Comments on: Go Team! Part 9: The Spy

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spy team — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:44:54 +0000

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By: Pepino wasn't killed, he died

Pepino wasn't killed, he died — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:56:11 +0000

I usually played pyro or engie but always wanted to try spy and now I enjoy the class more then any other, anyways one day I had to sit down and say “okay, this is going to take a lot of ouchies, i’m going to be owned but I have to learn how the F play with this class” so did I.

One of my best memories as it so far was to read: “aaaaahhh Pepino, you are going down” from the dominated and recently backstabbed sniper on the opposite team, when he finally got his revenge i felt released, like congratulating him, I felt guilty for having my fun at his expenses that long, so then I switched to pyro and right after i got a precious headshot on the left eye, I hopped on spy again :(

Somewhat makes me feel guity, but when the game ends I am no nemesis of nobody, actually end up with 2 scouts or 1 pyro and 1 level 10 syringe gun medic as nemesis. So is like paid off. I’m still no good at mind bending people and finding tactical hideouts on official maps.

Another curious detail, as Soldier the other day I muted all players and waited apparently AFK, i knew there was a spy on the other team and then i just waited immobile, then when I heard the invisible steps coming on my way I just waited till they stopped, suddenly turned 180º and there was the kaboom of my bazooka accompanied by raining bloody body pieces of the masked figure, that was rewarding.

By: MARKed

MARKed — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:44:12 +0000

My finest moment involving a spy was when I was happily healing the guys in front of me when I noticed one of my teammates somewhere in front suddenly going invisible while darting for some stairs next to me.

So I take out that trusty bonesaw, move back a bit, jump, and bonesaw the air above the ledge.

A dead spy appeared out of nowhere.
It was tight, and also sweet.

I also truly like seeing disguised spies with my own name, so I can chase after them and kill them unaware of my knowing, like they would do to me and my teammates. =D

By: The D-Man

The D-Man — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:20:41 +0000

One of my fondest spy memories occurred on a custom map, rather like 2fort, though with considerably smaller bases and a much bigger bridge.
The previous map had been granary, and a fellow player (PirateParrot) and I had been dealing out sweet metallic death as heavy (me) and medic (him).
But whats this, on the custom map he has turned and joined the treacherous reds!
So there he is sniping, me, spy. I infiltrate their base, ignoring all buildings, going only for him.
There he is, zoomed… unawares… and BANG! He’s down.
Around 10 backstabs later he still hadnt gotten revenge on me, his nemesis.

The funniest thing is though, that directly after I stabbed him I would hear him on his mic (is this an admin thing as he was on the other team?), calling out to his teammates “Spy-sniper on the third floor battlements!”, by which time I was already an engineer on the ground floor, sappin’ some sentries.

Ahhhh

Interestingly my record for spy points is 20, though due to an error it wasnt saved (this was during beta). I havent beaten it since.

And I don’t think I’ve ever backstabbed a pyro, my spy instinct just kicks in and tells me to cloak and run.

By: CatFaise

CatFaise — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:59:31 +0000

I don’t believe I’ve ever felt guilty for a single backstab. For a triple crit on the revolver though…

I’ve grown to like that weapon much more than any other simply because of its menacing shape and sound when it fires. The best kill I’ve ever gotten with it was probably on tc_hydro. A sniper had spotted me from the high window in the building which houses the enemy spawn. I was standing on the high metal platform across from him, quite a long ways away.

Three shots, the second one a crit and I had counter-sniped him.

By: ComradeTrotsky0

ComradeTrotsky0 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:53:56 +0000

it is so bloody fun to be a spy, thats all i ever am. i’ve clocked up 42 hours with him so far, while the next one down is Engy with 7 hours. the constant thrill of getting behind someone, and physically waving goodbye to them, keeps me in the pin-stripped suit and silly balaclava. im pretty good with him i reckon, my best backstabs without dying was in dustbowl, 36, and what a long match it was. DONT DISS THE SPY, or you’ll find a nice “present” in your back

By: rei

rei — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:07:18 +0000

I play Demoman and Spy. I have to say, the two have some similarities.

And I don’t mean just hiding stickies behind a wall, I mean actually thinking one step ahead of your opponent. Scaring opponents into corners, lobbing stickies between them and their medics so that they can’t heal, chipping away at their mobility before taking down their health with the grenade launcher, putting stickies in plain sight so that you can make an escape.

Demoman can be just as mean as Spy. You just don’t realize it because you don’t look at your feet very often.

Meanest of all though is the crit rocket. It’s the Chuck Norris of TF2.

By: spehizle

spehizle — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:16:36 +0000

Following are bits of my favorite, (and original,) spy lore:

* In the Land of the Sniper, the Spy is King.

* God put me on earth for one purpose: to backstab heavies.

* Awww. Cute Engy, trying to build. **backstab** NO SENTRY FOR YOU!!!

* LET’S GET STABBY!!!

* LET’S GET SAPPY!!!

* Poof! Gone! Magic! (when cloaked.)

* Medics are chumps. BACKSTAB! GO BACK TO MED SCHOOL!

* Hehe, solders. Slow, big back, runs like a Welshman.

* RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE. (??? No explanation. You say weird things when backstabing five in a row.)

* Backstabbing snipers is like shooting fish in a barrel.

That’s it from me…for now. Cya on dustbowl, guys. (AP)spehizle.

“9/10 times, when you die, it’s me.”
“I don’t have an ego. I just love how awesome I am.”

By: Forever

Forever — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:55:34 +0000

As a sniper, I have a tendency to utterly despise spies, to the point where the greatest joy in a game is sniping some recently-uncloaked backstabber. However, I have two fond memories of spies -
As a defending sniper on Dustbowl, early in the game, I was covering an exit tunnel, where a soldier came out. Naturally, I set my laser pointer on his chest (i’m not good enough to do consistent headshots) and pulled the trigger. I was puzzled; the soldier had apparently taken no damage… however, when I took a second look, there was the body of an enemy spy a few feet in front of the soldier. Ah, sweet revenge.

I also had an interesting experience while attempting to infiltrate on dustbowl. As I proceeded towards their area, fully cloaked, I ran smack into a cloaked enemy spy. For about 3 seconds, we both stood there awkwardly while I tried to figure out what the hell had just happened

Then he decloaked first, and I promptly got a knife in my face

By: pisk

pisk — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:26:32 +0000

my spy playtime is about twice as long as the next class (enji, kinda bi-polar eh). it’s hardly a new idea for a team shooter but tf2 has got it so damn right. stabbing pyro’s has to be one of the most satisfying things you can do as a spy, it’s just not supposed to happen like that. it really does turn opponents into real people, and as such i guess it does take a certain level of ruthlessness :) hey, it’s all good as long as you’re actualy trying to do something usefull for your team.

By: d00d

d00d — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:13:16 +0000

I love being a spy and then killing enemy spies..*maniacal laugh*

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:38:48 +0000

Jack…

Definitely, the most sensible thing i have seen in a long time….