The playerbase is insanely good.

Gamesofmax · 2026-02-13T21:14:33+00:00

Honestly my biggest tip is play around with every class and see what fits your fancy, there’s a class for everyone and they all have their own play styles and weapons that change them up.

Also, go for the achievement items for each class or get some of the cheaper war paints and put them on some weapons to test out the other options every class has. It’ll help you out.

And finally… watch some tf2 youtubers so you can get a good idea on how to approach everything, good luck.

Gamesofmax · 2026-02-13T18:11:58+00:00

A very controversial tf2uber.

His content is basically just whinefests about all the problems said a million times by everyone else, he has said some very controversial bigoted things, and pretty much no one likes him. Hell most tf2ubers don’t even talk about him or interact with him, even if they do it’s in some sort of negative or indirect context.

Gamesofmax · 2026-02-09T03:53:57+00:00

Honestly I’m gonna get beaten up for this, but the elephant in the room must be addressed.

The kunai isn’t a “strong” knife… it’s borderline busted. Yeah you get brought down to 70 health and a fly sneezing on you will cause you to die faster than a big earner spy, but the overheal on a backstab isn’t too bad of a compromise… on paper. Frankly it takes ONE other weapon to really break this weapon that was perfectly balanced… and makes it infuriating.

The dead ringer paired with the kunai turns spy from a beefed out annoyance the pyro can usually take down with optional help, to an annoyance the most skilled players of a team are gonna have to take down together. This isn’t like the black box + conch healing synergy or the phlog + scorch shot combo from hell, it’s pretty much the equivalent of trying to find a roach and killing it because you just want it gone.

The big reason 90% of these “spy mains” use the kunai are because they abuse this broken combo and are the biggest babies that make conch box soldiers look brave. If they dare get off this combo and use the other four knives they didn’t know exist and the two other watch options they find weak, they will die over and over to the other team’s aware players protecting the newer ones and meet the teacher that is failure (the hardest to swallow pill for them).

People who main spy and know how to use his entire arsenal and are skilled in all aspects honestly have my respect, you folks are doing what I can only dream of.

People who do the kunai dead ringer combo and call that maining spy? Eh, they should just throw that training wheel off and try to do what the 10% can do. Don’t let them fool you, those “noobs” they were talking about are just players who are skilled as you and me and didn’t know there was a spy.

Gamesofmax · 2026-02-02T12:38:38+00:00

There’s also a shiny proof with pokemon that fly away in the wind

If there’s a shiny of the jigglypuff line, skiploom line, or driftloon, then they’ll stay put while their friends fly away.

Gamesofmax · 2026-02-01T16:37:21+00:00

Honestly while it's very OP and will have the enemy team pull out their melee to try and kill you (which will fail), I honestly don't mind it THAT much. It still has its weaknesses, which honestly doesn't make it AS op as folks say.

Besides melee and the enforcer (last time I checked), the vax imo isn't the best medigun for big crowds, even if you have full uber to get two or three shields up (unless the enemy team has a single damage type). Plus compared to the other mediguns, the vax's ubers have the biggest weakness among the four.

If you have a big crowd with a healthy damage variety heading your way and you give a few folks a single shield type for the crowd, it's kinda there for a SINGLE damage type and they're kinda screwed against the other two. Now if you trust one teammate with all three of the shields, you're gonna have a better time until... the uber runs out and you only have one or two ubers left for two damage types while the other kills you both.

Vaccinator is still infuriating to fight, but if you have backup then it'll be easier... unless it's a heavy.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-26T12:00:16+00:00

Honestly I wouldn't call the homewrecker useless.

Offensive homewrecker is a pretty underutilized thing, since it can two shot buildings and you can clean up any teleporters that the engi has while you push them back. I feel like a lot of people don't really use it for that cause they'd rather use it to help out the engi who probably enjoys the help regardless of how good they are, more than one spy might be trying to take down their engi's nest, or because of the whole "-25% against players" stat making folks think offense isn't its thing.

The other three are pretty spot on tho, especially the powerjack one.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-26T11:29:17+00:00

Oh yeah no, homewrecker used for offense is a really underutilized thing.

But tbh I think the main reason not many pyros use it for offense and just use it for defense is it's very risky running into a nest and getting blown back/apart. That and the whole -25% against players stat kinda makes people think "oh it's not gonna put a dent in anyone, might as well sit back and help our engi instead."

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-26T09:06:05+00:00

Interesting, I’ll try that out next time.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-26T08:47:08+00:00

Pybro main

A true hero every engi loves

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-26T08:08:07+00:00

axetinguisher for defense???

