Hey, guys, LazloBibbins here coming at you with a gameplay commentary in the year 2017
Hey, guys, LazloBibbins here coming at you with a gameplay commentary in the year 2017

Seems like no one does these anymore, and you know what, I kind of feel lazy doing them
Seems like no one does these anymore, and you know what, I kind of feel lazy doing them

and yes, I know my name's Lazypurple... but please don't comment that... just...
and yes, I know my name's Lazypurple... but please don't comment that... just...

Please, no more of that joke.
Please, no more of that joke.

I only wanna do commentaries when I really have something to talk about, and boy do I.
I only wanna do commentaries when I really have something to talk about, and boy do I.

See, I was gonna upload another big TF2 project this week, but it turns out... that everything's on fire!
See, I was gonna upload another big TF2 project this week, but it turns out... that everything's on fire!

We're currently dealing with the Thomas fire in california, which started about five days ago... I think
We're currently dealing with the Thomas fire in california, which started about five days ago... I think

It almost immediately caused a blackout that stretched for hundreds of miles. so i definitely couldn't work for a couple days.
It almost immediately caused a blackout that stretched for hundreds of miles. so i definitely couldn't work for a couple days.

But I thought that'd be it, I mean the fire was hundreds of miles away from me, so that- what's the worst that could happen?
But I thought that'd be it, I mean the fire was hundreds of miles away from me, so that- what's the worst that could happen?

Turns out that this is one of the worst fires ever witnessed in California
Turns out that this is one of the worst fires ever witnessed in California

and at one point it was spreading an entire acre per second!
and at one point it was spreading an entire acre per second!

I can't even imagine what that looks like!
I can't even imagine what that looks like!

And it's not just one fire anymore. Thanks to crazy 70 mile-an-hour winds and dry conditions there are something like
And it's not just one fire anymore. Thanks to crazy 70 mile-an-hour winds and dry conditions there are something like

Five different fires going on right now, with one of them being 30 miles away from me
Five different fires going on right now, with one of them being 30 miles away from me

So uh, queue up that Pyro gameplay, am I right?
So uh, queue up that Pyro gameplay, am I right?

If there's any way to deal with the potential loss of all your worldly possessions, it's humor!
If there's any way to deal with the potential loss of all your worldly possessions, it's humor!

If i'm gonna be the victim of natural disaster, at least i'm gonna get some
If i'm gonna be the victim of natural disaster, at least i'm gonna get some

I had to pick up my dad from the airport earlier, and the same mountains that I have driven by a hundred times before
I had to pick up my dad from the airport earlier, and the same mountains that I have driven by a hundred times before

Were totally burnt through. I've got some really awful footage here of it
Were totally burnt through. I've got some really awful footage here of it

Courtesy of my dad's amazing camerawork.
Courtesy of my dad's amazing camerawork.

It was so close to the freeway that we felt the heat as we drove by
It was so close to the freeway that we felt the heat as we drove by

The wind was so strong driving along the coast, that these huge blasts of sand were being picked up from the beach and blasting my car
The wind was so strong driving along the coast, that these huge blasts of sand were being picked up from the beach and blasting my car

They were like sand ghosts haunting the freeway in the night... it was not the most comfortable situation
They were like sand ghosts haunting the freeway in the night... it was not the most comfortable situation

But I'd like to paint a picture for you of what it's like to live in fire country.
But I'd like to paint a picture for you of what it's like to live in fire country.

You might've heard about how often fires happen in California,
You might've heard about how often fires happen in California,

but you might not know all the side effects... so what's it like having a raging fire thirty miles away?
but you might not know all the side effects... so what's it like having a raging fire thirty miles away?

It's basically nuclear winter. The entire sky is just smoke.
It's basically nuclear winter. The entire sky is just smoke.

Everything is just smoke. It looks like fog on a camera but the thing about smoke
Everything is just smoke. It looks like fog on a camera but the thing about smoke

Is that it causes this crazy orange discoloration.
Is that it causes this crazy orange discoloration.

