My LEGO Nexus Organization

I am fully aware that I am the only one here who plays TF2, but I feel like starting this topic anyways. Maybe I can get someone else to play too. :P

Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play online multiplayer first-person shooter made by Valve. It was released in 2007 and continues to be updated to this day. (Well, the PC/Mac version does. The PS3/360 versions, which are NOT free-to-play, have gotten like 3 updates ever and lack things like unlockable weapons.) It can be downloaded easily via Steam.

The game is based, as the name suggests, on teams. There are two teams, RED (Short for Reliable Excavation & Demolition) and BLU (Builder's League United). Both contain nine mercenaries, employed by companies that, while seemingly innocuous (Look at the names! Just construction companies, right?), actually each control half of the word.

There are nine classes (Each one of the different mercenaries is a class). They are Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, Heavy, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, and Spy. Each has a very distinct playstyle, which is exacerbated by the large number of unlockable weapons that let you tailor your characters in a way that best suits you.

It is also ridiculously fun.

Discuss. (Or don't, since none of you have the game. :P)

-Canama

i'd join if i had the time............

Eh, it's not like it requires a significant time investment.

-Canama

I'd join, if I had the space. Problem is totally that, as I don't entirely foresee that changing permanently very soon. =P Though, if I actually get through some things, I should have a lot more space.

I'll join you when my computer is able to meet the recommended requirements (I wish I could play though, I have been for a long while)

MANN. VERSUS. MACHINE.

That is all.

I've been playing recently; and it is definitely fun for me.

Most fun is getting blown up quite a few times, and then switching to Pyro, and setting everyone on the other team on fire. On an instant respawn server yesterday, I managed to set almost the entire team on fire, before finally getting taken down. xD

"Whoa, how many people did I just ignite? xD"
"A lot."

Also, Mann Vs. Machine sounds very intriguing, can't wait for tomorrow's update.

I am almost at spymaster, need 17 more backstabs or so. Only have 250 on my strange knife though. TF2 isn't letting me change my spy loadout though =\

The item server's up and down tonight. It's barely up right now, I think.

Also, add me(BZP Blade), wagner; I need to actually fight some of you guys sometime. xD

Yeah. Take note that the "item server" seems to be the same as the "Steam Community server", so they typically share downtimes.

Expect item server downtime when the Steam Community update comes out.

Well, I believe the item server's been down more tonight than the Steam Community site has, but typically, that is indeed true. I do expect downtime, and might take a break, especially if it breaks items.

I still can use my custom items, I am just currently with y.e.r. enforcer and invisiwatch, which is okay. I prefer both cnd and dead ringer to invisiwatch with y.e.r.

I normally use Ambassador, A strange Knife, and Invisiwatch, though I switch to enforcer when I am aiming poorly. What loadouts do you all like for your favorite class?

I am going to try to get a strange ambassador, though I haven't seen anything selling for below 3ref. I got the knife for one ref, which isn't a bad price. I have currently around 1ref worth of weapons which I am willing to trade (and maybe smelt sometime in the future) so if you want a specific weapon I may have it/be willing to trade it.

Blade, when I search bzp blade no results =\ Also my mom may not be too keen on me adding people I don't know in real life, though I am sure we can play sometime =P

2. Well, I don't really have much yet, having just started a few weeks ago, but

3. Silly question I'm sure, but what are refs? Refined Metals?

4. Hmm, that's odd, I wonder why it did that...(Did it to myself the other day, when I tried to find my own profile) You could find me through the MLNO group, I'm the one with Wheatley as the avatar. =P Fair enough, though, about the second point. =P

3. Yes, they are equal to 18 weapons


I am going to be on 204.62.13.231:27035 (which is a custom map so there is a dl, and there are a lot of crits) for a bit. Taking a break

got spymaster (http://bit.ly/bBWczl)

3. Thought so. *Nods*

Sorry, didn't see that. =/

I'll be back on for a bit, on the server I posted earlier, though I am content joining a different server of your choice.

What's the server name, if you know it? I haven't actually tried outside connections yet. =P

Convict gaming minecraft 7 or something along those lines. I think there is 100% crits or something goofy like that, but it is a cool map and is fun.

yeah, I can't join you yet; don't have the right map. =/

if you find another server I'll join it. currently have to some summer homework, which I don't have much left of

I've mostly just been server hopping recently. xD I'll try and find one, though. =) Preferably an empty one.

