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The Best Thing About The Heavy Update
Prior to the update, all sorts of TF2 pundits were making predictions about how much fun it was going to be owning up all the n00b heavies grinding for the new achievements. Usually there was talk of how much mileage was to be gotten from playing spy or sniper.
While there may be some merit to this theory, and the course of events has proven this to be accurate, I feel that these various armchair commentators were missing the point:
The real fun to be had is Pyro-hurting the snipers and spies preying on the n00b heavies
If you look at what actually happened, everyone was wised up to the mess after the medic and pyro updates, and Heavy gunplay was actually fairly subdued. It turned out that everyone thought the same thing, and all rolled sniper or spy and tried to hurt heavy rush that only partly materialised.
So what is one to do to stay one step ahead of the crowd trying to stay one step ahead already?
Simple. Roll pyro and hunt them down.
Snipers are my favourite. Especially on Arena maps. I think a lot of them have been lulled into a false sense of security by months of standing way back behind the lines, and taking potshots from where no one could get to them. This doesn’t work so well on Arena maps where there is generally less of a defensive layer, and it’s a more free flowing fluid front line.
In short, it’s real easy to sneak around back as a Pyro, and set them on fire from the side or back. Backburner heaven. They’re zoomed in looking the other way and don’t even know what hit them most of the time.
I think sniper gets a lot of play anyway on arena maps. A lot of people see “one hit, one kill”, and see a connection with the arena style of play. I don’t know if this is a hang over from Counter Strike, or what, but it’s not actually that useful in practice.
Seriously, when there are no medic packs around, and medics are in short supply, damage over time pyro-flames really are a death sentence.
(especially to said zoomed in snipers looking the other way to start with).
Anyway, about ubercharged.net
With rumors floating around the internet of madlep’s untimely death, and with the general nose diving and shark jumping of ubercharged.net, I’ve taken it upon myself to pull us out of the spin.
Effective immediately, this site is gonna be renamed “spoonercharged.net”. Any new posts coming in are basically about me, and how all round awesome I am. Questions? No. OK, carry on.
Stumble it!
madlep responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 10:29 am #
To quote Mark Twain, “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated”
b4dboyz- responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 10:52 am #
SPOONER/MADLEP ‘08
Josh60502 responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 12:02 pm #
Does Spooner have the author rank?
Direction responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 12:33 pm #
I might make a post dedicated to spooners awesomeness.
General Balls responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 12:54 pm #
I might shoot Spooner and begin the uprising.
Wormbrain responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 1:39 pm #
Madlep might be dead, but he’s respawning in 10..9..8..
madlep responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 1:51 pm #
@Josh60502 – no. And with good reason.
nh4 responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 2:19 pm #
12 minutes to respawn
UberOgden responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 3:03 pm #
Fellow posters, trust not the infidel before you, trust instead the infidel BEHIND you! Vote Ogden, ‘08!
I promise to destroy all puny baby-tear-making-wussy-pantsless-lack-a-daisy-still-trying-to-come-up-with-adjectives-whilst-searching-for-an-appropriate-noun-Fish-eating-bear-baiting-scout-rushing-Cheney-lovin’-HIPPIES.
I promise to provide proper Kiwi tucker, as opposed to Russian Beer and Sandviches (Hopped up on steroids, you know it to be true!). I promise to dumb down the language for our Aussie neighbours!
I promise to write sentences and words following the ‘ou’ style of spellcheck! No longer will Americans confuse us with their heathen ways!
I promise to rename the site to UberOgdenCharged! I will destroy your enemies, my enemies, and people who just happened to be in the way, like in front of my car!
Vote for Tacos! Vote for Seawater! Vote for me and against your good Judgement!
Vote Ogden in ‘08!
(What? This wasn’t a popularity poll? CRAP!!)
Mooman responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 4:31 pm #
Your site went bankrupt. You’re sitting this round out.
