Games - TF2 Housekeeping Update!

Hello there everybody,

So, as you might have heard Valve has just released a new update for TF2 which is called the Housekeeping update. My previous TF2 posts were talking about the scout, soldier and pyro items for the game but now the added some crazy, insane stat changes to the game so I'm going to cover it just for the first three offensive classes.

Also a quick note. All the Polycount sets are all gone now because the set bonuses have been incorporated into various items now. So that is kind of good but also pretty stupid at the same time.

Item changes in the Housekeeping Update:

SCOUT item changes:

The Shortstop can now help you stay alive. This weapon now allows you to recieve 20% extra healing from all sources now. But unfortunately you recieve more push force from anything that pushes you back. But this can be a good thing as they push you away from danger. So if you die as scout go equip this weapon and live longer.

The Crit-a-Cola got a new stat change. This is like a small buff to the item because instead of dealing and receiving mini-crits now you are dealing mini-crits and receiving 25% extra damage and this is a good thing because mini-crits are 35% extra damage so this helps you to stay alive.


 


The Winger is now pretty awesome too. The Winger now gives you a 25% greater jump height when active so you can jump really high. Also the Force a Nature and the Atomizer can go well with this weapon as you can triple jump 75% higher and then do another small force jump and go a bit higher.


SOLDIER item changes:

 The Liberty Launcher now has 4 rockets instead of three but it now does 25% less damage. I think this is very bad because now only a small percent of people would put it on so this item is kind of ruined.

 The Battalions Backup is now a very good item. Now you get critical damage immunity so it is the counter Kritzkrieg. Also it gives a 50% sentry damage reduction and 35% damage reduction from all sources even fall damage.

Now the Concheror is an amazing weapon. When you charge the rage meter and blow it the whole team gets a speed boost like being hit by the disciplinary action. And you get back the same health like before too so this is an awesome weapon.

The Cow Mangler now is a great weapon to use. They changed the projectile to look like a rocket and they made it to have 4 rockets but the damage penalty is off now. It still has the super-power thing that gives you crits and also the reload time is now normal too. Unfortunately this weapon does not get any crits.

 The Escape Plan now is a pretty lame weapon because when you take it out you are marked for death just like the gloves of running urgently. This is kind of sad because if you want to get away from a situation and you take 35% extra damage and you might die.




PYRO item changes:

 The Powerjack now has the gas jockey set incorporated into it. Now when you pull it out you run 15% faster except you take 25% extra damage from all sources including fall damage just for having it on. I think Valve needs to rethink this item a bit.


So that is all for the Housekeeping Update. Thank you all for reading and If you have any questions or comments on the items then please leave it in the comments section. Thanks!
 

Movie News - Man of Steel

Hey everybody,

Today I will be doing a quick review on Man of Steel. I will be giving all the actors names and roles and I will be telling the basic storyline.

So this movie is kind of like the second movie with the graphics a billion times better and more realistic. The villan is the same, General Zod and he is trying to find and destroy Superman who is effectively the Man of Steel.

Kal-El or Clark Kent's character was nicely played by Henry Cavill. The 'S' Logo on his shirt means hope in Kryptonian but Lois Lane changed it to and 'S' which stands for Superman. Also the other main characters are Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as General Zod. The costumes were well designed and the sound was very good and the graphics were extremely well done except the cape when the Superman was flying. 
 
The movie was directed by Zack Snyder who also did work with Legends of the Guardians: Owls of Gahoole and 300. Also there was lovely music composed by Hanz Zimmer who also did the music on the Dark Knight Trilogy. Also it had the same producer as the Dark Knight Trilogy Christopher Nolan. 
  

Also there were very nice costumes done by James Acheson and Michael Wilkinson. Also Kal-El or Clark Kent's father Jor-El is played by Russel Crowe who does a great job. Also the plot of the story is that General Zod wants to build a new Krypton on earth. Superman has to choose whether he supports the his own people (the Kryptonians) or the people who have helped him survive (earth people).



Thank you all for reading. If you have any suggestions on any games, movies or anything please let me know in the comments section. Thanks.

Movie News - Planes (from the creators of Cars)

 Hello everybody,

From the creators of Cars the are now making Planes. Instead of just cars now the planes are coming and then there is a whole new racing course and characters too.  

This movie is a spin of from cars and is the first movie in the 'Planes' trilogy. This movie is available directly onto DVD but it will show case at the cinemas on August 9th.



The movie is Directed by Klay Hall who also directed Tinkerbell and the Simpsons.


