Warming back up to stock

[DaivdBaekr]

I've been playing TF2 a little short of a year now, and I've noticed this happening for me. While it's always been pretty much that way for spy and medic, I started experimenting with the stock sniper rifle, then the SMG, and it before soon it was all I used. Earlier today the items server went down and I got some really good practice with the stock rocket and sticky launcher. Got a lot of the kills I would have with my usual setups, and some extras that would've been impossible otherwise.

This happen to anyone else?

 

[Sir Gooch P Tigglington]

I play stock weapons on demo unless I'm on a cp map. Then, I of course use the Pain Train.

 

[Smokey]

Stock > Everything else.
With minor exceptions, i.e escape plan/sandvich.

 

[DaivdBaekr]

I play stock weapons on demo unless I'm on a cp map. Then, I of course use the Pain Train.

Well there is stuff I don't think I'll be removing from loadouts. Degreaser, Eureka Effect, Kritzkrieg, Escape Plan, etc.

 

[Sir Gooch P Tigglington]

Well there is stuff I don't think I'll be removing from loadouts. Degreaser, Eureka Effect, Kritzkrieg, Escape Plan, etc.

And the Rainblower, of course :3

 

[DaivdBaekr]

And the Rainblower, of course :3

Nah, Pyroland makes me lag a bit for some reason. Plus I'm garbage without puff and sting.

I'm really enjoying the Hitman's Heatmaker though. Not particularly because of the stats but a decap seems to enrage people more than just a plain headshot.

 

[Smokey]

Well there is stuff I don't think I'll be removing from loadouts. Degreaser, Eureka Effect, Kritzkrieg, Escape Plan, etc.

Actually, I've been playing around with the vanilla flamethrower lately. You can actually kill people with the damn afterburn.

 

[Sir Gooch P Tigglington]

Nah, Pyroland makes me lag a bit for some reason. Plus I'm garbage without puff and sting.

I'm really enjoying the Hitman's Heatmaker though. Not particularly because of the stats but a decap seems to enrage people more than just a plain headshot.

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I wasn't trolling. I was stating my love for Pyroland. Can't explain it really, those bubbles and rainbows just make me feel so fucking fuzzy inside :P

 

[Doctor Who]

Yeah, I find that I do much better with the stock rocket launcher than the Black Box that I used to use, and I use the stock flamethrower over the degreaser because it has more damage than degreaser and I don't use seconday weapons a lot for pyro.

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

I tried using the Black Box today.

My recommendation is keep it inside an airplane. It can't do any harm there anyway.

 

[jwso]

Back when I used to play on the saigns.de Arena server, Black Box wasn't all that bad.

 

[MrArchibald]

A lot of stock weapons are more favourable because they are the most reliable.
Just look at the stock rocket launcher. Other rocket launchers have a small buff, but have to give in 1 rocket, or have extremely small blast radius (direct hit). Stock RL doesn't have a buff, but no downsides either, making it much more reliable.

 

[Lord Killington]

saigns.de Arena server.

:eek:

 

[jwso]

:eek:

Back when there was no Skial.

 

[Luckyboxes]

I prefer stock weapons in almost every case. When I came back to the game however long ago it was I fiddled with all the new weapons but didn't find them to be worth the trade offs.

I do like The Disciplinary Action on Soldier, Kritzkrieg on Medic sometimes, and the Axtinguisher for Pyro. But really... for main weapons stock are still the best imo.

 

[DJ Über Space Whale!]

stock > everything excpet for sandvich, escape plan, and degresear/axtinguisher combo

 

[ViperStriker]

In my opinion, Scout and Demo are the few true classes where all stock is the best. Solly needs the Escape Plan, Pyro needs the Degreaser and either Axtinguisher or Homewrecker, Engie needs Jag and Frontier Justice, Medic needs Blutsauger and Ubersaw, Sniper with the Jarate/Bushwacka combo, and Spy with the Amby and Dead Ringer.

 

[ModSe7en]

In my opinion, Scout and Demo are the few true classes where all stock is the best. Solly needs the Escape Plan, Pyro needs the Degreaser and either Axtinguisher or Homewrecker, Engie needs Jag and Frontier Justice, Medic needs Blutsauger and Ubersaw, Sniper with the Jarate/Bushwacka combo, and Spy with the Amby and Dead Ringer.

 

[ViperStriker]

NO.

Dude, Jarate and Bushwacka, that's the best combo. And the best Spy invis watch in Dead Ringer, hands down.

 

[ModSe7en]

Dude, Jarate and Bushwacka, that's the best combo. And the best Spy invis watch in Dead Ringer, hands down.

@bold: SMG + Tribalman's Shiv. Personal defense and mid-range firepower + All the Spy tagging power of Jarate at the cost of dem minicrits.
@underline: The DR warrants a completely different approach as Spy, and is very often used as a crutch for noobs. Due to that loud ass decloak, the nearst Southern Hospitality Engie will rape you up the ass.