gaming [Gaming] The Team Fortress 2 Thread

[FirestormCAN 246]

I would like to take the time to go on a rant here about HOW MUCH I &%$#)&! HATE TEAM STACKING.

 

As anyone who's played TF2 would know, this FPS is unlike any game that's come before it in the genre. The nine classes each have their own strengths and weaknesses. The game is easy to pick up and play, but to master it, you need to take the time to learn these aspects and learn the best times to be a certain class. The game is designed for team-oriented play, there's no such thing as a one-man show. If you think skills from other FPS games will help, you're sadly mistaken. One hero is not enough. It takes at least 6.

 

So you can imagine my frustration when I see people constantly stack scouts, snipers and or spies to the point where we're guaranteed to lose. Each of these classes are way too frail to be stacking. They only have 125 health, and their special quirks don't make up for it. The only way to get around the health problem is practice, practice, practice. Learn to take advantage of the scout's speed to dodge and harass your attacker. Learn to predict and aim with the sniper rifle. Learn to get behind enemy lines without detection and stab key targets. All while avoiding bullets, rockets, grenades, fire, and so many other hazards that no other FPS can comprehend. You need to be sure you know what you're up against before you even THINK of playing those classes.

 

The same goes for MvM. There's only room for 6 players in a game, so stacking is really not a wise idea. You need a strong team composition to be able to survive. A good rule of thumb I find is to have two classes for offense, two for defense, and two for support. One of each class is enough to take on the bots, as long as you know which class to be. 

• Soldiers and demos are fantastic for clearing out groups of bots, with their explosive damage wreaking havoc. With a kritz medic or crit canteen, no bot can last very long.
• Heavies are great for mowing down bots one by one, and having knockback rage on the minigun can be a real asset to the team, especially with giants.
• Engies are a must have on any map. Their teles can get people to the front lines in a snap after they respawn, saving time and giving the team a better chance of victory. Dispensers for teammates and sentries to catch any strays are also vital for effective support
• ONE SCOUT IS MOST DEFINITELY ENOUGH. With the ability to suck up money from the field, the scout's main priority should be collecting the cash your team needs to upgrade. It makes it easier to earn bonuses which can be really helpful. And since money he grabs gives the scout health, he can keep at it for virtually an eternity. That being said, having two scouts can be problematic as the health bonus would be going all over the place and cause huge problems for the other scout.
• I would rely more on medics than spies or snipers in this mode, 'cause medics are very good keeping the team alive and helping output lots of damage. Spies are only good if they know to use their sapper and backstab as many key targets as possible. Snipers are only good if they can aim well.

I don't care if it's on a pub server, it's never fun to get rolled by the enemy team when people are just screwing around and playing a class they shouldn't be. Unless it's a challenge issued by frequent visitors or donors, then it's fine as long as you play nice. Stacking heavies with gloves or mittens can be quite enjoyable, but is easily ruined by one party pooper that goes as a spy. Those types of games are fun, but in a normal game it's pointless and gets your team nowhere.

 

And one more thing: if you're gonna be trolling the player who's asking people if they could switch to a class we need, you need to uninstall the game. There comes a time where you need to get put your game face on and teach the other team a lesson. And the only way you're gonna do that is look at the roster and see if there's another class your team can use to win the game. If you're gonna be a gigantic knucklehead, go back to Call of Duty where that stupidity belongs.

[long gone 8,929]

I understand your frustration with team stacking. I recently played a Payload game and there were 3 snipers on my team, and we were the ones pushing. That's ridiculous, and you can guess how well that ended. Fast forward to another game on Goldrush, One round, we didn't let BLU cap a single point. Next round I told my team I kinda felt bad for them last round because we absolutely destroyed them.

 

 

 

So you can imagine my frustration when I see people constantly stack scouts, snipers and or spies to the point where we're guaranteed to lose.

Relevant video:

 

Edited August 9, 2013 by Daring

[Tired Brony 89]

I think you want this video. 

It's like Christmas Mornin'!

 

 

But I'm always thankful for snipers when X class charges at me and suddenly drops dead. And don't forget actually good snipers. They'll headshot me when I rocket jump and make me afraid of stepping out into their line of sight. Problem is there are to many people practicing sniper.

