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December 16th, 2009, 04:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_soldier2.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/soldier2.jpg)Team Fortress 2 (http://kotaku.com/tag/teamfortress2/)'s week of WAR (http://kotaku.com/5423810/team-fortress-2s-war-update-lets-players-vote-with-kills) rumbles on, yesterday's Demoman update (http://kotaku.com/5426568/tf2-update-demoman-goes-all-christopher-lambert-and-a-new-comic) followed today by a shiny new piece of kit for his arch enemy, the Soldier.
This is the "Direct Hit". It's a new rocket launcher for the Soldier, which is aimed at those who, well, like to aim. Its splash damage is greatly reduced, but in exchange, it's a lot faster and more powerful than a standard rocket. It also does extra damage on airborne targets, so if you've been trained to jump to avoid a rocket's splash damage, might want to keep your feet on the ground for the next few weeks.
In addition to the upgrade, there's yet another TF2 comic (http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/), along with the news that anyone sitting on the sidelines who is at all curious about what all this means, this weekend will see TF2 go free-to-play. Hell, it's not even a weekend; it starts on Thursday, meaning you get four days with the game for free.
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This is the "Direct Hit". It's a new rocket launcher for the Soldier, which is aimed at those who, well, like to aim. Its splash damage is greatly reduced, but in exchange, it's a lot faster and more powerful than a standard rocket. It also does extra damage on airborne targets, so if you've been trained to jump to avoid a rocket's splash damage, might want to keep your feet on the ground for the next few weeks.
In addition to the upgrade, there's yet another TF2 comic (http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/), along with the news that anyone sitting on the sidelines who is at all curious about what all this means, this weekend will see TF2 go free-to-play. Hell, it's not even a weekend; it starts on Thursday, meaning you get four days with the game for free.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_directiht.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/directiht.jpg)
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