All day, there's just this ominous, orange glow, on everything.
All day, there's just this ominous, orange glow, on everything.

Pictures don't do it justice
Pictures don't do it justice

Everything looks like it has a sepia-tone Instagram filter on it.
Everything looks like it has a sepia-tone Instagram filter on it.

The sky is orange, the horizon is orange... anything white looks orange.
The sky is orange, the horizon is orange... anything white looks orange.

And to add on to the nuclear winter effect, by 4:00 p.m.
And to add on to the nuclear winter effect, by 4:00 p.m.

The sun can barely get through the smoke anymore... it's pretty much nighttime by then.
The sun can barely get through the smoke anymore... it's pretty much nighttime by then.

At... four o'clock!
At... four o'clock!

Like, the days are six hours long.
Like, the days are six hours long.

If you look up at the sun it's almost always this horrible orange, or even worse
If you look up at the sun it's almost always this horrible orange, or even worse

Just. Red.
Just. Red.

Don't worry it's just a picture you won't hurt your eyes looking at it
Don't worry it's just a picture you won't hurt your eyes looking at it

And as if it couldn't be more of a nuclear winter, it is practically snowing ash.
And as if it couldn't be more of a nuclear winter, it is practically snowing ash.

All over the floor, all over the cars, white and gray ash
All over the floor, all over the cars, white and gray ash

just keeps piling up and getting into everything.
just keeps piling up and getting into everything.

I just opened my front door and it is literally snowing ash.
I just opened my front door and it is literally snowing ash.

It's not a gradual build-up, it's- it's- you, visible
It's not a gradual build-up, it's- it's- you, visible

You can see it, it's impossible to exaggerate.
You can see it, it's impossible to exaggerate.

This is not what i had in mind when i was dreaming of a white Christmas!
This is not what i had in mind when i was dreaming of a white Christmas!

Everyone outside is wearing breathing masks like they do in China.
Everyone outside is wearing breathing masks like they do in China.

It's like this crazy, apocalyptic Mad Max scenario where
It's like this crazy, apocalyptic Mad Max scenario where

no one can breathe the air, everyone could burst into flames at any moment, and people just have to go to work still
no one can breathe the air, everyone could burst into flames at any moment, and people just have to go to work still

because maybe everything's gonna be okay.
because maybe everything's gonna be okay.

And the worst part, that it's not just this one fire that is the problem
And the worst part, that it's not just this one fire that is the problem

conditions are so bad across the coast
conditions are so bad across the coast

in terms of how dry everything is and how fast the winds are blowing...
in terms of how dry everything is and how fast the winds are blowing...

it seems like, at any moment, any city could just be next.
it seems like, at any moment, any city could just be next.

It just seriously, unironically, feels like the apocalypse.
It just seriously, unironically, feels like the apocalypse.

I just looked outside the window again
I just looked outside the window again

and I- I can't believe it, it just doesn't look real...
and I- I can't believe it, it just doesn't look real...

which i guess is a great segue into
which i guess is a great segue into

my thoughts on the current state of Pyro
my thoughts on the current state of Pyro

(crowd laughing)
(crowd laughing)

It's funny, because if the winds pick up, my whole town could catch on fire
It's funny, because if the winds pick up, my whole town could catch on fire

Alright, well, as many others have documented:
Alright, well, as many others have documented:

the problem with Pyro is that he is in a really buggy state right now.
the problem with Pyro is that he is in a really buggy state right now.

The backburner is a total mess, you can't see through the flamethrower particles half the time,
The backburner is a total mess, you can't see through the flamethrower particles half the time,

and it seems like no one has a good idea of how long the flamethrower hitboxes last.
and it seems like no one has a good idea of how long the flamethrower hitboxes last.

But is Pyro overpowered?
But is Pyro overpowered?