Edited August 9, 2013 by Tired Brony

[Rockymoo 2,137]

I've been playing it, and it's absolutely addicting. I've gotten pretty decent as a demoman.

I'd totally be down for playing it with y'all sometime. The link to my steam account is on my profile.

[Jozzeh 125]

FirestormCAN, what can I say? What you say is basically what I would say as well. I don't really get frustrated, but I'd lose motivation to keep playing with a team of silly fillies who simply refuse to 'cooperate' in "Team" Fortress 2.
 
Nobody likes it when people just refuse to be team oriented. It's like the ponyfolks playing the MOBA genre of Dota 2 and such; when they refuse to pick a certain kind of hero (oftenwise support) because in those games, kills are more "rewarding" than supporting. But just like in that game, a team stacked up with too much of one type will definetly make things harder on their team.
 
Communication is key for a successful teamwork synergy, and as you said: stacking the fragile scouts, spies or snipers just doesn't really work out. 
 
The same goes for the engineer class that you didn't mention, but the same thing goes for him. He's fragile, and his sentry while boasting big firepower has many weaknesses: it can be edged, it can be sapped by your natural predator, sniped from far away if the placement allows it, or just blown up instantly.
But what I feel is the worst thing about "bad" engineers, is that they place their equipment near yours or another engineer's stuff.
Somethin' like this!

[Toon Richard 534]

I typicaly go for Pyro or Heavy.

I mean, I pick GOOD classes.

I literally HATE Mann Co Crates.

I delete them, As soon as i get them.

I dont buy anything online, I mostly play FTP games and Stick to that.

[Jozzeh 125]

Well, a free to play account on TF2 feels a bit awkward as you have very little inventory space.

I don't know about you but 50 weapons (at maximum) feels like you don't get to vary too much in your playstyles.

[Ron Jeremy 2,032]

I typicaly go for Pyro or Heavy.

I mean, I pick GOOD classes.

I literally HATE Mann Co Crates.

I delete them, As soon as i get them.

I dont buy anything online, I mostly play FTP games and Stick to that.

 

You only have to buy one thing, anything, from the cash shop. You might to buy something just once to get your account premium. Gives you more inventory space, so crates won't be as much of a nuisance, and you can get cosmetic items in your drops.

[Toon Richard 534]

I dont give a RATS ASS about hats.

I just shut up, And play the damn game.

And did i mention i am POORER than DIRT?

So F*** loot crates, and F*** Keys.

Its better to just play.

BTW, Who's your favorite class?

Edited August 9, 2013 by Cherry Bob omb

[Jozzeh 125]

I dont give a RATS ASS about hats.

I just shut up, And play the damn game.

And did i mention i am POORER than DIRT?

So F*** loot crates, and F*** Keys.

Its better to just play.

BTW, Who's your favorite class?

B-but..hats...:c

 

My favorite class would be no other than the Medic.

 

Aside from being the main source of healing, medic is so much fun with his crazy shenanigans and friend making abilities.

 

And of course he has one amazing introduction.

[Ron Jeremy 2,032]

I dont give a RATS ASS about hats.

I just shut up, And play the damn game.

And did i mention i am POORER than DIRT?

So F*** loot crates, and F*** Keys.

Its better to just play.

BTW, Who's your favorite class?

 

You. You're the kind of player the game needs more of.

 

If Valve would pull their heads out of their asses, they'd add a "Opt out of standard crate drops" option. But they think if we get slammed with crates every 0.05 seconds we're gonna go waste our money on keys.

[FirestormCAN 246]

Cherry, all it takes is five bucks to your Steam Wallet and a purchase of Bonk! to get you premium it's not as difficult as you might think. And I prefer engie for defence and demo for offense.

 

Ever had those days where you just can't get seem to catch a break? Check out these poor unfortunate souls.

http://youtu.be/dXBOd26XWgA

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

I have recently gotten to 420 hours.

My favorite class is Sniper, the only class of mine that has a non-hale record that's almost 20 (points.) and has over 50 hours on it (57). But in VSH, Demoman just seems to be a better choice. It's easy to pop in 300 damage to the hale... PER HIT!

