Comments on: If it’s Not Broke… http://www.game-ism.com/2009/06/01/if-its-not-broke/ game critique. game design. game development. game culture. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:51:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ragart http://www.game-ism.com/2009/06/01/if-its-not-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-8750 Ragart Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:39 +0000 http://www.game-ism.com/?p=515#comment-8750 I do agree with you on the whole increase in power level of the two classes, especially relative to classes like the pyro and the heavy. A sniper would have to be a real badass to headshot a pyro coming around a corner, but the bow makes that a hell of a lot easier. I can attest to this personally, since those uncharged headshots from the huntsman do a buttload of damage. I'm not sure about the Razorback just yet, but I will say that sniping snipers at 20 yards isn't as easy as you'd think it is. The new breed of huntsman snipers don't tend to stay still for very long, and since the Ambassador lacks any sort of zoom (thank god!) it can be tough to nail one headshot, let alone the follow-up to kill the sniper off. So I'm still up in the air about the Razorback, but the increase in killing power for the snipers and spies at close, medium, and long range is pretty freaking scary. I do agree with you on the whole increase in power level of the two classes, especially relative to classes like the pyro and the heavy. A sniper would have to be a real badass to headshot a pyro coming around a corner, but the bow makes that a hell of a lot easier. I can attest to this personally, since those uncharged headshots from the huntsman do a buttload of damage.

I’m not sure about the Razorback just yet, but I will say that sniping snipers at 20 yards isn’t as easy as you’d think it is. The new breed of huntsman snipers don’t tend to stay still for very long, and since the Ambassador lacks any sort of zoom (thank god!) it can be tough to nail one headshot, let alone the follow-up to kill the sniper off.
So I’m still up in the air about the Razorback, but the increase in killing power for the snipers and spies at close, medium, and long range is pretty freaking scary.

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