Not hugely relevant, but print screen button, go to ms paint, ctrl v, save the file, go to an image host site like imageshack, upload the file, get the URL of the picture, copy it into a post on this site, surround the url withLord Rothschild said:(If I knew how to post pics I'd screen cap it to prove it).
A good (normally Dead Ringer) spy can seriously ruin a team's day. Talk about unkillable. Metal speeds up their cloak recharge which also pretty much makes them immortal. It's awful if you don't have an air blast pyro to corner them. Overall I'd say Spy has one of the largest learning curves to be really effective, but once you do get good at hiding, oh boy. Half a team can be backstabbed and the sentry sapped before the rest know what happened.Baneat said:I really, honestly can't say I've prioritised a spy on the enemy team as a threat to winning in all my time, it's always that comp demo/soldier that just seems not to die, the demo that kills people in two stickies, the soldier that airshots you from 100ft, juggles 2 pyros with the other two rockets then gets three kills with the shotgun. Yeah, that bastard.
Try playing in the ubercharged.net server against a demoman called "Axon" and you'll get what I mean, the ****'s unkillable.
Unless you're too much of a ninja for me to notice you.
I'd have to disagree. Even the weapons stay fairly balanced and don't screw things up all that much. Plus it keeps things different and allows for more crafting of strategies. I've yet to run into any weapon that completely destroys the balance. It's all a matter of knowing how to counter something. The hats aren't bad...so much as ridiculous and unnecessary. But considering you have the option to not use em it's fine.The Virgo said:It's sad that you hate it, but kudos for not blaming hats on it. God, that pisses me off. Unlockable weapons that are impossible to balance against: Yes, bad idea. Hats: No, a good idea.
not that i know of.Waaghpowa said:From my experience, those who complain about hating TF2 are people going into the game expecting instant gratification.Alexnader said:Also I love how every time there's a TF2 bashing thread on the escapist everyone jumps in for the scrimmage.
@ OP: So far everyone has said what you need to know as far as what to do so I wont add. On a side note, haven't you made a thread in the past regarding the same, or similar, issues? Not accusing you of anything, I could be wrong.
actually i did. i bought it about a year ago, installed it, kept on getting killed, quit and played a few other games, coming back the insults are worse and its too busy(from what ive read)The Unworthy Gentleman said:Are you playing on a wireless laptop? If you are then you're being booted for having a massive ping, you aren't getting backstabs because you have a massive ping and you aren't winning because you have a massive ping.
If you're playing on a wired laptop then I suggest keep playing and then quit, it's not as if you paid for it.
Currently; Yes, but ever? No, pre-nerf tomislav, pre-nerf natascha (pray noone was cheesy enough to use it) pre-nerf FaN and pre-nerf Cow-Mangler were utterly ridiculous.SilverJin02 said:I'd have to disagree. Even the weapons stay fairly balanced and don't screw things up all that much. Plus it keeps things different and allows for more crafting of strategies. I've yet to run into any weapon that completely destroys the balance. It's all a matter of knowing how to counter something. The hats aren't bad...so much as ridiculous and unnecessary. But considering you have the option to not use em it's fine.The Virgo said:It's sad that you hate it, but kudos for not blaming hats on it. God, that pisses me off. Unlockable weapons that are impossible to balance against: Yes, bad idea. Hats: No, a good idea.
Look up "Gravedigger Company"RaikuFA said:1. cannot connect to any servers. "there are 250 servers that match your criteria. unfortunately, none of them want you"
2. if i do get connected, i get booted about 2 to 3 minutes in because im not "teh hardcore" despite the fact that ive played for about 20 hours or i get dogpiled by the enemy
3. ive never won a game i stayed in, and guess who the blame goes to?
4. spy=cheater. seriously, ive been up against the wall and i get backstabbed. and when i try to disguise myself and backstab? knife never goes up to imply that i can backstab when im RIGHT ON THEIR BACK!!! then i get killed
and dont even put up that "it gets better" poster, cause it dosent
In which case what I said was actually a joke and I feel insulted that you didn't grasp that upon inspection.RaikuFA said:actually i did. i bought it about a year ago, installed it, kept on getting killed, quit and played a few other games, coming back the insults are worse and its too busy(from what ive read)The Unworthy Gentleman said:Are you playing on a wireless laptop? If you are then you're being booted for having a massive ping, you aren't getting backstabs because you have a massive ping and you aren't winning because you have a massive ping.
