Team Fortress 2 'Uber' Soldier content detailed

Valve introduces players to 'World War Wednesday' by revealing new content coming to those who favor the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 in tomorrow's 'Uber' update.

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Today's look at the upcoming Team Fortress 2 'Uber' update focuses on the Soldier class, showing off "not one, not three, but two Soldier class packs" for the gruff class.

Revealed on the game's official blog, the Soldier will earn two updates: The General's Formals and the Airborne Armaments pack--which you can spot in this fancy World War Wednesday poster art.

    The General's Formals pack

  • 'The Mantreads' boots offer a -75% reduction in push force taken from damage and deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on

  • 'The Disciplinary Action' riding crop reduces damage dealt by -25% but boosts ally and personal speed when hitting a player on the same team

  • 'The Liberty Launcher' weapon has a -25% clip size and a +40% projectile speed

    Airborne Armaments pack

  • 'The Reserve Shooter' shotgun with +15% weapon switch speed, mini-crits airborne targets for 3 seconds after switch and -50% clip size

  • 'The Market Gardener' shovel that deal crits while the wielder is rocket jumping, but cannot achieve random crits

Hidden is yesterday's update was a look at changes coming to the Scout class, which includes three additions:

    The #1 Fan pack

  • 'The Soda Popper' scattergun that earns +25% faster reload speed and +50% faster firing speed, -60% clip size, features no random crits but builds 'hype' has players run around, unleashing mini-crits when the 'hype' meter is full

  • 'The Atomizer' bat that grants players a triple jump, which deals 10 damage, has -30% firing speed and does -20% damage

  • 'The Winger' pistol that hits for +15% more damage but has a -60% smaller clip size

The Team Fortress 2 'Uber' update, along with a 'Meet the Medic' short, is due tomorrow.

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    June 22, 2011 6:00 PM

    Xav de Matos posted a new article, Team Fortress 2 'Uber' Soldier content detailed.

    Valve introduces players to 'World War Wednesday' by revealing new content coming to those who favor the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 in tomorrow's 'Uber' update.

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      June 22, 2011 6:07 PM

      Ooh...the Liberty Launcher! Combines the speed of the Direct Hit, the splash damage of the normal rocket launcher, and the downside of the Black Box. I want it!

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        June 22, 2011 6:35 PM

        I like it. A lot.

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        June 22, 2011 7:28 PM

        it sounds too good, i'm sure there'll be some minor tweaks to cut it down...

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          June 23, 2011 3:37 AM

          Yeah it sounds a bit good to me as well, +40% rocket speed is imo a a much bigger advantage than the +15 health per hit.

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        June 22, 2011 10:05 PM

        I love the direct hit. I feel like I can finally use a fucking rocket launcher!

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      June 22, 2011 6:10 PM

      The potential scout bat seems a bit OP. I want one. I'm tired of using the Boston basher for pseudo triple jumps

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        June 22, 2011 6:35 PM

        OP in the fact that it is a terrible trade off?

        Honestly what spots could you reach with a third jump that you can't already get to that actually have some meaningful value?

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          June 22, 2011 6:54 PM

          ha, that's true. And most good spots on maps you can already with the double anyway.

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      June 22, 2011 6:10 PM

      oh man. death from above!!!!!

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      June 22, 2011 7:10 PM

      Oh, I want the Reserve Shooter pretty badly! However, I don't fully understand the 'Riding Crop' item?

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        June 22, 2011 7:27 PM

        probably another shotgun slot item like the boots are

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        June 22, 2011 9:01 PM

        It's a melee weapon, you hit your teammates with it and you both get a speed boost. But it does -25% damage to enemies.

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        June 23, 2011 11:54 AM

        The Soldier's actually holding the Riding Crop in his left hand in the image over the headline.

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      June 22, 2011 7:22 PM

      Hah! That speech.

      Stuff looks awesome, too. Can;t wait.

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