I know a few empty with bots if you want that.

Oh yeah? I ran into one similar to that earlier, was rather fun, though I had to get off. =P

/EDIT: Haha, isn't that just my luck, I was still not even a quarter of the way through the achievements up at the moment, and they add more. Well, look like I know what I'm playing tomorrow. ::)

//EDIT: In fact, wagner, find a server tomorrow, and save me a spot; I'll do the same if I manage to convince people on BZP to actually play matches with me. =P

I could do some for a little bit now

well I was in a car for 10 hours today, so sorry about not being on. Probably won't be able to go on until maybe monday afternoon, though it is my last day of summer. Tuesday afternoon/evening should be okay.

Timezones, how I hate them. =P

I understand; I'll try to scout out a server to play on, though in the meantime, try and play a little of MvM, if you can; it really good. =)

I am curious to see how your eternal reward plays in mvm. I don't know if the machines detect silent backstabs, if they don't it could be excellent

Well, wouldn't your disguise go down anyway? And therefore alert you to the horde of machines just waiting to turn around and fill your body with lead?

No, sappers are the way to go, despite me not playing as a spy yet. I barely use the spy in normal mode, I'm not ready for this yet. xD

YER's upside is that, upon backstab, you instantly disguise as the player you stabbed. No smoke clouds or anything; it's instant. The downside is that you can't manually disguise.

You can chainstab with it, allowing you to get multiple stabs without dropping disguise.

Ooh, interesting. I honestly haven't used it yet. >_>

I can understand why it'd be used now, then.

It's hard to do until you get used to playing Spy. You need to know how to work the cloak pretty well first.

You'd need to cloak, unclock, stab, cloak again, and get safely away before they started shooting at you. =P

if the robots don't react to silent backstabs, the spycicle may be great for mvm.

Doesn't the Spycicle get rid of your disguise, though?

Yep.

ANYWAYS:

I preordered CS:GO, so I should be getting the AWPer Hand!

ON THE DOWNSIDE:

TF2 just uninstalled itself apparently, or rather Steam seemingly won't recognize the installation. The files are still there; I haven't touched them. Yet despite that Steam claims it's uninstalled?

EDIT: I realized that I still have TF2 installed on OSX, so I checked for the AWP there. I have it!

in css awp is considered a noob weapon like the machina is in tf2 =P

I disagree that it's a noob weapon; even in high-level CS games it gets a lot of use.

I suppose that's because it's ridiculously OP. :P I mean, one hits on anything but the legs? Come on. Thank God they made it give out only $50 reward money in GO.

(Seriously, screw the AWP)

BUT ANYWAYS

MvM is like the greatest thing. I might actually buy some tickets and go for Mann Mode. The lobby system is godawful, though. It needs some major fixing.

That's what he meant, I believe. =P

MvM is awesome, I definitely agree. =D I've found a good way to fix it, is to search for 6 player servers. That way, you bypass the matchmaking service, and can manually see what servers are full, and which aren't. =)

I just type "mvm" on the "map" field and look for servers with one or two connected.

Same, but I cut down on the search time by typing '6' in the max players field. =P

Also, if anyone else is disappointed that the Gray Team is colored blue, here (http://gamebanana.com/tf2/skins/download/119917) is a download for gray skins.

blade, may be able to play tomorrow, but I also have to watch a movie, write two reports, set up my binders, and read 150ish pages.

I haven't liked spy too much in mvm, prefer regular gameplay with him. Haven't done mvm much at all with other classes.

Spy in MvM is massively UP. Sapper is good, but the limits on it prevent it from being used to much effect. Backstabs would be useful, except for the fact that when you kill one robot all of the others turn around and murder you. Revolver isn't as good as the other classes' guns.

On the other hand, Engie is massively OP. Wrangler + Disposable Sentry + Two-way Teleporter + Additional metal + Additional building HP? Nothing but a Sentry Buster, Rapid-Fire Soldier, or Deflector Heavy can touch that. Behind Engie, Heavy or Scout are probably the second-best class.

