Team Fortress 2 - Soldier's Direct Hit and Equalizer + Taunt

[SexyKoreanese]

@Mikzuu94 did u know that a equalizer crit can take out a fully healed heavy

[synal]

@SexyKoreanese holy crap i didn't know that

[synal]

@SexyKoreanese how about an overhealed heavy?

[scout739]

Dude go play minecraft you love the pick axe :)

[Darkczarek]

(๏̯͡๏)

[rucajuda]

laaaaaag

[MastodonicRobotnik09]

I wish the equalizer was still overpowered ^_^

[Shawn5150]

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[Mikzuu94]

Equalizer shouldn't have random crits. Why? Because the faster movement speed makes it superior.

1. You can run away from the battlefield to health packs and then run back to the battlefield.

2. It's so damn hard to hit to a super fast soldier that tries to melee you with equalizer. Also, most of the classes don't have automatic weapon to be able to kill kamikaze equalizer soldier before it's too late.

3. It's so fucking powerful even without the crits (when low hp)

[weeber3333]

Nice music with the taunt. It worked perfect.

[fwesh1]

Snipers on 2fort are the source of so many achievements

[killchain187]

Oh look, another Soldier in the Battlements video.

[GioSkullbrains]

You got to love slow-motion. It makes everything look ten-timez more epic.

[marianoxlomas]

the minicrit sound of the DH on airbourne targets is sooo satisfying...

[fefor18]

I hate direct hit, but i fucking love the equalizer. for me a good way to equip soldier is:

Default rocket launcher

Shotgun

Equalizer

WIN :D

[Muckknuckle]

@fefor18 So basically an upgraded Vanilla?

Im not hatin', cause i only use the direct hit on maps like gold rush where its easy to aim. :P

[monielet]

wow what is the music dude? I ever heared it but idunno where

[he277301]

Solder : Nope

[biel01]

The Direct Hit is for soldier frags and the Rocket Launcher is credit to the team. You kill only one with direct hit, now the rocket launcher can kill many enemies same time. So, that's why Rocket Launcher is superior.

[McLolzable]

I hate when soldiers jump on the battlements and kill me while i'm scoped ... so noobish

[TacoBoyManThing]

valve fucking nerfed it

[iRawket]

Since then, the weapon has been nerfed.

Prenerf - 25 HP - 162 Dam.

Postnerf - 25 HP - 102 Dam

[emerelia2008]

soldier is overpowered as hell, not even fair

[ckilikepie95]

how the hell are u killin them in one hit!

[MrDeepFriedOnion]

@ckilikepie95 they were air born and direct gets crit

[badderthanyou]

Does it work better the lower health you have?

[PJSkittle]

ending was epic

[MaxRideWizardLord]

epic win, sadly that's equalizer + gun boots now not effective when you tant :( it was usefull before

[sirroger11]

0:53 awesome

[EdelSeriman]

Speaking from being a medic as my second played class, I despise the equalizer. Mostly because most soldiers don't realize it blocks the medic healing you, and causes me to get alot of shit thrown at me.

If you have a medic, dont bloody use it.

[fefodevil]

Equalizer:

Pros: Can kill anything, makes Soldier stronger and faster and has the most LOL taunt of the game.

Cons: Can't be haeled when it's OUT (not even equipped)

[Hunkyfish20]

i think the equalizer should increase speed not damage or increase damage not speed. one or the other. makes the shovel look fucking useless lol

[MrKevstro]

what is it with the little thing sticking out at the left is that there all the time even when you dont stretch the screen??

[Starbladek]

If you use the equilizer at full health, the max damage a non-crit hit can do is 38. I prefer the shovel, because it keeps a steady 60-80 damage, basiclly killing 7/9th's of all enemys in two hits.

[MercifulMing]

Does anyone else find it ironic that Valve has turned the all-american soldier into a suicide bomber?

[xboxPHOENIX]

@mercifulming the point is, a soldier can't be taken alive. and the equalizer is suposed to be used only when your low on health, so instead of dying you go with a bang.

[staver76]

@MercifulMing LOL

[evaunit143]

@MercifulMing OMG YOUR RIGHT O_O

[moonblinker25]

@MercifulMing valve is trying to say something

[BloXboX37]

@MercifulMing Its called Martyr, Dying for ones belif

[webbster5296]

@MercifulMing Suicide? That would imply that we intend to die! The point of war isn't to die for your country, it's the make the other poor sunnuvabitch die for his! MAGGOTS!

