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[Karnewarrior]

Some kid at school said TF2 = World of Warcraft in nerdiness.

Someone hates fun.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

So, yeah...   I think I might just be bad at picking random servers or something...
Does anyone know any decent servers I could play on? Maybe a better way to figure out what server to try at least?

EDIT: looks like the server is back up!

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Well I am all done for tonight. Had some fun 1v1 (would have been more fun with more people in numbers divisible by 2) with Hell's Accident or whatever the name was. Mostly me being beaten down a lot but fun was had all around I believe. Anyway, engie vs scout equals me dead, spy vs scout equals me dead, demo vs scout equals me dead and various other combinations of me being scout and him beating me down, just for all you math nerds out there.

[Enzo]

That would be because scout requires the most skill to play competently. Most classes take skill to play well, but scout takes practice to play at all.

Also, I'm wondering what's "bad" about the random servers you're picking. I've rarely heard folks on any server bitching about newbs except the ever-present "3 snipers and 2 spies? UGH" bitching. Or are you just getting owned or something? I don't know. I have a couple favourite servers, but rarely go on one and think it's terrible for whatever reason.

[cerapa]

Scout is the only class I can play. Everyone else is just so friggin slow and move in slow-mo. I wish I could run around with the alien from AVP, that would be the best.

Bad servers, never seen em. Then again, I can only get a connection to 5% of TF2 server.

[Duke 2.0]

 FUGWORLD
SERVERS!

Column on the left side. Good community, very vocal friends.

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I think HonC is open to the public. Some good games to be had on there when people are on. Usually they get on in the evenings after 6:00 EST

[Flying Carcass]

If you're looking for populated servers, you could just go on the valve servers and play stock maps.


In regards to bad servers, avoid nighteam ones at all costs, as their servers' donors are given massive cheats (like unlimited sentries).


When playing scout, try to flank your opponents. If you're in a fight you don't feel you can win, run away. At a distance, pistol is better than shotgun (just be aware that if you hold down the fire button for too long with the pistol, the accuracy goes down. short bursts are best for accuracy). Avoid engineer sentries.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   I know the scout requires a lot of skill, its why I have been playing it a lot. I want to start at the top and work my way down for some reason. Plus its not that I am bad at the scout, he was just better at the game in general and in 1v1 it really shows. As for the servers I just mean has people because I kept choosing servers and it was either a bot fest or just mean. I don't need a near full server but having at least fiveish other people  would be really nice.

Edit: I think I was just unlucky and did not try enough servers

[Siquo]

You also need to play your enemies to know their weaknesses
Scout is the hardest to pull off. I still have trouble with it. Especially now they nerfed the shortstop, the only weapon that made me look competent.

Speaking of incompetent, hearing the Bloody Spring wailing my name as he goes down in flames yet again is music to mine ears. 

[MrWiggles]

Pyro is my best class. Now, to pick up the bascis, Pyro is damn easy.

But to be a good pyro does take skill. I'm a damn good pyro.

Scout my second best class. I loooooovvvvveeeeee fucking killing Heavies as a Scout. Its hilarious!

Then I play Sniper. Sniper, by the stats, would be my best glass. Most Damage. Most Points. Most Dominations. Most Kills. Most Headshots.

As a Sniper, I've done 5723 damage. That's Heavy damage range. XD
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On a side note, for a FPS, I think the Sniper is best handle in TF2. He's powerifull, but TF2 solves the problem of the no-scope. No Scoping, generally makes the sniper weapons OP.

With the charge up meter, the Sniper is forced to take careful shots for max damage. And he needs to, to take out the overhealed.

[PsyberianHusky]

My Sniper build is Machina, Danger Shield and that one Saharan knife.
I just quick scope at short range.
I feel horrible when I do it, but then I feel great.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I've played a bit with that piss rifle combined with the sub-machine gun. The sub-machine gun's damage is crap, but adding in mini-crits and slow enemies and you have a surprising good combo. Took out a couple soldiers with it. It'd help if my aim with the sub-machine gun was better though.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

I can play scout quite well on maps that I know. Being new I don't know that many maps. My biggest thing is I need to improve my aim while moving erratically. Once I have that down I will be quite a good scout.

[Bdthemag]

Scout is the class im best at, I have good reflexes when it comes to rapidly moving around and shooting. But when it comes to things like sniping...well im terrible at it.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

I like snipping with the scouts pistol. The first shot is right where your aiming and the cool down is the time it takes to reload. I actually sniped a sniper doing this once.