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Team Fortress 2 |OT2| Free 2 Play Forever
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Lionheart1337
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I've never played competitively, not tf2 at least. Not that I even care, but tf2 doesn't seem to have much of a comp. scene...at least not as big as some other games do/did.
Kuro Madoushi said:
Yeah, I remember you saying once or twice that you used to comp and I was not in the least bit surprised.
I also agree with your statements about Artist (pain in the butt
), Java (never will win a needle gun war against him), and Silencer (I think his name speaks for itself).@Kuro - what class(es) did you play?
balladofwindfishes
Member
I now have all the Shogun weapons
Also, I found it clever that the
-Buff Banner you need to deal damage to buff
-Battalion's Backup you need to take damage to buff
-Concheror you need to take damage and do damage to buff
The Concheror needs to do double the amount of damage, and have the soldier take double the amount of damage to charge, but you can use either method, or mix them.
I got the Concheror to charge pretty quickly because of this. A good rush with a medic is enought to fill it.
Also, I found it clever that the
-Buff Banner you need to deal damage to buff
-Battalion's Backup you need to take damage to buff
-Concheror you need to take damage and do damage to buff
The Concheror needs to do double the amount of damage, and have the soldier take double the amount of damage to charge, but you can use either method, or mix them.
I got the Concheror to charge pretty quickly because of this. A good rush with a medic is enought to fill it.
I remember playing in a league for Counter-Strike. It was frustrating for me because I could never take it so seriously. We'd even have planned team practices where we would go over our tactics on specific maps.
Looking back, it just seems so ridiculous :lol
in TF2, I love attacking someone and then doing a 180 off a cliff!
Looking back, it just seems so ridiculous :lol
in TF2, I love attacking someone and then doing a 180 off a cliff!
Kuro Madoushi
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Angry Medic and Fail ScoutNikolai13 said:Yeah, I remember you saying once or twice that you used to comp and I was not in the least bit surprised.
I also agree with your statements about Artist (pain in the butt
@Kuro - what class(es) did you play?
There's a pretty active comp scene in my opinion and there are leagues available to join and more than enough people and resources you can use to make a team.
I didn't like comp at first and it can be frustrating, but I felt it was more rewarding in some aspects AND if you want to improve you have to play comp. I plateaued playing on regular pubs and playing comp definitely forces you to view the game differently and to stop taking stupid risks.
This isn't anything official, but I tend to break down players into Pub (low, mid, high), Comp (low, mid, high)->Pro
I've been told by others I was a low comp player. Good enough to swing the tide of battle if teams were evenly matched and definitely able to dominate with the right partner if I was medic.
Blizzard...'trying to' and actually 'doing it' are two different things. Dominate him with a body shot and he'll rage about it. It's hard though cause he is really good.
ArtistDude88 said:
Yeah, I've been kinda lazy spy checking lately. Usually I try to run through someone before healing but when surrounded by hurt people I don't take the time.
PKuro Madoushi said:
Meh. I play too offensively and end up loosing about as many ubers/krits than I actually use effectively. Or maybe you guys are getting better and actively focusing on killing medics faster. I like to wait till the last possible moment to hit the uber/kritz for maximum effect but it gets me into trouble. I probably maxed out skill wise a year ago. Getting oneshot by anything (sniper/spy/crit) is frustrating as fuck.
Blizzard said:I'm the best, I've been in all the tournaments and whatnot. *pose* (no not really, just the highlander one for fun, I don't like super competitive stuff
I was trying to bodyshot him on purpose last night but he never seemed to complain about it. So disappointing.
He might have been talking about hitting other people with body-shots that should have registered as head-shots
Nikolai13 said:I also agree with your statements about Artist (pain in the butt
A big part of that is due to using the bluts. Even after the health regen nerf it still is a huge help if you can nail the enemy with needles. When there's a group of people around the cart or cp you can really rack up some damage/health if you manage to dodge most of their attacks.
Even rounds have been few and far between lately for some reason. I don't like to be on either side of a steam roll. I'd love it if there was some modifiable handicap system in place that you can vote to turn on. Maybe it would give a team with less players or a huge point disadvantage a slight health or damage output boost. Totally optional of course. I'd hate to see something like that mandatory.Nikolai13 said:Hooray for Steam-rolled GAF TF2
Sgt.Pepper
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I told you about the other watches! Frankly I don't see why would you pick Conniver's Kunai over the normal knife, unless you want to challenge yourself as Spy. It DOES help you improve, most of my Dead Ringer spy improvements came from using it, I started to analyse situations more, like when to go for a stab and not being greedy.ArtistDude88 said:
Edit: Most (70%) of my hours as spy have been using Cloak and Dagger.