Engie and Scout rock, as shown by our match the other day, Canama. xD Engie for sentry, Scout for just dashing around, firing at things that move.

anyone want to mvm sometime tonight?

I would, but the computer that I know can run TF2 is quite a few cities away right now. =P

I am going to play some demoman, see how he plays out in mvm

Demoman's fun. But he's best as a trapper; lay stickies, and then detonate them later.

Haven't tried DemoKnight yet, though I tried the Soldier/Demoman shared sword, and got stuck on it by accident, and could barely kill a Scout. xD

All right, Cave Johnson mode. Let's do this:

I'd like to announce that I'm selling all my duplicate weapons for 1 scrap each. Now, I won't lie to you here: I am trying to rip you off. Upside, nobody ever killed anybody with a couple pieces of scrap metal. Currently, I'm selling a Fan O' War, Bazaar Bargain, Tribalman's Shiv, Scottish Resistance, Natascha, Homewrecker, and Southern Hospitality.

EDIT: All gone except Natascha

If you can hold Natascha, I'll take it when I get access to trade again; though I'll understand if you can't keep it until then.

I should try the same idea eventually, getting a stock of dupe weapons myself, slowly but surely. =P

It's all gone, I wound up selling them off for the market price.

(I.E. 1 scrap per two)

Wow, they went rather fast. 0_o

Fair enough, though. =)

Doesn't it only take take only two weapons to make one scrap?

I may have a natascha, along with a bunch of other items I am willing to trade, such as the winger, huntsman, natascha, jarate, bushwaka, mantreads, reserve shooter, righteous bison, postal pummeler, Holy mackerel, escape plan, dalokoh's bar, the bootlegger, persian persuader, the overdose, bazaar bargain, buffalo steak sandvich, equalizer, bonk! atomic punch, sharpened volcano fragment, big earner, cozy camper, cloak and dagger, righteous bison, dead ringer, gunslinger, warriors spirit, shahanshah, vita saw, and the enforcer.

About half of them are duplicates, others I don't need/use (like vita saw, I use crossbow/amputator as medic). I know it is a lot =P

Yes, which was the point.

well what would the benefit of trading be?

Likely for him to get rid of duplicate weapons, while allowing others to get weapons they need. ;)

ah, I see

That's what I figure, at least. =P

I prefer soldier over demoman in mvm, though I am not great at either class =P If spy wasn't so up I would  use him, as I have aprox 83% of the spy achievements, though that doesn't measure too much skill.

Use Engie or Pyro, you'll thank me. =P

I have played as both, engineer is the uncontested best. I find heavy, soldier, and demo to be more useful than pyro, though that is just my opinion.

That's because everyone finishes them off. You get more assists as the Pyro than anyone else, I believe. xD Aside from maybe Engie. And yes, Engie is definitely best.

the residual damage of flames I find to be inferior to rockets/bombs/heavy's minigun dps. And needing to get up close, unless you're using   a flare gun.

I'd say the top tier would be engie

the next tier would be Soldier, demoman, heavy, medic and probably pyro, as they are all good.

Last would be scout, sniper and spy as they are by no means bad (fully charged headshots on giants along with jarate along with relatively cheap sniper rifle upgrades, the upgraded sapper is also useful for giants and backstabbing medics and the spy can collect credits extremely well, and the scout can get some decent damage along with collecting credits well)

Getting in close doesn't really matter, especially if you get the 'restore health on kill' upgrade for the flamethrower. Then you're just torching everyone and laughing all the way. ... Actually, just being the Pyro, now that I think of it. =P

The Scout is good... If he actually decides to grab the cash. If not, things go bad quickly. And if anyone tells you, when you're a scout, to stop grabbing the cash... Ignore them. I kinda wish friendly fire could be on for MvM to kill those people in response, but it'd just backfire on you, like a sentry that decides it's engineer is it's true target, and shoots rockets at him.(Happened to me. Twice.)

lol. Your entry gun probably aimed for enemies behind you. this can generally be avoided, depending on where you stand/the map

Yeah, there was no getting around that, and yes, it was aimed at things behind me. Stupid Scouts. =P

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If anyone wants to buy a Strange Tomislav, I'm selling one for 1.66 ref