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I don't even get to be on the scoreboard. 
I want one. 
A good read. I try to trick myself into thinking I'm a good sniper but my god, the skill of some snipers is crazy good. Don't worry, it takes a good 40+ hours of gameplay to even become average at this game, but you'll have fun in every one of those hours.
Don't sweat it dude. Practice makes perfect, plus, as long as your on a good team you should be fine. Maybe next time you should use a controller, that might help.
I don't think I've ever heard a more accurate description of Counter-Strike than soul-scarring. Especially if you aren't teh 1337 h4x. Find a good server(s) and a group of friends you can tolerate and roll with it. You'll pick it up, as evidenced with your positive K/D!
Congrats on getting Topsauce in today's Cblog Recaps!
I'm basically the same with this game, even though I run it (rarely) on my 360.
I'm basically the same with this game, even though I run it (rarely) on my 360.
@Boatz: I'm up to 60-something hours now, and "average" is too kind.
@Pixel: I'm glad to say I moved on from controllers to classic WASD movement- before then, I was much, much worse at weapon-switching.
@Chesz: When I get better at TF2, I'll end up trying my hand at TF Classic before trying CS again. But, the last time I tried to play CS was at a dearly departed LAN center with some friends- and that was said soul-scarring experience.
@Pendelton: Thanks for the topsauce! In all honesty, I thought it was my FFT musing last month that would get all the accolades rather than this one. I spent weeks planning that piece- I threw this one together in an afternoon to get in the obligatory TF2 musing before anyone else could.
@Zodiac: Looking forward to it. Remember, Medic is always credit to team!
@Other Dtoid players: I realize that this confession means I'm going to be "fat kid" on brbuninstalling for the rest of eternity. Still, frontpage is totally worth it.
@Pixel: I'm glad to say I moved on from controllers to classic WASD movement- before then, I was much, much worse at weapon-switching.
@Chesz: When I get better at TF2, I'll end up trying my hand at TF Classic before trying CS again. But, the last time I tried to play CS was at a dearly departed LAN center with some friends- and that was said soul-scarring experience.
@Pendelton: Thanks for the topsauce! In all honesty, I thought it was my FFT musing last month that would get all the accolades rather than this one. I spent weeks planning that piece- I threw this one together in an afternoon to get in the obligatory TF2 musing before anyone else could.
@Zodiac: Looking forward to it. Remember, Medic is always credit to team!
@Other Dtoid players: I realize that this confession means I'm going to be "fat kid" on brbuninstalling for the rest of eternity. Still, frontpage is totally worth it.
Just keep playin', you'll get better sooner then you'd think. Hell, I bought it that weekend and play it every now and then and just today managed to notice an actual increase in skill on my behalf. The best thing I can say is find friends. All my past experiences involved me trying to do my own thing, but today I learned that actually staying with my group of three friends, no capture point is undefendable, no cart is unpushable, and no intel is unstealable. You find a good group of friends to stick around and the game just reaches a whole new level.
^^ Uhm, wtf is that?
And I welcome your public announcement as a FPS-MP target. We are a small and elite group, like the A Team, only with more death.... ok, more like the Suicide Squad in Life of Brian.
THE GRENADE MAGNET OF EVERY ONLINE MATCH SALUTES JT!
And I welcome your public announcement as a FPS-MP target. We are a small and elite group, like the A Team, only with more death.... ok, more like the Suicide Squad in Life of Brian.
THE GRENADE MAGNET OF EVERY ONLINE MATCH SALUTES JT!
Goddam spambots!
You'll get better at TF2; I know because I sucked balls at it when I first played. I've gotten a hell of a lot better now though, and I can come fairly high up the leaderboards. I play on a regular server, so I usually team up with a couple of other guys and when together we're pretty awesome.
You'll get better at TF2; I know because I sucked balls at it when I first played. I've gotten a hell of a lot better now though, and I can come fairly high up the leaderboards. I play on a regular server, so I usually team up with a couple of other guys and when together we're pretty awesome.
I make up for my blunted reflexes by nade spamming, melee kills and completely memorizing the areans. This usually keeps me at least halfway up the scoreboard(even though it sort of defeats the purpose of playing an FPS if you suck at shooting the guns:P)
Ha. I just started playing this today on pc, after playing for nearly 2 months on 360. It's a whole different game on the pc. I suck pretty bad, yet think I'm pretty good on 360. Of course, I can't stand using mouse/keyboard and insist on using a 360 controller. I love playing 2fort and would love to play with others that suck. I'm new to Steam so if anyone is interested, I have no idea what info to give you.
