To all the new TF2 players:

[Sequel Sentry]

I've been trying to play TF2 a bit more recently but I find it hard to enjoy. It doesn't seem to be much skill based to me in my experience playing it, but I've only played it a few times. I never know which class to play as and I just end up doing horribly.

Focus on a class, or ask for advice. Find something you like, kind of a "type" of class.

The ones I think of are:
Speedy - Scout/Pyro/Medic/Spy*
Stealthy - Pyro/Spy*
Cheap as Hell - Scout/Pyro
Explosive - Soldier/Demo
Suprise, Excellent Return - Heavy/Sniper/Spy*
Defensive - Engineer/Heavy (and any other that realizes defense helps.)
Utility (can be alot of things) - Pyro/Heavy/Engineer/Medic
Support - Engineer/Medic
Attack Classes - Soldier/Pyro/Demo/Heavy
One hit KO classes - Demo**/Sniper/Spy*
Easy to Play Well - Scout/Soldier/Pyro/Heavy
Medium Difficulty to Play Well - Demo/Engineer/Sniper
Hard to Play Well - Medic***/Spy*


There are many categories, but I chose spy from what I liked. The ability to have decent speed (my favorite), stealth (my second favorite), a one hit KO, and the ability to be only class who can take out a Heavy-Medic in a split second without too much prep, is worth a lot. THat's why I like spy.

*-Spy attributes
**-Sticky Traps
***-I chose all of these because of the feel of them. The easy ones feel rather easy to get kills effectively, and while of course there are many many things to learn in those three**** classes, they are rather easy to start off with.
I find the next three classes a bit harder, demo has to hit with his nades, engy has to learn to avoid spies, and sniper, unlike the first three**** classes, has to aim.
The last two are the hardest to play because there are two types of medics and each has their difficulties. Healing medics have to know when to hit ubers, be able to get to people, avoid spies, get away from scouts, and in order to be good at this it is tough. Likewise, when you have to kill these off, it is hard to get your needle gun to kill too many people. Your speed and natural heal help a little, but not too much. Spy is the hardest class to start out with imo. Without knowing who you're strong against and how to "stab the engy, sap the sentry" correctly, spy can be a pain, especially when there are three hundred pyros.
****-Pyro is not a real class
*****-This is all in my opinion, don't troll over the fact OMG UR WRONG ZOMGLOLZ!