[Question] TF2 Server
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I've honestly yet to try Mann vs. Machine, so I'm down.
Could I also request that the server doesn't have instant respawn?
Could I also request that the server doesn't have instant respawn?
But but I love instant respawn 2fort...
figmentPez
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With 32 people on 2fort, I don't think the respawn time would matter.
You must have horrible spies then
Well, I do mostly play on pubs, yes.
But even so, after a spy picks up the intel, he's got to fight his way through the entire base, either going through the straight staircase and running into the most popular sentry spot in the level, or through the spiral, fighting off every member of the opposite team, who'll know exactly where he is. And every enemy he kills is going to respawn instantly and immediately come at him again. I don't care how good a spy you are, that's a pretty tall task.
You have to coordinate with your team. Have the spy down there in the flag room or near it ready and as the heavy/medic makes their push into the ramp room/primary spawn area have the spy grab the flag and head up the stairs as the heavy cleans up with hopefully a scout nearby the bridge area to pick up the flag I'd the spy dies. Or have the spy kill engi/sap the sent in the hay room as the scout comes through the loft then wait around for enemies to go down spiral and knife them after they do. That tge engine won't be able to get the next sent high enough before the scout gets to the top of the spiral and out of the grate room
Great plan when it works. 99/100 times, it won't. Especially on pubs.
All it takes is people that want to get along.... You know what... You're right :-(
The reason I don't like instant respawn is that it negates the work someone did to put down another player. By removing them temporarily from the playing field, it gives your team an advantage. Instant respawn means any kills are completely meaningless, especially in that final push to grab the intel or something because those killed will just pop right back up.
GasBandit
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Yeah, with 32 players, it pretty much doesn't matter - 3 engineers locks down a fort pretty thoroughly if the sentries are positioned correctly.. unless, as said above, you get the 1% experience where a medic and heavy and spy and demoman all co-operate in perfect harmony and patience. Which almost never happens.
go into a bar. The bartender says...
GasBandit
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"GET DA F^$K OUTTA HERE!"
I should probably look into playing TF2, huh?
If we can lock down a time, I'm up for some Mann Vs Machine.
It's no biggie Dave. If we have to wait, we'll wait.
I agree with Gas. Real life first, TF2 second.
figmentPez
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Agreed.
I haven't played TF2 in a while, so I hopped on to see what drops I could get. I finally got one of the Pyro items that allows Pyrovision, and damn it is trippy to play a level in Pyroland. I wish I could play Medic while seeing the world like that.
figmentPez
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If you can play an FPS, you can play TF2. At least, to some degree, and you'll pick up the specifics over time.
Actually, I can't speak for Mann Vs Machine. I don't understand that mode myself. If we do start a server to play that, I'm going to have to ask for help learning what to do myself. It seems a lot more complicated to me than any of the other game modes.
Mann vs Machine is just horde mode, right? So it should be just like Left 4 Dead, Killing Floor, or ME3 Multi
figmentPez
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Left 4 Dead doesn't have any sort of upgrades to purchase, nor does it have a class system. I never played Killing Floor long enough to figure out the upgrade system there, and I've never played ME3 at all.
ME3 multiplayer has a leveling class system, consumables, and upgrading equipment.
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