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I've played TF2 a lot but just pubs. Yesterday some friends (former cs clanmates) messaged me that they were playing TF2 for free so I decided to join in on the fun. What I saw was A LOT of noobs 
I often play medic because it's a key class and a lot of people don't like playing it but I think it's pretty rewarding. Some pointers for being a medic and for players playing a long with a medic:
Don't steal medipacks from medics, they will heal you, they can't heal themselves (they do regenerate health... zergstyle)
When your gun lights up that means that a medic has geven you a 'kritz' (critical hits for a short period). Try to do damage, don't just stand there.
When you're a soldier and want healing don't equip the equalizer. So annoying.
When being a medic:
- Heal constantly to charge your uber (godmode for a short period). You can also buff your teammates.
- When giving ubers it's best to pick a class that has a high damage output (duh), but you can also check the scoreboard for good players. Seems logical and all but i can assure you that it sucks when your urber is wasted on a bad player.
- Always watch your back for spies trying to backstab you.
- Kritzkrieg is best used defensively, regular medigun for offense.
- When you are giving a player an ubercharge it's good to run in front of them to block sentries shooting at them. This way the damage dealer has an easier time aiming.
- Heal other medics first.
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On June 26 2011 22:51 LekTr wrote:cant find any server  ( any suggestions?? (tried to reinstall TF2 and disable firewall)
had that too. get a new masterserver file like described here.
fixed it for me :>
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Now that it is F2P, I will get it. I have been trying to find an alternative to Counter Strike, as it has been very stressful to play it lately.
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Bought this couple of years ago, still having fun everyday =)
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On June 24 2011 10:55 DeltruS wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:14 masterbreti wrote:
so essentially now the games more powerful items will cost money. so whoever has the most cash get the most op weapons.
That really doesn't make much sense but ok... The weapons are mostly sidegrades, so non-default weapons are not super op. Drops happen often and you can always spend 10$ to upgrade to premium. They can't let every free account get hat drops or we would get computer farms with TF2 running on AFK servers. TF2 is the better version of FPS games. The shitty CoD and Battlefield games only try to simulate reality and encourage 2 shot deaths. TF2, contrarily, depends on strategy and teamwork and has a diverse set of original weapons.
LOL
Because knives are more effective than bullets in real life. There is nothing realistic about those games.
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If anybody wants coaching via voicechat (and lives in the western united states) I'd be willing to do so. We could find a server to go on and I could help you ;P
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On June 27 2011 00:36 JimCozad wrote:I've played TF2 a lot but just pubs. Yesterday some friends (former cs clanmates) messaged me that they were playing TF2 for free so I decided to join in on the fun. What I saw was A LOT of noobs I often play medic because it's a key class and a lot of people don't like playing it but I think it's pretty rewarding. Some pointers for being a medic and for players playing a long with a medic: Don't steal medipacks from medics, they will heal you, they can't heal themselves (they do regenerate health... zergstyle) When your gun lights up that means that a medic has geven you a 'kritz' (critical hits for a short period). Try to do damage, don't just stand there. When you're a soldier and want healing don't equip the equalizer. So annoying. When being a medic: - Heal constantly to charge your uber (godmode for a short period). You can also buff your teammates. - When giving ubers it's best to pick a class that has a high damage output (duh), but you can also check the scoreboard for good players. Seems logical and all but i can assure you that it sucks when your urber is wasted on a bad player. - Always watch your back for spies trying to backstab you. - Kritzkrieg is best used defensively, regular medigun for offense. - When you are giving a player an ubercharge it's good to run in front of them to block sentries shooting at them. This way the damage dealer has an easier time aiming. - Heal other medics first.
If you're being forced to pop a krtiz you're doing it wrong. The faster charge time allows for you to pressure faster than the regular ubercharge. In the context of terrible maps like dustbowl and goldrush you have a point, you can't rush out of that choke uphill with a kritz and survive usually. However 5cp maps the kritz allows for faster and stronger pushes in an effort to get the medic before he gets his uber. In the end, yes use it or lose it but still, do everything to make the kritz on your terms because its far less effective when its on the enemies terms.
And a side note, spys are incredibly easy to spot. You don't need to constantly be looking behind you so much as you need to know the signs and be able to hear the loud as hell uncloaking sound.
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Is their a TL server? Any good servers the vets feel like recommending?
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On June 27 2011 09:33 Retgery wrote:
Is their a TL server? Any good servers the vets feel like recommending?
I'd give you my clan servers but I think that might be against TL rules.
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On June 27 2011 09:34 cynical wrote:Show nested quote +On June 27 2011 09:33 Retgery wrote:
Is their a TL server? Any good servers the vets feel like recommending? I'd give you my clan servers but I think that might be against TL rules.
Wow thanks, is it noob friendly?
Steam ID is Retjery
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Serejai set some up, dunno if they are still up, and I don't think they were ever really active:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=169792
I can only recommend you european servers, but the hampshire heavies, wdg, lokalen and special attack communites all host good servers I like to play on from time to time. There are more, but those are the ones I usualy play on..
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Bleh...I hate spies. When comparing the number of times I die to other classes, are at the very bottom. But when a spy kills you, doesn't it feel incredibly humiliating? Not only did he kill you, he made sure you know that he killed you, you herp de derp.
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On June 24 2011 10:52 eatmyshorts5 wrote:
This move basically guarantees that DOTA 2 is gonna be free. This excites me.
I'd rather pay for the full game and have everything available instead of the league of legends ala cart model.
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On June 28 2011 03:48 Shiragaku wrote:
Bleh...I hate spies. When comparing the number of times I die to other classes, are at the very bottom. But when a spy kills you, doesn't it feel incredibly humiliating? Not only did he kill you, he made sure you know that he killed you, you herp de derp.
Never particularly bothers me... as long as my team isn't being dumb and puts some effort into killing him after he's revealed himself, at the very least. Unless it is a face stab. Then I just rage.
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Haha. On my home TF2 server we have 4-5 really really good spies. Makes me rage when they stairstam. Or do an impossible stab popping out of the water. Or just own you as scout with an ambassador headshot >.>
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hmm, even though I had the game, I never got into it much :/
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On June 28 2011 05:18 Playguuu wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:52 eatmyshorts5 wrote:
This move basically guarantees that DOTA 2 is gonna be free. This excites me. I'd rather pay for the full game and have everything available instead of the league of legends ala cart model.
You wont get a sense of progression that way though and the game might get boring more quickly as well. Not to mention a definite larger community if the game is free
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Personally I don't have much of a negative or positive opinion on the whole thing. Hopefully it prolongs the game's community and gets more people interested in the competitive side of play, but it could just as easily peter out. Either way though, I guess I'll keep playing.
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I have been playing since it came out, and will continue to play. I don't see anything wrong with the game being opened up to a lot of new players. Sure some people that come to play will be trolls as is expected with any free game, but a lot of players will come to actually learn how to play the game.
It excites me that they are doing this, I think it will end up being a good thing. Not like they had masses of people still purchasing, most of their revenue was coming from the store.
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