[JohannVeers]

the Equalizer is a very powerful melee weapon but it has a very short range, thats why i prefer the machetti as melee

[4540524]

wat "machetti" LOLOLOLOLOL

[TheLollercoster]

@GigaCake

Thats not really true, as far as scout goes. Scout is my main, and I have to say I loved this update. So many DH soldiers that can't aim the thing properly, and at any rate the rockets are fairly easy to dodge in the first place. The biggest problem I had with the original RL was the irritating splash damage, and because the DH takes that away, it is so easy to dodge rockets now.

[Sparkz1607]

I know how to nerf the Direct Hit... :D It's a pretty drastic nerf that will make others think about using the normal rocket launcher....

How about, per se, NO CRITICAL HITS?? 8)

[TheLollercoster]

actually, the direct hit is UNDERUSED. I've seen relatively little of the DH since launch, and far more regular RLs. At anyrate, crits on regular RL is worse, cuz of the splash damage. crits on DH's don't really do much other then completely annihilate a firing heavy.

[MusicalWoW]

@Sparkz1607 The direct hit and rocket launcher seem pretty balanced to me, the amount of splash they took away is drastic

[500Solidsnakes]

people! stop saying with demoman and soldier updates they let you run faster than scout or as fast because you dont run faster or as fast because that would defeat the perpose of the scout gosh

[JulesBondTF2]

A lot of you have been saying that the weapon is overpowered because it does an insane amount of damage when the user has almost no hp.

However, if you have 10 hp, you can also die from just one hit. Any class with an automatic weapon shouldn't have trouble with it.

[Barsee23]

@JulesBondTF2

it still sounds op considering that the guy youve been fighting with has probably took some damage from your rockets leaving him at 10 hp, so just pull out the equalizer, run straight towards him at 60 mph dodging all his shots, and 1 shot! Boom!

[jrockpunk1]

@JulesBondTF2

I agree. Also, it basically has the same effect as crit-o-cola for scout. If you use it (or in this case CAN use it), it's just as easy for them to kill you as it is you to kill them. And I see the run speed increase mainly as something you can use to run away.

[nachoguy5]

@JulesBondTF2 Absolutely! Anyone who can see the soldier before the soldier impales him has a good chance of hitting him 1st

[egglplant96]

@JulesBondTF2 when you have the shovel at 10hp, same shit except you cant 1 hit people

[Hilian95]

@JulesBondTF2 BUT the Direct Hit is a bit annoying when using any classes with less that 150hp! Expecially when using a scout, going around the corner and *BAM* one hit kill.

Now i don't want to say "THE DH IS UNFAIR" or "THE DH SUCKZ", however maybe Valve has to reduce a little the damage at melee range, so that you have at least a chance to survive!

[Ainkut]

@JulesBondTF2 no ammo. its overpowered since its infinite ammo. whereas auto weapons run out.

[Teet71]

@JulesBondTF2 But, with a showel you dont have damage boost!

[sttate]

@JulesBondTF2 I know your comment's old as dirt, but there is no reason not to use the Equalizer unless you plan on barrelling into the enemies with your melee while being healed. I think it's op because it's actually clearly better than any other option, it doesn't even really have a con to using it.

[eldrad9999]

Equaliser when you are below 25 hp can do up too 450 damage in a single hit....

[Fanboy8D]

@eldrad9999 When ou are below 25 hp you can also die in one hit.

[kaneg2000]

0:10 Solider's head went inside body,came out,and OH MY GOOOD HE HAS NO HELMET.

[Grug16]

Yeah, even valve admits that Equalizer is OP. They say they're going to buff the shovel some time.

Direct Hit, surprisingly, is not for getting direct hits on stuff. It's more for shooting from far away. Close up, you can't splash multiple people with it.

[xSquiggumsx]

If you have 1hp left as a Soldier with the Equalizer out you run FASTER than a Scout and get autocrits. In the 0.0001% chance that it doesn't crit when at 1hp, it does around 156 damage, which is basically a crit anyway.

Yeah, seems balanced.

I USE IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FUN WATCHING NOOBS RAGE BTW

PLUS I GET SCORE LOL

[328805]

Equalizer can one shot a Heavy -_____-

[OmegaPrimePhazon]

@328805 IF he can get close enough without dying.

[328805]

Heavies are always blissfully unaware of whatever they're not shooting at.

[ZanderOfTheWolves]

You can't run faster than the scout with the equalizer.

[xSquiggumsx]

My mistake, 16 hammer units slower.

