AWKWARD ZOMBIE

I might get my airblast practice weapon yet.

The Airblaster.

Level 1 Flamethrower
+200% max primary ammo on wearer
-100% damage penalty
No random critical hits
Wearer cannot carry the intelligence briefcase

Bright fucking orange.

If you're running Degreaser+Axtinguish/Flare Gun or are going for an Ignite and Run idea, otherwise aiming for the straight flamethrower damage is quite important. It already takes a bit of leading if people aren't standing still or running in straight lines, so accurately damaging moving targets at a longer range would indeed be more difficult unless the flame particles are made faster to help compensate.

The Leafblower idea's been around for some time now. Generally causes lots of rage considering that, while the Rocket and Sticky Jumpers only affect the user - via jumps - "ezmode airblasts" could potentially wreak havoc versus projectile users and throw opponents about like...well, leaves. Personally I don't see the big deal about it if it keeps the same delay between airblasts. Maybe give it reduced knockback on opponents to shut up the louder whiners, though I never quite understood their beef outside of environmental damage. "You're complaining that the Pyro's pushing you around? You ever thought of, y'know, shooting him while he's busy doing all that 0 dps?"

Hmm, you do make a good point that the degreaser is usually used for crit play, which would make focus on continuous hits more important. It all depends on the variables in the end, how much range and how much spread.

A dude from FacePunch said that he play-tested the set back in November of 2011. Take it with a grain of salt, but he said the flamethrower was airblast based with a downside of less damage done. The melee functioned similarly to an eyelander, where it decapitated enemies on kill and had a longer range.

Looks like I've finally found my medic-buddy Flamethrower.

Also:

If the idea of an airblowing Flamethrower ever exists, I'm never playing on Upward and any other map with a pit ever fucking again.

Why that though? They only added that clause to the Rocket/Sticky Jumper because they offered great mobility and would be OP otherwise, but a flamethrower?

I just copy/pasted the stuff from the rocket jumper.

I think it'd be more like:

+200% max primary ammo on wearer
No primary fire
-100% reflected projectile damage

oh geez that's actually a good stat

I would actually like it now that I think about it.

I hardly ever set people on fire as Pyro anymore.

Why Valve whyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Why did you make a Reddit hat?
Why did you make TWO Reddit hats?
Please don't pander to those insufferable fucking assholes.

How do you get the Reddit hats, anyway?

70% of reddit is shit but there still is the 30% that's okay to good
I don't like the site's layout or upvote gimmick but come on it isn't like the entire website is /r/deadkids

Plus it's their largest fanbase so it would make sense that they pander to them.