Scout update set for Feb 24

[KommanderK]

TF2 has been updated to show a new piece of info per day till the scout update is released.The first is the new scout weapon, "the sandman."

February 17, 2008 — Valve, creators of award-winning games and leading technologies, today announced a set of new releases for Team Fortress 2, the title named Editor's Favorite Game of All Time by PC Gamer (UK). The releases are headline by the Scout Update and will be made available Tuesday, February 24. Between now and then, folks can learn more about what's coming by checking

http://www.tf2.com/scoutupdate

[Athlete{UK}]

I was just about to post this when I noticed our users were already on the case. Cheers.

[Psy]

Ah, the sneaky bastards. They put the update site on TeamFortress.com and here's me, hammering away at F5 every 2 hours at steamgames.com/tf2/scout/

Regardless, I'm very excited!

[Phott]

Omgwtfbbq that is awesome!

I'm almost only playing scout so I've been waiting for this

[BubbleQ]

I don´t think that is such a great weapon, or it depends on how long actually the longet stumtime is.
If it is about 3 seconds then mabybe it can work but if it is possible to make the player stun in 7-8 seconds, then he will die. And I hate this in wow, hate it in wc3, hate it in HnS (cs1.6).

But I love that it will stun the ubercharges

[no00dylan]

I have no idea- I mean, I know it's TeamFortress2.com but... it just seems fake... I don't know why...

[stoopdapoop]

I don´t think that is such a great weapon, or it depends on how long actually the longet stumtime is.
If it is about 3 seconds then mabybe it can work but if it is possible to make the player stun in 7-8 seconds, then he will die. And I hate this in wow, hate it in wc3, hate it in HnS (cs1.6).

But I love that it will stun the ubercharges

I hear that. Stun is never fun unless you're using it. Something tells me that the stun is going to be uselessly short though (about enough time to close to the target, considering stun time increases with distance)

I have faith in valve though. I think they'll make it stupidly weak so that nobody wants to use it before they make it stupidly overpowered and break the game.

[1447]

Hmmm, I can't help but thinking that this Sandman thing will make the gameplay unbalanced. Seems like one of those weapons some people get very good at, while others can't seem to figure it out. However, knowing Valve, I don't worry too much.

[KommanderK]

Seems like one of those weapons some people get very good at, while others can't seem to figure it out. However, knowing Valve, I don't worry too much.

well that's how all the weapons are, they don't give an advantage really but they are really useful if you know what you are doing with it.

I think the sandman will also work out fine, it looks to give the scout defensive abilities, which is a big help when your team isn't the one on the offensive. and because its a baseball, id imagine it gets way harder to hit the target the farther you are since you have to arc it

[Phott]

It takes away your double jump though, that's a big minus.

[no00dylan]

Replacement for bat: Baseball bat
Replacement for pistol: Steroids?

[TheMiede]

At least it isnt the back burner.

[stoopdapoop]

At least it isnt the back burner.

lol I was thinking "at least it isn't he Killing gloves of boxing"

[Phott]

At least it isnt the back burner.

The Backburner is cool. ^^ I think that this might be a little imbalanced until the rest of the characters have their new achievements.

[YokaI]

I like the idea, but it seems as though it will feel clunky.

His shotgun should have just done less damage but stun. The bat just gets rid of too much! The double jump really adds a lot to scout gameplay, I couldn't imagine playing scout without having double jump.

Idk, lets see his other weapons first.