And that is VERY little.

[ZanderOfTheWolves]

It's enough to make the escape, which is enough for me.

[Xtclilium]

no but you can run as fast as one

[ZanderOfTheWolves]

No; you can't.

[TheUniqueGamer]

nice Video

[rex9413]

ALLAHUAKBAR to soldier suicide taunt. ROFLMAO

[ColBarnaby]

the anti-scout

[Everm0r3]

Equalizer isnt OP it makes you use skill. if you have 10hp you can get hit once without dying

[SomeGuyFromCrowd]

VALVe did a smashing job. They buffed him with not one, but two, overpowered weapons.

[AnglosEvanDaratar]

direct hit is bad compared to the normal rpg

[SomeGuyFromCrowd]

@AnglosEvanDaratar

One shot kill on all 125 hp classes at close range, one shot kill on 150 hp classes going down the stairs, no hope of evasion.

Fair indeed!

[AnglosEvanDaratar]

yea thats pubscrub stuff

no legit player uses the direct hit

[ChevyJakson]

I thought "legit" players were all about having good enough aim, timing, and foresight to airjuggle their opponents with the rocket launcher. The Direct Hit rewards those players.

If you think that the normal rocket launcher is superior to the Direct Hit, it's because you can't aim.

[AnglosEvanDaratar]

wat

pretty sure competetive players can hit easily with the direct hit, and they still dont use it

you're just a pubscrub

[ChevyJakson]

lol u mad?

[AnglosEvanDaratar]

over what, i wasnt the one writing serious capitals n periods

[ChevyJakson]

So you admit to bad grammar? Then I don't even need to tell you that your punctuation sucks.

[xSquiggumsx]

@AnglosEvanDaratar Serious capitals and periods? It's called punctuation and grammar, kid. LOOK INTO IT SOMETIME.

[sergiuung]

@ChevyJakson i don't think so, but still like the normal one :D and yeah i can't aim :(

[seventhlonewolf]

@ChevyJakson I just prefer the speed. I'm not used to the DH.

Plus I it would make me less of a kritz patient. Splash is too valuable to me.

[btwffss]

@ChevyJakson True, and because many good players are fantastic with the direct hit, they don't use it often because professional players have decided to ban it for its overpoweredness, aswell as the equalizer.

Cheers

[jrockpunk1]

@ChevyJakson

The normal rocket launcher has its uses over the direct hit. For instance taking out a player / medic combo with the splash radius. Or just taking out more than 1 person in general. And of course using the splash against walls where the enemy can't see you. Oh yeah and using the splash to take down sentries from peeking behind corners. Sheer damage and speed isn't everything.

[asins]

@ChevyJakson

Thats a fair point. however the splash damage of the bazooka is good also..i have killed multiple enemys with it. The direct hit couldnt do that. Both are good in diffrent situations its simple as that.

[NichtDieseTone]

@ChevyJakson ... One word for you: Critzkreig!

[antary90]

@ChevyJakson

I prefer the RL because of the splash radius.

But yeah, my aiming also sucks.

[typhooni8]

@ChevyJakson

yess! dat's me! my aim is complete crap! cuz i focus less on the single players, more on the large groups and hope for a crit, so one on one, i'm dead

[BuGGyBoBerl]

@ChevyJakson strange that in div 1 the soldiers dont use the DH.

DH is funny and has its use. but its not a sidegrade or upgrade

[Stover36]

@ChevyJakson But the Direct Hit loses long jump and wall jump capabilities along its blast radius. I would use it, but I cant see how to play soldier without being able to jump fast and high.

[Stormeris]

@Stover36 when it comes to rocketjumping etc it has the same splash...

[Stover36]

@Stormeris Oh yeah, I realized a few days ago, I was just too slow turning around with the DH. The rocket always hit the floor before the time I thought was the best for the jump. Silly me.

[TheYoungerPerspectiv]

@ChevyJakson Well, to be fair, you can't do anything to people around corners with the direct hit. And seeing as that is the best way to deal with heavies/sentries, the only weapon in TF2 that is almost always used instead of any other weapon is the equalizer. All others are preference.

[Daleksec773]

wow the soldiers new weapons looks cool :D

[Anthaon]

Ya can't hit what ain't there!

[HelloChief117]

So, the solider turns into a suicide bomber when he taunts? Good, now I know to stay away.

[Avrura]

BLOOD SPLASHING !!!

