Team Fortress 8

[hyorinryu]

They half-patched it; if it can see your chest it'll still shoot, meaning there's still an inch or two of space where it'll still harmlessly shoot the dispenser or (less harmlessly) the engie.

Speaking of engie buildings, engie crab >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spycrab

Is that new? Also,if the engie builds before crawling, would that make him an engie turtle?

[Esoterica]

Is that new? Also,if the engie builds before crawling, would that make him an engie turtle?

Not really.

Uh, idk. :V

[Herasy]

I set up some keybinds a while ago for using the mini-sentry (a.k.a ninjaneering). I binded shift to  whip out the sentry to place it and alt immediately destroys it AND allows me to place it again. While I still have to go to the PDA to set up everything else I prefer it that way so I don't complicate things with a whole bunch of keybinds.

So I can drop a sentry instantly, distract people by shottgunning/pistoling them while it quickly sets up, leave it there to score a couple of kills and then surprise the heavy coming around the corner by destroying my sentry and blasting his face off with the critgun.

[RainfallYoshi]

Ninja patch fixing the infinite sentries bug.  :V

Hope all you engies out there enjoyed it while it lasted.

[Esoterica]

Ninja patch fixing the infinite sentries bug.  :V

Hope all you engies out there enjoyed it while it lasted.

THEY PATCHED ENGIE CRABS TOO ;_______________;

[hyorinryu]

Can't you guys ask for it to be put back in?

[RainfallYoshi]

Infinite sentries? Hell no.
Crabgineers? Maybe.

Also, got a number of sniper achievements and hit milestone 3. :3 Hello Razorback. On one hand it prevents spies from outright killing me but on the other they can just shoot me full of revolver rounds. Hrm. Oh right I still need to get the backstab achievement so maybe I should take it off for the time being.

[Barrakketh]

Last disguise isn't as effective as you'd think, though; as soon as someone spots you in disguising in the killcam, they usually call out to their team, 'Spy is <whatever>'. Best bet for the 'b' key would be to last-disguise and run off, cloak, and take the time while you're invisible to pick your way through the disguise list.

Last disguise works fine, especially because most people don't have a mic and don't bother reporting spies.  If you play on a server regularly you'll learn to spot other regulars who have a mic and/or report spies through text and be more paranoid about switching.  The key also lets you switch the weapon shown by your disguise.

Also, you're supposed to cloak first and then disguise.  Any other way is doing it wrong.

What I'd prefer for the disguise interface, though, would be a one-key disguise select. Trying to disguise on the run pretty much limits me to the first three or four disguises, otherwise I have to take my hand off the WSAD keys or the mouse, both of which are counter-productive towards trying to flee. Also, hitting 4 then clicking is a bit icky, too, because you can't quick-switch to your disguise case. Not that I've noticed, at least. Maybe I'm doin it wrong :v

Simple disguise menu, only requires 1, 2, 3, and whatever you have your disguise team switch key bound to (I use c).

I set up some keybinds a while ago for using the mini-sentry (a.k.a ninjaneering). I binded shift to  whip out the sentry to place it and alt immediately destroys it AND allows me to place it again. While I still have to go to the PDA to set up everything else I prefer it that way so I don't complicate things with a whole bunch of keybinds.

For me "f" places a sentry, holding shift then pressing "f" will destroy the sentry and have a new one ready to place.

I've also removed the PDAs from the mousewheel.

[RainfallYoshi]

A revelation I should have had a long time ago.

Why the fuck am I aiming headshots on low HP classes that can be killed in a scoped body shot?  :V

[Esifex]

A revelation I should have had a long time ago.

Why the fuck am I aiming headshots on low HP classes that can be killed in a scoped body shot?  :V

You mean like Scouts? Always hated getting popped by snap-shots when I'm zipping around :<

[RainfallYoshi]

Hell no, have you ever tried to snipe a Scout? It's like trying to play tag with The Flash.  :ohdear:

But yes, Scouts will die in one charged body shot if you manage to even hit them. Also: Engineers, Spies, Medics, and Snipers. Pyros have just a bit too much HP but if they aren't full will certainly die in a body shot. Anyone else, aim for the head if possible.

[Esifex]

If the Scout is jumping across to somewhere, you can foreshadow his landing and tag him prematurely. Nearly all the times I've been sniped as a Scout has been while I was airborne, and those few times I've sniped a Scout, same thing. In the air, bodyshot.

[Bananamatic]

Hell no, have you ever tried to snipe a Scout? It's like trying to play tag with The Flash.  :ohdear:

But yes, Scouts will die in one charged body shot if you manage to even hit them. Also: Engineers, Spies, Medics, and Snipers. Pyros have just a bit too much HP but if they aren't full will certainly die in a body shot. Anyone else, aim for the head if possible.

bodyshot pyros once then spray them down with the smg
if they kill you, you did something wrong

or just use the sydney sleeper, bodyshot then noscope them to death

[Cadmas]

lol my brother is trying to get a hatless sniper some guy is like I want real money for it 17.58 euros. My brother fucking laughed at him.

