John Caveson

You can survive a melee hit with it now since Gun Mettle. And since the DR has been nerfed to oblivion, trickstabbing pubstomper Spys have moved to the Kunai to get their fix. Now people are recently discovering how useful it is. Like with pre-Jungle Inferno Razorback.

I now wonder what's worse to deal with, Pre-JI DR, or current Kunai?

In speaking of "zany", Pyro mains always seem to wear the most cursed cosmetic combos. Usually having something to do with the eyes.

 

As for me personally, I tend to find people who main the cookie cutter classes more annoying, simply because when someone "mains" those classes, it's often because they play (or at least want to play)  competitive 6s. And with that, comes the tryhard mentality, which means carrying your team, stomping 2Fort pubs as Demo with your Medic GF up your ass all day.

 

The exception to this would be Medic mains, who have every right to shittalk their team by virtue of actually maining Medic in pubs(unless they are the aforementioned Medic GF).

Don't forget the weeb pfp and strange kunai with Japanese gibberish tagged on it.

 

So it's either all of that, or they're the chillest dudes around because they know they're playing a weak class and just don't give a baguette about it.

 

One things for sure, they enjoy electroswing like the hipsters they are.

I just remembered in less than 3 days, Mario will fucking die. It's been quite the run mustache wahoo man. RIP.

On 2/2/2021 at 3:41 AM, Razputin said:

 

I actually foolishly believed that they would put a bunch of characters to rest after Endgame and at least start with something fresh but I believe there's alteady like three prequel movies regurgitating the avengers cast

To me, Endgame is the finale of the MCU. Withe Spiderman: Far From Home as a bonus epilogue chapter.

They really can't stop bullying Mario in these, can they?

He will always be Dr. Henry Jones to me. That and Alan Quartermain.

19 hours ago, FreshHalibut said:

Still waiting for that Paper Mario TTYD MK: DD!! port/remaster/remake/sequel.

 

And no, giving me Baby Park again for the third time will not satiate me this time.

Best Nintendo console. Change my mind.

Ah yes, another example of the Halloween version of the map being superior design-wise, like Helltower.

 

*sigh*

https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=76112

 

Spook time.

Can't wait for Skyrim to be a Series X exclusive.

21 minutes ago, Gyokuyoutama said:

Pull up "crab rave."

 

Sort by "newest comment."

 

Yup, just what I expected.

 

For context.....ofc.

So the Hollywood Edition?

 

I have to admit, this is pretty hype.

I've now gone down the rabbit hole hilarity of watching 3d anime avatars who don't speak a lick of English play popular western games that sometimes are and sometimes not dubbed in Japanese.

 

What has my life come to?

 

18 hours ago, Rynjin said:

Anybody else playing this? I've thought of picking it up a few times, and now seems a good time to jump in.

I'm interested in the whole 2008-2009 TF2 focus. I never picked up this game on PC until the Uber Update. It seems like a good nostalgia trip for vets, and a dive into history for me. They just released a patch a few days ago, which included some balancing for the unlocks.

 

In speaking of patches:

 

https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=63310

 

Quote

• Added the Summer 2020 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 22 new community-contributed items
  • Adds 4 new community-created Unusual effects
• Fixed an issue where values computed from server bounded ConVars could be incorrect on the client and therefore possibly exploitable
• Fixed Australium Medigun/Wrench items not dropping for the Mann vs. Machine rewards
• Fixed the chat window not always being restored to the appropriate place
• Fixed Competitive badges not displaying correctly
• Increased the default caps_per_round for Mannpower mode
• Updated the Watch Streams dialog to open the Twitch page
• Updated cp_granary with a permanent Soldier statue
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
• Updated the localization files

Interested in the ConVar fix, could help with the bot problem....maybe, iunno. I'm just glad they're updating the game again.

Sound's like something straight out of Final Destination.

I wonder if it's still possible to beat Wave 666 with it now.

Huh, I never noticed the FoS was buggy. Probably because I don't use them. That's interesting. I wonder how Valve would fix that coding-wise.

 

1 hour ago, hugthebed2 said:

I've always been a firm believer in using the disciplinary action over the escape plan. Being able to whip a teammate and then go into a fight with a few seconds of speed can give you the opening edge in a fight.

