You know what really saps my sentry?
You know what really saps my sentry?
The whining teen
When I was starting out TF2, it was one of the first FPS’s that I had played, and so I was very new to the whole idea of being able to speak into a mic to give each other information quickly and to spam music (the latter obviously is the main reason for having a mic).
And the second thing that struck me (the first being the giddy ‘Holy crap holy crap this is sooo awesome’ feeling) was an annoying high pitched American voice complaining about a sniper who was supposedly hacking the game to get headshots by aimbotting (no offense to our American readers).
The person playing sniper happened to be a friend of mine and the one who introduced me to TF2. Admittedly, he was very, very good; he had been playing sniper games and FPS’s on computers since he was about 8, thus his awesomeness was understandable. But the kid just wouldn’t shut up…
It was just a constant torrent of:
- ‘quit cheatin!’
- ’stop it!’
- ‘your so obviously hacking!’
- ‘quit it!’
- ‘now your just targeting me!’
- ’stop picking on me!’
- ‘admin, kick him!’
Being a noobish beginner I had no idea about muting players, so I sat there in silent suffering, waddling around as a heavy getting a staggering and rather depressing 44 deaths to 15 kills. Eventually this admin message showed up in the chat box:
‘If you want this guy to shut up, then please change to scout, wield a baseball bat, jump up and down on the roof [of 2fort] and don’t attack anyone.’
The vote was unanimous, except for the American kid, who was now wailing:
- ‘come on guys!’,
- ‘but he’s cheatin!’,
- ‘I’m just trying to be heard!’,
- ‘Gimme a break!’,
- ‘I promise I’ll be quiet…’,
…and other such pleas, while he ran and picked up the intel in our base and was running back.
Much to the server’s pleasure, he was then kicked (and banned I think), and then there was an epic bat fight on the bridge. I was finally completely happy and starting to get into the fun and excitement of TF2.
…and that’s when my computer died.
Stumble it!
Tim responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 9:16 pm #
Damn spies..
DAMN THEM TO HELL!
no life responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 10:09 pm #
lol at end of story
‘…then a skeleton popped out. The end.’
‘…then I moved with my uncle and auntie to Bel Air.’
sam responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 10:42 pm #
hardcore version: Russian 8 year olds.
Ze FirePowered! responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 10:56 pm #
I laffed hard at the last picture.
I’m also new to FPSs, so I completely understand you. Although here in Europe there are way less people who own a mic, thus there’s way less whining. And the game is more fun
GeneralGoose responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 11:11 pm #
I think anyone can use mics, as long as they don’t abuse mics (such as Mr. “Quit cheating”).
n00bie51 responded on 15 Apr 2009 at 11:57 pm #
TF2 was one of the first first-person shooters you played? How old are you, eight? Go play moar shooturs.
Boris responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 1:03 am #
i’m 15, and i didn’t play that many games…
bacon responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 3:46 am #
I’m an American [ducks to avoid rotten food/feces/bricks], I’ve been playing TF2 for almost a year and a half on US servers, and I’m happy to say that I almost never hear people complaining like the whiney brat you described. It’s terrible when someone can’t admit that they just suck or that another player is significantly better than they are.
What I don’t get is why the whiner didn’t become a sniper and pick off the guy who was dominating him, or become a spy and sneak up behind him and take him out. That’s the beauty of this game: the ability the change your class (and therefore tactics) in order to deal with different situations.
NightStriker responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 5:10 am #
Erm… you don’t need a mic to spam music. Ever hear of HLSS?
Bob responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 5:22 am #
Unless it’s a farm!
Seriously, though – you haven’t heard annoying until you’ve had your ears subjected to the nasally whining (believe you call it “whinging”) of some Brit brat.
No offense. . .
Anonymous responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 6:11 am #
That’s the frustrating thing… sometimes certain classes or people are just too hard to get back at (probably because your team is being steamrolled). You could switch to sniper and continue getting owned by the other one because you are so bad, or switch to spy and get torched every time you leave the spawn.
2tone responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 6:34 am #
@ Bacon: One does not simply stitch their class to “pick off” whomever is dominating them because Team Fortress 2 is not based on silly, one-on-one grudge matches.
Now we need an article about players with manly, supportive voices who inspire their team to victory!
ah| Dr. Dick responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 7:50 am #
Rule of the world: Never say you’re an American unless you are able to dodge bullets like neo -_-
Vitharr responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 9:26 am #
@2tone: LIKE ME! back when i had a mic
Jokerine responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 10:26 am #
@ Dr. Dick: True that.
