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I couldn't agree more.
Nobody these days seems to understand the appeal of the unknown. When I think of the Pyro, I don't think "wow I wonder whats under that mask". I think of that mask as his face, his identity. Just like how Batman is Batman, not Bruce Wayne with a mask on.
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Apparently by the mere supposition that he (yes, I said "he") perceives himself (again) as a bringer of joy and colour to an otherwise barren world. It's interesting to see how Valve played on the already-unclear identity of the Pyro. Upon reading some comments on the video, it seems that many people heard the Scout saying "He's not here, is she?", which I did not hear being uttered at all. And of course all the magical wonderland thing with lollipops confuses people further still.

And I think it was irony, Varrok.

In retrospect, the video is better than what I originally thought of it.
Also if you turn on the subtitles in that vid the Scout says 'That freak's not in here is she'. And the lyrics to the song refer to a she and a girl multiple times.
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Also if you turn on the subtitles in that vid the Scout says 'That freak's not in here is she'. And the lyrics to the song refer to a she and a girl multiple times.
Except the line is "he's not here, is he?".
If the subtitles said otherwise, then Valve is just fuckin' with the deaf.

And the song wasn't written specifically for this. It's one of the most overplayed songs in existence and is the go-to for trippy/psychedelic/uplifting scenes in media. The fact that the original song is referring to a girl is coincidence at best.
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Well, that was fast.

You can buy the balloon unicorn in the video.
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Except the line is "he's not here, is he?".
If the subtitles said otherwise, then Valve is just fuckin' with the deaf.

And the song wasn't written specifically for this. It's one of the most overplayed songs in existence and is the go-to for trippy/psychedelic/uplifting scenes in media. The fact that the original song is referring to a girl is coincidence at best.
Come on, hardly anything Valve does (especially around big updates) is ever a coincidence. At the very least they put it in with the intent of messing with everyone because they knew the debate had been going for a long time. The video implies Pyro is female, but doesn't confirm it. Which is an extremely Valve thing to do. And I doubt the 'she' in the subtitles was a typo either.
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Am I the only one a bit confused as to why any of this matters?
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It doesn't, it's just funny.
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Exactly.
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So the Pyrovision items make the game look like how the Pyro sees stuff?
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That would be awesome. But no.
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Well, it makes 2Fort look all cute and brightly-coloured anyway. Hopefully players and other maps and such will come later.
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Also if you turn on the subtitles in that vid the Scout says 'That freak's not in here is she'.
The audio clearly says 'He', so it's either a typo or an intentional troll. And given that Youtube CCs can be community-contributed, I'm not going to read too much in to it until I see proof that the text came directly from Valve.
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That would be awesome. But no.
Actually. You can.

The moment it went into Pyro vision I could not believe it. I was crying with laughter.

Oh and it's still unknown if the Pyro is a He or a She. That wasn't a misspell in the script, the scout really did say He then She.

also here are all the new items in the game
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Valve have now given a release date for Cold Stream, the new dlc for Left 4 Dead 2. It will be released on June 24th.

That took fucking long enough.
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It took a whole year to test apparently.


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I think Cold Stream is a stupid map anyway. It's confusing and looks horrible half the time.
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Buuuuurn.

And I can't play cold stream cause the water effects kill my computer
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Then don't pour cold water on your computer you outrageous babboon.
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I found this in my Steam Library this morning.

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