TF2 Patch Nerfs Scout Update A Little
Another Team Fortress 2 update has hit, and it undos some of the damage caused by the Scout Update by lessening the damage the Scout does.
To wit, players who are stunned by a Scout now take 50% less damage, and the minimum distance to stun a player with the Sandman has been increased. Basically, Valve took a bat to the Sandman’s power.
It still makes no sense to give the Scout a third ranged weapon, but at least games hopefully won’t be as unmanageable.
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Related article: EDITORIAL: Scout Update Has Ruined Team Fortress 2
Gameplay Change
- Players who are stunned by a Scout now take 50% less damage
- Increased the minimum distance to stun a player with the Sandman
Fixes
- Fixed problem where clients were unable to join a team or maintain a connection to the server
- Fixed Scout taunt kill achievement firing for people who didn’t actually qualify
- Fixed client crash in when creating muzzle flash effects
- Fixed client crash when determining which disguise weapon to use for a spy
- Fixed Natascha’s chain not being drawn on the view model
- Fixed stun code regression that resulted in a subtle reduction of Natascha’s slowdown effect
- Fixed rocket & grenade jumps not propelling players as far as they’re supposed to
March 16th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I think this is a good omen; Valve’s still listening to the general public and is keeping the interests of game balance and playability at heart. While I completely agreed with viewing the original unlockables as overpowered, I feel as though we were all a little too hasty to criticize Valve. My faith has been restored.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I’m glad to see Valve giving play-balance high priority, but it’s a bit lame to give out an unlockable and halfway retract it… especially for those of us working to kill 50 stunned enemies