Topic: Snipin's a Good Job, Mate (Read 21230 times)

Royal☭ · « **Reply #180 on:** May 20, 2009, 05:31:52 PM »

Can't wait for someone to hit Bongo with the Sandman so I can throw piss on him.

Kazz · « **Reply #181 on:** May 20, 2009, 05:36:01 PM »

Stop thinking about it as a dumb joke and consider it designwise.

They've turned the Sniper from a single-role, high-risk/high-reward, pure-DPS class into a multi-faceted team player who effectively counters his previous nemesis. And in the same breath, they buff the class he's countering in order to maintain balance.

The jar is a logical cousin to the sandvich and the energy drink; a non-offensive weapon with utility. In fact, the Sniper's jar is probably more useful than either of those items, because it has three effects.

If you don't want to laugh at the piss joke, whatever. But you need to recognize that that's not all it is. It's good design.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #182 on:** May 20, 2009, 05:39:09 PM »

It really is. Miraculously, they found an item that turns Snipers into extremely versatile team players. I suppose if potty jokes are what it takes to convince people to use it, I can't complain too much.

yyler · « **Reply #183 on:** May 20, 2009, 05:57:41 PM »

I know I'm so excited that I have to pee right now. I've been telling people since April that Jarate would be real. :D

Friday · « **Reply #184 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:29:37 PM »

Quote from: Saturn on May 20, 2009, 04:35:05 PM

NOW I CAN COVER FRIDAY IN PEE

FINALLY

yyler · « **Reply #185 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:38:49 PM »

Okay but which one of you will be player one

Friday · « **Reply #186 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:40:17 PM »

oh damn that would have been a good time for that joke

Mongrel · « **Reply #187 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:40:26 PM »

William Tell and Robin Hood achievements.

Mongrel · « **Reply #188 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:44:22 PM »

Oh and one thing remains to be seen: Since the sniper is getting TWO weird situational items, does Jarate replace the SMG or the Kukri? What about the Razorback?

Because if it replaces the Kukri, I'm not sure I want to use it after all. Granted, I dont play a lot of Sniper, but having the SMG as my only backup to the rifle/bow (even with the +35% damage from an assumed jar toss) is not my idea of a good time.

Detonator · « **Reply #189 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:47:17 PM »

Quote from: Iron Mongrel on May 20, 2009, 06:44:22 PM

Oh and one thing remains to be seen: Since the sniper is getting TWO weird situational items, does Jarate replace the SMG or the Kukri? What about the Razorback?

Because if it replaces the Kukri, I'm not sure I want to use it after all. Granted, I dont play a lot of Sniper, but having the SMG as my only backup to the rifle/bow (even with the +35% damage from an assumed jar toss) is not my idea of a good time.

One of the achievements implies you must douse someone in pee and then kukri them, so I'm guessing it's the SMG replacement.

Mongrel · « **Reply #190 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:48:05 PM »

I am actually a little let down that there's probably no boomerang.

Unless there are going to be four unlockables per class for this update... from what we've seen so far, this is actually quite possible (Spy got two watches and has no knife replacement yet and Sniper is getting two weird situational items which MIGHT both be SMG replacements).

If that turns out to be true, it raises some interesting future possibilities for further small one-off unlocks as well.

Friday · « **Reply #191 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:49:43 PM »

It would be the logical replacement for the kukri, at least in my mind. Sacrifice close range melee for slower long range melee.

Mongrel · « **Reply #192 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:52:27 PM »

Quote from: Friday on May 20, 2009, 06:49:43 PM

It would be the logical replacement for the kukri, at least in my mind. Sacrifice close range melee for slower long range melee.

I don't see the Jar as a melee weapon though. It doesn't seem to do any actual damage itself and it's not like the Demoman's bottle. I suspect Jarate is a regenerating item like the baseball... bonus points if there's a suggestive (but not graphic) animation or water/zipping noises that go with that.

Unless you were referring to my crack about a boomerang? In which case

James Edward Smith · « **Reply #193 on:** May 20, 2009, 07:08:04 PM »

I think pee jars is really appropriate since it was already in a lot of videos.

Friday · « **Reply #194 on:** May 20, 2009, 08:09:30 PM »

...

Bow and Arrow.

Bottle. Shield.

Boomerang.

Mongrel · « **Reply #195 on:** May 20, 2009, 08:21:37 PM »

The obvious next step for Valve is a big game hunt scenario.

_{And by big game I mean a bullet-less Heavy, in a loincloth, in a jungle.}

Romosome · « **Reply #196 on:** May 20, 2009, 08:34:17 PM »

Quote from: Friday on May 20, 2009, 08:09:30 PM

...

Bow and Arrow.

Bottle. Shield.

Boomerang.

now Link just needs a sniper rifle

Kazz · « **Reply #197 on:** May 20, 2009, 08:37:31 PM »

Quote from: Iron Mongrel on May 20, 2009, 08:21:37 PM

The obvious next step for Valve is a big game hunt scenario.

_{And by big game I mean a bullet-less Heavy, in a loincloth, in a jungle.}

Brentai · « **Reply #198 on:** May 20, 2009, 08:40:51 PM »

Now Sniper just needs a Hookshot.

McDohl · « **Reply #199 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:40:28 AM »

in b4 link hat for sniper

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