Yay Pyros!

They're gonna be awesome now, I'm sure... Even more reason to heal one, because looks like they'll be a lot more vulnerable to ranged attacks now considering their soon-to-be usefulness.
Well, I wish I could help you guys out, maybe I'll see if I can bring my lappie to a friend's place... My modem's STILL down, because everyone I know do not wanna part with their PSP charger

Added on June 18, 2008, 8:16 pmBEFORE the patch...
The Pyro always seemed like the lesser-played class (after the medic).
This was so sad...

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Hive
Jun 18 2008, 08:17 PM
Damn the update is tomorrow isnt it ? What time for us ?
Prawninator
Jun 18 2008, 08:18 PM
Probably Friday, Fruity.
allenaw88
Jun 18 2008, 08:23 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
I will be organizing the Pyro achievement farming session both this Saturday and Sunday (21st/22nd June), in case of my absence, or some people cant show up on the first/second day. The time will be 8pm till 10pm at our very own BolehVPN LYN++ Clan server. I hope there will be at least 5 players in each team, which makes a total of 10 players in the server, gaining the achievements and helping each other. Please also be aware that IGNITING is different from KILLING. Try not to kill anyone when you only need to light them on fire. Action will be taken on those who disobey, mic spamming, and killing for no reason.
Before I continue, I want to list out the achievements that WILL NOT be included during the farming session, as it can be done in public servers without any help. They are:
Firefighter: Kill 500 enemies.
Fire Chief: Kill 1000 enemies
Attention Getter: Ignite 100 enemies with the flare gun.
Pyromancer: Do 1 million points of total fire damage.
Hot Potato: Reflect 100 projectiles with your compressed air blast.
Combined Fire: Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited.
Makin' Bacon: Kill 50 Heavies with your flamethrower.
Arsonist: Destroy 50 Engineer buildings.
Controlled Burn: Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points.
Hot on Your Heels: Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.
Fire and Forget: Kill 15 players while you're dead.
Hotshot: Kill a Soldier with a reflected critical rocket.
With these 12 reduced, only 23 achievements remaining, which will (probably) grant you at least the 2nd unlockable weapon, or very close to it. Now then, let's move on with the plan. Listed below is be the achievement sorted by gaining order, from top to bottom.
Camp Fire: Kill 3 enemies in a row, all within the same area.
Lumberjack: Kill 3 people with your axe in one life.
Clearcutter: Kill 6 people with your axe in one life.
Burn Ward: Ignite 3 medics that are ready to deploy an Uber-charge.
Firewatch: Ignite 10 snipers while they are zoomed in.
Baptism by Fire: Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water.
OMGWTFBBQ: Kill an enemy with a taunt.
Dance Dance Immolation: Kill 3 enemies while they're taunting.
Got A Light?: Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.
Cooking the Books: Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence.
Spontaneous Combustion: Ignite 10 cloaked Spies.
I Fry: Ignite 10 disguised Spies.
Firewall: Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building.
Weenie Roast: Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.
Second Degree Burn: Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro.
Pilot Light: Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair.
Plan B: Kill 10 enemies while you're both underwater.
Trailblazer: Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter.
Next of Kindling: Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him.
Pyrotechnics: Kill 3 enemies in a single uber-charge.
BarbeQueQ: Cause a dominated player to leave the server.
Freezer Burn: Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts.
Dead Heat: Kill an enemy in the same second that he kills you.
This is possibly the best and ideal way to gain the achievements that are possible. I sorted them in order of difficulty from top to bottom. There are also some achievements which I am not sure of the criteria, or are very hard to time, such as Dead Heat.
I will decide whose turn it is to gain the achievements, and if it's not you, shut up and be patient till your turn comes. Please also refrain from using your mic to talk unless I ask if you have gained the achievement, so we will be able to help you out.
Details of the farming session:-
Map: ctf_well = With intel, and water.
Helper classes = Spy, Pyro, Engineer, Medic, Scout, Sniper
Location = BolehVPN LYN++ Clan Server
Time = 8pm - 10pm. Saturday and Sunday (21st/22nd June)
I hope that Lexi and/or Reuben will be available, I have yet to get the reply from Reuben/Tomato regarding this so I may need a little help with the server. I also hope that even if some of you guys may have gained the achievements before this event can show up to offer a little help for the others.
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 18 2008, 08:27 PM
allen, can I join? :-\ or do I need to get the green light from tomato/kyril or lexi?
Lodeclaw
Jun 18 2008, 08:49 PM
Does anyone have any experience making custom maps? I'm looking into trying it out myself.
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 18 2008, 09:03 PM
QUOTE(Lodeclaw @ Jun 18 2008, 08:49 PM)
Does anyone have any experience making custom maps? I'm looking into trying it out myself.
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Te..._Level_Creation
allenaw88
Jun 18 2008, 09:10 PM
QUOTE(Crazy.SoT.Gila @ Jun 18 2008, 08:27 PM)
allen, can I join? :-\ or do I need to get the green light from tomato/kyril or lexi?
Yes you are welcomed
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 18 2008, 09:27 PM
QUOTE(allenaw88 @ Jun 18 2008, 09:10 PM)
Thanks
N00DL35
Jun 18 2008, 09:48 PM
Fire and Forget: Kill 15 players while you're dead. <<< can we chage bolehvpn to 32 players ?
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 18 2008, 09:50 PM
QUOTE(N00DL35 @ Jun 18 2008, 09:48 PM)
Fire and Forget: Kill 15 players while you're dead. <<< can we chage bolehvpn to 32 players ?
It will be a cumulative one.
sHin0bi
Jun 18 2008, 10:10 PM
QUOTE(HALLER! @ Jun 18 2008, 06:54 PM)
lol there should be a blu spy @ the last supper. =p
lol judas!
king99
Jun 18 2008, 10:11 PM
Meet the SCOUTS !
Prawninator
Jun 18 2008, 10:12 PM
QUOTE(sHin0bi @ Jun 18 2008, 10:10 PM)
Yeah exactly

