Flare Gun?

[jake_]

Does anyone really like the flare gun or know how to use it effectively?
It seems pretty straightforward, but its extremely slow, and no splash damage?

Its quite the contrast to the backburner.

[Jazzman]

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I ****ing love it

[Hellsent 2.0]

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Havent got it yet..How do you get it?

[Jazzman]

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pyro achivements

[Hawkers]

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I love it so much, its the best gun in TF2!

Its absolutely pants, but its so awesome!!

[MrChris_CJ]

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its funny as hell to set snipers on fire from long range, and people that think they are safe from the flames keep their distance; only to get flared

[imported_Tren]

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It's really funny when you can make a good shot with it, but it is almost useless if you need to 'finish off' a enemy at short range.

[BobTheJob]

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I wish I could have backburner, flare gun, and shotgun at the same time, and forget the ax.

[jake_]

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yeah, flare gun + shotgun would be VERY handy. Set them on fire, then shot em down.

I suppose it will work well with the axe, if I ever unlock it.

[Micster]

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Great for keeping Snipers away as they need a heal.

Otherwise, I don't really know due to the excessive amount of Pyros we currently are experiencing.

[Salad Snake]

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True, we'll see how useful the flare really is when the class numbers balance out.

I have a feeling it will grow more useful, as it's nigh-useless against other pyros. I believe it only does about 10 impact dmg.

[Hawkers]

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http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Flare_gun

The first Pyro unlockable, gained after 10 Pyro achievements, is the Flare Gun, which replaces the shotgun. It allows the Pyro to ignite an enemy at long range, but does require careful aim on their part. It’s particularly useful for causing havoc on Snipers and Engineers who want to keep their distance.

The Flare Gun's shot travels in a straight line for a relatively long range (from 2fort's battlements to the end of the bridge roof on the opposite end), then it's trajectory drastically curves down. The projectile can still ignite enemies while it's "falling", but disentegrates on contact with any surface.

Damage

* Point Blank: 14-15
o Critical Hit: Unknown
* Medium Range: 16-18
* Long Range: 22-25
* Ater burn damage: 5/sec for 10 seconds on fire

Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of ctf_2fort. Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on ctf_2fort. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

[imported_Cryptik]

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I like it get rid of those snipers!!