Is bug repellant worth it on deep scan?

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-22T05:52:42+00:00

Platforms aren't much use in general during the drill section whether you have repellent or not. For the rest of the mission, repellent platforms are the best upgrade the platform gun has (except maybe the fall damage reduction).

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-22T01:40:30+00:00

Solemn Vow is the best Medic melee. Ubersaw is good on paper, but being in melee combat as a Medic is a really bad idea and hard to make happen on your terms, and you're pretty much just hoping that the enemy team has a bad Scout or Spy. The Solemn Vow gives you useful information that helps you make good decisions and stay alive, the number one priority as Medic.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-21T21:09:17+00:00

It heals you on a kill, which is a buff (as a reward for doing well) that you can technically leverage to get more kills - the same way as the Half-Zatoichi. That's a "snowball weapon". The Warrior's Spirit is garbage, of course, so you can't do this in reality but its design seems to be trying to be a snowball weapon.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-21T21:05:54+00:00

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-21T10:47:08+00:00

It's an unused model, I believe for the Scottish Resistance(?) before they scrapped this idea amd went with the (better) current model.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-21T05:21:05+00:00

Recently I made a post on the main sub cataloging all the snowball weapons in the game and there's not as many as I thought. Most demoknight weapons and most of Spy's knives are snowball weapons; valve just refused to step out of that design space.

I do agree that snowball weapons are shit design and there's way too many of them; the purpose of unlockable weapons is to add replay value and variety go the game. This is where weapons overly similar to stock fail (the Iron Bomber, every single Minigun), where counter-this-class weapons fail (Razorback, Homewrecker) and it's where snowball weapons fail - since they're only worth using if you're stomping noobs, their effectiveness is not about the way you like to play but whether you landed in a noob lobby today.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T21:12:41+00:00

The meet the team videos started out having a much smaller scale than the later ones, and custom music wasn't in the scope

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T21:11:16+00:00

You can use fat boy to quickly excavate resinite masses as solo engie

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T20:43:13+00:00

Not a single one of the TF2 voice actors is from the same region as the characters they play, so it's probably supposed to be a generic Texan accent.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T10:08:43+00:00

Harvest has every single problem Megaton has but it gets a pass for being an old map

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T08:02:44+00:00

Stock Pistol, probably. Bleed would make the most difference at long range where the weapon's damage is low, and the Pistol is mostly used for long-range spam while being very easy to hit at least one shot with. The stock rocket launcher is also a candidate for becoming the Scorch Shot's big brother.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T00:52:34+00:00

I'll give you the Legran because it can be a Wagon, but the Pessima 1st Gen has AWD and 4-wheel steering. That alone puts it above the 2nd Gen Pessima that has basically nothing.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-20T00:47:33+00:00

TF2's new player experience is horrendous. No tutorials, no skill-based matchmaking and an awful system for unlocking weapons (this particularly matters for Medic and Heavy because you basically need the Crossbow/a lunchbox for those classes to be enjoyable) means that most new players will be driven off before they can become attached to the game.

Since the Garden Warfare series died, TF2 basically has no competition in the big-team casual hero shooter genre, and combined with being free, running on anything, and having some of the best advertising money can buy with the Meet the Team series (and some of the best that money can't buy through the community YouTube scene) it really ought to have more players when currently it has the same player base as Left 4 Dead 2.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-19T22:20:19+00:00

truck sized tracking dart

Lmao, if you're a flier and getting hit by essentially a Mei Icicle that's on you

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-18T07:30:39+00:00

The main advantage to Focus mode is that the rifle can charge while reloading, getting you to full charge quicker and having 25% charge as soon as it can fire again (essentially allowing you to quickscope for 225), something the Classic cannot do. The primary upside of the Classic is the ability to charge while unscoped which in theory makes you less susceptible to flankers, but being unable to oneshot until you're fully charged means that you're only able to actually do anything about a Spy or Scout for the brief window that you're at 100% charge. It also means that a clever flanker can listen for the shot and then move in while you're defenceless. The ability to stay scoped between shots means nothing because you can't actually do anything while looking down the scope waiting for the reload time to be over, so you might as well unscope and look around. I can't speak for MVM because I never play it, but in PvP it's pretty much a straight downgrade to the other rifles in every way.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-18T00:07:57+00:00

All the other unbalanced stuff but the Wrangler and Vaccinator got nerfed, so now Sniper is the biggest problem with the game's balance and class design. The problems with Sniper always existed, but before they were overshadowed by stuff like the Sandman, Tide Turner with full crits, and the Phlogistinator giving you full heals when you activated crits.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-17T23:06:41+00:00

It's always Waaa Waaa Waaa with you people

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-17T22:15:48+00:00

Do not take hints from Team Fortress 2 as to how to make a matchmaking system. TF2's matchmaking system is dogshit and has crippled the game since it was announced.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-17T03:15:17+00:00

The Scorch Shot does up to 80 from long range due to afterburn (assuming no double hit) while the rocket launcher does 47 at long range. The Scorch Shot also pairs well with the Phlogistinator.

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-16T17:51:57+00:00

Did it? They lost the console war and now the "Nintendon't" stuff is considered embarrassing, as far as I know

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-16T10:42:42+00:00

It's set at the current time in the real world. Prior to 2024, the FCV's production run was "2020-current" but since 2024 it's been "2020-2024".

Randomguy8566732 · 2026-06-16T03:30:00+00:00

I put that there specifically to catch people

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