Flare Gun and Flare Punch Guide for Pyro - TF2
4,214Destroy your enemies in Team Fortress 2 with the Pyro's Flare Gun! The Flare Gun is one of Pyro's most unique and rewarding weapons, and one of my favourite weapons in Team Fortress 2! Not only does the Flare Gun offer lots of burst damage at any range, but it helps Pyro players improve their aim and it's generally a fun weapon to play with. Make sure to try out the Flare Gun the next time you play Pyro in Team Fortress 2 and let me know what you think!
After watching this video, make sure to check out these relevant and enjoyable Team Fortress 2 videos about the Pyro, the Flare Gun, TF2 classes, TF2 video essays, and TF2 gameplay:
TF2: Flare Gun is Amazing! - Mixon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3lIjzj-KW8
Flare Gun Glow Up - ForwardStory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj6w2dQJ4UU
How it FEELS to Play Pyro in TF2 - LazyPurple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8ys2aglI4
Pyro's Most Underrated Weapon - elmaxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZZoONfbnSk
The Art of the Subclass - elmaxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnWGgJv60Rk
The Art of the Subclass 2 - elmaxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwK61cVi00
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Contents of this video:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Basics of the Flare Gun
2:28 - Why not the Scorch Shot?
2:58 - 3 ways to be more consistent
3:20 - 1. Airblast to disturb enemy movement
3:52 - 2. Close the distance
4:20 - 3. Practice and improve your aim
4:50 - Tangent about 'carryover skills'
5:47 - Basics of Flare Punching
6:41 - Setting up the training map (tr_walkway_rc2)
7:04 - Level 1 Flare Punch (basic combo, enemy is standing still)
8:02 - Level 2 Flare Punch (basic combo, enemy is moving)
8:38 - Level 3 Flare Punch (airblast combo, enemy is moving)
9:16 - Level 4 Flare Punch/Basic Flare Gun Combos (quick airblast + flare crit combo, enemy is moving)
9:56 - Advanced Flare Gun Combos (consecutive flares, bots are strafing, jump pad activated, etc)
Steam Workshop link to tr_walkway_rc2:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=606778917
Type these commands into the console to successfully enter the map without bugs/glitches/unable to move:
'host_thread_mode 0'
'sv_allow_point_servercommand always'
'map workshop/606778917'
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If you want to master the Pyro's Flare Gun in Team Fortress 2 (TF2) then this is the video for you! This video explains what the Flare Gun is, how to start using the Flare Gun effectively, how to flare punch enemy Pyros, and how you can master the Pyro’s Flare Gun in Team Fortress 2 (TF2)!
If you’re a Pyro player that's looking for a fun new weapon then the Flare Gun is definitely worth trying out. The Flare Gun is one of Pyro's most rewarding and fun weapons to use in Team Fortress 2 (TF2). The Pyro's Flare Gun is one of my favourite weapons because it’s easy to use and hard to master, and it offers more burst damage than the Scorch Shot or the Detonator.
Hitting flares takes some skill and it's definitely good for Pyro players to practice with the Flare Gun in Team Fortress 2 (TF2) because it helps to improve your aim and projectile prediction skills, which are important if you plan on playing any other projectile class or using projectile-based weapons in other games!
So why should you use the Flare Gun as a Pyro? The Flare Gun fires a fast projectile that deals 30 damage to enemies at any range and 90 damage to enemies that are already on fire. You can even crit enemy Pyros despite their immunity to afterburn! The potential to deal 90 damage at any range makes the Flare Gun one of the Pyro’s most effective burst-damage weapons and one of his strongest mid-range tools, which is especially useful since Pyros usually aren’t effective beyond close range.
The Flare Gun reloads passively while you have your Flamethrower or melee weapon out, so you don’t need to manually reload it after every flare. However, you only have 1 flare per clip and you have to hit the enemy directly to effectively use the Flare Gun. This makes the Flare Gun a bit of a high-risk, high-reward weapon. If you miss your flare then it might be the difference between winning and losing that fight.
With the Flare Gun’s strong damage and passive reload ability, you should look to take short fights and play near cover so you can hide whilst you’re reloading your next flare. Since the Flare Gun fires off a single projectile instead of a long burst of flame from your flamethrower, you can peek the corner and fire off a flare, hide and reload, and peek again to hit the enemy with a 90 damage critical hit!
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