Feb 18, 2009, 06:24 AM
We have no idea the range is or how much ammo you receive.
Likely, the scout will have to stand still to use it. I mean, who can hit a homer while running? It will also probably be more difficult to hit people with than other weapons. I'm imagining a flare gun type projectile. It's stating right here that you have to be far away for any kind of decent stun time. I can't go hump an uber and expect to nullify it. I have to be far away with my little bat and ball, which will basically mean that I'll have to have great aim AND a clear line of sight if I even want to hope of doing damage to an uber. Not that it can't happen, just that it will be extremely difficult.
This may be hinting that it works only on soldiers, heavies, demos, pyros, and snipers, meaning the medics themselves would be safe to switch targets. That in itself would promote other people pushing next to ubers and smart medics will simply be able to switch targets. If you have to stand still to use it then it is pretty much useless as a pursuit weapon. The range difference in stun will also make it less useful on cp maps where most points are enclosed areas and this is generally where ubers will be used.
All in all, I don't think it's going to be that game breaking. It'll just make scouts useful in spam wars like dust and gold rush which is the general idea in the first place.
Quote:The farther the ball flies before ricocheting offa some chucklehead's skull, the longer he's gonna be stunned.
Likely, the scout will have to stand still to use it. I mean, who can hit a homer while running? It will also probably be more difficult to hit people with than other weapons. I'm imagining a flare gun type projectile. It's stating right here that you have to be far away for any kind of decent stun time. I can't go hump an uber and expect to nullify it. I have to be far away with my little bat and ball, which will basically mean that I'll have to have great aim AND a clear line of sight if I even want to hope of doing damage to an uber. Not that it can't happen, just that it will be extremely difficult.
Quote:Stunning the living crap outta anybody dumb, slow, drunk, mute or Australian enough to get in the way
This may be hinting that it works only on soldiers, heavies, demos, pyros, and snipers, meaning the medics themselves would be safe to switch targets. That in itself would promote other people pushing next to ubers and smart medics will simply be able to switch targets. If you have to stand still to use it then it is pretty much useless as a pursuit weapon. The range difference in stun will also make it less useful on cp maps where most points are enclosed areas and this is generally where ubers will be used.
All in all, I don't think it's going to be that game breaking. It'll just make scouts useful in spam wars like dust and gold rush which is the general idea in the first place.