Tales of Team Fortress

[Mr. Fiend]

I've been playing TF2 like crazy lately, and wanted to relay some stories/observations.

Earlier today, I was about to über rush with a pyro buddy of mine on dustbowl, when we ran down into the ravine and into the tunnel on the final section. We encountered a heavy/soldier/medic combo, and before I could pop it, they blew up my pyro. But, there was an engineer with us for some reason, and seeing no other choice, I übered him.

He then proceeded to crit wrench all three of them before destroying a dispenser and teleport at the top of the stairs. A good laugh was had all around.

I also pulled off the Second Opinion achievement today. I've been trying for a while now, and I think I have the multi-über down. I must say it is very devestating when coordinated properly. You need both players to stay in sight of you while bouncing the beam back and forth. I've done a double soldier rush, soldier/demo rush, and a pyro/heavy/soldier rush, although the last one didn't end well. Triple rushes are difficult to pull off, but are potential game breakers. Voice com is an absolute must, however.

In between übers, I usually hang back just behind the front line, so my teammates can drop back and be healed immediately. Great for keeping the pressure on when assaulting. However, if I have a good buddy (usually a pyro) we'll pair up and rush through the enemy front, burning everyone and hiding in their rear to build another über.

Medic is by far my favorite class. If you do well, everyone will love you for it.

Anyone else still playing?

[HodgeMASHEEN MkIII]

I was playing like a mad man a little more than a week ago... before Rome: Total War and STALKER came in the mail... since then, I've logged exactly 0 hours in TF2 :o

[Mr. Fiend]

I was playing like a mad man a little more than a week ago... before Rome: Total War and STALKER came in the mail... since then, I've logged exactly 0 hours in TF2 :oGet Rome: Total Realism. If you want, create a second install of R:TW and put RTR in there. It changes the game significantly, I love it.

[CaptCommy]

I've been playing TF2 like crazy as well. I got all the unlocks in like, two months time. God it's such a well balanced game (minus stickies)

[Makai Goblin]

I've had a few good TF2 moments. But what I like most is, when using the backburner, flaming someone in the face, then running after them as they run away for a health pack, medic, or dispenser. The end result: Enemy fried by backburner crits.

Once, playing heavy, I almost single handedly pushed the cart on the second stage of goldrush to the end. I have to give the other guys credit, though, because most of them ran ahead to discombobulate the enemy, which they did a good job of. I got 20+ points (don't recall exactly how much) from pushing and killing the few enemy that I saw. I pray to the video game gods that I may pwn like that again some day. At least when I die I can say I know how it feels to roll a natural 20.

Oh, as a pyro tactic, try to zip behind the engineer's dispenser, so it's between you and the sentry. Some of the hurt from your flamer will hit it while you're burnin' up the dispenser, and you just may kill the sentry after the dispenser falls. Of course, this works best when you've had a health boost, and when it's a level 1 sentry, but it's save my ass a few times when I had one of those "run 'round the corner and there's a surprise sentry sitting there" situations. Plus, if you get uberd, pyros CAN kill sentries, just have the medic draw it's fire, so you can commit the arson.

[Loké]

I whore the krtiz. Nothing funnier than a soldier or pyro expecting an easy kill with an engineer, only for me to krtiz him. :D

[nojmaster]

I've got more hours racked up as medic than any other class, largely due to the fact that I'm playing on pub servers where no one else wants to do it. I've found a good medic will make a or break a team, and I fucking hate the medics who won't heal anyone other than thier heavy. Pisses me off.

I have found recently though, that the needle gun unlock is frighteningly effective at dealing with heavies. In a straight shootout, if you're beyond a certain range, you get the health back that he takes off. It's also generally great because it's the closest thing to a silenced weapon in the game, enemies tend not to shoot at medics that aren't actually healing people so much. And one more thing, using the needle drop to shoot at things that are out of your line of sight is a great way to inflict no-risk hurt and recharge your HP.

By the way, how do you uber two people at once?

[CaptCommy]

By the way, how do you uber two people at once?

Rapidly switch between two people. So just find two people next to each other and swap back and forth as fast as you can. It's finicky, but try it enough times and it should work.

[BS87]

I usually either play the sniper, and rack up tons of kills, or play solo heavy and rack up tons of kills. IIRC my best heavy was on badwater, where i just rode the cart withoutstopping straight from spawn to the end, and killed everyone, I think i managed ~58-60 points for that one round.

[Loké]

Rapidly switch between two people. So just find two people next to each other and swap back and forth as fast as you can. It's finicky, but try it enough times and it should work.

With the uber (not the kritz) there's a 1 second 'lag' before the invunerability wears off. So if you keep alternating between two people under a second you can uber 2 people. Requires organisation though which is why pretty much no-one outside clanners do it.

[pro kossu]

One of my rattiest runs:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/larz/photogallery/cp_lazytown_night0000.jpg

[Mirsky]

Nice pro kossu!

If I'm whoring it's generally as a sniper on a map like Turbine. Typically rack up scores of 100+.

However, I still find the pyro is the funnest class even if my k/d ratio drops dramatically. Running into a bunch of enemies and seeing them flee from my fiery burnination is great. Plus with a GOOD medic a pyro can break an entrenched defense of engineers. Sucky medics that don't deflect the SGs knockback effect need not apply.

Ok, some e-pen0r shots I guess

Probably my best score... I certainly thought enough of it to take a screenie!

http://forums.firearms-source.com/imagehosting/13448f53c7a3e457.jpg

What happens when Blue gets bored towards the end of Gravel Pit. I think a that point the entire team were engies

http://forums.firearms-source.com/imagehosting/13448f53c7ab47c4.jpg

Finally I couldn't resist this one... Scraps, Harry you need to play more TF2!

http://forums.firearms-source.com/imagehosting/13448f53c79bcf47.jpg

[Scraps]

Sup.

[HodgeMASHEEN MkIII]

What happens when Blue gets bored towards the end of Gravel Pit. I think a that point the entire team were engies

http://forums.firearms-source.com/imagehosting/13448f53c7ab47c4.jpg

ROFL... I remember that

Finally I couldn't resist this one... Scraps, Harry you need to play more TF2!

http://forums.firearms-source.com/imagehosting/13448f53c79bcf47.jpg
when the fuck was that?

[Medlar]

yeah I wanna play with the OTF

[HodgeMASHEEN MkIII]

yeah I wanna play with the OTF
ok well just ask ur mom if it's ok if you come