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Guide to TF2 Pyro Achievements, Part 4


Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first, second, and third parts, so here is the fourth. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.


Hot on Your Heels

Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.


This achievement can be hard or easy, it really all depends on both luck and the level. To get this normally, lurk around corners, behind boxes, and just generally be sneaky. When an enemy runs by you and doesn't see you, run behind him and start torching. Don't stop until he dies! Once you kill 50 people from behind overall, you'll get the achievement. Doesn't have to be in a single life. The backburner, thanks to the guaranteed criticals, is a great weapon for grinding this achievement.

To farm this achievement, pick the backburner and get some friends to be scouts on the opposing team. Have them rush you, them turn around. Toast them from behind, and bam, achievement is yours! In much the same way as the normal way, the backburner is the best here thanks to the bonus for attacking from behind.

Tip: You don't have to immediately kill them. If they die from burning when they were set on fire from behind, it still counts.

Next of Kindling

Ignite an enemy and the Medic healing him.


This one you will probably get almost immediately. In normal play, just find a medic healing somebody. Usually it'll be a heavy, and then you can work on the Makin' Bacon achievement without issue. Set the heavy on fire, then the medic, and you'll get the achievement. After you kill the medic, make sure to go and attack the heavy so you get credit for the Makin' Bacon achievement.

To farm this, get two medics to come to you. Burn one and then burn the other, and you'll get the achievement. This is also good because it'll allow the medic players to farm for the Infernal Medicine achievement. The achievement really goes well with any ingite achievements, so the possibilities are endless for other achievements to work on in conjunction with this one.

Tip: The enemy can be any class, not just heavy or medic.

Second Degree Burn

Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro.


This one is a fairly easy achievement to get in normal play. Run around with a pyro buddy, and once he sets someone on fire, attack that person. If you kill them, you will get the achievement no problem. A great weapon to use for this achievement is the axetinguisher, thanks to the guaranteed critical hit on flaming enemies. To get the achievement, you must get credit for the kill, not an assist. So attack them like crazy! The flare gun is a great way to start the ignition as well, since the friendly player can't accidentally kill the enemy by holding down fire too
long.

To farm this, get a two friends: one to play a friendly pyro, and another to play an enemy scout. Have your friendly pyro torch the scout briefly, and then kill the scout any way you please. You must kill the other player before the flames die out, or the achievement won't register.

Tip: Any weapon can be used for this achievement. Two really excel for it though: the axetinguisher and backburner. With the backburner you can catch fleeing enemies, and the axetinguisher is almost a guaranteed kill since they are on fire. You just have to get close enough.

Weenie Roast

Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.


This one can be easy or hard, it really just depends on the circumstances. The easiest way to get this achievement is to run to the intel room immediately at the start of a round of 2fort. With any luck, a scout rush will burst into the room shortly after you get there. Torch them all, and you'll get the achievement without any hardship. AN alternative is to use the flare gun on the battlements to ignite oncoming scouts. Just make sure that you catch the second scout on fire before the first fire dies out.

To farm this, get two buddies willing to stand in front of your flamethrower as scouts. Set them on fire, and you'll get the achievement. The medic achievement for killing scouts with a syringe gun is a great achievement to work on in tandem with this one, as the fire will weaken the scouts for the medic to shoot with his needle gun.

Tip: You can also try being the stationary flamethrower turret with a dispenser. That sometimes catches scouts unaware.

Baptism by Fire

Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water.


You can't really "force" enemies to jump into water, except maybe with the compressed air blast, but the general meaning of it is still there. If an enemy jumps into water while he has your flames enveloping his poor fragile frame, you'll get another tally towards this achievement. Once ten do so, you will get the achievement. TH=he best place for this in normal play is right outside the enemy entrance. Set them on fire as they leave, and with any luck they'll go to the sewers to extinguish the flames.

For farming this, you'll also want to be near the center water in 2fort. Get your friends to let you set them on fire and then leap into the center. After they have extinguished the flames, have them travel through the sewers back to your position. Repeat until you've done it ten times, and you will get the achievement!

Tip: The enemy has to float in the water for it to count, so doing it in the sewers won't work.

Fire and Forget

Kill 15 players while you're dead.


This one you will probably stumble into just by playing a good pyro. Basically, in order to do this, you will have to set a guy on fire, die, and then kill him while you are dead through the fire burning him to death. So make sure you aren't on an instant respawn server. As the backburner kills too fast and the flare gun doesn't really deal enough damage, the default flamethrower is the best weapon for the job. TO do this normally, just play a pyro. Surprise players. You'll get it pretty quickly, with any luck.

To farm this achievement, get a friend to play an opposing scout. Burn him a bit, and then have him kill you. While you are dead, he should burn out and die, tacking one to your tally. Do this fifteen times, and the achievement will be yours. Much like the normal method, the flamethrower is best for this.

Tip: They must die before you respawn, so if you respawn before your fire kills them, you won't get the kill.


Want advice on more achievements? Check out Big Download's Comprehensive Achievement Guide for Team Fortress 2. Don't forget to visit the downloads section for HD trailers including all the "Meet the..." videos.

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