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Team Fortress 2 |OT4| Official Halo Thread of Polearms and High Fashion
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ZekeThePlumber
Member
Happy Birthday, Dr Cramson!
Cloudius12
Member
Happy Birthday, DJ!
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
RumblingRosco
Member
Late by 12 minutes or some shit, but happy birthday CRIM'S SON.
DJ Crimson
Banned
Yea
Dog Problems
Banned
Bioshock Infinite is getting TF2 items if enough pre-orders are met.
ZekeThePlumber
Member
Bioshock Infinite is getting TF2 items if enough pre-orders are met.
That pyro hat sure seems... special.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Go play a MOBA and report back to me.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
You should be playing something that counters Gunslinger and Pomson if you want to annoy the other Engineer, not copying him. Sydney Sleeper preferably, or Machina. As long as it involves bodyshots.
SteveWinwood
Member
Let's be honest you sort of deserved to be kicked because you were playing engineer.
Someone was saying the performance is much better in Linux now too, maybe equal to or even better than Windows?
The Artful Dodger
Member
Haha, I'm not sure if you're trying to elicit sympathy or make us angry and cause us all to complain about how much we hate minis...
And the Debate Rages on...
Now if only they could fix the broken bazooka...
I'd love for them to do a huge rebalancing patch where they nerfed some items (escape plan, wrangler, minis, etc.) and buffed some others (Kunai, winger, volcano fragment, etc) so that all were about equal.
Also, give heavy his old spin-up back (same as current natascha), but let him keep his current revved walk speed.
Also, give heavy his old spin-up back (same as current natascha), but let him keep his current revved walk speed.
DJ Crimson
Banned
Yea
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
This is literally the most offensive thing in this entire thread. Literally, guys.
SteveWinwood
Member
Yes, get rid of the best class solely to deal with the worst item.
The Artful Dodger
Member
All I read was "Blah Blah Blah, I'm defending minis..."
The Artful Dodger
Member
I agree. After they do that, they should flood the market with user submitted weapons, maps and hats just to break the game again...
i think medics need 250 health and increased speed
as well as one hit kills with any weapon
valve really needs to learn to balance
..or maybe i just want my class to get some advantages (COUGH, INSINUATING COUGH)
Also minis are fine in terms of balance against a team with varied classes. A team of 5 scouts(as many of our games begin) will surely rage against 1 opposing mini.
Valve just releases new weapons to keep the game fresh, most unlockable weapons are purely niche and are only overpowered if you let them be. Except the old equalizer, that thing was pure OP gold.
as well as one hit kills with any weapon
valve really needs to learn to balance
..or maybe i just want my class to get some advantages (COUGH, INSINUATING COUGH)
Also minis are fine in terms of balance against a team with varied classes. A team of 5 scouts(as many of our games begin) will surely rage against 1 opposing mini.
Valve just releases new weapons to keep the game fresh, most unlockable weapons are purely niche and are only overpowered if you let them be. Except the old equalizer, that thing was pure OP gold.
terrdactycalsrock
Member
Is tf2 down for anyone? Everytime I try to connect to a game it says I cant connect. When I click on the mann co store it says that its closed
I feel for you.
Not to mention that a team of five Scouts, if there isn't an Engineer on the other team to keep them in check, will make half of the other classes in the game rage (Pyro, Medic, Sniper, Spy). It's not like Engineer isn't the only class that can keep an area locked down from multiple people. Snipers also own open spaces, and both Demoman and Heavy rock chokes.
Medic, Engineer, Pyro. Three out of my four most played classes. All of which use mechanics that hurt or heal over time. They're the only reason I started playing TF2. I'd prefer if nobody touched them, or the reason I kept playing for another thousand hours, mini sentries.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I don't see anything "fine" about mini sentries. The hitbox is miniscule, it costs only 100 metal, the stupid thing repairs itself as it builds which basically doubles its health and prevents anyone but soldier and demo from destroying it in a timely manner, it tracks faster than a level 1, it has knockback.
The problem with minis (and heavies) is the disparity in effort required to deal with them. Plopping out minis and shooting people so easy that pretty much anyone can do well at it with basically no effort. On the other side, dealing with minis isn't hard, but it does take a good amount of effort to do so, and all that work is negated by a single button press.
Also, mini sentries have super tiny hit boxes and damage they take while building is auto-healed once they're fully deployed.
Also, mini sentries have super tiny hit boxes and damage they take while building is auto-healed once they're fully deployed.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I can attest to how little effort is needed to just poop 'em out and attack dudes from two directions. It has some mediocre DPS but its range, pushback and accuracy combined with its spammability really makes it a nuisance.
It also sucks as say, soldier, to have to waste your entire clip with two rockets on the sentry and another two on the engie. I mean sure you could just go to shotgun to the engie if you want to reserve but I always felt it required a bit too much ammo to take out both in an encounter.
Cloudius12
Member
Excellent.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Do you actually know how much effort it takes to stay alive and also be doing damage as scout?
Plus scouts don't do splash damage and don't do much to counter normal sentries.
I just tend to not care anymore because it's an asymmetric game.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
You mean TF3?
The Artful Dodger
Member
Coming out the same day as Episode 3...They'll call it...the Oranger Box.
Scouts are fragile, rarely get buffed in pubs, and less experienced ones tend to move predictably.
I can deal with most Scouts with the Bazooka, which has spread meaning almost no airshots and fires in slower intervals than a loaded stock clip. Scouts are generally much easier to deal with than say a Heavy and takes more effort to boot.
Good Scouts are annoying, but that's because they're A. better than me and B. my gun of choice isn't as effective 1v1 with a Scout.
Focus on learning how a Scout moves, pay attention and don't let yourself be ambushed, and don't overextend and make yourself easy prey.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
meh so all of my 32 player goldrush servers are gone (sourceop, nemu, skial) I think tf2 is finally dead for me.
I tried lotus and no heros but my god how they are able to operate a keyboard and maintain a body temperature somewhere in the 90s amazes me.
I tried lotus and no heros but my god how they are able to operate a keyboard and maintain a body temperature somewhere in the 90s amazes me.
Rickenslacker
Banned
32 player servers? Why would you do that to yourself man?
The Artful Dodger
Member
So I've been getting better at reflects, even though it doesn't show sometimes on the Jank...which makes it really satisfying when I'm on the Dirty South server.
Also first time actually making a replay.
Also first time actually making a replay.
Cloudius12
Member
Didn't think I was going to get it, but UGC Season 8 medals received 
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Day glo orange box
I only find mini-sentries annoying when I play scout or pyro in koth. I figured that the best way to counter them is to have a huntsman sniper on the lookout for minis in your team. One arrow should break the sentry if you can aim. Best-case scenario is that the engies will switch to other classes.
Worst-case scenario is the server will be flooded with more huntsman snipers
Worst-case scenario is the server will be flooded with more huntsman snipers