Surprisingly, no.
Surprisingly, no.

Honestly I tried my hardest to only play pyro today to get a feeling
Honestly I tried my hardest to only play pyro today to get a feeling

for how powerful the flamethrower is, and I just couldn't do it.
for how powerful the flamethrower is, and I just couldn't do it.

There were so many times where I knew that, if I didn't switch to Demoman,
There were so many times where I knew that, if I didn't switch to Demoman,

we were never gonna make it past a chokepoint.
we were never gonna make it past a chokepoint.

Or, if i didn't switch to scout, I knew I'd never be in enough places at once to really have an impact.
Or, if i didn't switch to scout, I knew I'd never be in enough places at once to really have an impact.

I never felt like: "Oh yeah, this is the PERFECT time to go pyro."
I never felt like: "Oh yeah, this is the PERFECT time to go pyro."

There are still 101 things that pyro cannot do
There are still 101 things that pyro cannot do

So I'm definitely not gonna be calling for some kind of direct nerf...
So I'm definitely not gonna be calling for some kind of direct nerf...

what I would love to see is that they fix all this buggy garbage surrounding Pyro
what I would love to see is that they fix all this buggy garbage surrounding Pyro

and then tune up the Thermal Thrusters so that pyro can have an actual mobility option
and then tune up the Thermal Thrusters so that pyro can have an actual mobility option

See, I say pyro's not overpowered, but i'm not stupid. I know that this is what people have issues with:
See, I say pyro's not overpowered, but i'm not stupid. I know that this is what people have issues with:

*trap music picking up*
*trap music picking up*

Yep, three kills.
Yep, three kills.

See, this is the eternal struggle for any class in any game that can succeed without aiming
See, this is the eternal struggle for any class in any game that can succeed without aiming

No matter how much positioning it requires, no matter how many interesting abilities the character has...
No matter how much positioning it requires, no matter how many interesting abilities the character has...

someone, somewhere is gonna feel cheated when they die to it.
someone, somewhere is gonna feel cheated when they die to it.

I have felt this feeling hundreds of times dying to Pyro
I have felt this feeling hundreds of times dying to Pyro

Oh, you know: "He didn't even have to aim at all, how is that fair?"
Oh, you know: "He didn't even have to aim at all, how is that fair?"

But until Pyro somehow becomes stronger than, say, Scout, I'm not gonna worry.
But until Pyro somehow becomes stronger than, say, Scout, I'm not gonna worry.

And that day is far, far away.
And that day is far, far away.

Hopefully, when the TF2 team sorts out all these kinks, Pyro will feel more consistent
Hopefully, when the TF2 team sorts out all these kinks, Pyro will feel more consistent

and people can focus on outplaying Pyros
and people can focus on outplaying Pyros

instead of wondering how they died to them.
instead of wondering how they died to them.

That's really all i have to say on the matter.
That's really all i have to say on the matter.

And if you have been affected by these fires, or a natural disaster,
And if you have been affected by these fires, or a natural disaster,

my heart goes out to you.
my heart goes out to you.

I just checked and 190,000 people have been evacuated
I just checked and 190,000 people have been evacuated

That's... crazy.
That's... crazy.

If- if you feel compelled to help these people, you can
If- if you feel compelled to help these people, you can

literally just Google "donate california fires" and Google will handle it for you
literally just Google "donate california fires" and Google will handle it for you

Like, they just provide a button. It's pretty impressive.
Like, they just provide a button. It's pretty impressive.

I don't mean to trivialize what's going on, I'm just hoping that
I don't mean to trivialize what's going on, I'm just hoping that

this is another lucky day for me and it's just a near-miss
this is another lucky day for me and it's just a near-miss

and i can keep working on videos.
and i can keep working on videos.

if everything goes alright
if everything goes alright

My next TF2 project should be out real soon,
My next TF2 project should be out real soon,

so stay safe and stay tuned.
so stay safe and stay tuned.

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