Why is this patch bad? I know bl4nk is upset that the jungle changes nerf "sit in jungle and farm all game" prophet. But other than that, it seems like the changes are generally encouraging early game aggression, and make trilaning less attractive.

Mostly technical issues. Balance wasnt great for a while either (Aliens OP, very stale metagame right out of the gate). It gets better with every patch, but its still not great.

Plus the game is really hard for newcomers and not a lot of fun if youre not playing with friends (which is fucking difficult to get going).

http://www.naturalselection2.com/championship/

I dont wanna seem pessimistic, but $30,000 is a lot of cash. Considering NS2 is basically a dead game, I dont think theyll make it. Still, its cool to see a game company supporting esports so much.

Highlander is called an organized pub as an insult. Why should pubbers care about competitive tf2?

It naive to think the comp tf2 community is big enough to spread anything that quickly.

Don't be a scrub. If you think someone is playing like a faggot, it's often because they're beating you.

That is one garish soldier load out.

Well I don't know about that, but maybe play with the weapons before you call them OP?

See thats what im saying. It doesnt work that way anymore, and hasnt for at least the past year. A dropped weapon gives you 20 hp.

Yeah its closer to 40. But the bfb blaster has a ton of downsides people tend to just forget about.

...are you serious about the persian persuader? It honestly seems like you guys haven't even played with these weapons, at least for the last few months.

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Baby_Face%27s_Blaster

confirmed.

Stats weren't accurate from the beginning. The 5% reload penalty that refers to consecutive reload was removed. The initial reload penalty still exists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I77euOHuAqM

It also reloads slower. May or may not make it balanced, but its definitely significant.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but to get 151 damage with a charge shot, a medic has to be touching the soldier to get the full ramp up. Why are we discussing weapons in the context of special ed players? This is a competitive forum.

Hmm thats an interesting point. Why did you initially move the CP away from the traditional spot?

Is this a serious post? Persian persuader is garbage.

Would be cool to see the actual reasons some weapons were banned. Like, pretty sure the persian persuader has been the worst demoman melee for a while now.