Bonk v. 2
What the hell.
So, a few months ago I told you how I picked up the Demoman one night, after half a year of going all "oh I'm a terrible Demo, I can't play as Demo, it's so difficult," and finding myself sucking NOT as badly as I thought I would suck, and actually thinking that it's lots of fun.
And Demoman's been my most played class during these couple of months (I've clocked over 30 hours as a Demo since July), and sometimes I think I'm not even half-bad at it. At least I've learned the tips and tricks to it.
And after finally picking up the Demo, there were only two classes that I simply don't play as. Because I suck so bad. And those classes were Spy and Scout.
And you know what?
Tonight the exact same thing that happened with Demo back then, happened with Scout. My team was getting our collective ass handed to us in Gravel Pit, I decided to fuck it and go Scout (which is what I usually do when I get annoyed enough, for some strange masochistic reason).
And despite getting our asses kicked and being in a goddamn horrible team, I was actually having fun. As a Scout. Playing seriously instead of just running around the bat in hand and trying to bat some heads in. And doing what a BLU Scout should do in Gravel Pit: cap.
And I wasn't doing as bad as I usually do as a Scout. I got at least one kill in one life, which is of course bad, but way more than I usually get, and I was there when we capped A and B. I even dominated some poor Spy, and that's definitely something I've NEVER done as a Scout before. And like I told you, our team was kinda bad, and we were losing hard (and if I can accomplish more as a Scout than I did as a Soldier or Demo - and I did play as those before going Scout - no one can possibly say that it was my fault we sucked).
I was surprised, and decided to try playing as Scout on some other map. Which happened to be Gold Rush. And I actually played an entire match in Gold Rush as a Scout. And... well.
Lol at having a Medic.
It definitely could've been worse! Sure it was lots of hanging back, taking potshots at enemies in the distance, and waiting for everyone else to take down sentries, but it was still pretty fun, and I did lots of capping. I even got a new most points record for Scout. It used to be a measly 6, now it's 10! Whoo! And not all of the points were captures!
Later on I tried playing as Scout on Steel as well, because I wanted to try and go to E at the start of the match. I didn't really accomplish much, but at least it works a bit as a distraction while rest of the team tries to cap A or B or whatever.
And still, I had fun. I'm really, really liking Scout's speed.
So, um, I think I might even start playing as a Scout, if it's of any use to my team. Sure I suck ass, but hey, same old song: you can't expect to get better at something if you never actually do it.
And now I'm just waiting when this shit happens with Spy. It would be awesome to be actually able to play ALL the classes.
Last night was also a strange achievement night. I got two Medic achievements (Doctor Assisted Homicide, which I would've gotten ages ago if all of my achievement progress bars hadn't gone back to zero at one point, and Medical Intervention), and three Pyro achievements (Makin' Bacon, Hot Potato and Pyrotechnics). Not that they would even count towards anything since I have all the unlockables already, but I would've finally got the Kritzkrieg if the Medic Milestones were still where they used to be.
And dammit, all I want are some Heavy achievements, I still don't have the Natascha.
And I came close to breaking my Medic point record on Dustbowl's first stage: I had 27 points (hadn't died even once during the round, so it was pretty easy to just check to scoreboard) and then I got headshot. Stupid fucking Snipers. If I had managed to stay alive for the minute and half that was still left of the round, I would've probably gotten at least 30. RRRRAGE.
And in other news, I finally clocked 100 hours as a Soldier. Yeah, damn you, Easy Mode. I was trying to hold back and play more as a Medic, but I just can't seem to quit Soldier.
Also my hours are fucking ridiculous (about 300 altogether?), I probably need a life.
So, a few months ago I told you how I picked up the Demoman one night, after half a year of going all "oh I'm a terrible Demo, I can't play as Demo, it's so difficult," and finding myself sucking NOT as badly as I thought I would suck, and actually thinking that it's lots of fun.
And Demoman's been my most played class during these couple of months (I've clocked over 30 hours as a Demo since July), and sometimes I think I'm not even half-bad at it. At least I've learned the tips and tricks to it.
And after finally picking up the Demo, there were only two classes that I simply don't play as. Because I suck so bad. And those classes were Spy and Scout.
And you know what?
Tonight the exact same thing that happened with Demo back then, happened with Scout. My team was getting our collective ass handed to us in Gravel Pit, I decided to fuck it and go Scout (which is what I usually do when I get annoyed enough, for some strange masochistic reason).
And despite getting our asses kicked and being in a goddamn horrible team, I was actually having fun. As a Scout. Playing seriously instead of just running around the bat in hand and trying to bat some heads in. And doing what a BLU Scout should do in Gravel Pit: cap.
And I wasn't doing as bad as I usually do as a Scout. I got at least one kill in one life, which is of course bad, but way more than I usually get, and I was there when we capped A and B. I even dominated some poor Spy, and that's definitely something I've NEVER done as a Scout before. And like I told you, our team was kinda bad, and we were losing hard (and if I can accomplish more as a Scout than I did as a Soldier or Demo - and I did play as those before going Scout - no one can possibly say that it was my fault we sucked).
I was surprised, and decided to try playing as Scout on some other map. Which happened to be Gold Rush. And I actually played an entire match in Gold Rush as a Scout. And... well.
