I Mained Pyro for an Entire Month

[@rornir42069]

Damn this doing numbers. Thanks for watching. I am kinda speechless. Here's my full modlist for everyone asking: pastebin.com/75YQVDBF

[@PineappleSquuid]

This video was amazing man! Keep making videos this interesting and of this quality and you’ll be famous in no time.

[@rornir42069]

@@PineappleSquuid I considered 500 subs a huge milestone, waking up to over 1k is mind boggling famous lol

[@standmann]

how did you get them to work in casual? the mods i mean

[@rornir42069]

@@standmann I didn't. I only played on Uncletopia.

[@repuIsive]

you made a good video, subbed can’t wait for more

[@stepver2273]

"respect the sightline" yeah ill be sure to do that when it covers the entire map

[@rornir42069]

"Just don't get shot 4Head"

[@darkpinktv6721]

"Respect the sightline" *stands in the choke point with no flank*

[@HumanPerson_final]

I've never understood the scorn pyro gets as a "bad" class. A W+M1 Pyro isn't really any more braindead than a sticky camping demo, a lucksman sniper who prays for random headshots, an engie who builds a nest on last, a spy who goes for a single backstab in the middle of a swarm of enemies and insta-dies, a scout who runs straight at a sniper, or a Skial player.

[@rornir42069]

I completely agree. Playing in a way that guarantees kills without much effort/skill is kinda boring and annoying to me. Don't get me wrong, they all have use cases, but I want to play my movement shooter in a fun way.

[@darkidarki1332]

Despite what *some* KZbinrs (Ster lol who even recently admitted that without pyro Solder would be way too overpowered) tried to spread, Pyro actually has a pretty high skill cieling, and W+M1 is generally not actually very useful as an actual strategy. I think we've let ourselves be too tainted by the opinions of those who don't play Pyro, they always seem to assume it's incredibly easy instead of learning how to counter it. Which is ironicsince Pyro has probably the most obvious counters.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@darkidarki1332 even W+m1'ing takes a fair amount of skill, not as much in execution, but in recognizing when doing this will be effective. if you die to a W+m1ing pyro, either he did something right. because he managed to get behind you, where a spy or a scout could have killed you even faster than a pyro could, or you did something wrong, because you didn't manage to out-damage the pyro, which pretty much any class can do and the ones who can't, can run faster than pyro so you failing to escape is also on you.

[@vyor8837]

​@@windhelmguard5295 pro tip: don't run straight away from the pyro, flare punching is a guaranteed one shot combo on light classes and will kill meds with afterburn.

[@Man_Aslume]

Also W+m1 heavies They exist

[@parront33]

My man put himself a Gucci $4560 fursuit just for our entertainment truly a legend

[@finndabwey3093]

As step 1 of playing pyro You have to be a furry or a stoner to be good at pyro I geuss

[@CharaTR]

Stoner what?​@@finndabwey3093

[@widelia2008]

@@finndabwey3093 Or start off with the w+m1 tactic, then actually try other tactics

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

I used to really hate using the Dragon's fury because the single fire made it feel weak, until I found out every hit resulted in a shorter cooldown I then proceeded to get my first killstreak outside of training mode as pyro in a long time

[@rornir42069]

King (keep practicing)

[@Elenrai]

Shorter...cooldown....HANG ON! Well shit am off to learn pyro again I guess!😂

[@angelogaray8019]

I would absolutely LOVE the dragon’s fury if I was actually good at using it 😂

[@vinnyandlin8510]

The Dragon's Fury is very sexy and cool

[@mscapgras]

this video was amazing. as a pyro main who gets told my class is brainless, it was refreshing to see someone realize how much actually goes into playing pyro! also nice to see someone not just praise the dragons fury for 16 minutes because it basically makes pyro a power class. i do find it really funny how you used the homewrecker for basically the whole challenge. every pyro main has their ride-or-die melee weapon and mine is the axtinguisher. for the axtinguisher, i'd recommend trying to airblast people into corners to be able to hit them with the axe. it's moreso flashy than actually optimal but i love it.

