My pyro idea

Im sure Im not the first to think of this. But seeing as thought theres a flammable tank on his back....It would be awesome if you could shoot the tank, igniting the pyro and taking all his ammo. It could be a small spot...very hard to hit. Also...if spies back stab, if they hit the spot, they too would ignite. Before you give me the whole, "You can ignite a gas tank by stabbing it" remember....its just a game. A game where a spy can look like anyone with the push of a button. And cloak as well. As far fetched as it sounds...I think it could add a new dynamic to the game.

What do yall think?

For the game as of now: I don't think this is worth the problem of programming it. Spies usually avoid pyros like the plague. So that aspect of it would almost never be used. Also, if it's a small area on the back, it's more likely to be hit by spam than by an aimed shot. Meaning that the people who'd get it would be heavies, medics with the needlegun, maybe the shotgun. And if you're close enough to hit the sweet-spot from behind, you'd probably be close enough to kill the pyro anyways since it would mean they'd either need to be running away or caught unawares.

However, I do like this idea. And while I don't think it would be feasible in a normal game, I still enjoy the image of a pyro's pack exploding. I'd really like to see a user-created "Fun" mode for TF2. There's alot of interesting ideas on these boards (This one, the scrumpy bottle making people more flammable if it breaks, the spies cigarrettes actually lighting people on fire, stickies that stick to people, bringing back stuff like needle-boosting, etc) and I'd love to see someone combine all those ideas into one horrible, incredible game.

Yeah....your probably right. I guess it comes from my pure hate of pyros. Spys hate flames you know.

Also, the ammo doesn't come from the tank on his back. it comes frok to tank o the flamethrower

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Yes.

The fuel is in the flamethower, the tank on the back is full of compressed air for use as a propellant.

So if you hit the tank in the back, all the air would be released and the Pyro would go zooming off into the distance? Hmm...