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NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
June 24 2011 05:01 GMT
#81
severs constantly overload lol... i cant even load my own items
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
brazenraven
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Romania122 Posts
June 24 2011 05:04 GMT
#82
really regret buying this game a few months ago.

this is the kind of game you play when your friends do, but never besides that.

+ Show Spoiler +
it's even worse when you don't have friends
Zerg definitely does have responses to FFs pre-hive tech. Infestors, baneling drops, burrowed roaches, and mutas are all options
DeltruS
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2214 Posts
June 24 2011 05:06 GMT
#83
On June 24 2011 13:59 Brambled wrote:
I am so bad at this game! Any pointers for those starting out?


Don't play 32 player maps. They are spamfests.
Always have an escape plan and a plan ahead your next move.
Get good on one map, be aware of flank paths and health kits.
Don't run blindly run into areas the enemy clearly controls.
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NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
June 24 2011 05:08 GMT
#84
On June 24 2011 14:06 DeltruS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2011 13:59 Brambled wrote:
I am so bad at this game! Any pointers for those starting out?


Don't play 32 player maps. They are spamfests.
Always have an escape plan and a plan ahead your next move.
Get good on one map, be aware of flank paths and health kits.
Don't run blindly run into areas the enemy clearly controls.

also try maps such as badland or pl_badwater. Best class to start with are scouts, solider heavy and sniper.
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dbddbddb
Profile Joined April 2010
Singapore969 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:12:03
June 24 2011 05:11 GMT
#85
tips:

soldier and demo spam if you are hungry for kills
medic if you are sucking bad/feeling useless

thats about it

oh and make sure to spam 'E' at all times, even if there are no medics

gl hf new players!
ManyCookies
Profile Joined December 2010
1164 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:17:24
June 24 2011 05:11 GMT
#86
On June 24 2011 13:59 Brambled wrote:
I am so bad at this game! Any pointers for those starting out?


I would start with Medic for a few sessions. You'll learn the classes, what they can do, and how to deal with them. Medic doesn't require FPS aiming or prediction skills to be successful (though it helps), and your teammates will guide you through the map and (hopefully) put you where you need to be. And you'll still be a huge help to your team even if you play terribly. If you want to try some combat classes, Heavy and Soldier are both pretty friendly to start with. Just start playing; the rest of the tips I'd give would probably be more specific problems.


Best class to start with are scouts...


Noooooo, do NOT start with Scout. Scout requires good map awareness, good aim, good sense of composition and abilities of the enemy, etc. Fun as hell, but really not a class to start with.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
June 24 2011 05:13 GMT
#87
nevermine, trying out the training system... wow, stuff getting ez in this game
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acker
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2958 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:21:07
June 24 2011 05:17 GMT
#88
Medic is probably the best class to learn how to spycheck, push, retreat, and all those other important gameplay elements...

...Simply because you'll die a lot if you fail at any one of these things. And your team won't yell at you if you're terrible because no one wants even the bad medics to switch to another class.

Just don't start as Sniper unless you're ABSOLUTELY SURE you know what the hell you're doing. Too many clueless snipers...
peekn
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1152 Posts
June 24 2011 05:20 GMT
#89
Valve is one of my favorite companies, tf2 is one of the best fps games out there and the way they went about making the game profitable 4 years after is brilliant. I hope that more companies use this form of microtransactions ( making things available to purchase without changing the game for those who don't pay)

I am very excited that it is free so other people can enjoy this jem of a game in the heap of crap that game developers are pumping out now a days. Kudos to valve!!!!
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:22:23
June 24 2011 05:22 GMT
#90
On June 24 2011 14:17 acker wrote:
Medic is probably the best class to learn how to spycheck, push, retreat, and all those other important gameplay elements...

...Simply because you'll die a lot if you fail at any one of these things. And your team won't yell at you if you're terrible because no one wants even the bad medics to switch to another class.

Just don't start as Sniper unless you're ABSOLUTELY SURE you know what the hell you're doing. Too many clueless snipers...