Added on June 18, 2008, 10:36 pmI'll be taking a hiatus while my Internet connection is being resolved.
Good luck to all of you with your pyro achievements!
Hive
Jun 18 2008, 10:50 PM
I got to go for my friends wedding on Saturday. So I'll try to do some of the achievements on Friday.
uhavenot
Jun 18 2008, 10:58 PM
lol omg.. this time we're gonna see 12v12 pyros

flame on !
Lodeclaw
Jun 18 2008, 11:05 PM
Someone send me the link for Valve Hammer Editor 4.x! T_T I can't find it anywhere!
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 18 2008, 11:20 PM
QUOTE(Lodeclaw @ Jun 18 2008, 11:05 PM)
Someone send me the link for Valve Hammer Editor 4.x! T_T I can't find it anywhere!
http://www.halflifestorm.com/?module=tutorial&article=23
zonan4
Jun 19 2008, 12:20 AM
dam dam dam chop chop yeah pyro farming
Crazy.SoT.Gila
Jun 19 2008, 02:41 AM
Good news
QUOTE
Unlike the poor Medic, who had to earn every single one of his often absurd, counter-productive achievements to receive his ultimate unlockable weapon, the Pyro only needs 15, 20 and 25 respectively for his new toys. Since there are thirty-five to choose from, this means people can leave the silly ones alone if they don't fancy grinding them.
saucebut too bad
QUOTE
One thing he can't do is blast-jump. Designer Robin Walker says they experimented with this, but found it wasn't as fun as it sounded. They tried relegating it to an unlockable weapon, but then players got confused about what the air-blast could and couldn't do. So it went, and honestly, if you think the Pyro still needs a buff after this lot, you just flat out suck.
Would be great
deric88
Jun 19 2008, 06:06 AM
i have a feeling these pyro achievements will be easier than medic, maybe cause my primary class is pyro xD
@Razer Cicak,
what troop are you from?
radkliler
Jun 19 2008, 07:44 AM
Guess I will be blasting Kane's entrance theme when the achievements are released XD
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