You explain everything so well, it would be good to see an actual short gameplay of situations you are discussing, although that would probably be hard.
It's much easier to lay out the concept. In gameplay videos it can be tough to see what's going on, and my crappy paint drawings seem to get the point across anyways...
Sure! That's something that I've had in the back of my mind for a while but it's complicated and I'm trying to get some other videos out first. Stay tuned...
what if the other medic see that if you play your cards right, you can win. So he switches to krits, or quick fix, and hangs back until he can über his demo/ jump in with the soldier.
Hey! This really isn't a dumb question. If you are interested in playing 9v9 and are a bit of a beginner (less that 1k Hrs), I would look on the UGC forums. Most teams require that you have a mic and you know what you are doing. The best league to join as a beginner would probably be Iron, with it being the lowest! Good luck finding a team my friend, and good luck with Season 15!!!
+NeededFour - There are no such "servers". There are the various competitive Leagues (such as ETF2L in Europe, ESEA in USA, UGC for international, OzFortress in Australia and others). Then there are websites where you can play "lobbies", that is games on password-locked servers with competitive configs and people filling class slots for both teams before the game begins: TF2Stadium is the latest such site, an slightly older site is TF2Center, while the original TF2Lobby is now defunct. Go to comp.tf/wiki/Main_Page for more info.
Does the Medic contribute towards number advantage or does he only contribute to health and uber advantage since he doesn't directly contribute to combat?
It really depends how long the fight lasts. If it's a short fight that will resolve in under 5 seconds, don't count the Medic since he could only output ~100 health in that time. If it's a longer fight, count him.
how do respawn times change? you said respawns are 10-20 seconds. what is it that changes the respawn times? and if there is a way to know where the enemy team is going to respawn
They're rolling respawn timers that are based on which capture points are owned. Respawns occur in "waves" so that you respawn alongside your teammates rather than everyone spawning after X seconds of death time. You can do more research about this on the TF2 Wiki.
+Matias N. Herrera - Respawn times vary depending on map mode (koth, cp, pl) and team, if you're attacking or defending, that sort of thing. On a 5CP map, whoever takes mid point gets shorter respawn time ("spawn advantage"), while on a KOTH map, the team that currently *doesn't* own the point gets spawn advantage so that they have a fair chance after a wipe during mid-fight to go back in with a full team while the team that controls mid is still down a few people, that way they have a realistic chance of winning the point back.
after the gun mettle update, this whole thing changed. If the other team's medic got full uber and they die, their medigun drops with full uber. Therefore you can use your uber kind of willingly whenever you want, and the other medic won't be able to pick up the old medigun before you get it. Thats what I would call a free uber. (btw i dunno if they allow the gunmettle changes into drops in comp matches so don't quote me on this)
+Spark_Dismantle Just thought I'd help out with the bit you were unsure on, in the competitive setting (9v9, 6v6 etc.) it is against the rules to pick up another medics (or your own if you died) medigun
+Darkk no bro u can catch any medigun if the weapon drop timescale (anything like that, its the time who the wep remains in the floor.) is not set to 0.1 (seconds) , its the minimal value.
Ogelsir ɹısןǝƃO He's a Battle Medic, he had Slin as a guest in one of his recent videos, "ArraySeven: Choosing The Right Medigun" I tried to be a Battle Medic once, and I would still much rather use the Crossbow than the Blutsauger. ArraySeven is somehow good with the Blutsauger.
Am i the only thing that thought Free uber was a medic just smacking his ubersaw 4 times?
+omar 23 - Yes, me too.
lmao exactly
omar 23 me too
You explain everything so well, it would be good to see an actual short gameplay of situations you are discussing, although that would probably be hard.
It's much easier to lay out the concept. In gameplay videos it can be tough to see what's going on, and my crappy paint drawings seem to get the point across anyways...
Yeah actually I guess, haha your paint drawings are actually really helpful when you're explaining it :D makes it more entertaining too
Nice video Slin. Btw id love you to expand on Uber vs Uber tactics or Krits vs Uber scenarios :)
Sure! That's something that I've had in the back of my mind for a while but it's complicated and I'm trying to get some other videos out first. Stay tuned...
I've been trying to explain this for the longest time but I can never fond the words, thanks for the cool vid
Great video man, I've never thought about it in that perspective!
what if the other medic see that if you play your cards right, you can win. So he switches to krits, or quick fix, and hangs back until he can über his demo/ jump in with the soldier.
Sweet concept, I've seen these plays in your demo reviews. Glad to see them explained in greater detail.
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Sorry, idiotic question incoming, but: Where does one find 6v6 & 9v9 servers? They seem interesting, & I might check 'em out... Thanks, & happy holidays!