Lol at having a Medic.
It definitely could've been worse! Sure it was lots of hanging back, taking potshots at enemies in the distance, and waiting for everyone else to take down sentries, but it was still pretty fun, and I did lots of capping. I even got a new most points record for Scout. It used to be a measly 6, now it's 10! Whoo! And not all of the points were captures!
Later on I tried playing as Scout on Steel as well, because I wanted to try and go to E at the start of the match. I didn't really accomplish much, but at least it works a bit as a distraction while rest of the team tries to cap A or B or whatever.
And still, I had fun. I'm really, really liking Scout's speed.
So, um, I think I might even start playing as a Scout, if it's of any use to my team. Sure I suck ass, but hey, same old song: you can't expect to get better at something if you never actually do it.
And now I'm just waiting when this shit happens with Spy. It would be awesome to be actually able to play ALL the classes.
Last night was also a strange achievement night. I got two Medic achievements (Doctor Assisted Homicide, which I would've gotten ages ago if all of my achievement progress bars hadn't gone back to zero at one point, and Medical Intervention), and three Pyro achievements (Makin' Bacon, Hot Potato and Pyrotechnics). Not that they would even count towards anything since I have all the unlockables already, but I would've finally got the Kritzkrieg if the Medic Milestones were still where they used to be.
And dammit, all I want are some Heavy achievements, I still don't have the Natascha.
And I came close to breaking my Medic point record on Dustbowl's first stage: I had 27 points (hadn't died even once during the round, so it was pretty easy to just check to scoreboard) and then I got headshot. Stupid fucking Snipers. If I had managed to stay alive for the minute and half that was still left of the round, I would've probably gotten at least 30. RRRRAGE.
And in other news, I finally clocked 100 hours as a Soldier. Yeah, damn you, Easy Mode. I was trying to hold back and play more as a Medic, but I just can't seem to quit Soldier.
Also my hours are fucking ridiculous (about 300 altogether?), I probably need a life.
Labels: bleeding achievements grr, bonk, guys guys you're never gonna believe this, i love you soldier you goddamn easy mode, team fortress 2
posted by Katastrophe at
5:36 AM
4 Comments:
Out of the nine classes, I'm the worst as an Engineer. I've never felt that I contributed to my team's success. Engineer is my least played class. I agree with what you said that you can't expect to get better at something if you never actually do it. I remember you had a post called "Creative Engineering". When I decide to use the Engineer, I will read that post for your advice.
The only classes I know how to play and have fun using are Pyro, Sniper, and Spy.
Scout is mine. It's actually kind of funny, if you look at my stats you can see that I have 248 hours as a soldier and... 6 as a scout :)
I recognize the value of good scouts on both attack and defense, but it just isn't a style of play with which I seem to be able to fit comfortably.
Anyway, having played a number of rounds with the author & company this weekend, I have come to 2 conclusions.
1) Slaverstrike is a very annoying (and rather good) sniper.
2) When Chrome ubercharges me, it makes my rockets do no damage.
:D
Dom: Haha yeah, I kept noticing that whenever I was healing you, you got no kills whatsoever, and the very moment I healed someone else, the death logs were full of your kills. Aw man. And damn those sentries didn't want to go down at all.
Apparently I'm bad luck, since I know you're a damn good Soldier. :D
And behold, the reason I will never ever want to play against Slaver if he's Sniper.
(Also I might've told him where you are after you headshot me a couple of times last night. :<)
Virtueversusvice: At least Engineer is pretty easy to pick up, and be somewhat good at, since sentries do most of the work for you. The only thing that usually bothers people about Engineer is that it's pretty... well, boring at times. It's tedious to just sit behind your sentry waiting for something to happen, and the very moment you decide to leave, your stuff gets sapped, which is even more annoying.
So I hope that the Creative Engineering post provides at least some helpful advice if you do decide to pick up Engineer some day.
Chrome: Thank You for the Creative Engineering post, your advice has helped me become an effective Engineer. I received two new records for the Engineer, six sentry kills and seven teleports. As a BLU, attacking point A on Gravel Pit. Being an offensive Engineer is more difficult then a defensive Engineer on Gravel Pit. I decided to put a sentry inside the shack next to the entrance to point C. After members of BLU started to cap Point A, RED decided that BLU capturing Point A was not someting they would allow. With my sentry out of their sight, they never saw their deaths coming.
Well was a good learning experience for me. I found out that once the team captured a point I had to move the buildings to the new frontlines in order to ensure our victory. This is how I received the seven teleports. At one point, BLU was capturing the middle point. As the only RED near that point at the time, I did not stand much of a chance of defeating them with the shotgun or pistol. With my health reduced and none of my team around to help, I decided to initiate some Creative Engineering. I built a sentry on the right side of the second floor RED hallway out of their sight. When BLU capped the point they entered the hallway moving to the other side not knowing of the sentry. Instantly a Soldier, a Scout, and a Pyro were killed.
Later I played as the Medic. I was BLU, attacking point B on Gravel Pit. With a Soldier as my teammate, we worked together and I received a new record of ten kill assists. Overall this was a fun experence, perhaps now I will attempt to learn the other classes.
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