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[Marlin Clock]

Idno why I like arena so much, I guess it's because it's the mode where the sniper can make the most difference for a team. Sometimes I'll end up with 6 kills, and on average I can get 2, but it's usually I get at least 2 or I die before I get the chance.

Also, biggest numbers always come from Ravine and Well. Next highest is Granary and Lumberyard, Badlands is okay, and I don't even touch the others as a sniper.
Nucleus/Lookout I play Battle Medic, Sawmill I play Soldier, and Offblast I try to avoid at all costs, it's a horrible map.

Come to think of it though, it's been a while since I've played a good game of 2fort, thats another one where snipers can get big numbers.

[GearBoxClock]

I got Bill's neat beret

Neato

[TequilaClock]

Intel room defending as sniper in Well is badass.

[ProqagandaClock]

I downright hate snipers and why they exist

they contribute hardly anything to the gameplay and any difference or effect their presence does could be had by any other class and with much more fun as a sideeffect

enemy team has a HWG and medic, oh sure sniper could kill the medic... or just be a medic and suddenly we have an awesome fight on our hands

snipers just whore out kills and gay about imo



arena is nice but once again its all about how BAD the other people are, a good spy is a pain in the ass but if your team is good he usually dont stand a i chance... just keep moving like youre paranoid and check your back every godamn moment
also coming out of stealth makes sounds which is a pain

[TequilaClock]

I downright hate snipers and why they exist

they contribute hardly anything to the gameplay and any difference or effect their presence does could be had by any other class and with much more fun as a sideeffect

enemy team has a HWG and medic, oh sure sniper could kill the medic... or just be a medic and suddenly we have an awesome fight on our hands

snipers just whore out kills and gay about imo

Sounds like you just have encounters with bad 12 year-old wusses.

Ever got that case of THAT Level 3 sentry or spamming Demo that is not letting you pass by any chance? Snipers are there to take them down as it is very hard to do it in a close range. Bad snipers also forget they have a kukri to defend themselves in a sniper/spy duel.

[Marlin Clock]

I never play sniper where sniping isn't fruitful, thus why I keep it to certain maps, like how I'd never play sniper on offense in Payload but I can be pretty useful sniping when I'm the defender. And I really am useful on arena. Say you have a heavy/medic bearing in on an engie base near spawn, give me time to charge up and it'll be dead in the water.

[Slurpee]

it really doesn't matter how useful a sniper is to their team, because sniper hate boils down to one thing: nobody likes to get killed by someone they don't have any way to fight against.

the fact that a bunch of them are camping tards that don't contribute anything to their team is just icing on the cake

[Marlin Clock]

All you have to do is not stay relatively still. People who go on predictable movement paths are the first to go down. People who strafe constantly are hard targets and I usually pass them by for easier shots.

[Slurpee]

okay but emphasizing skill over purpose doesn't change anything about the nature of the situation

[TequilaClock]

People hate to die.

[TequilaClock]

Bump. There is a lot of shit stirring right now with some leaked voice clips that were included in today's TF2 update.

[u2]W9uvQ_k8gqs[/u2]

Whatcha think these betrayals are about? Who is that him she mentions?

I have a theory that they will add a feature in which the game detects if two enemies are talking to each other in the Steam IM application. Others say that this is about a Christmas truce.

Oh by the way, did I mention that you can use Travis god damn Touchdown to replace the Scout?

http://mechaware.net/tf2/travis/

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[Marlin Clock]

And guess who revealed that tidbit to destructoid?
http://www.destructoid.com/team-fortress-2-update-reveals-new-friendship-mode--157230.phtml

[Thanks, power-glove!]

Clock Crew Represent!

[TequilaClock]

Not to burst the bubble, but not like the PowerGlove has always been ClockCrew related.

[Marlin Clock]

I'm pretty sure power glove uses Destructoid.
I might be wrong.

[DigitalLemonClock]

ive played this game since launch but lately all it does is annoy me when things dont go as i want

ive become old and jaded

fucking finally

[TequilaClock]

Well this gotta be him if that's the truth.

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/power-glove

[Marlin Clock]

Eh, I suppose I may have jumped the gun there.

[TequilaClock]

Either way, some guys are saying that this could just be a little feature for the sake of humor when adding a friend in the middle of the game. it makes sense to me, but something like the countdown still tells me that it could be something else.

[AstronautClock]

[BreadfruitClock]

[u2]W9uvQ_k8gqs[/u2]

Well... damn.
Whats all this to do?