Grimm Fandango
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If someone needs an extra Battalion's Backup or Gloves of Running Urgently, send me a PM. I have a few extras and I'm fine with trading for regular items.
Sgt.Pepper
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Damn, I won't be able to join you guys tonight. That's what I get for using a wireless mouse, my batteries are dead and my replacements can't be found anywhere!
Lionheart1337
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As far as stacking goes, it'd be nice if the best players would not assemble on one team over and over. There's nothing wrong with scrambles either imo.
BloodySinner
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Can anyone estimate what sort of settings I would be able to run TF2 with on my MBP i7? It was the top end MBP 15" before the more recent update.
2.66 GHz 4 GB RAM
GT 330M
Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Sgt.Pepper
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Yeah, well, my internet connection is shit. So, I had to get used to 200+ ping to actually snipe something.
dragonlife
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Link?commissar said:
Anyway, I feel confidence as a Spy when it's under 20 players. I could actually do stuff! I'm getting the hang of Spy some more, but I'm still very impatient sometimes. Being impatient paid off a couple times, though. Woo.
dragonlife
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Whoa. The video I saw was crazy and well done. Damn.commissar said:
Thanks for the site/link. I've never heard of it before.
Lionheart1337 said:
That's what people were saying the other night (Tuesday?) when teams kept getting steamrolled, that everyone was stacking the same team but really it was more like me and Java on a team doing heavy medic/engie combo and Artistdude and Silencer on the other team doing awesome at spy/sniper (As an example). You have to realize that whenever people are playing on GAF, "the best players" constitutes about half the server, so to get them all evenly split is sort of impossible. I think most people around here would agree with Java that being on either side of a roll isn't fun, and I for one usually try to keep things balanced when I pick a team.
Wolf Akela
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What time does GAF usually play in GMT?
ArtistDude88
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Lionheart1337 said:
I always hit Random for teams
Lionheart1337
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ArtistDude88 said:I always hit Random for teams
Random = BLU
I used to jump on the team with a random spot but sometimes my game would get stuck. Its like someone would join the team at the exact time I did, and it wouldnt actually put me on the team. It just put me in limbo. I would then have to reconnect to the server.
Nowadays I just press 5 (random) and boom Im there. Im usually the first or second person on the team anyway.
Nowadays I just press 5 (random) and boom Im there. Im usually the first or second person on the team anyway.
Sgt.Pepper
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Why can't I keep my dominations? Everytime I'm dominating people, they get their revenge too soon, I never end a round my dominations! I had 3 dominations as a Sniper then a single demo helped them get their revenge kill every single time!
RepairmanJack
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So I just bought TF2 and this will be my first time playing it. Anything I should do specifically? Or know before going in?
Heavy's Sandvich
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Pick Pyro and hold down m1.
I'd actually recommend being a Medic. Get to grips with the maps through helping people out and also see where they go to or shoot at.
I'd actually recommend being a Medic. Get to grips with the maps through helping people out and also see where they go to or shoot at.
RepairmanJack
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Heavy's Sandvich said:
I like the first suggestion. heh
But really, about the maps, is there a good amount of them? Should I probably take a look at them before hand?
Heavy's Sandvich
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RepairmanJack said:
You could do.
Maybe the payload maps might be easier to get into. Badwater and Gold Rush especially.
Also, don't be put off by your initial frustration; stick with it. If something isn't feeling quite right with the characters, switch to someone else.
Don't bother looking at them beforehand, there are over 30 maps now. Most Maps have arrows showing you which way to go, just be careful of arrows of the opposite team color, you usually would want to go the opposite way of them.RepairmanJack said:
For Classes to play, I suggest ether Pyro or Solder. I think the Solder would be best, since he his primary attack is a projectile that goes straight.
One thing you should notice quickly is there is no straight up Machine gun like most in FPS Games. (The Snipper does have a SMG, but it does minimal damage)
I also suggest you play Payload and Attack/Defend maps to start with, the dynamics allow poor players to be able to contribute more/not hold a team back.
