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Why you shouldn’t demoknight in MVM

September 4, 2014 reima 0 Comments advice, demoknight, editorial, MvM, opinion

As an enthusiast of the demoknight well past the joysticking days who knows the strengths and weakness of our beloved and equally loathed pick subclass; I can say that the knight subclassing is based on the sole fact that the playstyle preys on on the variable that is human perception. Humans are flawed- Many of us are sluggish compared to robots, we are easily distracted and often inebriated. We are big dumb stupid apes who require fuel, rest and shelter to contribute to an overall well being. We aren’t well oiled, finely tuned machines that can home in right away… [Continue Reading]

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Itsurblog and SPUF-IRC

September 3, 2014 sham1 0 Comments

IRC Well, after the newest itsurblog-thread’s maker was banned from SPUF, I thought that “OK, I have had this idea in my head for very long time now. I shall create IRC for SPUF”. Now, the thing I want to discuss here is about that IRC channel that I made and itsurblog in general. So, first of all, lets shamelessly (lol pun) plug about my IRC. This IRC channel is at Quakenet so connecting here will get you there, if you connect into channel called #spuf. The rules there are not being moderated by SPUF moderators (obviously because it is unofficial),… [Continue Reading]

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Confusion muses about bugs in: Fallout New Vegas

September 2, 2014 Medic 0 Comments Bug, Exploit, Fallout, glitches, I digress, Not TF2

All games have bugs. Glitches or exploits, they make the game interesting, as long as they don’t crash the game or make it unplayable. You played a game as big and as long as I have played Fallout NV, you are bound to find a few amusing or noteworthy ones. The entire spectrum of error is full of unfriendly death laser, poor password protection and a demon performing brain surgery on you. Welcome to New Vegas. Enjoy your stay. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKIkw3LIoQ&w=480&h=360] If you have heard of NV, one thing you probably probably know about is “That Daily Solar Deathray Laser”… [Continue Reading]

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5 Weapons that Synergize with the Bushwacka

September 1, 2014 aabicus 0 Comments balance, crates, loadout, MvM, sniper, weapon

1. Jarate Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s talk about some more interesting pairs with everyone’s favorite (or least favorite) machete. It’s basically the Sniper default melee of choice these days, just because it’s the only Sniper melee with interesting stats. Even Valve agrees; the earliest ever strange Sniper crate contained a strange Bushwacka, whereas the Strange Kukri had to wait over two years later to exist. Maybe because even without jarate, you can still get the most out of your melee with: 2. The Cleaner’s Carbine: Ever since the stat adjustment where the weakest hitscan… [Continue Reading]

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A couple of things that TF2 really needs and still doesn’t have.

August 31, 2014 Medic 0 Comments criticism, loadout, SPUF

This is an old game. Valve have been working on TF2 for bloody years, and they’ve done a pretty good job, even if a lot of their choices make no sense. We whinge and complain about weapons and stuff, but even that sort of thing is rather, well, small. There’s far more things that are more important. “What’s your point, Medic?” I can hear all of you (yes, all three of you) asking. Well, how about we complain about the big things as well as the little things? Like the following stuff, which is in no particular order of significance.… [Continue Reading]

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Mod Showcase: Project Ghost

August 31, 2014 brickinator 0 Comments custom, game, ghost, mod, mode, random, rope, showcase, Team Fortress 2, tight, tightrope

Welcome back to Mod Showcase. Brickinator again, here to chat about Project Ghost, a fairly new mod gamemode that’s part of the TF2 Tightrope community. Project Ghost draws many parallels with ghost-hunting TV shows; there’s lots of people in a cramped area, constant screaming and a complete lack of ghosts. Why the hell they chose the name ‘Project Ghost’ is beyond me. In fact, I haven’t got a ghost of a clue why they chose it! Comedy gold. Project Ghost is a plugin for Arena mode. Remember Arena mode? Me neither. At the start of each new round, the game… [Continue Reading]

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I’m starting to like the Scout…

August 30, 2014 Dekky 0 Comments scout

Once again, extraordinary things are happening. Old paradigms are being broken and long-held beliefs challenged. My paradigms and beliefs, that is. I’m starting to like the Scout. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Aabicus about this class. I hadn’t been able to find anybody else who enjoyed Scout enough to learn how to play him properly. Like me, they believed he existed only to irritate and wasn’t worth the time. Aabicus thought differently. His remarks were positive and insightful. He explained the awesome synergy of the Flying Guillotine and the Sandman. He told us of the… [Continue Reading]

Questions to the Editors

What is your favorite thread in all of SPUF’s history?

August 29, 2014 hugthebed2 0 Comments fun, history, SPUF

Medic: See, that’s the thing, I have a crap memory and I can never remember the name of threads that I really enjoyed. The itsurblog threads have always vastly entertained me but quite often, I’ll only catch the tail end of fantastic threads. I suppose the Uprising thread in the Medic subforum has always amused me. It’s good to see a bunch of Medics all working together for a common cause rather than arguing over the Quick Fix. aabicus: Oh man, I’ve got some. Most of them are name-dropped in this thread or that one, but one that isn’t is… [Continue Reading]

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Team Fortress 2 Updates, August 27th

August 28, 2014 Medic 0 Comments maps, sniper, update, weapon

Hiya peeps. Just a quick post to chat about the recent updates. Turns out there were two of them. Before we start, here are the actual update notes: Added a new promo item Client/server memory improvements Fixed ragdolls not applying the ice/gold effect for cosmetic items Fixed the Australium Scattergun material looking pixelated Fixed some issues with clipped text in the localized versions Fixed the difficulty of the current challenge not displaying correctly in the MvM scoreboard Snipers can no longer jump immediately after firing a scoped shot Updated the materials for The Dalokohs Bar Updated the equip_region for The… [Continue Reading]

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Chik-chik BOOM!

August 27, 2014 Dekky 0 Comments weapon

Let’s go back in time, to the year 2013 AD. Think of what you have achieved and learned since that era. Have you found a new career path? Have you started playing some new games? Have you got Rebecca Black’s Friday out of your head yet? Well, up to that year I had little experience with video games. The main things I knew were that big pools of acid hurt, and that I couldn’t aim at all. Most important for this article, I hated shotguns. They made no sense to me, with their miniscule ammo capacities, horrendous reload times and… [Continue Reading]