 

But we need less hat. I get a Gibus and paint it Pink. I am happy with that. No "Modest Pile of Hats" shit. That is expensive, and it doesn't even look good. the only stuff that's really worth it is the name and description tags, and weapons in most cases.

Edited August 9, 2013 by Gamer P0N3

[Jozzeh 125]

There's really no point in talking about what's worth getting and what's not worth getting because it varies between every player. Some people like hats, some doesn't, some people like to paint them or rename them, others do not.

 

I personally love to customize and use name tags/desc tags to make my stuff more 'me' or fun!
 

[Tired Brony 89]

I spent only 49 cents buying an item to go p2p and haven't looked back. I don't pay for hats but I do make it a fun game to craft down all the items I get each week into metal and try to save up to buy something just as a fun hobby I could do while waiting to respawn. Theres no real world money involved. 

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

Spy's my favourite class! I've got a gold botkiller knife, and only just recently discovered how fun it is to play spy! Backstabbing a heavy is just so satisfying, espescially when it's with a gold strange!

[Jozzeh 125]

Backstabbing a heavy is pretty satisfying indeed!
For me it's not the weapon, it's the fact that if a spy is discovered by a heavy, he gets SHRED to pieces.

 

But at the same time, poor heavy is all like "That didn't tickle D:"

[long gone 8,929]

I was watching that competitive TF2 documentary by i46, when I found this at about 16:52...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNVdgUGwzHM

 

I have no words to describe how awesome this is. Documentary as a whole is great, too.

[FirestormCAN 246]

 

Wow, talk about an unfortunate end. One minute the medic's thinkin' "Hoovay" and the next he's thinking "FUUUUUUUUU." The like of a medic.

[Jozzeh 125]

 

Wow, talk about an unfortunate end. One minute the medic's thinkin' "Hoovay" and the next he's thinking "FUUUUUUUUU." The like of a medic.

Oh god I lol'd. A getaway that results in dying another second. 

 

So I'd like to ask y'all a question: What is your opinion on the newest update that gave us 'Romevision'? 

 

For those of you that do not know yet: The latest patch, gave ponies who preordered Total War: ROME II the last of the preorder items: The Genuine Hardy Laurel.

 

 

If you read closely, it says that it equips "Romevision in Mann vs. Machine mode". 

 

What this means is exactly what you'll expect it: The robots are now all roman, and it is a roman robotic invasion!

Here's a few more screenshots I took!

 

 

Scouts with their new stylish yellow plating cheetah armor!

 

 

 

The blue tank is replaced with a roman building, and the tank has been modified too!

 

 

 

 

Sentry busters look all woody!

 

 

 

And lastly my personal favorite: The medics riding chariots!

 

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Time to post some pictures of other snipers!!! (C'mon every sniper, smile smile smile!)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=170188202

That's the spirit, Moosey!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=170464766

Nice hats man! Keep on smiling dude!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=171530590
Nice gibus, Doc Seuss! 

 

And now this one... Is not smiling at all.

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=170465034

Because I rained ( hm hm URINATED hm hm ) on his parade.

 

And Pyrovision is what is all to thank for all this laughter and happiness!

 

More unfortunate souls? Coming up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgnAh5-3Hrk&src_vid=BOXPlR0UaeA&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_320361

How to die like a fool.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuLRlM43Vs\

How to jump to the medic.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qmHvo0Luzk

How to penetrate. Those poor heavies :/

Edited August 22, 2013 by EquestriasCourier

[FirestormCAN 246]

Jozzeh: Oh my god I lost it at the Parthenon carrier tank. Flippin' genius. 

 

 

Um... umm... what?

 

Source Engine handles physics in very strange ways...

[mynameisTheodore83 7]

Such a fun game!  I play scout, as my profile picture attests to.  I can also play soldier and sniper decently.  If anyone wants to be my steam friend, just ask me, and I'll send you a link!

[Senor Citizen 516]

I just found a Salvage Crate on a trade server.

WAT DO?

Also, shamelessly begging for a key so I can crack open this mufugga and laugh.

[Jet Scream Jenkins 5]

I play team fortress 2 all the time my favorite class are scout, medic and soldier. My mission is to collect all the carbonado botkillers since  gold, diamond! , blood and the mk.ll are way to pricey. Oh and hats