[@rornir42069]

Lol.i understand, I was afraid to keep the first talk in because I know everyone goes on about it. Thanks for the tip, I found myself using the axetinguisher as a surprise tool more than anything else.

[@zenithzv]

You did what I couldn't. I commend you sir Also the degreaser panic attack actually gave me PTSD thank you for that

[@rornir42069]

The Real Zenith, wow. Thanks a bunch

[@nekokiki4002]

Finally some real tf2 gameplay.. Hitting a wall while running past, taunting for no reason and other goofiness. Haven't seen much of that in other creators

[@darkidarki1332]

I think you missed one type of Pyro playstyle: The flank pyro. A lot of the things you mentioned the Pyro lacked (Lack of mobility, not being able to kill snipers, slow) can be made up with it. Using items like the Thermal Thruster to get close to snipers and actually kill them, the Powerjack to go fast, and possibly the backburner (If you thermal thrust well enough, it's easy to get on the back lines without the enemies noticing). You can also combo with the thermal thruster if you land on their heads. Despite most people dismissing it, imo the jetpack it's one of the most fun additions to pyro.

[@rornir42069]

I've tried using the TT and just couldn't get used to it. Maybe I'm unlucky, but ppl (usually snipers) actually look up even when I'm coming from around map geometry.

[@Frosty-ud7fv]

Seeing my main get a video thats not just "pyro bab becsue bairnless" is very refreshing

[@schmity007]

your editing and sense of humor is already punching way above your weight. Looking forward to the next video. Also your choices in visual mods look fucking incredible together. I might actually install those too, after watching this video

[@rornir42069]

That's really awesome of you to say. Just be aware, they're blinding and definitely make it harder to play sometimes. Game pretty, but vision through explosions can be bad lol

[@ourlordandsaviorsquirtle3278]

@@rornir42069 i suggest using the invisible flame particle mod to reduce the blindness

[@RemoveThisTrashLetMeSeeNames]

Balls

[@markzuckerburg9849]

I totally agree the windwaker-esque visuals were very pleasing

[@jalontf2]

+Rep for using the Homewrecker nearly the whole time. My favorite Pyro melee and comes in handy more often than people realize.

[@notgabriel8624]

The rainblower should make a doot sound when air blasting

[@rornir42069]

I bet there's a mod to replace it with that, that'd be fantastic

[@squanchygetttin]

I started playing TF2 in 2019, barely touched it much but I always liked Pyro. Now Ive got about a hundred hours in him alone and I will say this much, the timing required for some of the reflects is absolutely insane. If you can consistently reflect the dragons fury and direct hits, Id say all thats left is making a combo pyro build and mastering the art of det jumps and axe kills lol

[@uwuloot]

we gotta get bro his strange dragon's fury

[@rornir42069]

I know I'm part of the minority who need it, but thank you for understanding lol

[@waker_link]

>equips homewrecker when there are much better options >doesn't use it to destroy sentries in just two hits when using the degreaser

[@rornir42069]

I GET YOU lmao. I had clips of using it to destroy a few level 1s and dispensers, but couldn't fit them into the flow of the video. I wish it was more common to get Uber as Pyro.

[@mizublackriver7021]

Honestly what hurts the Dragon's Fury , for me, the most, is the slower airblast. I always gets frustrated because I could had airblasted that rocket back better if I was using Stock.

[@rornir42069]

I've had entire discussions on discord about the dragon's fury, I feel your pain.

[@TheAntiZack]

I can understand the pains of using the dragon fury. It's kinda like playing a old nes game and having stricter control. But it makes you think, respect, and play a with others to see how good airblast really is.

[@arikrex9978]

sometimes when looking at random videos you find a hidden gem, this was one of these times. Cool video!

[@rornir42069]

Thanks for thinking this, I've been slow to finish the editing on this one.

[@thetky_clan666]

Yeah, while I ain't a pyro main but I learned real quickly the limits of being the stereotypical pyro & an actual good pyro to be afraid of. As a FTP (Free To Play) player, can you guess where I fall in?

