Team Fortress 2 Sniper Update Imminent, Longbow Revealed
Team Fortress 2 is the only multiplayer FPS that I continue to play. Why? Well aside from the near-perfectly balanced character classes, there's also the fact that Valve continues to support the game with class updates providing new weapons and achievements (for the PC version at least, sorry console Orange Box owners).
The next class getting the update treatment is the sniper, who I can't say is one of my better classes, but that may change thanks to a new weapon. In the update, the sniper now gets a longbow as a weapon, which is an instant kill for headshots, and from the sound of Valve's description it can pin opponents to walls to give you a better chance at another shot. Hit the jump for the full (and entertaining) longbow description from Valve. Also check Valve's Team Fortress 2 update site for more details about the sniper update before it is released for download "in the coming days."
The Sniper Update [Valve]
The Huntsman: You will shoot them and they will stick to the wall and they will dieAny experienced sniper will tell you how irritating it is when your targets keep moving around. The question is how to stop these cheaters from wind-sprinting around like they own the place. And the answer is to pin them to a wall. How? With arrows!
"Now, hold on," you might be thinking. "I'm strong, but no one could throw an arrow that hard." Introducing the Huntsman longbow, which solves that age-old throwing problem.
"Now, hold on," you keep saying. "Aren't bows and arrows primitive and harmless?" Why don't you ask the dinosaurs? Except you can't, because the cavemen bow and arrowed them to death. One headshot from the Huntsman can mean an instant crit, in addition to a bolt-riddled corpse hanging from a wall that's gruesome and funny.
And even if you don't kill them, they'll carry around a certain arrow-shaped something as a living testament to your awesome archery skills and their frankly unawesome dodging skills. Comes with 18 arrows and a one-second charge for full power shots.
NaviFairy
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 13 May 2009
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Time to further hone my Spy skills, I see!
It's going to be fun when the updates is released and suddenly the whole team is made of Snipers only! Anyway, let's hope they're releasing a new "Meet the..." movie!
The weapon description sounds inspired by Woot!