As of the time of posting, both Blus and Reds can airblast projectiles but cannot push players.
I see why this is a problem for Blus as many guards used it to constantly bait and freekill reds pushing them away while they are baiting, pushing them into minigames (sometimes to their deaths), etc. It also makes it near impossible to kill pyros while you are rebelling with a melee weapon (which is obviously a problem since Reds spawn without ammo).
I think that as a Red, when you rebel as pyro, not having an airblast makes your flamethrower almost useless as most Blus will just crit you with their melee instantly killing you. It also means that it is much harder to use the degreaser + flare combo as this relies on pushing them into a predictable path and critting them with the flare.
So, I think Reds should be able to airblast and Blus should not be able to airblast. It will still be very hard to rebel against certain classes (especially pyros who have full crits and no afterburn) but will be a step in the right direction to making pyro less useless at rebelling with ammo. Let me know whether you think Blus should also have airblast (or maybe just the warden).
I see why this is a problem for Blus as many guards used it to constantly bait and freekill reds pushing them away while they are baiting, pushing them into minigames (sometimes to their deaths), etc. It also makes it near impossible to kill pyros while you are rebelling with a melee weapon (which is obviously a problem since Reds spawn without ammo).
I think that as a Red, when you rebel as pyro, not having an airblast makes your flamethrower almost useless as most Blus will just crit you with their melee instantly killing you. It also means that it is much harder to use the degreaser + flare combo as this relies on pushing them into a predictable path and critting them with the flare.
So, I think Reds should be able to airblast and Blus should not be able to airblast. It will still be very hard to rebel against certain classes (especially pyros who have full crits and no afterburn) but will be a step in the right direction to making pyro less useless at rebelling with ammo. Let me know whether you think Blus should also have airblast (or maybe just the warden).