[@rornir42069]

The Gigachad actually good pyro obviously (just keep practicing!)

[@jerrymartin7019]

0:22 the one clip on the internet of the homewrecker actually being used to melee enemy buildings

[@rornir42069]

This is so fucking funny lmao I actually had a minute or two of clips but thought "Who wants to watch me melee buildings for a minute straight when it's not imperative to showing how I eventually got better at Pyro"

[@dominikhrbacek1898]

Pyro is like a protector of the team. Think about, he has the best weapon for spycheck, can airblast and even has homewrecker to help engi even more

[@GokuKakarot-kp2ec]

the fact that in the tumblane he put the dragons furys at the 30 day mark shows how good it is

[@scarybroccoli]

As a demo/soldier main, pyro is such a fun class

[@decal4707]

Playing devil’s advocate for the Backburner here because I used to Main Pyro. Backburner + Jetpack + Powerjack is one of the best flank setups if you can consistently get behind the enemy team to maximize its effectiveness, and you can use the Jetpack to reposition at will (Whether jumping away to safety or directly into the enemy’s back). It’s not the BEST option for optimal Pyro play, but it works!

[@Siletohr]

Almost cried reading the title, i am so sorry

[@rornir42069]

I lived it, I know that pain on a magnitude no one should.

[@Dryfloorsign]

i love the dragons fury, its like a mix between the backburner pyro and combo pyro. and since its hard for me to grasp the flamethrowers' ability to crowd control. i love this thing and dont forget about the flare gun being the flare gun. i wish i wasnt braindeaded because i spent too much time playing with the detonator

[@chrism.2338]

been maining pyro and im growing to hate the pyro matchup. i just need to improve my flare punching because it just feels like i trade each time i face a pyro. dont really want to use a shotgun because the flares just feel so good hitting a scout.

[@kahonk269]

I, uh, didn't realize EDM is a prerequisite to maining Pyro. Maybe I ought to switch mains for a bit.

[@LabeledLucky]

honestly didnt think i would finish this video but very happy i did, i dont know something about the way you make these videos made me stick around. i honestly hope you get more attention

[@CaptDestro]

Danger shield Sniper when you kill them with a shotgun or melee: 👁️👄👁️

[@TheGreenDeity]

Welcome to the hell that is being a Pyro Main! Enjoy your stay.

[@malatos]

It's nice to see someone enjoying pyro and giving it at try. To have play pyro for hundreds of hours now i'm soneone who put the dragon fury aside quickly. But you make me want to give it another shot so congrats and nice video!

[@rornir42069]

With how varied loadouts can be, there's always something to play in TF2.

[@malatos]

@@rornir42069 that's true! i'm just used to some specific loadouts haha. I've just recently tried to go for stock shotgun with degreaser and it work quite well actually!

[@ammi5311]

That's were advanced flame bending techniques like W tap comes in 2:31

[@vladimirbondzic5850]

Very nice video! Thanks for leaving the hud in the description! You can just tell there is a lot of effort put into this. Tbh too bad you dont get much exposure

[@rornir42069]

I just woke up to this being my most successful video ever , so I'm grateful. Thanks for thinking so still.

[@CadChamberlain]

That first loadout is hilarious. Set yourself up to fail.

[@leonardodefuckrio1246]

i look forward to your channels progress and wish you the best. you’re very talented

[@averagechannel5190]

“Hey guys it’s me Uncle Dane.” *Intense music starts to play with a Big Bang to start.* “Uhhh, I main Pyro now.“

[@rornir42069]

Maybe I'll do Engineer for a month just to make a shoddy Uncle Dane intro myself.

[@averagechannel5190]

@@rornir42069 "Hey guys it's me Rornir." *Even more intense starts to play with a large bang to start.* "Uhhh, I main Engineer now."

[@nomuom2086]

side note, never buy a fursuit of a wish, and especially if you don't know the maker. (this goes for etsy as well.)