Hey! This really isn't a dumb question. If you are interested in playing 9v9 and are a bit of a beginner (less that 1k Hrs), I would look on the UGC forums. Most teams require that you have a mic and you know what you are doing. The best league to join as a beginner would probably be Iron, with it being the lowest! Good luck finding a team my friend, and good luck with Season 15!!!
I'd recommend you check out TF2Center. You can just hop into an open game and start playing right away for free!
Alright, I will check that out as well, thanks guys.
+NeededFour - There are no such "servers". There are the various competitive Leagues (such as ETF2L in Europe, ESEA in USA, UGC for international, OzFortress in Australia and others). Then there are websites where you can play "lobbies", that is games on password-locked servers with competitive configs and people filling class slots for both teams before the game begins: TF2Stadium is the latest such site, an slightly older site is TF2Center, while the original TF2Lobby is now defunct. Go to comp.tf/wiki/Main_Page for more info.
Does the Medic contribute towards number advantage or does he only contribute to health and uber advantage since he doesn't directly contribute to combat?
It really depends how long the fight lasts. If it's a short fight that will resolve in under 5 seconds, don't count the Medic since he could only output ~100 health in that time. If it's a longer fight, count him.
how do respawn times change? you said respawns are 10-20 seconds. what is it that changes the respawn times? and if there is a way to know where the enemy team is going to respawn
They're rolling respawn timers that are based on which capture points are owned. Respawns occur in "waves" so that you respawn alongside your teammates rather than everyone spawning after X seconds of death time. You can do more research about this on the TF2 Wiki.
+Matias N. Herrera - Respawn times vary depending on map mode (koth, cp, pl) and team, if you're attacking or defending, that sort of thing. On a 5CP map, whoever takes mid point gets shorter respawn time ("spawn advantage"), while on a KOTH map, the team that currently *doesn't* own the point gets spawn advantage so that they have a fair chance after a wipe during mid-fight to go back in with a full team while the team that controls mid is still down a few people, that way they have a realistic chance of winning the point back.
such a great channel, you deserve much more subs
i am a medic main whenver i see the enemy medic unless i know he has or is near i will uber/kritz into him is that wrong?
the only FREE uber would be if the enemy medic dies with an uber and you grab the medigun on the ground to get an instant uber
+11xephos Gun Mettle and above stuff (PUBS)
It's illegal to pick up a medigun.
*****
in competitive, not in pubs
11xephos
yes. exactly
*****
did you not read the parenthesis? PUBS
after the gun mettle update, this whole thing changed. If the other team's medic got full uber and they die, their medigun drops with full uber. Therefore you can use your uber kind of willingly whenever you want, and the other medic won't be able to pick up the old medigun before you get it. Thats what I would call a free uber. (btw i dunno if they allow the gunmettle changes into drops in comp matches so don't quote me on this)
+Spark_Dismantle Wow, now there is such a thing? I didn`t really know about it. Now that explains why teammates wanted me to pick up my old medigun
+Spark_Dismantle Just thought I'd help out with the bit you were unsure on, in the competitive setting (9v9, 6v6 etc.) it is against the rules to pick up another medics (or your own if you died) medigun
+Darkk no bro u can catch any medigun if the weapon drop timescale (anything like that, its the time who the wep remains in the floor.) is not set to 0.1 (seconds) , its the minimal value.
Darkk Pyro o ok it was just a little theory of mine XD
LoquinhoWz Yeah I wasn't saying it's not possible, because it most definitely is, I was saying it's not allowed
as ive been forced to maincall in my new team this vid has been a godsend thank you :)
SLIN! YOU MAKE SOOO MUCH SENSE!................
Was going to make a joke about you dropping all of your free ubers but you did it yourself :(
pretty sure the uber is still free, just that it's better to do what you explained in the video slin B]
How slin see if eyes like -_-
what if slin was not drop?
his eyes are larger than mine...
Ogelsir ɹısןǝƃO Ogel! Hello! I came here from ArraySeven.
YoruTF2 oh hi! but what is arrayseven.
Ogelsir ɹısןǝƃO He's a Battle Medic, he had Slin as a guest in one of his recent videos, "ArraySeven: Choosing The Right Medigun"
I tried to be a Battle Medic once, and I would still much rather use the Crossbow than the Blutsauger. ArraySeven is somehow good with the Blutsauger.
Slins voice sounds deeper idk .... :3
Is it just me or does he look like vanoss
Mr. Slin, can you make a tutorial for becoming a good pocket for beginners?
Try asking on his latest video... Idiot
Neo53 Fuck you
Neo53 jk
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