[vyortx]

cool vid bro

[MaxRideWizardLord]

equalizer is not really overpowered, it hit really weak as soldier got full health, also if you got lover than 30 health, the enemy can see as your speed, so they can kill you just one shot by weak weapon. also this weapon actuality effective when you got 1hp, but with 1 hp you will cannot run so a long.

[ShaolinKungFu93]

its fun that if you were the gunboats and do the equalizer taunt you don't die, you only take damage and then you rocket into the sky. Killed a pyro that way :D

[nick3425]

Someone help me, how do I get these weapons, I didn't play during that Demoman vs. Soldier weekend and didnt get either update =[

[luckaso1]

1. Do the achievements. Achievements server if you feel like cheating.

2. just play and you may find them, Idle server if you cant wait.

(Achievement_Heaven Achievement_Idle)

Hope it helped.

[Omgjustleave4508]

ACHEIVEMENTS

[nick3425]

nah i got it..got into an achievement server and did !givemeall

so gg

[KallyJones]

20 achievements of 35 will get you the goods. Go to achievement server and get busy. The gunboats are "I believe" an automatic since soldiers won the war.

[dewinmoonl]

equilizer is not OP...

if you see a soldier running with it out just spray him with some low damage weapon and he'll be dead.

That being said, it's better than shovel for sure.

[Anthaon]

That, or one could always (if Sniper) pull out the Huntsman.

[Dth091]

Yeah, pyros are pro against charging demos (eyelander & targe) or soldiers (equalizer).

Just c-blast, burn, axtinguish :)

[ultraanime]

@dewinmoonl noobs tactic to beat equalizer

[larkohiya]

how can it be better then shovel "for sure" and then not be OP. thats what OP MEANS.

[dewinmoonl]

what if shovel is under powered? How often do you see soldier use shovel?

The same argument goes to:

Bonesaw vs Ubersaw (Ubersaw > Bonesaw for sure, who do you see use bonesaw anymore? Yet ubersaw is not OP)

Blutsauger > Needlegun yet it is not OP either

OP means it becomes unfair for someone to use it. Which does not imply equalizer is OP by saying it is better than the shovel.

[tom935]

haha nice, does the new soldier taunt kill yourself?

[aweirdguyforever]

Yes

[BigTiam]

@tom935 Yes, the Equalizer's taunt is of the soldier killing himself and nearby opponents with a grenade.

[tom935]

lol thats crap, none of the other taunts kill the player, does it do that because its so strong or something?

[JulesBondTF2]

Yeah. It also makes the most sense if you explode a grenade in your hand, and you do not survive.

It explodes in a huge radius.

[marcjmarino]

@JulesBondTF2

But if you have the gunboats equips, it doesnt kill you :P

[Jynweythek501]

@ marcjmarino

Does it? 'Cause from what I can tell, the Gunboats only protect you from self damage when you're in the air. I've shot rockets at my feet on the ground and taken 50 dmg, but when I jump and shoot a rocket at the ground, I only take 11 dmg from the splash.

[marcjmarino]

@Jynweythek501 um... im confused... but what i meant was that with the gunboats on, you don't kill urself when you do the equalizer taunt

[Jynweythek501]

@marcjmarino

I don't think it does. At least that's never happened to me. I have the Gunboats, and they don't protect me when I do the suicide taunt.

[ultraanime]

@Jynweythek501 have u tried em after the update for gunboats came?

[Jynweythek501]

Herp, derp, I'm an idiot. Sorry, I just played TF2 after a week long hiatus and they do actually protect you from instant death. It now does ~64 damage.

Sorry again.

[myg0tpurepunk]

That and valve couldn't think of anything else for the soldier.

[modeadsex123]

@tom935 The Pyro's shotgun/flare gun taunt is lethal, the heavy's quick draw (fist) taunt is lethal and the spy's knife taunt is lethal, the huntsman taunt is lethal. As you can see plenty of taunts can kill.

[ultraanime]

@BigTiam if the soldier is over healed then he survives the taunt

[vys226]

Yes, but if you're overhealed above something around 260 then no.

[joycey54]

wich is equizeler and wat does the new rpg do?

[JulesBondTF2]

equizeler and rpg... Wow...

I'm not even gonna answer you.

[silverboi2006]

@joycey54

It's called the TF2 Official Blog my friend (teamfortress(dot)com, look on the side bar on the right, and click The WAR Update)

Either that or search it on google....

[XxReZoRxX1]

Equaliser is OP!

[MormonPJesus]

The Equaliser is fucking ridiculous.

[Strugglesausage]

Nice Video, Asshole