Team Fortress 2

[Rek]

True that. Gunslinger + Frontier Justice + Mad NInjaneer skillz with a 'z' = The most goddamn annoying spawncamper on the planet.

I prefer having the vanilla shotgun with gunslinger, since I'll be doing fighting along side it. Although if you can aim well enough I suppose FJ works out.

[BurningLed]

Generally I just roll pistol until I have my crits. Mid-range is much easier to dodge at anyways.

[Beardhammer]

True that. Gunslinger + Frontier Justice + Mad NInjaneer skillz with a 'z' = The most goddamn annoying spawncamper on the planet.

I run with shotgun, pistol, and gunslinger more often than not. Regardless of map type or attack/defend, I'm the engineer that's playing aggressively. 225 health allows you to soak a surprising amount of punishment, and I tend to prioritize getting the teleporter and dispenser up before anything else. Mini sentries are nice, but I'd rather save the 100 metal until I don't have something better to spend it on - shotgun and pistol do just fine as long as your aim is good.

If I'm playing defensively, I move my turret constantly and always place it somewhere unexpected - typically in a blind corner people tend to miss, or on top of a roof that can't be reached without a trick jump (build dispenser, jump, build teleporter exit on top of roof, take teleporter, setup turret.) I don't use Wrangler because none of my sentry positions are particularly useful for it.

Nesting as an engineer is a recipe for disaster. It takes one competent demoman to ruin 2 minutes worth of work, or one spy during a heavy or pyro uber. They added in the ability to move buildings for a very damn good reason.

[BurningLed]

Nesting is only a bad plan if you're going it as the only Engie. Two or three engies with nests that cover each other are Fort Knox, drop a Hammer Bro into the mix and you're pretty much an undefeatable turtle. The only problem, like I said earlier, is coordination.

[Beardhammer]

Nesting is only a bad plan if you're going it as the only Engie. Two or three engies with nests that cover each other are Fort Knox, drop a Hammer Bro into the mix and you're pretty much an undefeatable turtle. The only problem, like I said earlier, is coordination.

And the fact that you're investing nearly half of your team into doing nothing but sitting in position. 2-3 combined ubers could plow right through it, particularly if they can get a spy in beforehand to shank the pyro (Eternal Reward would work best.)

More, most maps have multiple entry/exit paths that could bypass the nest entirely. Maps without those multiple entry/exit paths are shitty maps (looking at you, 2fort.)

[BurningLed]

But that also requires an equal amount of combined effort from the enemy team, and it definitely takes a while to break. I've seen some insane nest defenses on Gravelpit's B point and Dustbowl/Gorge's last point, and they usually last long enough to win the game for RED.

[Okita]

I've been debating whether to switch my battalian's backup/ buff banner back to the shotgun.

On the one hand, the shotgun is definitely more useful for mid-range kills. Especially when you have run out of ammunition for the rocket launcher. I like to use rockets as suppressive fire in some maps. Most people expect someone to just fire all four and then reload but I like to fire 1 and then reload which gives me more bang for my buck I think.

Anyway, the shotgun is pretty useful when you are battling mid-range (especially against pyros) but I like how when you rage up on Buff Banner, you know you've been killing a lot. And then with either buffing secondary weapon, you can rally your team to do more.

It's a tough decision.

[broken_escalator]

For some reason I never find myself using the various buff secondarys on soldier. I tend to stick to gunboats and rocket jump as much as I can.

[Rek]

Since my ability to aim with the Rocket Launcher is sub par, and I generally find myself up against more enemies than four rockets can handle, I usually go with shotgun so I don't die while reloading.

[BurningLed]

I roll Black Box and like to jump into battle, and a two-rocket clip can't really murdernate my enemies for me, so I roll with a shotgun for finishing power after I've popped them into the air.

[Larry]

I can aim with the lawnchair. I can't aim the shotgun at all. Buff banner for me is a no-brainer.

[Ryom]

I just bought a kukri. Had to have one after I saw the sniper wielding it for the first time.

[Beardhammer]

I just bought a kukri. Had to have one after I saw the sniper wielding it for the first time.

/facedesk

[Rek]

You bought that but not a butterfly knife?

I'm disappointed in you.

[Ryom]

I already had a balisong (and a bat, a shovel, a bottle, a wrench, an axe, a saw, and a pair of boxing gloves).

Something wrong beardhammer?

[Beardhammer]

I already had a balisong (and a bat, a shovel, a bottle, a wrench, an axe, a saw, and a pair of boxing gloves).

Something wrong beardhammer?

Heh, I guess it's good people are out there trying to restimulate the economy

Just reminds me of a thread I saw on the Steam forums. Some (presumably) kid was looking into buying a Franchi SPAS-12 because he liked shooting zombies with one in L4D2. Not an airsoft replica, but an actual real SPAS-12. I'm relieved that I can feel safe that he won't be able to purchase or possess one, even here in the States, but it's still a little disturbing.

I just don't see the need to buy things like that if they won't serve a practical use. What're you gonna do with the kukri? Just turn it into a mantelpiece? At least the other things you mentioned buying can actually be useful in normal day to day life (except maybe the axe and boxing gloves .)

[BurningLed]

I have a flare gun in my car It looks more like a revolver than the in-game one, but similar enough. Not the exact one, but close.

[Torvaun]

I've had a kukri since before TF2 came out, because it's fucking useful. Probably 90% of using it has been splitting firewood, though.

[broken_escalator]

What're you gonna do with the kukri? Just turn it into a mantelpiece? At least the other things you mentioned buying can actually be useful in normal day to day life (except maybe the axe and boxing gloves .)