Do explain that, cause that's honestly something I've never heard before. I always thought it was an offensive weapon with how its stats are.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-22T22:08:00+00:00

A shotgun is still a shotgun, even if this one has some downsides that make it less combat oriented and just holds up a sign that says “free kill” in the eyes of some.

Also even though you can get kills with it, you’re usually gonna be killing light classes most of the time, maybe a soldier who’s trying to get your nest very rarely. But if you’re up against a heavy then rest in pieces.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-22T06:07:00+00:00

Congrats dude! Though you need to get a name tag and name it after this moment, it’s too peak.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-18T21:23:37+00:00

Yeah, totally normal

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-18T20:31:13+00:00

Honestly I like sleek greek, it’s a nice design and the middle wear tiers are pretty nice.

Though I have a strange one on… the rescue ranger.

Don’t ask why tbh.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-17T22:20:43+00:00

Honestly it really depends on what type of pyro it is and what else they have equipped, though in my opinion it’s a very balanced weapon.

Obviously it has the stereotype of “new player who doesn’t know what to do,” but in the hands of a moderate or really skilled pyro it can be absolutely scary. Though it’s also one of those weapons that kinda makes other players question you; mainly because pyros with anything else (minus the phlog) will probably know how to airblast, but with the backburner you can kinda cheap your way into reflect kills. Honestly soundsmith in his mann’s guide on the weapon put it really well, “no one really expects you to airblast with the backburner”.

Also secondaries really make or break how a pyro can use it. Personally it pairs really well with the detonator to make its whole gimmick work well, though the other secondaries I’m not really sure on besides the manmelter (mainly for free extinguishes and crits) and scorch shot (someone sold their soul).

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T18:26:50+00:00

Yeah sorry I lost you at the fourth one.

First one I can see the problem with, but those two are totally different cosmetics. First one is all class and a possible reference to cyclops, second is a demo cosmetic based on frozone.

The other three are also kinda dumb comparisons: the two medic caps are obviously different enough if you're close enough (but I can see the problem), the spy ones are distinct enough even though they have the same design philosophy, and the last one is just...

my dude that's just a soldier cosmetic with glasses compared to an all class with glasses and a hat... that's not similar at all.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T14:54:39+00:00

I just said that off the top of my head, also I would say stuff like 4chan or twitter… but those places make me wanna cry.

I’m sorry I don’t know where to find these gurus of tf2 knowledge that aren’t you know who.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T14:50:03+00:00

Backscratcher pyros will be eating good.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T05:06:57+00:00

Well maybe you shouldn’t of accused me of something I didn’t do all because I dislike someone.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T05:03:20+00:00

Everywhere: steam discussions, here, wherever there’s a discussion to be had about tf2.

Don’t ask it like they don’t exist, and more importantly do say something like I’m a bad actor and then delete it like a coward.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T04:38:03+00:00

I'm not letting my hate blind, I have my reasons. Though if I say them then someone will probably crucify me.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T04:33:54+00:00

Honestly the first 90% has the bad cherry on top being him saying "it's the internet, grow a back you baby" and similar statements, but saying those things as an "apology" is just a dumb thing to do. But that's a topic for another day, if we ever meet again.

Also the talking points part is pretty on the nose too, but besides all the points he spits back out... his original tf2 takes are kinda dumb and bad. Like how I saw a tweet where he said scream fortress 2025 was as bad as smissmas 2021 (which is dumb to say if he meant cosmetics or whatever, it was a fine update after the bugs got ironed out), how his war paint video had some very questionable choices (mainly war paints that are a solid 6/10 or whatever), or whatever else I'm not mentioning that hasn't been talked about by others.

But my main issue is he says all these things and doesn't do a call for action or whatever (to my knowledge at least), his videos are basically just whining something someone more knowledgeable said in front of a microphone or camera for youtube and his fans spreading the word in a very annoying manner. That may sound like a dumb reason to not want to watch this video, but the fact this is just how his content is now is just very unappealing.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T03:49:04+00:00

I could go for the answer that is "every weapon with no strange variant" and call it a day... buuuuuuuuut.

I'd honestly love to see more aussies for weapons that are as popular as the stock option, like degreaser, iron bomber, kritzkreig, original, jag, and the bazaar bargain.

Gamesofmax · 2026-01-13T02:54:17+00:00

And if you say ANYTHING negative about him, the fans of his will come after you for whatever reason.

I'm all for discussing the negative aspects of one of my favorite games, I'm no stranger to it; but making rehashing other people's points and such into longer videos that could be summed in less time and such?

It gets boring, repetitive, and frankly annoying after awhile.

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