his experience was definitely special but even disregarding that, i think hes right. as far as pubs go its way more relaxed than any other game ive seen of its size. and while comp is more toxic its not a fraction as bad as cs, overwatch, lol, dota, or anything else i can think of.

natascha is like actually stopping people in place entirely now

theres also accuracy and damage spread (all attacks have random variance). as well as quite a few move-specific rng elements.

that said the while nature of the simultaneous turn system means you have to make guesses and play mindgames regardless. competitively its best to treat it like poker, where rng is an inevitable factor but youre meant to play the odds. even then there are several degrees of reliability you can go for in teambuiling (usually at the cost of predictability or the ability to control the flow of the game). theres definitely a lot of depth to the game and rng can still result in bullshit wins, but once you and your opponent are competent at the game its usually not gonna be a dice roll to see who wins. theres an online battle simulator if you wanna try it out without spending 30 years making an ingame team but low ladder is dumb as rocks so it probably wont give the best impression.

well realistically making a sequel would likely be more feasible than undertaking the massive optimization, rebalancing, and rebranding that tf2 would need to really compete as a high end esport these days. tf2 has a serious reputation as a pub game and hat simulator on top of needing a lot of work anyway; and if valve really cared about making it into a profitable esport itd probably be more successful as a sequel rather than an improved tf2.

outlaws is the people's team

heres some just pure guitar solo songs

Steve Vai - For the Love of God

Buckethead - Nottingham Lace

Vinnie Moore - Cryptic Dreams

Trace Bundy - Bristlecone

Anty Timmons - A Night to Remember

Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star

Animals as Leaders - Ka$cade

Praxis - Transmutation 2

Jason Kui - Polarized

David Gilmore - Raise my Rent

also a 3-way little wing cover as a bonus

every game on there has had a lot of support post-release. its a prerequisite for the category in the first place. if age was all that mattered then it wouldnt be much of a competition.

not that it even matters since these awards are just about which game has the most rabid fanboys so itll probably be tf2 or poe anyway.

i bet they updated watergate like 8 months ago and forgot to push it through

new glassjaw album and it rips fire

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Z9dDwHYs6mPAW2BHoT4JZ

sure but all im saying is its strictly better than shuffling around classes

i mean its still faster. also a bind can let you avoid damage if you hit it the moment you get past the spawn doorway.

i got the good shit

ez mode is

bind "F5" "load_itempreset 0"
bind "F6" "load_itempreset 1"
bind "F7" "load_itempreset 2"
bind "F8" "load_itempreset 3"

hitting each loadout key will cycle spawns so just hit the one youre on.

if you wanna have a single key remember your loadout its more complicated. In autoexec you want something like:

alias 1load load_itempreset 0
alias 2load load_itempreset 0
alias 3load load_itempreset 0
alias 4load load_itempreset 0
alias 5load load_itempreset 0
alias 6load load_itempreset 0
alias 7load load_itempreset 0
alias 8load load_itempreset 0
alias 9load load_itempreset 0

Then in each class cfg, you need something like:

bind F5 "load_itempreset 0; alias 1load load_itempreset 0"
bind F6 "load_itempreset 1; alias 1load load_itempreset 1"
bind F7 "load_itempreset 2; alias 1load load_itempreset 2"
bind F8 "load_itempreset 3; alias 1load load_itempreset 3"

bind 1 1load

changing 1load to 2load, 3load, etc for each class.

Thisll make it so that the 1 key would refresh whatever your current loadout is (so long as you change using F5-8). Unfortunately you cant make it remember between game sessions so itll default to loadout 1 on launch.

i doubt its only to do with the hitboxes because the LG was considered the only reliable gun a few months ago. the patches did genuinely fuck with the hit detection and make it worse. theyve already been talking about making hitboes more forgiving well before the LG started being shit so itd be weird for them to make it worse on purpose.

regardless i think he was more talking about how quakes movement makes shit harder since their mechanics give you pretty solid escape options if you arent stuck in a corner. and the LG in quake has knockback which would be absolutely infuriating in tf2.

also zaryas dps and range is garbage by overwatch standards. 120 dps in tf2 is about as strong as zarya at full energy in OW. and OW's maps are waaaay more wide open and vertical than tf2 so youre much easier to play around/spam out in general..

probably one of the tf_explanations or tf_training commands. theres a bunch

someone found it in the first few days apparently

https://steamcommunity.com/app/440/discussions/0/2381701715718404154/