By simply enjoying owning it, the kukri is already useful.

Life would be boring if you couldn't buy things simply for enjoyment.

[Ryom]

I have a stainless steel katana on a stand that is solely for decoration (stainless steel longblades are decorative only as they are too brittle for real use) and I'm glad I spent the money on it. The kukri is likely going to see some actual use when I go camping, so there you go if you need justification for it

[thecommabandit]

I have a katana bought from a department store in Osaka on my wall, and a parang (Malaysian machete) with a lovely carved wooden scabbard and a blade engraved with the town and province it was bought from (Kota Belud in Sabah). Why do I have them? Because as everyone knows, swords are cool. I have this vague idea of buying a sword from every major place I go to visit but haven't gone to enough interesting places to do it. Just before I bought it, some other people in the group I was with had bought some utilitarian parangs from a local blacksmith and one of them observed that the one I had bought was too nice to use. That was kind of the point.

[Box Boy]

I've got a decommissioned flintlock pistol that was recommissioned by my Uncle. It's pretty damn cool, but I've got no inclination to ever even TRY to use it, lest it blow up in my hand.

(although on the bright side it makes banging noises when I pull the trigger and the thing for holding gun powder makes a nice clack sound when closed)

[SirBryghtside]

Pffft, that's nothing. I've got a fully functional Invis. Watch

[BurningLed]

Unfortunately, you don't also have the suit+balaclava which turn invisible with the watch, do you

[Beardhammer]

I have a katana bought from a department store in Osaka on my wall, and a parang (Malaysian machete) with a lovely carved wooden scabbard and a blade engraved with the town and province it was bought from (Kota Belud in Sabah). Why do I have them? Because as everyone knows, swords are cool. I have this vague idea of buying a sword from every major place I go to visit but haven't gone to enough interesting places to do it. Just before I bought it, some other people in the group I was with had bought some utilitarian parangs from a local blacksmith and one of them observed that the one I had bought was too nice to use. That was kind of the point.

I just don't see the point of buying a weapon when it serves no practical use. A kukri could have practical uses - if you go camping, you've got a use for it there, taking it instead of a normal survival knife. What point do you have for a sword? You can't use swords as tools, they're inferior to guns (as well as being harder to use and likely as expensive to maintain) as a weapon for self-defense, and for decoration... well, whatever. All of my walls are bare and plain because I don't see the point in putting crap all over my home.

[BurningLed]

Decorating your house is sort of extending your character to the walls around you and making yourself comfortable. Plus, they're swords. Bitches love swords.

/meme

[Jorpho]

I have a katana bought from a department store in Osaka on my wall

I wonder if the katanas from Osaka department stores are any better than the katanas you can buy locally?

[Beardhammer]

Decorating your house is sort of extending your character to the walls around you and making yourself comfortable. Plus, they're swords. Bitches love swords.

/meme

There's something mildly amusing about hanging long, hard swords all over your walls and mantel, just to see if someone comes in one day and picks up on the symbolism. Do you happen to collect spears as well?

I wonder if the katanas from Osaka department stores are any better than the katanas you can buy locally?

I don't think quality really matters if you're buying a stainless steel blade of any kind, since they're just showpieces. I have issues believing they'd sell combat-capable swords in a department store, even in Japan. Would there even be enough demand for such a thing to warrant purchasing and carrying them to begin with? Cheap knockoffs to sell to tourists, sure, but the real deal?

[Ryom]

http://www.creativecloseup.com/home-dec ... lute-geeks

I'm posting that link just to watch Beardhammer's brain melt. But really beard, criticizing someone for spending money on home decor?

Anyway, back to TF2 I guess...

[BurningLed]

There's something mildly amusing about hanging long, hard swords all over your walls and mantel, just to see if someone comes in one day and picks up on the symbolism. Do you happen to collect spears as well?

Actually I collect neither, my walls are mostly blank except for a couple of framed posters of dogs playing poker.

On the topic of TF2: Walljumps and other crazy rocket jumps. How do they work?

[Vapour]

Magnets.

[SirBryghtside]

Unfortunately, you don't also have the suit+balaclava which turn invisible with the watch, do you

I have been shown who is the boss!

I wonder if the katanas from Osaka department stores are any better than the katanas you can buy locally?

I don't think quality really matters if you're buying a stainless steel blade of any kind, since they're just showpieces. I have issues believing they'd sell combat-capable swords in a department store, even in Japan. Would there even be enough demand for such a thing to warrant purchasing and carrying them to begin with? Cheap knockoffs to sell to tourists, sure, but the real deal?

You've just reminded me of that awesome bit in Paul XD

Great film...

Slightly off topic, but does anyone want to give me a refined metal for a bunch of supply crates? I have too many of the things, and I'm never going to buy a key.

[BurningLed]

Crates are near worthless, unfortunately :/ If you wait a while you can sometimes find people on trade servers willing to buy eight of the things for a scrap, else you can just discard them.

[SirBryghtside]

Dammit... guess I'll just have to wait to get my Sniper hat...

Gah.

[Rek]

I'm still waiting for valve to let us craft eight crates into a key.

[Box Boy]

I'm still waiting for valve to let us craft eight crates into a anything at all, even a freaking dalakhos, oh god, please let me end my stockpiling of the things in hope of them being worth something.

[BurningLed]

I've suggested crate crush recipes a few times on the SPUF, but despite the support Valve just doesn't seem keen on losing that bit of key sales.

[SirBryghtside]

...how much are Description Tags worth?

[Box Boy]

A key or A refined, generally.

[SirBryghtside]

AWESOME.

I got one randomly today, and I can't be bothered to use it - so imma getting Ol' Snaggletooth