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[TamerVirus]

Bump for potential Bay12 team discussions

[miauw62]

I'm in as (in order of desirability) Pyro and Demoman/Engineer. I can play Sniper too, if it's really needed. But I'm not that good.

[tahujdt]

We oughtta make a new thread for the Bay12 Group, IMO. My best classes are scout (by far), sniper, and medic. I'm a good engie, too, but that doesn't really rely upon combat skill. I can play decently with pretty much any class. Except soldier. I cannot rocket jump to save my life.

Also, when I'm asking in the happy thread if we should make a TF2 thread, how come nobody told me we already had one?

Here's the story I shared on the happy thread:

Alright, I have another TF2 happy/brag, does anyone think that a FPS discussion thread might be a good idea instead?

Spoiler: the happy/brag (click to show/hide)

Ya know that feeling you get when you headshot a scout in midair? This is like 50x better.
I was on a trading server, one of the ones that has a Minecraft map. (protip: if a server has a Minecraft map, the odds are that the players are gonna primarily be newbs and/or squeakers) It was ostensibly a trading server, that way the op was excused for what he was doing, because there wasn't technically a game going on. It was really a server for squeakers to fight other squeakers. I didn't realize this immediately. What the op was doing was playing a Demoman, with noclip on, and flying all over the map and bombing everyone with crit grenades (there should be a term for these, like 'crickies' and 'crockets'). I type in chat that he should stop that, to which he squeaks at me that it's a trading server, so I should just STFU. He focuses on me for a while, just to prove a point.
Oh, it is on.
I go sniper, go up on decent vantage point, and scope in. The op is at the sky limit, and flying around at max speed.

I headshot him.

He actually compliments me, concedes the point, and we go our separate ways.

[Leafsnail]

I try to pick whatever class would benefit my team most.  That's usually Medic so I've gotten pretty decent at that, and I can do short circuit engineer pretty well too.  In terms of combat classes I'd say heavy is my favourite followed by soldier.

I can't really play sniper or demoman at all.  I'm also usually terrible as the Spy, so it's weird that my overall highscore is with the Spy (I got into this weird zen state where I was constantly getting headshots with the ambassador, and I haven't been able to recreate that).

[Greenstarfanatic]

I'm a decent spy, I guess. I've found that I'm not too bad as a soldier, and I'm pretty good with a huntsman. Granted, that probably won't be worth much, but still.

Classes you shouldn't let my play include Demo, regular old sniper, or scout.

[tahujdt]

I've actually been writing out and perfecting my personal code of conduct for TF2. I'm hoping to publish it on the guides section and get a bunch of people to agree to it.

Spoiler: The formal ones I've worked out so far (click to show/hide)

• The plural of 'sniper' is 'too many'.
• Thou shalt not change class for the sole purpose of getting a revenge kill.
• Thou shalt not mute the squeaker until he hath proven that he is shit.
• Thou shall not abuse the power of the votekick.

Suggest others if you think of good ones.

[Greenstarfanatic]

Thou shalt not interrupt a non-harmful taunt with gunfire, rocket fire, or just regular fire.

[tahujdt]

I just realized that I always thank medics automatically, so I didn't think of that. That's definitely going on there too. Say, if I publish this list in the guides section, would you guys want be credited individually or as a group? Individually being "this one was suggested by Caroline, and this one by Greenstarfanatic, and this one by...", as a group being "and thanks to Caroline, Greenstarfanatic, and Urist McFiller for contributing to this!"

[Leafsnail]

Really it's only snipers, spies and maybe sometimes engineers that are bad in large amounts.  A team with 5 of a particular combat class will probably do fine as long as they play well (unless maybe the map is really bad for them).  Don't tell me you've never faced the wrath of a demospam team

Thou shalt not interrupt a non-harmful taunt with gunfire, rocket fire, or just regular fire.

They're just trying to mock someone else, I don't see why I shouldn't kill them.  Although you're right, you should try and make it a tauntkill if you can.

[tahujdt]

Really, anyone stupid enough to taunt in the middle of battle needs to learn why it's a bad idea.

[Greenstarfanatic]

Well, I was speaking more in terms of multi-person taunts. Like if you come across two people flipping in a corner, or if two people from opposite teams decided to conga in a way that isn't interrupting the battle.

Maybe it's just me, not playing competitively at all and not really playing on 'Normal' gamemodes often, but I just let 'em do their thing.

[Spehss _]

Maybe it's just me, not playing competitively at all and not really playing on 'Normal' gamemodes often, but I just let 'em do their thing.

It's players like you that make the game fun.

[TamerVirus]

Really, anyone stupid enough to taunt in the middle of battle needs to learn why it's a bad idea.

I taunt in the middle of battle all the time, and it helped my team greatly

....I was using the amputator though

[WealthyRadish]

My personal code of conduct:
-Ignore rivalries completely. If that guy is salty and obviously gunning for you, or you're getting salty, take note and have the discipline to not care, and to treat every opponent with the same casual level of engagement. Going on a desperate chase to get "revenge" or prove something is ridiculous and makes the game less fun for everyone involved.
-Give enemies a fair shake. This means not spawncamping, charging bodyshots at nothing, waiting with sticky traps, or any tactics that don't give your opponent some chance to win or escape. Part of the game is using strategy to get an edge, but sticky trap a spawn door and you're no better than someone using cheats, at least so far as that person's death goes.
-If most people are there to play the game and the teams are close, the kind of hoovy/spycrab/crouch-melee/conga crap is only going to make teammates frustrated, and shouldn't be encouraged. But if the environment is more relaxed, it's not worth killing them.
-Chat's usually a cesspool of overused binds and insults, should probably just leave it disabled and not engage in it.

[MaximumZero]

Really, anyone stupid enough to taunt in the middle of battle needs to learn why it's a bad idea.

I taunt in the middle of battle all the time, and it helped my team greatly

....I was using the amputator though

Best taunt.