When I first started playing Team Fortress 2, I decided that I liked the Pyro. As a new player, they were easy to pick up and play and I could, to some degree, be a kredit to team. And I just kept playing as Pyro. Now, I did try other classes. I was a miserable failure at most of them. Why? Because they do take practice! The first time I tried being an Engineer, I was intimidated and very very confused. I got okay with Medic and had a few good rounds as Sniper, but it wasn't consistent and it was often frustrating.
So I went back to Pyro. And then I discovered all these anti-Pyro sentiments. Noobs play as Pyro. W+M1ing (for those of you unclear, it means hitting the forward button and then the fire button, which is what a lot of Pyros do do. And it's uneffective.) Now, I took it upon myself to be the best Pyro I could be. Spy Checking and whatnot. Then I got the Degreaser. I love the Degreaser - I named mine Belial. But the Degreaser, unlike the Backburner (these are flamethrowers by the by), included a compression blast. I didn't actually know Pyros could even DO this at the time - but I was determined once I found out to learn how to use it and use it well. I put out teammates left and right, I deflected Demo fire and rolled their stickybombs off of the cart. I separated Ubercharged pairs.
All this earned me some credit. Laughing, an enemy said, "F--- you, Sinner". While most people would be offended, I could tell it was in jest. He was astounded because I took out about six of his teammates before I was finally killed. I ended rounds in the top three, and many times I would have the second, if not foremost number of points. Someone on my team, upon seeing this, marveled, "Sinner, were you Pyro the whole round? o_o"
Yes, citizen. Yes I was.
Pyros are GREAT classes for beginners. You can do some good even as a new player, whereas other classes are much easier to bungle. However, people seem to think that all Pyros then are noobs who don't know how to be effective. How untrue! Team Fortress 2 players, I beseech you..judge a Pyro not by his or her class, but how they play their class. THANK YOU.
On another note, I'm getting to be a pretty good Engie now. I can pretty much be any class that's need at this point, which is a really awesome feeling.
The below comic, while hilarious, helped prompt me to post this. Not all Pyros are dead weight. :C
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