How To Play Spy Tutorial Video

Spotted this one linked from the Steam TF2 forums.

Its an excellently produced video, and is a great overview of spy tactics and techniques by Daedalus. Must see viewing for anyone wanting to pick up the sneaky arts.

madlep on October 23rd 2007 in how to, spy

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9 Responses to “How To Play Spy Tutorial Video”

  1. THE quiet file clerk responded on 23 Oct 2007 at 3:07 pm #

    truly truly awsome little tutorial

  2. Zarathustra responded on 23 Oct 2007 at 7:20 pm #

    This is great. I hope they plan on a whole series of these. I especially liked the damage stats and the tip to kill the Engineer then sap the turret while it turns around to shoot ya.

  3. Matt responded on 25 Oct 2007 at 7:23 am #

    Spy is an alright class, but only when you’re playing against people as bad as those in this video.

    If you see someone die to a backstab on the scoreboard, look around. There’s no way a remotely intelligent person would allow a Spy to land 2-3 backstabs in a row.

    Heavies, Soldiers, Pyros, and Scout all do well against the spy.

    The only reason a Spy can do well is if his opponents are bad and because the awful feedback given when firing on a disguised enemy Spy. You have to do enough damage to kill him to even know if he’s a Spy which makes it a hassle to detect them. With the inaudible footsteps it’s easy for a Spy to sneak up on you.

    Spy isn’t a class you’ll ever see used in any matches due to how easy it is to communicate position and class, making them extremely easy to spot.

    Of course, this is TF2. Nothing about the game was designed with anything but pub play in mind.

  4. Zass responded on 17 Nov 2007 at 8:40 am #

    you have to understand, a good spy is a good spy, and it’s not just because the team ignores a backstab that they are bad. What if they are preoccupied? Timing is essential to a spy, when to cloak, when to attack, and this game was not built with only pub play in mind. It is called team fortress, and pubs don’t often have teamwork. Maybe a medic and a heavy at most, but a spy can be good in any game.

  5. madlep responded on 18 Nov 2007 at 6:43 pm #

    Yeah totally agree Zass. Its not the kind of class where you charge in disguised expecting to own everyone without resistance.

    Good spies take the time to cloak right past the enemy defenses, the only use disguises once they have fully blended in.

    One of the best uses for spies I’ve seen is in disabling sentries just as a rush is coming in (not necessarily destroying them). If they are sapped, then they are disabled till the engie repairs them. If you do that just as your team mates start an attack it can make all the difference as they won’t have to worry about them opening fire on them and should be able to finish them off before the engie does his repair job.

  6. Muffin responded on 02 Jan 2008 at 7:18 am #

    i suck at spy (with a maximum amount of points = 12) but i still play it because i enjoy it, this video has helped so hopefully i will be a little better when i practice this stuff… thanks

  7. P_R_O_Z_A_C responded on 02 Jan 2008 at 1:11 pm #

    Matt I think you’ve grocely underestimated how devastating a spy can be to the enemy. I used to think that spy was just a novelty, mainly because I sucked at using him, but after forcing myself to use him I understood how easy it is to get kills, regardless of how good the communication and skill of the enemy is. As for not being able to get any more than 2-3 kills? Try 5 kills in 5 seconds! I know it sounds unbelievable, but I got lucky playing the other night and caught 5 enemies in a narrow corridoor in dustbowl - and these were far from inept players. I came at them from being just before their rush for the point and none of them saw me coming - I knifed them all in the back one after another, hitting the fire button as fast as I could. The only times I have ever been on top of the leaderboard has been with the spy - I think mainly because you get a full 2 points for each kill, unlike other classes where you get a lot of assists. Being an awesome spy isn’t about hand-eye co-ordination, it’s about cunning and trickery - which can make it difficult for people who are used to the ’simpler’ classes such as the soldier and heavy.

    PS - Heavies are my No#1 victim, being that they are slow and it’s easy to take their back, similar to the soldier. Also the snipers, being that they move very slow when looking through the scope. Pyros are the biggest burden of course, followed by scout who are hard to catch and hunt you down when you’re spotted.

    PPS LONG LIVE SPIES!!!!

  8. :] responded on 14 Mar 2008 at 8:25 am #

    Matt i used to think the EXACT same thing

    but you are right, for the most part, spys are actually used in matches but not much at all, mainly for distractions, as in purposely cloak touching somone so they shout it in vent and everyone looks around for the spy and then the team moves in and they are surprised

    plus the spy is used for cloak touches on the intel

    but thats mainly it not really for sentries or backstabbing;maybe medics. Thats about it for matches though

  9. Havoc responded on 27 Apr 2008 at 4:50 am #

    Random spy-checks negate pretty much any pro-spy argument. Team members spy-check eachother all the time, and they WILL find you no matter how good you think you are. The game mechanics make playing this class an exercise in futility.

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