I had the same idea, Spooner. I decided against it, because sniping and spywork just seemed more fun. I’m as confused and angry about the sniper situation as you are. Most of the maps have almost no use for snipers other than very cheap potshots. Arean_well for instance’s only use for non-Korean snipers is to camp looking down one of the little gaps between the train cargo and the middle building and unleashing the ever exciting and skillful chargeshot upon whoever walks by. If you can manage to score a headshot in the 0.3 of a second you see the people running through, you need a dayjob. This is hardly ever useful and if it ever is it’s shameful that the sniper bothered. I just wish people would play something mildly exciting on Arena instead of camping, particularly on Ravine.
A site about TF2 and anal sex doesn’t actually sound like too bad an idea.
Direction responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 10:14 pm #
Get behind me doctor! CHARGE ME.
RJ-Pilot responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 11:14 pm #
Normal service will be resumed as soon as we can work out what nomal service is on this website.
funkeystu responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 11:37 pm #
nah, the best part of the heavy update is being able to use the demoman to pwn all the pyros deep in enemy lines trying to find snipers.
Shanghai responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 11:40 pm #
The best part of the heavy update was going scout to kill the demomen killing the pyros killing the spies killing the snipers killing the heavies killing the scouts.
slardeki responded on 03 Sep 2008 at 11:57 pm #
http://www.wegame.com/watch/Get_behind_me_doctor/?ref=gv
I didn’t start it =P and wear headphones if you’re at work.
supremesonic responded on 04 Sep 2008 at 4:16 am #
The angle of that screenshot makes it look like the Pyro’s head is on fire.
clubtheseals responded on 04 Sep 2008 at 7:07 am #
Good to see you back. Glad you didn’t give up on good ol’ ubercharged. Keep up the good work.
Baejung92 responded on 04 Sep 2008 at 8:21 am #
I actually had a lot of fun playing Spy, backstabbing both the Heavies and the Snipers trying to get the Heavies… especially on Steel.
UberOgden responded on 04 Sep 2008 at 1:15 pm #
Thanks, Slardeki. Best brain-death I’ve had yet.
Minespatch responded on 04 Sep 2008 at 1:51 pm #
For a second there, Madlep, I actually thought you died!
Chives responded on 05 Sep 2008 at 2:06 am #
44 points, 22 kills, 19 backstabs. – New Spy record courtesy of the Heavy update. ;D
Come to think of it I remember how I died that round… was taking on a Pyro with my pistol but some Medic saved him and let him catch me…
Himmelstoss responded on 05 Sep 2008 at 3:22 pm #
i love how this post is categorized under “n00bs “
Mr. Brit responded on 06 Sep 2008 at 2:19 am #
http://www.mzzt.net/tf2/light/backstab/red/Spooner/blue/Madlep.png
madlep responded on 08 Sep 2008 at 8:49 am #
@Mr. Brit – harsh. But true.
Himmelstoss responded on 08 Sep 2008 at 9:14 am #
I think I’ll use that kill icon generator for future posts
Mooman responded on 08 Sep 2008 at 3:49 pm #
Am I the only one who’s having that kill generator stuff up and just show a big selfkill icon? I can edit the address bar to change the icon from someone else’s kill icons, but I can’t make my own.
Strange.
Mooman responded on 08 Sep 2008 at 3:50 pm #
Also…
http://www.mzzt.net/tf2/light/dominated/red/Himelstoss/blue/Spooner.png
:p
Gerkuman responded on 08 Sep 2008 at 8:17 pm #
Pretty ironic that there hasn’t been an update since this one, eh? :3
Mr. Brit responded on 09 Sep 2008 at 2:25 am #
@Mooman, I can’t make my own without editing the adress bar either. It’s fairly straightforward though, so eh…
Nucl34r responded on 09 Sep 2008 at 3:01 am #
you should use this link:
http://www.mzzt.net/tf2/
that way it should work just fine
Mr. Brit responded on 09 Sep 2008 at 5:55 am #
Yeah, it doesn’t work for some reason….?
nucl34r responded on 09 Sep 2008 at 7:52 am #
not? man, thats really weird D:
Yeah, yeah. It’s me again. | spoonercharged.net responded on 01 Apr 2009 at 1:02 pm #
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