OR PLAY PYRO AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SPYCHECK LOLOL

yeah.. ^_^
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
dudeman001
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2412 Posts
June 24 2011 05:24 GMT
#91
On June 24 2011 14:11 dbddbddb wrote:
tips:

soldier and demo spam if you are hungry for kills
medic if you are sucking bad/feeling useless

thats about it

oh and make sure to spam 'E' at all times, even if there are no medics

gl hf new players!

That's surprisingly accurate.

I feel silly having bought the game during some sale last year for like $12. I should've seen this coming. Still, it's making me want to go and play more TF2 which is a problem with all the games I'm already splitting my time with. D:
Sup.
acker
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2958 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:32:32
June 24 2011 05:24 GMT
#92
Some basic tweaks in Options:

-Turn hit indication sounds on. This is a must, and you'll figure out why about five minutes into the game.

-Change your starting crosshair to something visible. I suggest bright green, with the actual crosshair a small circle.

-Turn Medigun beam lock on, so you don't wear out your mouse holding down the medigun button.

Weapons you should try to acquire first (not in any particular order):

-Equalizer
-Axtinguisher
-Degreaser
-Ubersaw
-Kritzkrieg
-GRU

There's probably a few more, but these are important.

Learn how to rocket and sticky jump. And turn in the air (strafe one way while in the air after rocket jumping, and turn in the same direction using the mouse).

On June 24 2011 14:22 Grettin wrote:

OR PLAY PYRO AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SPYCHECK LOLOL

yeah.. ^_^


And die to every other class out there...Tomislav/GRU Heavy is so much better at everything except uber blocking. Twice the DPS, twice the health, with exactly the same speed...it's the new Natasha, I swear.
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 05:26:21
June 24 2011 05:24 GMT
#93
On June 24 2011 10:12 Grettin wrote:
purchased this like a 6 months after the release. It's still fun, even though you rage most of the time in Public anyway.

Good move by valve. Can't wait to hit the public with my friends to own every new player (and older ones) up.

You can "find" all the items in the game... weapons that is...
just takes a unit of "time" or you trade for them...

hats are a different story and they aren't necessarily free...

only one or two items in the game are actually better than what they actually replaced... the rest are just used differently... ( the other bonesaw with the aoe heal and not the regular one considering they both have the same dps )
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Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
June 24 2011 05:29 GMT
#94
On June 24 2011 14:24 nalgene wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2011 10:12 Grettin wrote:
purchased this like a 6 months after the release. It's still fun, even though you rage most of the time in Public anyway.

Good move by valve. Can't wait to hit the public with my friends to own every new player (and older ones) up.

You can "find" all the items in the game... weapons that is...
just takes a unit of "time" or you trade for them...

hats are a different story and they aren't necessarily free...

only one or two items in the game are actually better than what they actually replaced... the rest are just used differently... ( the other bonesaw with the aoe heal and not the regular one considering they both have the same dps )


Missquote?
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
Looky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1608 Posts
June 24 2011 05:55 GMT
#95
one of the best fps on pc. i enjoy it more than battlefield bad company, and counterstrike. biggest game to go free
ambra
Profile Joined August 2010
Italy80 Posts
June 24 2011 05:56 GMT
#96
I have been playing the game for about 2100 hours (used to be into competitive play for more than two years): quit because I was bored of the game mechanics and couldnt stand practicing every night.
It's still sort of fun, especially if you play with friends.
There is no excuse for not checking it out now
Irave
Profile Joined October 2010
United States9965 Posts
June 24 2011 05:59 GMT
#97
I still enjoy the original TF. I'm not sure that I'm ready to move on even with this one being free.
Brambled
Profile Joined July 2010
United States750 Posts
June 24 2011 06:10 GMT
#98
So what is spychecking?
Seeps
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada44 Posts
June 24 2011 06:16 GMT
#99
More noobs, less spychecking...time to feast!
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-24 06:18:48
June 24 2011 06:17 GMT
#100
On June 24 2011 15:10 Brambled wrote:
So what is spychecking?


Well, checking for spies. Looking around, shooting/attacking suspicious players who might be spy's. ( You can disguise as a enemy player)

Pyros doing fire-donuts to catch a spy trying to get behind enemy lines etc..
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
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