A fair point. Don't forget it has the longest melee range in the game as well.

 

1 hour ago, hugthebed2 said:

I agree with you that there aren't really any weapons that scream out "I'm overpowered!" whenever I play. Though I'm still sad about some of the weapons that are underpowered.

Yeah, but part of me fears Valve will over do the buffs and we'd be stuck with some new OP combo for another 1000 days. So if this is it for balancing, then I'll take the meme loadouts any day.

 

1 hour ago, hugthebed2 said:

Also apparently a hot take is that the ambassador nerf isn't even that bad. It removed some fun from the weapon but where it really shined was 102 burst damage which can kill any light class if you hit the headshot and butterknife them. People compares its DPS too much to the stock revolver even though it should be a discussion about burst damage.

As a Spy main, I never really thought the nerf was that bad balance-wise. I just thought it was the wrong kind of nerf. The long range 102s gave it great utility for picking off Engineers and Snipers from a distance. Taking that away has just made it more or less a boring +/- stat weapon to the Revolver. The real problem was the DR abuse in combination with the Amby to make a non-stealthy Gun-Spy subclass. They were embarrassments to Spies everywhere.

 

I would have gone with thesentryisaspy's (an old, old time Spy main) suggestion of making it more of a hand cannon as the original description on the Sniper vs. Spy update page.

 

+crits do 120 damage instead of 102

- 50% clip size

- slightly longer HS cooldown

 

Something along those lines. That way it's main purpose be for its long-range utility. And if you just want good ol' reliable damage, stick to stock.

 

At the end of the day though, I do understand Valve's logic behind the nerf. I think, personally it's stupid, but I can't argue that it made the weapon more in line what the Spy was supposed to be in not being a mini-Sniper.

1 hour ago, hugthebed2 said:

Regardless of my qualms, I still think the game is fine weapon wise. I am an Iron Curtain purist (die tomislav heavies).

хоро́шим komrade.

 

1 hour ago, TheOnlyGuyEver said:

Basically the trend is: if a class has a weapon slot that is underused, any weapon which lets them get more frequent use out of that slot is probably better. Sandvich, Escape Plan, Pain Train, the list goes on.

That honestly summarizes my list actually.

 

1 hour ago, TheOnlyGuyEver said:

I think the only weapons I would say are remotely OP are the Wrangler and maybe the Vaccinator. But the Wrangler is not nearly as bad as it used to be; I have no idea how I or anyone lived like that for so long.

Hmm, I never had trouble with the Vacc, though admittedly, that's just lack of experience fighting against or with. Not many people really know how to abuse it, so not enough people are complaining about it. I find there are a lot of weapons that do that; either a greater evil had to be slain at the time (in Amby's case, the Enforcer), or a notable pro player starts using it all the time, then word spreads and more people start to use it and realize how good it is, then the complaints come in.

 

For example, remember when everyone thought that the Razorback was useless trash? Then some notable high-level Snipers started using it, word spreads, people figure out it's potential, then boom, Sniper is suddenly the most important class in HL. The weapon was untouched since it was released, then before you know it: poof nerfed.

 

Now that I think about it, the Amby was the same way. Though, funnily enough, a major reason the Razorback was thought to be trash was specifically because the Ambassador sort of countered it. So after all of the complaints, both weapons were nerfed at the same time. A price I'm willing to pay for it I suppose (along with the Danger Shield nerf).

 

1 hour ago, TheOnlyGuyEver said:

Let me also just say that I think the Second Banana is one of the greatest things to happen to the game in years. I've sworn off the Sandvich ever since that thing was added. The Second Banana lets Heavy be the most Medic-independent that he has ever been, it's really so much fun.

Ironic how what was supposed to be a Sandvich-lite consolation prize for Heavy being voted second, turned out to be the more used weapon over all of the Pyro weapons. I mean what did Pyro get? A broken, buggy mess of a flamethrower, a meme melee, and a near useless gas can secondary. The Thermal Thruster was the only one that really added something to the table, but even then, it's a bit unwieldy compared to the other secondaries.

You know, I think 1000 days is long enough to analyze the current state of weapon balance, don't you?

