House of ZAN Forum

Grand Master Sef · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: TF2 TEAM UPDATE!

Ok, so I showed this to Damin last night.

http://guarddog.50webs.com/

Its not real...or is it? Here is the scoop. Apparently, a fan posted this on the TF2 forums as a fake. This happens often but this one was really good. Valve saw it (as I'm sure they see most of them) & threw it up on their TF2 Blog with a "Patent Pending" note from Saxon Hale.

This intrigues me. As I know none of this stuff is developed and was a WONDERFUL ruse...it seems that the guys at Valve found it interesting. Me thinks they have thoughts of possibly adapting this concept into the game after all. I guess we'll find out one day.

Bottom line, nothing new for TF2 is coming until L4D2 is released. Bummer.
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Erik Dodd · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

I'm looking for some tips in playing either the Spy or the Demoman. I've tried the classes out just to mildly get an attempt on how the classes play out but I haven't spent much time doing that. I know those two classes are probably the two that just completely dominate me in-game so I figure if I can get decent with those two classes it may help me in other areas. This entire week I open but I may have to go in and just some odds and ends but shouldn't take too long. If we can get the ZAN server up I'd be up for a tutorial owning
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Erik Dodd · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

Wow just got done playing a Demoman for like an hr. I love the class. I was tearing up. Gotta play more later
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Admiral Trell · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject:

Oh wow, the Guard Dog would be sweet... they should use it!!!

Ravage · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject:

Erik Dodd · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

From what I've noticed you can't fire your gun or use the knife while cloaked, that correct? I just find it hard to believe spies sneak up on me so often and kill me so quick and are back into the shadows. I'm assuming I just have to quickly de-cloak, fire or stab then cloak again?

Another thing. I've been messing around with a medic especially if we just need an extra healer or something. When I have my uber can I see myself turn a solid color and be invul? Either I can't see it on myself or I'm doing it wrong. I know I have to hit mouse2 to activate it but can I not do it while I'm healing someone?
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Ravage · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:22 am Post subject:

You cannot do anything but run while cloaked. You're essentially correct, just decloak, land your attack, and hit the cloak button again immediately. The exception is when other enemies are around, when attempting to recloak would get you killed, then you just need to duke it out w/the revolver, or do an endo-run and get backstabs on them (and be proclaimed a hacker, fyi). If using the basic watch, what I do is cloack past the front lines into a hiding spot (usually a corner or nook where you're not immediately visible to people running towards the point/intel) and decloak. As a prime target walks by, simply run out immediately behind as if you too are running toward the objective. Knife the loser, immediately cloak, and head back to the hiding spot. Find a new hiding spot every several kills, as people will be expecting you in certain areas. Also remember after killing someone to pick up their weapon, as it will recharge the cloak a bit.

If you are lucky enough to have Cloak & Dagger, you don't need to decloak in the hiding spots, which makes the hiding MUCH better. The only drawback is you have to decloak after you see your target and are already rushing at him. This means if anyone is behind your target, they will see you decloaking. Often, though, even if you die you will take your target down. You MUST be willing to get a 1:1 kill/death ratio on Spy. That's really the best you can hope for until you learn the tricks.

Also, Instant Respawn servers are BAD for spies. The enemy will know the area you're in immediately upon respawn (b/c of the snapshots at death), and will be coming for you. Not only this, the Spy is far too fragile to rush a point near a spawn that's continually flooding enemies out. Ask Dana about this, he plays mostly on a Insta-Spawn server, and I simply can't play there as a Spy.

For the Medic, you have to alt-fire when your uber-meter is at 100%. Just right click, and whoever you're healing (and yourself) will get the uber. It will not show YOU as glowing (but you are). You should see the "uber glow" around your target. You have to maintain a healing beam on your target in order to keep the uber going. If you are not seeing the glow, you might want to make sure you don't have the Kritzkrieg equipped. When it "ubers", all that glows is the weapon, as it is a 100% crit buff instead of invulnerability. Also, you can change uber targets mid-uber. This is handy if you notice someone near you on fire/about to die, you can swap over, then back to your primary target, and both will be ubered very briefly - advanced tip Wink

Erik Dodd · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

Ravage · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

Kritz is really useful for Arena maps, and if your team already has a good medic with Uber. However, Kritz is mostly inferior to good old fashioned invulnerability.

Also, the beauty of Spy is that only a few people can effectively use them as a "PWN yer face" class. It takes quite a bit of learning/training to get good with them, and even so, they can be irritating to play because you get killed so easily (accidentally even). It's rare that I'm not close to top of the scoreboard as Spy, however - they can be very rewarding and can make a HUGE difference, especially if their team knows how to work with them.

I suggest at least learning Spy enough to learn the tricks, then it will make you a much more effective counter-spy, and they won't get you as much. One word of advice - always look over your shoulder. You should constantly be checking your 6, and if ANYONE is there, shoot them. You'll fend off at least 50% of the spy attacks that are currently killing you, guaranteed.

Of course, that won't stop me from falling out of the sky at you Twisted Evil

Grand Master Sef · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject:

KABOOOM!

that is all. Stab ya later, Dodd.
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Grand Master Sef · Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:51 pm Post subject:

TF2 newest HAT update

check out the NEW new hats!
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Ravage · Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject:

A nice little patch. I have the axe and shiv already (both are pretty good, the shiv is an absolute upgrade). I've seen about half the hats ingame already.

In particular, the map change to pl_pipeline is great. The extra stairway was absolutely needed. That map just got more awesome.

/goggle at the Medic goggles...