[RainfallYoshi]

Apparently it's some popular opinion that a Sniper that doesn't take anything but headshots is a scrub. Excuse me, but why the hell should I aim a headshot on an engineer that will die to a charged body shot?

[Gc]

>hatless sniper
>17.58 euros

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[Esoterica]

Apparently it's some popular opinion that a Sniper that doesn't take anything but headshots is a scrub. Excuse me, but why the hell should I aim a headshot on an engineer that will die to a charged body shot?

Because you don't need to waste time charging if you headshot him.

[RainfallYoshi]

I guess maybe I need to learn to quick-scope shoot more.  :V

That aside though, there's been countless times that I've killed someone with a charged bodyshot where I wouldn't have if I had insisted on getting a headshot like a stubborn mule. I'd much rather take out the big threats (medics, engineers/sentries) faster than insist on getting a headshot and then miss because of it.

[hyorinryu]

I think it's a good idea to try headshots because even if you keep missing, you'll get better. Not saying to never try bodyshots, if you can kill someone with body shots, go fot  it by all means, but one should avoid spending as much time scoped as possible. You're not as aware and it increases vulnerability to countersnipers, spys, and on rare lulzy occasions, taunt kills.

[RainfallYoshi]

I think that right there is my problem. I tend to stay back behind the battle fields and stay scoped looking for shots. I think a better practice is probably to aim at people unscoped and scope and shoot when you feel you have a good shot, is that about right?

As much as I want to like the polycount sniper stuff, I'm not sure of them at the moment. Maybe if the jarate effect kicked in regardless of scoping it would be a lot better but as it is now it encourages staying scoped which usually leads to horrible deaths.

[Herasy]

I think that right there is my problem. I tend to stay back behind the battle fields and stay scoped looking for shots. I think a better practice is probably to aim at people unscoped and scope and shoot when you feel you have a good shot, is that about right?

As much as I want to like the polycount sniper stuff, I'm not sure of them at the moment. Maybe if the jarate effect kicked in regardless of scoping it would be a lot better but as it is now it encourages staying scoped which usually leads to horrible deaths.

Bushwacka is still awesome though  :getdown:

[theshirn]

I think that right there is my problem. I tend to stay back behind the battle fields and stay scoped looking for shots.

note to self: play spy, kill YellowYoshi

[Esoterica]

Bushwacka is still awesome though  :getdown:

It's like an axtinguisher that does regular damage against non-burning targets and still gets random crits. :getdown:

Also: Buff Banner + 15 Bushwacka snipers

[RainfallYoshi]

God I hate my life. I fare okay when facing random people but as soon as I meet actually skilled players I get raped repeatedly. *sigh*

[Esifex]

I stumbled across a 'Snipers, Scouts, Soldiers, Demoman only' server.


...what's the point of that? Everyone just spawns as Soldiers and rocketjumps around while hoping for lucky aerial kills. Whoopdeefrikkindoo.

Needless to say, I promptly swapped over to a Prophunt server I found. More fun there

[Bananamatic]

I stumbled across a 'Snipers, Scouts, Soldiers, Demoman only' server.
...what's the point of that? Everyone just spawns as Soldiers and rocketjumps around while hoping for lucky aerial kills. Whoopdeefrikkindoo.

That's the "competitive" TF2. You stumbled across a tourneyfag server :V

[Esifex]

That's the "competitive" TF2. You stumbled across a tourneyfag server :V

:akihawhat:

[Iryan]

It's sort of like "No Items, Fox Only, Final Destination".

Except that they use Ice Climbers instead of Fox and Smash-Balls only instead of no items.

[Esifex]

That sucks.

There is absolutely nothing competitive about that - you turn a corner and five rockets slam into your face, what are the fucking odds of anyone surviving that?

If I see the other team start a Soldier Rush, I jump on a Pyro, no matter how mediocre I am at it - it discourages them from rocket-spamming once I get one or two good reflects in.

Shittons of Soldiers just piss me off, mostly because I seem them as the least skill-oriented class; just throw rockets around as fast as you can and let the splash damage kill for you. End up in hot water? Rocket jump away.

I have similar complaints about Rogues on WoW, in that they're the easiest class to wreck face with, because they have the ability to say 'nope, fights over, I'm out' and GTFO without any proper hope of pursuit - and they can turn it against you. Try to get somewhere they aren't, and lo and behold, there's a Soldier falling out of the sky on you.

[Bananamatic]

heavies are the worst tbh, it's hard to even miss with them and they have 100 more hp
soldier is probably the 2nd easiest, but you can tell apart a good soldier and a derpy one

Not with heavy :V