[@sparkedskull5452]

Tf2 is one of those games where each class has a play style or load out for everyone, and I love it

[@rornir42069]

Agreed, you can play as slow or as fast as you like. It's learning curve can be steep, but it's also pretty chill most of the time.

[@sparkedskull5452]

@@rornir42069 Exactly, I didn’t understand the magic until around 50 hours in. But after that everything kinda clicked and Tf2 remains one of my all time favorite games because of that

[@koffi_duck]

dude isnt so funny how the hotcase, being a cosmetic added so later in the games life spawn, is like the go-to for any pyro main

[@koffi_duck]

also daaaamn another panic attack pyro player enjoyer. respect, shits underrated fr

[@rornir42069]

Yeah, Pyro actually has a few good coats to throw on.

[@locallyric9013]

The breakcore part got me idk why its so funny to me I dont even play TF2

[@widelia2008]

Imagine being called "fucking w+m1 pyro" with dragon‘s fury 💀💀💀😂😂😂

[@wetpaperhat8723]

At 1:46 you can like your eyes up to the background like a magic eye it's really cool

[@josephs_parent_or_guardian]

I absolutely love playing pyro with the back burner and detonator, he basically becomes a mix between solider and spy with the ability to melt people behind you and then finish them off with the mini crit if they turn around. I also use the powerjack for if im low on health after a fight and i can smack someone for the free 25 health or just run away fast enough to a health pack.

[@Hlidskialf]

I stopped playing around 2012 and coming back last week, Im having so much fun with all these new weapons haha. I only used to play 6v6, MGE and some highlanders but I've been having a blast on pubs.

[@DatCwubeNekoBean]

"so i ordered a fursuit" cute, what animal 😎🧃

[@rornir42069]

I'm not a furry unfortunately

[@abotsomeg3014]

damn this video popped out of nowhere i just played this random tf2 video,assuming the high quality editing and humour of course and to sort it out, i thought you were like 100k subs or something, but wow youre so underrated!,you truly do care about putting effort into these videos you make, i applause for you, you will get famous quickly as more people see the amount of effort youve made for your videos!

[@rornir42069]

Thanks for thinking that, I never expected this many people to enjoy this video.

[@lemonzhub]

I swear to god if i see another pyro trying to sell me insurance

[@rornir42069]

I'm contacting you about your gaming chairs insurance-

[@Banana_Farmer897]

"why" - demo main(me)

[@rornir42069]

I too am a demomain, but the best way to learn how to beat another merc is to play as them for awhile and learn their mindset

[@th3nightlion624]

Reflection is just hard. Learning the timing of your opponent and their weapons takes hundreds of hours in game, only experienced players can actually use pyro effectively.

[@Th3rox_]

this video is incredible. for someone with only 1k subs the editing is amazing and the commentary didnt get stale. good job!

[@rornir42069]

I didn't have 600 subs when this video went live, so thanks for thinking this

[@raresscortanu2757]

Absolute love your HUD

[@ph4ntomtry604]

Great editing dude im glad i fond this video in my recommended good work

[@rornir42069]

Glad you enjoyed and hope to make more and better stuff for y'all soon.

[@bahamut256]

8:00 Those are rare and endangered. We must conserve them.

[@rornir42069]

If I could finish them off to extinction, I would

[@markzuckerburg9849]

Great TF2 video! It was nice and relaxing after a long day at work, you earned that sub bro keep going

[@Dog_Grass]

i had 0 clue this was from a channel with only 750 subs, the editing is phenomenal

[@theodorethewyvern2640]

He learned the power of airblast

[@zachonthenet]

hey i saw you a bunch throughout this challenge! i can confirm that your airblasts are very good. playing soldier against you was a nightmare. and i've never feared a festive flare gun more in my life

[@rornir42069]

That's awesome, sorry if I taunted on you though 💀

[@FilthyTea]

that was literally my pyro loadout before I stopped playing the game, what the fuck

[@awesomejumpkick9081]

Clean editting, amazing effort, and a long video. I hope you go big soon!

