Sniper Update: Day 3

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Day 3 of the Sniper update for Team Fortress 2 brings us the Razorback, the second unlockable item for the Sniper. The Razorback is a tribal shield that has been outfitted with a car battery. This shield will provide the Sniper with defense against the Spy class. A Spy who back stabs the Sniper while the Razorback is equipped will be shocked by the car battery and will have his knife useless during a cool down period. However, the shield will be destroyed after only one stab, which should give you enough time to get away. Hopefully this isn't an item that can be equipped at all times or the game has just become very unbalanced.

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ClayMeow on May 14, 2009 10:11PM I fail to see how it makes the game unbalanced when you only get one per spawn. It also only protects you against the knife...spies still have their pistol. reply to this

Comp Dude2 on May 15, 2009 02:21AM The machine gun is fairly deadly though. Unless the spy gets lucky with the pistol, their best bet is to cloak and run off. reply to this

CheeseMan42 on May 15, 2009 03:59AM I said it would be unbalanced if they get to wear it all the time and not just when selected. If the other team has a good sniper you typically have two options. Your own good sniper or spy. Good snipers are hard to come by, and most people are horrendous. If you can't stab them in the back and kill them, what can be done? Also, I think they would be able to get a new shield if they went back to an ammo cabinet. Just what I suspect. reply to this

ClayMeow on May 15, 2009 06:54AM If it's not worn at all times, it'd be pretty useless. And what I meant about them still having their pistol is, I'd assume it'll be very clear if a sniper has the shield (everything else in TF2 is graphically represented well), so a spy could switch to the pistol, while cloaked, to headshot a sniper from behind instead of backstabbing. It's not as foolproof as a backstab, but you should still be able to take him out before he can retaliate. reply to this

CheeseMan42 on May 15, 2009 01:03PM After doing some more thinking that definitely makes sense. The revolver is one of the more powerful and fast weapons of its size in the game after all. reply to this

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