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[Spehss _]

As usual, hat fortress continues to be about hats

Hats and demospam.

[mattie2009]

Having played with my brand new Duck Journal for more time than I'd care to admit, I have to say, I think it's pretty funny.

also it has strange ranks so you know I've got to become THE VERY BEST, LIKE NOONE EVER WAS.


the hats are pretty lame though, and the 'early supporter of eotl' thing... Well, I r8 it b8/8, m8.

[Satarus]

Now let me complain about it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But the Heavy? He's smart. Very quiet, but smart. He has a PhD in Russian Literature, we've seen from his interactions with the Scout in the comics that he's observant (recognizing the possibility of Spy being Scout's dad), and in the same interaction he shows a very laconic wit ("Yes. Your father disappears often."). He's also incredibly stoic. In the EotL video, he acts like this dumb labrador seeking approval from the Medic. Then he walks out in front of a train. If he had told Medic to come along and uber him, that would make sense. But why the hell would he just go 'welp, instead of actually evacuating and surviving, lemme just suicide."

In the canon, Heavy's only problem is that English is his second language.  He's not very good a expressing himself in an eloquent manner. It's easy to assume he is unintelligent.

[TamerVirus]

I wonder if there's a Smissmas update down the line or if this absorbed it

[taat]

Now let me complain about it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But the Heavy? He's smart. Very quiet, but smart. He has a PhD in Russian Literature, we've seen from his interactions with the Scout in the comics that he's observant (recognizing the possibility of Spy being Scout's dad), and in the same interaction he shows a very laconic wit ("Yes. Your father disappears often."). He's also incredibly stoic. In the EotL video, he acts like this dumb labrador seeking approval from the Medic. Then he walks out in front of a train. If he had told Medic to come along and uber him, that would make sense. But why the hell would he just go 'welp, instead of actually evacuating and surviving, lemme just suicide."

In the canon, Heavy's only problem is that English is his second language.  He's not very good a expressing himself in an eloquent manner. It's easy to assume he is unintelligent.

Perfectly sane. "What's that sandvich? Kill them all? Good idea!" * mows people down while laughing with joy * *hugs minigun and says "We make good team!"*

[mattie2009]

I wonder if there's a Smissmas update down the line or if this absorbed it

It's excessively likely, but I have to wonder what weapons will get festivized this year. And what happens when every weapon has a festive variant, since Valve adds new weapons whenever a unicorn farts for exactly seven seconds under the third blue moon of the year.

[Spehss _]

I wonder if there's a Smissmas update down the line or if this absorbed it

It's excessively likely, but I have to wonder what weapons will get festivized this year. And what happens when every weapon has a festive variant, since Valve adds new weapons whenever a unicorn farts for exactly seven seconds under the third blue moon of the year.

Easy, more festive hats.

[KingofstarrySkies]

And probably free no-key crates. AKA Presents!

[Araph]

Now let me complain about it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But the Heavy? He's smart. Very quiet, but smart. He has a PhD in Russian Literature, we've seen from his interactions with the Scout in the comics that he's observant (recognizing the possibility of Spy being Scout's dad), and in the same interaction he shows a very laconic wit ("Yes. Your father disappears often."). He's also incredibly stoic. In the EotL video, he acts like this dumb labrador seeking approval from the Medic. Then he walks out in front of a train. If he had told Medic to come along and uber him, that would make sense. But why the hell would he just go 'welp, instead of actually evacuating and surviving, lemme just suicide."

In the canon, Heavy's only problem is that English is his second language.  He's not very good a expressing himself in an eloquent manner. It's easy to assume he is unintelligent.

Perfectly sane. "What's that sandvich? Kill them all? Good idea!" * mows people down while laughing with joy * *hugs minigun and says "We make good team!"*

In EotL, he acts uncharacteristically dumb. It's not like chess is a game that's dependent upon your ability to speak English. His lack of stoicism also grates for me.

And yeah, most of the team has a rather loose grasp on sanity. Doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid, though.

[Chaos Armor]

Now let me complain about it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But the Heavy? He's smart. Very quiet, but smart. He has a PhD in Russian Literature, we've seen from his interactions with the Scout in the comics that he's observant (recognizing the possibility of Spy being Scout's dad), and in the same interaction he shows a very laconic wit ("Yes. Your father disappears often."). He's also incredibly stoic. In the EotL video, he acts like this dumb labrador seeking approval from the Medic. Then he walks out in front of a train. If he had told Medic to come along and uber him, that would make sense. But why the hell would he just go 'welp, instead of actually evacuating and surviving, lemme just suicide."

In the canon, Heavy's only problem is that English is his second language.  He's not very good a expressing himself in an eloquent manner. It's easy to assume he is unintelligent.

Perfectly sane. "What's that sandvich? Kill them all? Good idea!" * mows people down while laughing with joy * *hugs minigun and says "We make good team!"*

In EotL, he acts uncharacteristically dumb. It's not like chess is a game that's dependent upon your ability to speak English. His lack of stoicism also grates for me.

And yeah, most of the team has a rather loose grasp on sanity. Doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid, though.

I agree with you, Araph. The Heavy was out of character in EotL. He doesn't possess a brilliant mind capable of recalling the obscurest details; but, he's extremely perceptive. I'd compare the Heavy to Goofy's character in the Kingdom Heart's games.

And...

Orphan Kittens, oh the felinity.

[Metalax]

One thing to bear in mind is that a good portion of the serious and smarter Heavy depictions released by Valve have come out within the past year, likely after EotL was plotted out. Not all of them by any means, but enough that the characterization, while exaggerated, isn't too far out of line if you ignored the more recent releases.

[Spehss _]

What about Meet The Heavy? Dude wasn't Einstein or anything, but he wasn't a total caveman either. After all, he gave us the words of wisdom, "no one can outsmart boolet."

[Putnam]

What about Meet The Heavy? Dude wasn't Einstein or anything, but he wasn't a total caveman either. After all, he gave us the words of wisdom, "no one can outsmart boolet."

One thing to bear in mind is that a good portion of the serious and smarter Heavy depictions released by Valve have come out within the past year, likely after EotL was plotted out. Not all of them by any means, but enough that the characterization, while exaggerated, isn't too far out of line if you ignored the more recent releases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwVi3t2wuKk

[Spehss _]

...I didn't see the "not all of them" part. It's finals and I'm tired, my bad.

[miauw62]

I still have a secret saxton from last year, or possibly the year before that.