[@rornir42069]

Thanks for saying that, happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@mattykyu]

hey cool I cameo getting blasted in this vid! Glad to know it was part of your journey into learning my favorite class. Hoping this blows up! Good stuff!

[@Whyisme23]

I still dont really understand why people like the panic attack + degreaser loudout, wouldnt the extra afterburn of the stock flamethrower be more useful for comboing?

[@rornir42069]

It's just the faster switch speed lowers the TTK (time to kill) leading to more damage faster.

[@Whyisme23]

@rornir42069 oh I see, well thanks for enlightening me!

[@crud5237]

Dude, you are actually the most underrated tf2 youtuber I’ve ever seen. Keep up the good work.

[@rornir42069]

Whoa, thanks for thinking so. I'll try to be better still.

[@dogdillon2]

Only a psycho mains pyro for a month 10:15 Welcome to the Panic Attack Gang

[@rornir42069]

"To me, Crazy Frog is a regular Frog"

[@kaizokuAUTO]

this madman plays in pyroland by choice

[@rornir42069]

The Chaos Gods got to me bro, I'm never leaving.

[@cihloun]

Pyro friendship established

[@cheesypanic4700]

I don't remember how I got to this video at all, I opened my laptop and it was just on the screen. How you only have 640 subs is beyond me and the video was amazingly edited and entertaining. Might start playing tf2 properly again since all I've been doing recently is messing around with random cosmetics to find the most disgusting combination possible. Wish you all the best in your future uploads and I hope to see even more content from you! :)

[@rornir42069]

It's me, I was in your laptop /s There are entire forum threads on steam about making terrifying combinations, give it a look.

[@knuxenglish]

As a guy that really enjoys pyro (but isn't good yet) youtube really choose a good video to recommend

[@rornir42069]

Keep practicing, everything can be learned with time

[@rio-kt7ut]

This is so good, also gonna use your dope hud

[@sebaka47]

ZeesHUD if you didn't know the name of it.

[@Shyy_Guyy]

Honestly I can accept as a pyro main I’m weak to engage with snipers but when they have that accursed Darwin Danger Shield it is just an insult and so much to me it’s made me realize I feel bad using the home wrecker against Spies

[@LexiTheHyena]

Moment of silence for the brain trauma you suffered from after playing the Pyro class Good video.

[@LordZesty]

Another very epic video rornir 👍 Remember me when you get famous!

[@rornir42069]

Me shouting you out if I ever hit the big 1M lol

[@Cosmic02496]

​@@rornir42069 10 years later after got 15 million subs

[@casvanbecelaere6454]

Got recomended this by youtube! Hope you get some good attention!

[@rornir42069]

Awesome to hear lol, Thanks for the well wishes

[@LaStellaYT]

Very underrated, really good edit and commentary! New sub c:

[@themeatman4901]

join the sniper hate bandwagon

[@rornir42069]

I have nearly double the hours in Sniper than Pyro, even after this video. I must atone for my sins some way

[@ds2sofs]

Pyro is a menace and if not for Sniper he'd be the next on chopping block considering Pyro has a laughably low skill ceiling for what bullshit he can do.

[@themeatman4901]

@@ds2sofs found the sniper main

[@RAKESH-xw9xm]

​@@ds2sofs nope

[@HexiiSky]

nahh u equip the jetpack and u dive bomb that sniper, for some reason video game players never look up aswell as a decent snipers gonna be scoped in allot to charge up their rifle

[@keygamerbr]

1:17 i like this sceene

[@rage_tv4493]

This is why TF2 is such a good game. Every character has such depth to their gameplay. No matter the barrier to entry. Easy or hard to pick up every class goes so in depth and has so much to add on to their gameplay. Pyro starts out WM1ing then realizes it has its flaws and adds more to their gameplay. Air blasts, quick swapping, pybro, spy checking, etc. soldier is the rocket launcher guy and you realize just shooting rockets isn’t all that effective. So you learn R O C K E T J U M P I N G. And every character can do this and that’s why Overwatch 2 is such a dog shit game.