 

So what do you guys think of how balanced the game is currently? Are there any weapons, or combo of weapons that are distinctly op, like on the level of TommyGruVich and Dr. EnforCicle? Or is Stock still the way to go for new players? What about the context of HL and 6s?

 

Personally, I like the current balance situation we have right now, at least as far as pubs go. I haven't really heard much complaining about any particular weapons or combos that need to be addressed ASAP. I also haven't really caught up with competitive at all to give a sound opinion on the state of things there.

 

I think that all of them are either balanced side-grades to stock, or underpowered, which I would rather deal with than overpowered, given the choice. In fact, I can count on two hands which unlocks each class absolutely "needs" to not remain at a disadvantage.

 

• Scout: N/A
• Soldier: Escape Plan
• Pyro: Powerjack
• Demoman: N/A
• Heavy: Sandvich/ Second Banana, GRU/Eviction Notice, FoS
• Engineer: Wrangler/Short Circuit
• Medic: Crusader's Crossbow, Ubersaw
• Sniper: N/A
• Spy: N/A

 

As you can see, I believe you can be perfectly fine with 4/9 classes with just stock. I couldn't find any weapons which were drastically OP enough that you just simply can't live without, for those classes. As for the rest of the cast, you may notice that all of them (with the exception of the Wrangler) are utility secondaries/melees that, while clearly better than stock, are used more for mobility, team support, or just personal survival, rather than straight up killing power, which would negatively disrupt game-flow.

 

Soldier's Escape Plan, Pyro's Powerjack, and Heavy's GRU/Eviction Notice are of the indispensable mobility category. The Escape Plan rewards bad positioning and getting hit as Soldier, which is fundamentally a class philosophy problem, but practically has no overall effect on gameflow, as he is marked for death, and if he's going fast enough, it just means you just need to breath on him to finish him, so overall I'd say it's fine. The Powerjack is just an outright buff to Pyro, as this just allows him to get into flame range better, but considering Pyro was already a pretty weak class to begin with, I see no real problem with it. Finally as for the G.R.U. (and by extension, Eviction Notice), it is still a problem, as Heavy is supposed be slow, without the benefit of explosive jumping like Soldier or Demo. And as we know, a fast Heavy is a deadly Heavy, and, like Soldier, it rewards bad positioning, which for Heavy, is where all the skill of playing Heavy comes from(minus tracking ofc). However compared to its previous iterations, it's current form is not nearly as insane as it once was, but it's still a must have over the stock Fists.

 

As for the rest of Heavy's unlocks (Sandvich, Second Banana, and FoS), they are meant to help with his tankiness, which him being a tank in the first place, is not really a problem. They are just simply better than stock, with the food items having the added utility of healing your teammates, particularly your pocket Medic, and the FoS being a sidegrade to GRU, rather than the Fists.

 

Medic's unlocks allow him heal and build uber more efficiently, which means more charges, which means faster games, which is always a plus in my book. Plus, they just make Medic more fun to play overall.

 

Finally that leaves Engineer. He seems to have the opposite effect of Medic. That in which if he gets buffed with unlocks, it slows the game down rather than speeds it up. Both of his secondaries are better than stock, and both help Engineer protect his buildings better, which again, is not healthy for the game, especially if you have multiple Engis turtling it up on a particular point. Though, like the GRU, they're not nearly as crazy as they once were. Anyone remember the Rescue Wrangler combo and the Sigafoo Save? I sure do, and yeah, they are currently much more tame now.

 

So, yeah, I think the game is probably the most balanced it's been since pre-Uber Update I would imagine. I think Valve did a great job there.

2 hours ago, ConfusedCactus said:

Obviously now I'm old enough to understand it's because I was just an immature kid, and adults often don't really want to hang out with kids, for one reason or another.

 

tbf, even immature kids don't want to hang out with immature kids. I wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of them were around your age at the time. With a good super-majority of em being in the early-mid-twenties. Barely out of adolescence themselves.

21 hours ago, Moby said:

While they did stop selling the Steam Link since their stream software made it not worth it, they stopped selling the controller because they are making a new version.

 

Has that been confirmed? I did a quick search, but all I could find were rumors based on old patents for inter-changeable buttons similar to the Xbox Elite on steroids.