SUPER PROTIP: Don't go into any servers above 20 players if you're even thinking of improving your skills.
20+ is just spam and shitfests that are fun for a couple of minutes, but you can't really shine in those servers.
20+ is just spam and shitfests that are fun for a couple of minutes, but you can't really shine in those servers.
I too suck at TF2, but I never cease to enjoy playing. I wish XBL had dedicated servers for noobs like me, but a guy can dream right?
Just glad to know that I'm not the only one that loves TF2, no matter how terrible I am at it (Which is weird, because I'm pretty good at other FPS games).
Just glad to know that I'm not the only one that loves TF2, no matter how terrible I am at it (Which is weird, because I'm pretty good at other FPS games).
I play so sporadically that it takes me a while to get better at TF2 but it's still always fun. In fact, this article makes me want to just log in for a couple hours right now and try my damn best. And I know I'll have a damn great time until I start feeling terrible when someone starts mouthing off about how I keep accidentally leading medics to their deaths when I play Heavy (I'm not good in any sense of the word, either).
Watching the "How to play [Class]" -Videos really helped me a lot in understanding successful tactics. The rest is practice.
Recently I managed to get throught the glass ceiling and regularly have a positive kill/death ratio. It's deeply satisfying.
Recently I managed to get throught the glass ceiling and regularly have a positive kill/death ratio. It's deeply satisfying.
If you want to play as sniper, you basically need to have your resolution set at a really low setting. If you go to the TF2 forums, most of the sniper players will go with a low setting.
Indeed, one thing I love about TF2 is that success in it is more reliant on teamwork than anything else, and in many cases, strategy trumps raw skill. It is the thinking man's FPS, not exactly twitch like Quake.
Young man, listen to me very clearly: You do NOT suck at Team Fortress.
Team Fortress sucks. Not you.
The weapons are sub-par, and so are the levels... and the game-speed... and the guy announcing winners and losers and so on.
Halo 3. Look into it.
Team Fortress sucks. Not you.
The weapons are sub-par, and so are the levels... and the game-speed... and the guy announcing winners and losers and so on.
Halo 3. Look into it.
Team Fortress2 takes a while to get into, but when you get good at it, it's a total blast. I spend more time on it than WoW since it's pretty much the best online FPS around right now.
And a bit of advice - The new weapons aren't always better. I use most of the originals, since the new ones depend on the situation. For the FAN to be most effective, you have to be really close. Of course, Pyros will LOVE you for that. Mix and match till you get what you find most comfortable, and you'll enjoy it so much more.
And a bit of advice - The new weapons aren't always better. I use most of the originals, since the new ones depend on the situation. For the FAN to be most effective, you have to be really close. Of course, Pyros will LOVE you for that. Mix and match till you get what you find most comfortable, and you'll enjoy it so much more.
Great article. I suck at most FPS's too, but it's great to see that there's a game that puts more emphasis on teamwork than just the raw skills of each individual player. I'd like to see more titles use that same idea more often.
Great blog! (and a credit to the devs who managed to create a balanced game that anyone at any level can play a role in!)
Nice write up! TF2 is amazing, one of my favorite- Hell I think it just IS my favorite game of all time. But it does have its own ebb and flow that can be weird to get the hang of. I find the most important thing is just to work as a team. I'm not going to bother offering a lot of game advice or anything than that. Just play with friends, get the feel for how they operate, and work with them in ways that will help them succeed. Try to pay less attention to your personal K:D and more attention to the team in general (this can be difficult I admit). Remember that a low K:D is ok too if you have been doing other things to help the team. A Medic might not kill anyone and die 15 times and still be the guy who wins the game for a team. A Spy may be running 1:1 or less, but if he has been taking out Uber ready medics, the other teams dominating super sniper, or the sticky trapping demo that has been meatgrinding the whole team in a choke point, its all worth it.
Haha, I am the leet hax at CS:S and Tf2, but I still thoroughly got a laugh out this article. I'm completely horrible at RTS's, so I can still definitely relate.
A little late in replying, but TF2 is honestly the best multiplayer experience I've had and the only one that keeps me coming back. I play regularly with my roommates on Baron's Pub. We've gotten pretty good, and while I'm ranked 3/4 among us there have been times when we've carried a team to victory topping the scoreboards. It's those great "moments" when you're on fire and do something amazing that make the game worth playing.
Oh, and for all I can make a heavy medic waste an uber playing Scout and sandman someone across the map, I can't use the Force-a-Nature for the life of me. We all suck at things :D
Oh, and for all I can make a heavy medic waste an uber playing Scout and sandman someone across the map, I can't use the Force-a-Nature for the life of me. We all suck at things :D
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