HAY GUYS

The_Griffin · Local time: Apr 29, 2008, 10:37 PM

So, I've never actually PLAYED TF2, but hearing from friends, seeing the videos, and all that fun stuff has made me rather interested in picking it up. And apparently this weekend [May 2-4] is a Free-TF2 weekend, so... Yeah, I'm gonna give it a go.

Any tips for a complete TF2 noob?

Practice, practice, practice. I would actually recommend that you choose Medic first and get good with healing and staying alive.

General tips:

1) NEVER STOP MOVING. This makes it harder for you to be backstabbed, and harder to be sniped.
2) Don't be afraid to melee. It's surprisingly powerful in this game. The Bonesaw is more or less the Medic's main weapon.
3) Don't just heal one person. Keep looking around and mousing over your team-mates. If they're not 100%, top them off quick (assuming that your "main" heal-bitch is not being attacked/at 100%).
4) Watch out for spies. Tips on finding them out:

If you can't move through a team-mate, it's a spy.
If it's between 50-100% (i.e. not full but with a white health marker instead of a red), whack it a few times, it might be a spy.
If it's a medic without an Ubercharge meter, it's a spy.
If a friendly pyro lights another friendly on fire, it's a spy (and dead).
If a pyro is on fire PERIOD, it's a spy (pyros are immune to the after-burn).
If it's a slow-moving scout, it's a spy.
If it's a spy without a disguise and his pistol out, it's either an enemy spy or a really stupid friendly spy.
If it's not being fired upon by your enemies, it's a spy.

5) Don't panic and blow your Uber too early. The only times you should use it:

-Your heal-bitch calls for the uber.
-You are about to die (in which case, uber, pray your buddy kills the guy attacking you, otherwise run)
-You're about to make a run at an enemy fortification (i.e. sentries, cap points, etc.)

Once you get good with the medic, the other classes will be much easier to learn, especially the Scout. It's all a matter of learning to stay alive and when to run away.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The_Griffin · Local time: Jul 30, 2008, 03:18 AM

Yeah, I think the general consensus is that the backburner's useless now. Why would you take it over the airblast when the crits just DON'T WORK more often than not?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The_Griffin · Local time: Aug 23, 2008, 03:31 AM

Is it just me, or are the heavy updates... well, rather underwhelming?

I mean, there's nothing that actually makes me go "lol I WANT THAT." Natasha actually makes it harder for me to play solo, because I can't do as much damage and will die to any enemy heavy I meet. The KGB are nice... but seriously, melee on a slow class is just not a good idea at all.

The only thing I remotely want is the sandvich, for no other reason than to make it so that I don't have to drag my fatass around looking for a medkit when I want to heal myself.

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