Now I will tell you about the characters and who will be voice acting them. 

One more thing to add is that the sequel, Planes 2 : Fire & Rescue is estimated to release on June 18 2014 and the video game will come out 6th of August.

Character Names and Voice Actors:

This is Dusty Crophopper. He is voice acted By Dane Cook. Dusty comes from a small town but he wants to race.

 This is Bulldog. He is a British plane and he is voiced by John Cleese who is the guy from Faulty Towers.

 This is Ripslinger. He is a custom built, carbon fibre plane which allows to be light but strong and he is also Dusty's rival.

This is Ishani. She is a glider from india and she is voiced by Priyanka Chopra.

This is Rochelle. Rochelle is from Quebec and is voiced by Julia Lois-Drayfus.

These are Ned and Zed. They are Ripslingers henchmen and they are both voiced by Gabriel Iglesias who is a youtuber.







This is just a few of the characters there are a lot more but hopefully the movie will be enjoyable but until my next post

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BYE!

Movie News - Despicable Me 2

 Hi everybody,

As you might have heard despicable me 2 came out and it is great so I figured I should do a review about it and tell you guys some of the characters in it.

The characters:

 This is Gru the main character. In the first movie he was a criminal mastermind but now he likes to find new jam flavours. He is voiced by Steve Carell and ends up working for the anti villan league at the end.

These guys are the minions. I'm not sure yet if they speak spanish or some other language. They Gru's 'servants' as such and they are helpful but playful. Unfortunately most get converted to the evil purple minions.

 

This is Eduardo who is a mexican shop owner. Gru thinks he is a master criminal and is right because Eduardo is actually El Macho a master criminal who is super powerful.

El Macho faked his death by blowing himself up in a volcano a long time ago. He also hires Gru's assistant, Dr. Nefario and he is planning to take over the world. He also has a poison that will turn things evil. He is voiced by Benjamin Bratt.

The purple one is the evil minion. They are servants of El macho instead of Gru. Dr. Nefario finds and antidote that can turn them normal again.

The AVL or Anti Villan League have tried to locate the criminal but failed so they ask Agent Lucy Wilde to find Gru and to bring him in to try to locate the supervillan. Lucy Wilde is voiced by Kirsten Wiig.

This is Dr. Nefario. He is an intelligent person and likes designing weapons for master criminals. Unfortunately when Gru decides to make jam he misses being a master criminal and decides to work for El Macho instead. At the end he comes back with Gru and restores the purple minions back to normal yellow minions.

This movie got a 7.9/10 on IMDb and 76% on rotten tomato. I would give it an 8.5 out of 10 or 85%.

Thanks for reading. I will do another movie news soon for my blog so check that out but otherwise bye!

Games - TF2 Pyro (4/10)

This image is from deviantart.

Hello there everybody. Here is my next Team Fortress two post about the mysterious pyro. The Pyro is the third offensive class in Team Fortress 2 along with the soldier and scout. The pyro can do a lot of damage as an offensive class but can also be a great help if your team needs to be defensive. The pyro has one of the most deadly forces of nature on it's side... fire!

 This is the Pyro's TF2 emblem. The pyro is armed with a flamethrower, shotgun and axe. The pyro is very good for defending friendly buildings with it's compression blast and it's sapper removing weapons like the homewrecker, maul and neon anihallator. Also the Pyro can get to normally unreachable places by using his detonator of scorch shot.

The basic strategy for the pyro is to use corners and hiding places to your advantage. Try ambushing enemies from the back or if ambushing enemies from the front the use the compression blast to disorientate them and then switch to your secondary or melee weapons to finish them of. If you are suspicious of a spy around occasionally spray your flamethrower in order to locate the spy and null his cloak effects. Also you can ambush enemies and set them on fire and just leave because if they cannot find a way to replenish their health then you will do 60 damage to them unless you are using the degreaser. 

A brief description of the pyro:

The Pyro is a mentally unstable pyromaniac of unknown origin or gender. The pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman and he is armed with a homemade flamethrower, shotgun and a fire axe. Also the pyro is able to unlock a flare gun too set enemies on fire.

Ok now we have covered the Pyro basics lets move onto his weapons.

The flamethrower is the stock primary weapon for the pyro. It inflicts 153 damage every second you hold it on them and 6 damage a second for 10 seconds for afterburn. Also the secondary fire button allows you to compression blast reflecting projectile and putting the fire of team-mates. Compression blast can push enemies away from you. A reskin of the default flamethrower is the rainblower.