Unfortunately, this reminds me of non-native English speakers who like to play TF2. I’ve noticed that they tend to prefer voice commands over using the mic… I guess it is just to avoid the whiney brats who complain about not being able to understand them and quickly start spamming KICKROLL. Now THAT’S what really saps mah sentry.
I have never heard a whiney kid playing (except the ever popular “CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLOOOO!” YouTube kid, so I guess I’ve been lucky.
TPMX responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 11:21 am #
@Bob
You can’t get angry at a British kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfJztQ8h5o&fmt=18
I agree as well. Kids that are not British can really mess up your game. That’s why, as a good Spy, I resolve to stab them in the back over and over. I get adults to think I’m hacking; imagine the kiddies.
ohrice responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 12:39 pm #
Just what do you mean by “sentry” (in your title)?
-____-
Baejung92 responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 1:21 pm #
@no life:
Nonono, it’s “And then everyone was run over by a truck”, in the words of Michael O’Donoghue.
mew4ever23 responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 1:31 pm #
Spy sappin my computer!
Corodan responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 2:41 pm #
I had some kid thinking I was doing that, jus’ cause I kept quick-stabbing him as he run by as a Scout.
/brag
Anyways, I have to confess, I was like this at a young age. Especially in Halo.
I’m not sure if it helps to have a SoCal accent.
Scattergunner responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 3:22 pm #
@Boris: I am in d same situation
@Jokerine: The reason why we (not native-English-speakers) do this is kinda like this: I am Mexican so my English accent isn’t perfect and every time I say something through d mic., some American kid calls me beaner or greasy over and over again (srsly, no other foreign guy has called me like that, no ofence is intended) And THAT saps may sentry…
Boris responded on 16 Apr 2009 at 6:26 pm #
sorry, to hear about that, i didn’t know that they were that bad…
and if I had known, i would have put that in, because that really does suck!
@ohrice: it’s a secret O.O
Comrade Ankh responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 1:57 am #
This is the one thing that makes me regret playing on Xbox a little less. I can stay in a party through most of the match, to ignore the random annoying brat on the team, and change back to game chat in time for the inter-round trash talking. As long as you only have to put up with them between games, listening to the babies cry is hilarious.
GeneralGoose responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 3:29 am #
I remember on a server once, there was a kid. He had the voice suited for whining, but he was being mature and strategic. Then a couple of people began telling him to shut up. Then a kid with a similar voice began whining about him.
Now THAT is stupidity.
Killa-Ewok responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 3:49 am #
I once entered a server with 2 people in it. The second I picked my team they bunched up on the same team. I was like
“Oh well, at least some challenge.”
Surprisingly, none appeared.
They had pretty much no skill at all, both going engineer and placing sentries in the most useless places. Normally, this would have been fun for me. But, these two young chaps just wouldn’t stop chatting with each other on some moonspeakish language. I destroyed their shit,(they actually managed to kill me once, because I wanted to humiliate them by doing running taunts; when that happened, they were like “OMG I KILLED OWNED LOLO”) pushed TINY CART (it was goldrush) and then the server changed map to that CP map with the tower and the laser gun at the top (granary, I think). They were again on the same team, attacking, and I ran about as a Scout, trying to find where they were. Then I went for a look near their spawn (they had been chatting constantly for all this time) and found out that they were standing outside their spawn, the other being a Medic, the other Heavy. And what were they doing?
Nothing. The medic healed the heavy and they just chatted about me changing classes (I wonder how they knew that I had; I wouldn’t show myself to them) and finally I got pissed off and shot them both with soldier. Then they just went on with the yelling. Both were REALLY young kids.
I have a demo of this.
Ruben responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 6:04 am #
Wow thats a tragic story.
Ninjagamer12 responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 6:20 am #
I played yesterday and there were very annoying people, I thought PC gamers were better than this HMMMMMMMMMMMM! And Crab-Guy has a great selection of music.
Secret Agent Clank! responded on 17 Apr 2009 at 8:56 am #
Great admin, and surprisingly cooperative players. I wish more of them would be a little more sinister though. :
“…while he ran and picked up the intel in our base and was running back…”
If it were me, I’d pick on these sorts of people. Griefers and the like. Beacon them, sethealth 10, freeze at inopportune moments, slay over and over again. But that’s just my evil side. =3
“…and that’s when my computer died.”
I feel your pain…
Looking forward to the second.
Niphrendil responded on 18 Apr 2009 at 4:41 am #
tf2 was my first online fps. i was pretty floored by the fact i could talk to and hear other ppl (real ppl) talking. nice story about your noob days.