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Team Fortress 2 Official PC Thread. SO. WORTH. IT.
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Zyzyxxz said:
Teknopathetic said:
Guys, guuuuuys, I specified "multiple positions".
Let's not kid ourselves here; from a purely offensive POV, you uber to take out sentries and wade through large defensive positions. Soldier's long range firepower is pointless because the whole idea is that you're in close quarters soaking up what would otherwise be damage, his dueling abilities is also pointless because you typically are not going to waste an uber trying to kill one or two people. He doesn't dish out enough damage in a single burst to destroy sentries like the demoman can or as fast as a pyro could while damaging the engineer, negating repairs. His abilities to take out large groups of people requires that the enemies are either clumped together and/or are unable to dodge the rockets, both are situational and even in the case of the former, the pyro and heavy are arguably better choices.
No one is saying the class sucks, it's a powerhouse. However, when it comes to a specific tactical action such as ubering, other classes have specific situational strengths that more often than not makes them a better candidate for a medic. That's all.
JoeFu said:
:lol Yeah we were being steamrolled last night but held on to the fourth cap point. The cart was practically on top of the final cap; I was hiding behind it and pushing against it, as if threatening to physically push the damn thing back to the check point.
Oh and Icy, I think the Avanti timers are way too high. Playing defense last night, our team held the first and second points for a long time and we were still looking at 15:00+ remaining defense times. It was a bit nuts.
The map itself was a welcome sight though. It brought back a lot of memories.
omgimaninja
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The new Avanti is so much fun!! I love the unique system of capping with the Intel. I was having some fun screwing around as attack Medic w/Nob (who is really good at attacking lol), but do agree the timer is too long.Davidion said:
I guess what is annoying me about the medic achievements is that a lot of the achievements one wouldn't get while "correctly" playing. An ubered heavy probably shouldn't be punching. Rarely is it worthwhile to uber a scout.
It just seems alot of these achievements are quirky gimmicks that are more humorous than practical in real play.
Also the fact that some of my regular servers now have 7/12 players per team as medics.
I hope the upcoming class achievements are attainable when one is properly fulfilling the role of the class.
It just seems alot of these achievements are quirky gimmicks that are more humorous than practical in real play.
Also the fact that some of my regular servers now have 7/12 players per team as medics.
I hope the upcoming class achievements are attainable when one is properly fulfilling the role of the class.
omgimaninja
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Don't tell Nob thatdionysus said:
PillowKnight
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It makes the game wacky and crazy. If you're not into that well... it'll pass.dionysus said:
vultureparade
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I keep wondering if Valve play tested this patch at all. Goldrush is heavy/medic city highly favoring the offensive team, and the rest of the maps are fucked by medics abandoning teamwork in favor of achievements.
It's great when no one on your team wants to play medic except for the one or two idiots running around looking for achievements.
It's great when no one on your team wants to play medic except for the one or two idiots running around looking for achievements.
omgimaninja
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I think Valve will patch the new Medic saw soon. Right now it charges the uber WHILE you are being ubered, so if the ubered Medic hits four people he can turn around and uber the other medic...and so on.
There is a video of youtube of 2 good medics doing this tactic. One ubers the other medic who is attacking with the ubersaw. He hits four people, then turns around to uber the other medic who pulls out his saw. Plus the new saw has CRAZY high crit rate.
There is a video of youtube of 2 good medics doing this tactic. One ubers the other medic who is attacking with the ubersaw. He hits four people, then turns around to uber the other medic who pulls out his saw. Plus the new saw has CRAZY high crit rate.
Visualante
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I was wondering about this but never play Scout outside of Gravel Pit. That's cool, still not valuable.. but less useless for obstinate players.fallout said:
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