[@ZarKus]

love seeing smaller channels put in the effort

[@Vernafveik]

Dragon’s Fury is awesome, while I prefer Stock due to the better air-blast whenever it’s not necessary I’ll happily switch to Fury.

[@ForeskinPyroTF2]

God I love the dragon's fury. The strategies you gave were really good, and I will definitely use them. I'm surprised that you said people don’t like the dragon's fury, as most of the time when I’m used it people say that it’s the most chad weapon for pyro. I’d say that it’s even less hated than all the other pyro secondaries.

[@rornir42069]

Fellow DF lover spotted. Maybe it's from the bubble of Uncletopia, but I've had people hating on it often enough to know it's not rightfully appreciated

[@ForeskinPyroTF2]

@@rornir42069 ah, that would make sense. I mostly play on casual, so it could be really different on Uncletopia.

[@The_spine_snatcher]

Suprised you're a small youtuber,keep up the good work 💙

[@rornir42069]

I hope to, thanks for saying this

[@DropsOfMars]

I have M1+W'd somehow AROUND an enemy Heavy and at that point I just killbinded in shame. Even as a pyro, aim matters

[@binglebop5877]

I luv the persona 5 music in the background

[@disreconnect]

"I Became a Sensitive Furry Femboy for an Entire Month"

[@Lesopal]

with 80% of my 500 hours on pyro, I know how you get rusty at pyro REALLY QUICK if you don't keep up your training. my favourite Loadout swaps been any combination of stock, degreaser, stock shotgun, detonator, the uhhh move speed hammer melee thingy and the axtinguisher.

[@rornir42069]

YEAH, I suffer from not practicing TF2. (You dropped your powerjack King)

[@UTQissomething]

Great video and What hud us that it pooks so cool I WANT IT

[@sebaka47]

ZeesHUD

[@UTQissomething]

​@@sebaka47 thanks

[@mushroomonpogostick]

Breakcore? For pyro? This seems more like a specifically spy thing to me

[@rornir42069]

Maybe, but I've also seen too many weeb spies.

[@danderich2768]

0:15 o v e r d r u n k e d

[@-dany-3374]

OMG that TF2 with mods looks grate.

[@ammi5311]

Open up inventory = home wrecker sit for nothing

[@DElkan]

It pleases me to hear the sonic heroes OST so often these days

[@rornir42069]

Underrated OST even if the story of the game was a bit weak after SA2

[@nightowl6055]

How to turn someone into a sociopath:

[@rornir42069]

To me Crazy Frog is just regular Frog /s

[@Foolzgold]

Yo this video is great! This deserves more veiws.

[@rornir42069]

Happy you enjoyed it, thanks for thinking so!

[@HienNguyen-cs1md]

Subcribed. This man went to hell just to teach us about Pyro. Truly a Chaos God's worshipper moment. 10/10 Also wasted opportunity of not spamming "Burn in holy fire" after every kill

[@rornir42069]

I WAS TEMPTED TO HAVE THAT BE MY KILL SOUND FOR THIS VIDEO TOO.

[@alanolex3962]

Ive been playing pyro for years and this dude gets better at reflects than me in a week. No I'm not bitter. You're bitter.

[@gokugoalie1817]

I feel bad for that sniper you should have taken the L and pulled out your melee to duel him

[@rornir42069]

Sniper, Honor? Not unless they're using the Classic

[@veritateseducational217]

I remember you! I think I was mad that you were playing better than me at Pyro. I specifically remember typing your username in chat.

[@rornir42069]

Lmao I know I've annoyed far too many Uncletopia players so I'm sorry.

[@kevinduckworth3097]

It has to start with the fur suit

[@outhander3941]

its zenith guilt that we ended up here

[@rornir42069]

I don't know what this means, but thanks lol

[@KeWDu]

Great video, but damn your config is chaos visually lol. I know all the toon effects mods you’re using and they look awesome but it felt difficult to see everything behind them for me. Same thing for ZeesHud and non-minimized 70 FOV view models. But hey if you like it that’s great.