This is the backburner. To use this weapon you have to be in the mentality of a spy. You have to sneak up on people from behind and then you get guaranteed crits which do 460 damage a second. It could kill a overhealed heavy in one second. Also when you are facing an enemy it does normal damage but compression blasts cost 50 ammo instead of the usual 20 which makes it a bit hard to reflect projectiles.

This is the degreaser. It is good for deadly combo's like the light on fire then crit axtinguish them because of it's 60% faster weapon switch. Also it is part of the polycount set which allows you to go 10% faster but you take more bullet damage. Also it deals 25% less afterburn and 10% less damage.

The phlogistinator can be one of the most dominating weapons in TF2. Apon dealing enough fire damage your MMMPH meter fills up and you taunt and this allows you to get full health back and 100% guaranteed critical hits for a short period of time. Also this weapon deals 10% less damage and cannot compression blast which is sad. When you have crits it is a good idea to charge at isolated people or straight head on allowing you to make the most out of your crits.

The shotgun is the stock secondary for the Pyro. This weapon is probably the pyros 'long-range' option. The shotgun is also shared with the soldier, the heavy and the engineer.

This is the flare gun. This weapon can be very helpful for the pyro and it can also be used for a deadly combo. Light people on fire and then shoot the flare gun to get crits for 90 damage and then 10 seconds of afterburn doing 6 damage every second. This weapon guaranteed crits anyone who is on fire not just the people you have set alight.

This is the detonator. As the name suggests when the flare is flying in the air you can detonate it causing anyone who is in the explosion radius to be set on fire and made to deal with afterburn. Also when a player is burning you can mini-crit them for 45 damage. Also you can 'detonator jump' and reach unreachable places but you suffer 25% more damage from yourself.

This is the reserve shooter. When you compression blast an enemy and they go flying switch this weapon out and you can get mini-crits while the opponent is airbourne. This weapon only has 3 shots loaded so make sure you have a full clip before doing this.

This is the Manmelter. When a team-mate is burning instead of wasting ammo trying to put them out you can remove the flames with the Manmelter. When you extinguish the flames you get one guaranteed critical hit and the man-melter can store up to 35. This weapon has a 50% projectile speed increase but has a 20% firing speed decrease.

 This is the Scorch Shot. This weapon 15 damage and does not do extra damage when an enemy is on fire. When you direct hit someone the flare falls on the ground for a little while potentially igniting anyone who touches it. The flare has a small igniting radius and can knock back people when fired at their feet.

This is the Pyro's stock melee item. The fire axe does 65 damage and does 195 damage for crits. It's skins are... the frying pan, the conscientious objector, freedom staff, bat outta hell, memory maker, ham shank, saxxy (saxton hale statue) and the lollichop which can only be seen in Pyroland.

 This is the Axtinguisher. When an enemy is burning this weapon does 100% crits doing 195 damage but this weapon vs non burning players is a bad idea because it does 50% less damage and there is no random crits against non-burning players. This weapon can be used in a deadly combo but if not then it is pretty useless. Another skin of this item is the Postal Pummeler.

This is the Homewrecker. The homewrecker is mainly used for destroying buildings and helping your friendly engineers by removing their sappers. It does 25% less damage to enemies but double damage to buildings. A skin of this item is the Maul.
  
This weapon is the Powerjack. On kill it restores your health by 75 and when you have full health it is able to overheal. Unfortunately while this weapon is active you take 20% more melee damage from all classes. 

This weapon is the Back Scratcher. It deals an addtional 25% damage and gets 50% more health from health packs. Unfortunately when you equip this weapon medics and dispensers 75% less health is given.

This is the sharpened volcano fragment. When you hit someone with it they get engulfed with flames. But unfortunately this weapon does 20% less damage but it still has 6 damage a second for 10 seconds afterburn. This is good for hitting someone and then backing up and hitting them for a crit with the flare gun.

This weapon is the third degree. It does normal damage and does not have a negative effect which is a straight up upgrade from the fire axe. What this weapon does is it connects it's damage through medigun beams. This is good for ambushing the medic and taking him by surprise because not only are you damaging him you are damaging whoever he is healing.

 This weapon is called the Neon Anihillator. This is a very situational item in TF2 because it does 100% guaranteed crits when the enemy is wet whether it be from water, jarate or mad milk. But this weapon also does 20% less damage and has no random crits. Another upside is you can protect you engineers buildings because this weapon removes sappers. 

Thank you all for reading I do appreciate it. If you have any suggestions for games leave it in the comments.