RepairmanJack
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Cool, thanks guys. I'll probably just use a couple of the classes at first and see what I like then just pick one to stick with for a while and get used to. I figured I'd just have to jump in and get my feet wet, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything vital. :lol
Heavy's Sandvich
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Just keep at it.
add me on steam: efeman
I'll give you my spare weapons, I don't have that many though.
add me on steam: efeman
I'll give you my spare weapons, I don't have that many though.
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Deleted member 74300
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If theres one thing the Kunai is good for, it's idling for items.
RepairmanJack
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Heavy's Sandvich said:
Will do, thanks.
That brings up another questions. How do the weapons work? I'm confused by the fact that you have spare?
Heavy's Sandvich
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Each character have their original stock of weapons.
Valve then updated all the characters with a secondary set. Different weapons with differing abilities.
Then community weapons were released which offered another set of weapons for characters.
There are a lot of weapons floating about, you'll find that the original set are the best for most characters.
When you play TF2, you'll find random weapons pop up. These go in your backpack and it is up to you whether you want to equip them or not.
I don't want this to be overwhelming; you'll notice others with different guns and silly hats.
Valve then updated all the characters with a secondary set. Different weapons with differing abilities.
Then community weapons were released which offered another set of weapons for characters.
There are a lot of weapons floating about, you'll find that the original set are the best for most characters.
When you play TF2, you'll find random weapons pop up. These go in your backpack and it is up to you whether you want to equip them or not.
I don't want this to be overwhelming; you'll notice others with different guns and silly hats.
shotgun having all your hats by the way
Kuro Madoushi said:
Cool. Thanks Kuro! Yeah, I was just wondering because a lot of you guys impress me and I wasn't sure if you mostly just are good naturally/for fun or if a good amount of you played competitively.
Javaman said:
I remember you saying something about this on the server the other night. I think it'd be a good idea especially since auto-balance/scramble rarely ever works especially if people pay for slots on specific servers and are immune to scrambling. I am all for even games, but like most of the people that have posted about purposely stacking teams, I also usually choose random and then switch depending on how the teams are lined up
RepairmanJack said:
You can only really use one of any item, so if you get a duplicate, you can either delete it (I don't want it and neither do you!), trade it (I want that, you want this?) or craft it (I'll turn this into that). Weapons are the only thing worth collecting, you'll devise strategies and find weapon sets that support that strategy, making you even better. But until you develop those strategies, don't worry too much about the new items. If anything, use them as incentive to try the new classes out.
And like I said at the top of the page, don't even think about hats until you can craft one or one drops for you; that's the highest level meta-game and shouldn't be on your mind for a while.
RepairmanJack
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Played for a bit and liked it. I was horrible, of course, but it was fun. The two classes I played the most were scout and solder. I don't think I ever had more then 2 or 3 kills. I played a couple games of cart(? the one where one team pushes and one defends and you have to push the cart) I liked it the most, I also played something arena and didn't have too much fun with it, but that could have been the map.
Definitely will be playing more, but that's all for tonight.
Do some weapons have a secondary action? I just wasn't sure if I was missing something or not. It might just be me not knowing the weapons or what they do.
Definitely will be playing more, but that's all for tonight.
Do some weapons have a secondary action? I just wasn't sure if I was missing something or not. It might just be me not knowing the weapons or what they do.
RepairmanJack said:
Few do:
Pyro's Flamethrower will put out a compressed air blast with right-click (which deflect projectiles, extinguishes teammates, and pushes opponents).
Demoman can right-click at any time to detonate his deployed stickies.
Heavy pre-revs his minigun with right-click (well, right-hold).
Engineer can rotate buildings he's about to build with right-click, and can pick up his deployed buildings to move them the same way.
Medic can right-click with a full Ubercharge (and his Medigun out) to deploy Uber.
Sniper zooms his rifle with right-click.
Spy uses his cloak watch with right-click.
There's non-stock weapons with right-click functions as well:
Sandman (Scout) sends out a baseball with right click.
Sandvich and Buffalo Steak Sandwich (Heavy) can be dropped with right-click, allowing teammates to take its health.
The Degreaser (Pyro), Scottish Resistance (Demoman), all Heavy miniguns, Kritzkrieg (Medic), Sydney Sleeper (Sniper), and all other Spy watches function like their stock counterparts.
Soldier is the only class without a right-click ability.
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