TF2 - How to play the spy.

EDIT 2: Annotations! Nifty tool this is.

EDIT: A lot of changes have happened to the spy since I posted this video:

- For once, the teleporter trail will NOT appear under you as a spy if you are cloaked or disguised.
- The knife does about 60 damage when not backstabbing, for example you can kill a scout in 3 slashes.
- Backstab detection is really wonky now, and the backstab animation guarantees frustration when warping causes you to miss a lot of kills.
- Remember to cloak first, then disguise, otherwise if you disguise first and cloak, the smoke effect can blow your cover from a mile away.

-----

Decided to make a spy gameplay tutorial after being in a server and seeing spies trying out all sorts of interesting tactics such as "uncloaking in front of your face" and "running towards you disguised with your name".

This is just something based on my playstyle so you might say my tactics don't work, but I can usually come out on top of the scoreboard if the enemy team isn't overly paranoid.

I use certain terms you may not have heard such as:

Front - The area where most of the fighting takes place on a map. This constantly changes during the round and it's the place where you will most likely get shot if you get seen running towards the enemy base.

Blind spot - An area where the enemy team has no vision. Use these blind spots to uncloak safely prior to a backstab.

I haven't actually given any advice on when to use the disguise because basically you should be disguised at all times, except when you are inside your base. You can use the friendly disguise on your part of the map to confuse enemy spies. They won't expect that medic that ran behind them to instantly take them down.

Music credits: Battery soundtrack from Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Amon Tobin

EDIT: Seems someone dugg me :D
http://www.digg.com/videos/gaming/Team_Fortress_2_Video_Guide_How_to_Play_the...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tf2
• team
• fortress
• spy
• gameplay
• tutorial
• cloaking
• invisibility
• disguise
• backstab
• revolver
• sapper

[Mrcandy520]

I'm assuming it was alot easier to play spy back then. now back stabs are fking hard because of how close you have to get.

[lannydragonlover]

@spinrobloxx No That is not true in my experience. When disguised as A BLU spy, your uncloak shimmers RED very slightly. So that does not work all that well.

[Fallenshadowv3]

@spinrobloxx Actually that's bull. Anytime I see a spy I spy-check the spy because I've gotten used to so many spies trying to trick me by disguising as spy.

[scubadog2000]

@spinrobloxx Yeah, but pyros are more attracted to you. Don't ask me why...

[steelcells]

@ZzVinniezZ Yeah, alot of people play pyro, but they die so easy (yes I'm a pyro), stupid m+w1 pyros.

[xXDUDEREALLYXx]

@scubadog2000 IKR, "you're" is the contraction for 'you are' and "your" shows possession.

[rolofry]

This video as made in 2007. It still taught me more than 20+ videos on improving spy techniques.

[gameman64141]

@eminemer234 its free dog.

[eminemer234]

I'm going to get tf2 very soon and this was very helpful! Thanx

[DonGuzmann]

Before the dead ringer and the Spycicle, Spy was such a hard to play and not very thankful class. However, now with the updates and the skill u needed to play spy before them, it's probably the most fun to play with.

... Sorry for my bad english