If you're playing on a wired laptop then I suggest keep playing and then quit, it's not as if you paid for it.
That's just part of the process. I don't expect it to always be balanced, as often it will take a good look at the metrics post-weapon release to realize that it needs balance. If they hadn't fixed it...then yea, I could see being up at arms, but it's fine for now.Baneat said:Currently; Yes, but ever? No, pre-nerf tomislav, pre-nerf natascha (pray noone was cheesy enough to use it) pre-nerf FaN and pre-nerf Cow-Mangler were utterly ridiculous.
Also: +50HP backburners
Game's in a decently balanced state as of this moment, there are no "Noobtube" weapons.
There needs to be about 500 million panels between the top and the bottom there.SilverJin02 said:That comic is basically 100% how I feel about it. It's like that when you start. But eventually, I started to get the hang of it, and it's a LOT of fun now. Spies only rarely get me because they seem so obvious now, no one eeever really ragged on me when I started, and I'm just getting plain better. TF2 is sooo much different from most other games you'll play involving shooting that it takes time to adjust for many. It really is great though.IkeGreil29 said:Seems to be lag issues, but who knows. Have patience with it. Here's a comic to cheer you up.
http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/438
Stop using the matchmaking crap they added and just manually browse for servers. You'll find much better games that way.RaikuFA said:1. cannot connect to any servers. "there are 250 servers that match your criteria. unfortunately, none of them want you"
20 hours is nothing. It really isn't. If you get booted, then the people on that server aren't very nice people. And TF2 isn't a "hardcore" game, not by far. It's pretty dang casual.RaikuFA said:2. if i do get connected, i get booted about 2 to 3 minutes in because im not "teh hardcore" despite the fact that ive played for about 20 hours or i get dogpiled by the enemy
Then the people you're playing with are just bad people, and you should join different servers.RaikuFA said:3. ive never won a game i stayed in, and guess who the blame goes to?
It's a glitch known as "facestabbing". It's when the Spy appears to be attacking an enemy from the front on both players' screens, but lag compensation results in it being registered as a backstab. Also, you're probably not doing the timing correctly. Just keep practicing.RaikuFA said:4. spy=cheater. seriously, ive been up against the wall and i get backstabbed. and when i try to disguise myself and backstab? knife never goes up to imply that i can backstab when im RIGHT ON THEIR BACK!!! then i get killed
Yes it does. As stated above, 20 hours is nothing. Just keep practicing and you'll get better at the game, which in turn will cause the game to get better.RaikuFA said:and dont even put up that "it gets better" poster, cause it dosent
1. I have never had that happen. Occasionally there are servers with reserved spots.RaikuFA said:1. cannot connect to any servers. "there are 250 servers that match your criteria. unfortunately, none of them want you"
2. if i do get connected, i get booted about 2 to 3 minutes in because im not "teh hardcore" despite the fact that ive played for about 20 hours or i get dogpiled by the enemy
3. ive never won a game i stayed in, and guess who the blame goes to?
4. spy=cheater. seriously, ive been up against the wall and i get backstabbed. and when i try to disguise myself and backstab? knife never goes up to imply that i can backstab when im RIGHT ON THEIR BACK!!! then i get killed
and dont even put up that "it gets better" poster, cause it dosent
I don't believe you.RaikuFA said:1. cannot connect to any servers. "there are 250 servers that match your criteria. unfortunately, none of them want you"
2. if i do get connected, i get booted about 2 to 3 minutes in because im not "teh hardcore" despite the fact that ive played for about 20 hours or i get dogpiled by the enemy
3. ive never won a game i stayed in, and guess who the blame goes to?
4. spy=cheater. seriously, ive been up against the wall and i get backstabbed. and when i try to disguise myself and backstab? knife never goes up to imply that i can backstab when im RIGHT ON THEIR BACK!!! then i get killed
and dont even put up that "it gets better" poster, cause it dosent