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Countering the Gunslinger

February 16, 2014 anchor chum 1 Comment advice, demoman, engineer, strategy, weapon

SPUF has pretty much agreed: we hate the gunslinger. I am not going into a rant about whether it is overpowered or not – check any page of SPUF for that. Regardless of whether or not it is OP, it is still no fun to play against. But it can be countered by most classes without too much effort. Of course, you can always call a friend over to help you take it out, but sometimes you just have to do it yourself. The mini-sentry has 100 health and 48 DPS, which is formidable considering it is such a small… [Continue Reading]

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Art time with Medic – Cardboard Shotgun

February 15, 2014 Medic 0 Comments art, fun, guide, weapons

Hello everyone! In today’s article, I’m going to show you how to make a shotgun out of cardboard. Why cardboard? Oh, there’s loads of reasons. Although it’s not as sturdy as wood or metal, cardboard is far lighter, cheaper, easier to use, more forgiving if you screw up and it uses old stuff that you were only going to throw away anyway. So, let’s begin!

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Fixing A Hole

February 14, 2014 delirious biznasty 0 Comments advice, analysis, criticism, glitches, maps

It’s no secret that some of the senior staff here at SPUF really like Special Delivery and the only map that supports it, Doomsday. However, one common thing that many people I talk to about Doomsday tell me is that the entire map is a horrendously mapped, broken pile of garbage. And they’re absolutely right. As aabicus put it when I spoke with him several nights ago, “It’s like Valve forgets about the Sticky Jumper when they make maps.” The opposite seems to be true as well, in that the folks at Valve forget about maps when they made the Sticky Jumper. Doomsday… [Continue Reading]

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My response to those who consider the Heavy a boring class

February 13, 2014 CountrySteak 0 Comments defense, heavy

I’m not sure whether this is a prevailing sentiment towards the Heavy as a class, but I get the impression that people more commonly find this class uninteresting to play than any of the others, based on what I’ve witnessed with regards to typical class quantities in a team and remarks from other online players. Some have outright said in retaliation to getting dominated by me that the Heavy is “boring” or “unskillful”, whilst some have questioned me out of genuine curiosity why I enjoy the class when they fervently do not.

This Week in TF2 History

February 8th – February 15th

February 12, 2014 aabicus 0 Comments cosmetics, history

Love is in the air! At least, most other places. Not much love happens in Team Fortress 2 around this time, unless you count hundreds of ring messages cropping up and blocking crucial elements of your custom HUD. Yes, I’m talking about the Something Special for Someone Special, that $100 ring that made Cracked’s list of The 5 Most Absurdly Expensive Items in Online Gaming. It was added to the game on February 14th, 2012. Also added at that point was the Snapped Pupil, which is actually the byproduct of a troll post on Facepunch that a modeler ran with.… [Continue Reading]

The Competitive Corner

World Champions – The Cream of the Crop

February 12, 2014 thesupremecommander 0 Comments 6v6, bp, Classic Mixup, competitive, Epsilon eSports, ESEA, ETF2L, eXtelevision, High Rollers Gaming, Highlander, i46, i49, Insomnia, Invite, Nations Cup, Platinum, Premiership, Team Immunity, UGC

Perhaps one of the more prestigious accomplishments that a person may be able to claim is being able to compete directly against the best of the best with the world’s eyes locked upon you. In the new world of e-sports, it somehow becomes more prestigious when you’re sitting right next to them as opposed to not even in the same city. In any case, we call those who emerge victorious champions of the world. Team Fortress 2 is a curious case among e-sports of the modern day – it doesn’t have a recognized worldwide competition of its own which can… [Continue Reading]

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Using More Cosmetics to Your Advantage

February 11, 2014August 4, 2025 aabicus 0 Comments cosmetics, heavy, loadout, pyro, scout, spy, strategy

Between the 742 hats, cosmetics, and visible action slot items in Team Fortress 2, Valve has in general done a very good job of steadfastly keeping them cosmetic-only. While it’s fun to deck your character out in crazy stuff, it’s not possible to actually use these items to gain in-game benefits, right?

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Comparing Rockets and Stickies

February 10, 2014 Medic 0 Comments demoman, Filler, soldier, weapon

Rockets and Stickies. The meat and veg of the two explosive classes. While we all think that, because they blow up and they hurt, they’re similar, but really, it’s like apples and oranges. Time to ponder what ifs!

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Spam and Spawn-camping: Legitimate tactics?

February 9, 2014 aabicus 0 Comments criticism, fun, TFC, theory

Spawn-camping. Some love it, some hate it. Spam. Some love that too. Some hate that too. Everyone though hates it when they can’t even get out of their own spawn room! Today, we’ll discuss whether spam and spawn-camping are something to be encouraged or whether they should be wiped off the face of the planet.

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Team Fortress 2 Update, 7th Feb 2014

February 8, 2014 Medic 0 Comments announcement, recap, update, weapon

Sooo, there was an update yesterday! A huge, Quickplay-mending update! Oh and we got more hats. Let’s have a look!