Why would anyone play as anything other than the Pyro in Team Fortress 2?

The Pyro has a jetpack.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2017/10/20/anyone-play-anything-pyro-team-fortress-2/

You linked to a song video, but the actual “Meet the Pyro” video is here. And I had indeed forgotten how brilliant it was.

Also: it’s maybe been a decade since I played TF2, but I remember the Pyro was one of the least played classes. Has that changed?