't really make it worth mentioning]), there was no "Meet the......" video and there were only releases on 5 days (as opposed to 6 or 8 in the previous/next update).
I wasn't talking about the just the unlocks when I said it was a fail update, I meant the whole thing felt like a total let down; almost completely the opposite to the more recent "spyper" update that was a frenzy of rumor and speculation. I know you guys will probably say something about "taking the updates for granted" and "we don't have to pay for it" and all that stuff, but you do still feel short changed when such a limp release comes out.

/rant

[Brahms]

Cruel, I class Kritz as one of the most successful unlocks, because it and Uber get used fairly evenly, and have their own separate uses.

I think you're right about the pyro and medic updates being to make the classes stronger/more interesting, and I can see how they needed it. But the fact remains that the unlocks don't really provide any real choice. IMO they should have perhaps buffed the bonesaw/needlegun/fireaxe to make them a bit more threatening in a vanilla sort of way.

[Teatime]

Actually I have never given those "replaced" weapons a thought. Interesting point. Will think about it.

[Finaldeath]

Certainly some weapons are replaced entirely, in my opinion the Blutsauger, Übersaw, Cloak and Dagger (seriously not going back to trying to find ammo), K.G.B., and quite possibly the Axtinguisher and Ambassador, although they're slightly situational.

Just wait until the prime offensive classes are changed (Demo, Soldier), along with the Engineer, to see what pretty much not used much or is just total replacement - these 3 classes live on their core weaponry, although the sniper is close (the Huntsman is man, just not for me personally, very situational).

[TheBeau]

Thanks for this Teatime, given me a lot of insight into something I never thought or knew about.

Your understanding of the game is really impressive, and everything that you've written about, from teamplay to class choice, makes sense! I don't think I've really disagreed with a word that you've written. I'm very happy you've decided to impart your wisdom on us like this, looking forward to more articles.

[Teatime]

I don't think I've really disagreed with a word that you've written.

Guess I'll have to work on that

And actually it's too much praise. My knowledge into the game is not larger than that of most people here - actually in a lot of details even smaller.
Since I have no life I can spend some time on writing all this stuff up (if I would spend even half that much time on practicing TF2 I wouldn't be so rubbish).
But thanks a lot and I'm happy that I'm able to provide some interesting opinions.

(Sigh, struggling right now with two fairly huge articles which I have to get right, since both topics are important Also I acknowledge that the site is desperately lacking some lighter touches, which sadly is not my strong side ...)