ESEA S10 Preview Pt1/3 - Unlocks

In this 3-part series, eXtine breaks down the start of ESEA's 10th season with looks at the Unlock list, Map Pool, and the current rosters for teams.

This section analyzes the ban list for weapons in the upcoming season.

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[NostalgiaGlasses]

tl;dr if it can counter soldier it's banned

[willtendo64]

Can you put up the video of the guy with the crit-a-cola?

would be good to look at :)

[2000sDigitalBoy]

"Maybe the heavy needs to throw away the sandwich that he wasn't going to eat, and he can't pick up his own sandwich..."

Are you a wizard?

[Mackinz92]

I know this video is fairly old, but I was wondering if you could direct me to a coverage of the Classic Mix^ match on Gravelpit where Enigma abused the Gunslinger to defend? Or a demo if there was no coverage.

[MrGordonFreemanJr]

I am sorry but some of these just seem like bans because top tier teams only want vanilla.

Like with the Brass Beast and the Righteous Bison.

Also the Vita-Saw was never banned before because that health is actually really important.

Also disappointed in all the scout bans except the sandman. Why ban the soda-popper and not the Crit-a-Cola it makes no sense. There will be another rant comment soon.

[Oathblivion]

Ordinarily I'm of the "no items, Fox only, Final Destination" mentality, but 6v6 TF2 just seems sillier the more I look into it. Gunslinger banned but the insta-reload shotgun remains? Solemn Vow trading 25% uber on hit for seeing health banned?

I've no reason to play this format when Highlander exists.... =/

[Skybert88]

Banned items i find that halarious

Deal with unlocks you babies

[NickTF2]

atomizer is absurd, -10 damage for jumping over a 80 damage rocket, scout can hit you 2~3 times before they hit the ground and there is no fucking way you are shooting them out of the sky with 3 jumps.

[acrichardson1]

Banned the Short Circuit...

I find that hilarious.

[MrGho113]

@discblizz disagree. Puff N' Blast is ridiculous, especially if you are as good as a pro.

[fashnek]

The Liberty Launcher and the Atomizer do NOT balance out -- there are 7 other classes in the game, so what do they get to balance out Liberty Launcher and Atomizer? And how all the classes balance those balances?

[fashnek]

A couple things:

- Machina is pronounced like "Mock-in-a" because it's a play on a Latin phrase.

- Amputator is part of the Medic set, which grants a little bit of extra self-healing. Vita-Saw maintains some UberCharge after death (like what Bioshock's Vita-Chambers do).