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09-22-2009, 02:21 AM
So, this might not come as news to some, but I needed to post this cause I realized I need to make an apology.
A Fan Made Update Page for a 10th Class (http://guarddog.50webs.com/)
Valve's Blog Response (http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2851)
Now for the apology: I saw the page after it had already been around for a while, stumbling onto it through the Steam Forums (I've been out of town!). Later today after showing a friend the link, I realized someone had tried to send me the address through the commFT steam group. Was a crazy as link and w/just that and no other words I thought it was a link phisher :redface: Someone else was doing it in the past and I just assumed that was the case here, brushing the person off and blocking him. But now I can't remember who it was! So I'm sorry.
But could Valve actually make this work? Wow. Re-read it again and shit sounds fun. I like the idea of a speed-bursted Melee Charge and the sniff ability could actually be fairly powerful in 6v6, especially if the Dog wasn't limited to just getting a track via a downed weapon. The ammo/HP carrying ability could be too powerful but could be easily restrained by making items expire if they are not delivered in time.
The primary weapon is where this idea is the most vague, although TF is missing some sort of mid-range assault rifle. That's an often mentioned item for the Soldier, but who knows.
A Fan Made Update Page for a 10th Class (http://guarddog.50webs.com/)
Valve's Blog Response (http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2851)
Now for the apology: I saw the page after it had already been around for a while, stumbling onto it through the Steam Forums (I've been out of town!). Later today after showing a friend the link, I realized someone had tried to send me the address through the commFT steam group. Was a crazy as link and w/just that and no other words I thought it was a link phisher :redface: Someone else was doing it in the past and I just assumed that was the case here, brushing the person off and blocking him. But now I can't remember who it was! So I'm sorry.
But could Valve actually make this work? Wow. Re-read it again and shit sounds fun. I like the idea of a speed-bursted Melee Charge and the sniff ability could actually be fairly powerful in 6v6, especially if the Dog wasn't limited to just getting a track via a downed weapon. The ammo/HP carrying ability could be too powerful but could be easily restrained by making items expire if they are not delivered in time.
The primary weapon is where this idea is the most vague, although TF is missing some sort of mid-range assault rifle. That's an often mentioned item for the Soldier, but who knows.