Comments on: Soviet Power

By: Jason L

Jason L — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:40:38 +0000

BTW, is this post’s title perchance an Alabama 3 reference?

By: a headcrab

a headcrab — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:16:53 +0000

Cool stuff. Me and some [Z] people were fucking around on granary, and I managed to POW taunt another heavy right as he was coming out of the respawn room. Ninjariffic timing for the win.

By: Cmdt_Carpenter

Cmdt_Carpenter — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:37:40 +0000

Wow, I am so glad I got this an easier way.

I actually got it twice, once for me and once for my brother.

1st, on H-Day, some friends and I were dicking about on a private server on Lumberyard, and when one as away I just popped up and shot him with the taunt. Easy, and it kind of counts.

2nd, on Corporation, waited for the gates to open, and POW’d a pyro just as the gates flew up. Silly pyro.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:30:47 +0000

I was trying to get behind everyone so I could punch their brains out without them seeing me. I think I was still trying for my Show Trial at that point.

By: RC-1290'Dreadnought'

RC-1290'Dreadnought' — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:52:48 +0000

Only seen you in Team Fortress once. You were ‘just passing’ me as a heavy. Seriously, what were you trying to do :P. Looked awesome though.

By: Aftershock

Aftershock — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:33:29 +0000

Ah, i wondered why there was Birthday mode on every single TF2 server.

The Heavy taunt has a fair bit of range on it, i got my first taunt kill from the lower ledge on the far right, in goldrush’s first stage, second half. I hit a heavy who was spraying from behind the wall next to the cart tracks.
I also got another taunt kill down the first section of the tunnel.

It seems, that even with the very slow firing time, its insta-kill power seems to be better than the minigun against other heavies who are spinning their gun and moving slowly. Provided you can hit, of course.

By: Bootsie_b

Bootsie_b — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:07:29 +0000

Nice.

Oh, and Devenger: There is a console command to make it melee only. It’s great fun. Don’t know what it is. Maybe… “sv_rangedweapons_0”?

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:18:22 +0000

Holy shit, I had no idea. Thanks for pointing it out V-Fig, as I assume you are known on the streets.

I suspected the thing about your own party hat being invisible.

By: Velvet Fist, Iron Glove

Velvet Fist, Iron Glove — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:47 +0000

Everyone had the party hat, only you never see it on your own head, you can only see other people’s.

“Birthday mode” was forced on on every TF2 server worldwide, as Sunday was the 12th birthday of Team Fortress: the original Team Fortress mod was released on August 24th, 1996.

By: Devenger

Devenger — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:42:24 +0000

Well, I kind of cheated for the Show Trial achievement – I ‘earned’ it in an epic, POW-only multi-round Heavy battle in arena_granary with a bunch of Javaserver fools. The secret, apparently, is to get on the cargo containers, then land behind enemies beginning their taunt and pray they’ll be locked in place for just long enough for a point-blank cartoon knockout. Following games included arena_ravine as Pyros (where I discovered the hadouken is capable of multi-kills; I do wonder how I found two enemy Pyros engaged in same-direction taunts next to each ther to this day) and a good ol’ melee fight wherethe K.G.B.s poved inferior to the rapid, dodging attacks of the bonesaw.

Come on, Valve, make melee-only a gametype or a console variable or something.

By: Dante

Dante — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:55:00 +0000

I’ve only just got the Axetingisher, I’m so behind the times.

I’d like to thank the demoman who was paying too much attention to his stickies and not enough to me for my Pyro taunt kill. Yet to pick up the Heavy one although I managed to lose a pow duel already :(

By: Chris Evans

Chris Evans — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:45:05 +0000

The Heavy achievements just haven’t gotten my attention in the way the Pyro ones have done. Taunt kills still rule though!

By: Inferno

Inferno — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:36:10 +0000

Ah I have yet to earn the delights of the KGB. Killing taunts is genius and so is your write up.

By: Newt Pulsifer

Newt Pulsifer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:12:07 +0000

Nice screenies!
And I was about to ask you that.. where is your party hat!?

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:57:33 +0000

I can’t help noticing I’m the only one who didn’t get a party hat. Man, this is just like Richard’s birthday when I was 9.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:56:01 +0000

Pah, more like where the sneaky Pyro who moved slightly to the right and has a faster-firing taunt kill animation wins.

By: Chijts

Chijts — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:52:39 +0000

Awesome shots man, especially the one with 2 heavies with KGBs. The party hat and his expression is pure brilliance. I’d also like your PC please.

By: roburky

roburky — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:35:04 +0000

I did no sneaky circling or waiting for you to taunt first. I faced you, head on, fingers versus fireball, in an epic battle of the taunts where the fastest reaction wins.