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Carmen Miranda

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If you see me unloading say, 3 of my 4 grenades at you while you run at me wildly...

why not just hit your mic real quick and say "It's Me!"?

Spychecking is fun,:thumbup: but takes a toll on the old ammo belt.

(note: even if you don't use or even have a mic, your voice key will still work and will indicate that you are not an enemy spy since alltalk is not on - thank god).
 
Spies are MUCH harder to identify now. Their health doesn't show up perpetually at 50% (unless a medic were to heal them, which of course was rare). It's the HP of whatever person they disguise as. You also show whatever weapon they have equipped in the slot you've chosen to show...i.e. if you disguise as a pyro, and hit lastdisguise on your sapper, you either show the flare gun or shotgun based on what the person you disguised as has on. Also spies can take teles (But really, why..I'm sure there are situations, but as a spy, one of the single most useful things you can do is take out enemy tele entrances. It SERIOUSLY gimps an offense if you make them spend 30-60 seconds or more running).

So now, spies can really be anyone you see. No more giveaways or ways to tell by looking that someone definitely ISN'T a spy.

So pyros, BRING YOUR A-GAME! You're gonna need it.
 
s3rv0 said:
Spies are MUCH harder to identify now. Their health doesn't show up perpetually at 50% (unless a medic were to heal them, which of course was rare). It's the HP of whatever person they disguise as. You also show whatever weapon they have equipped in the slot you've chosen to show...i.e. if you disguise as a pyro, and hit lastdisguise on your sapper, you either show the flare gun or shotgun based on what the person you disguised as has on. Also spies can take teles (But really, why..I'm sure there are situations, but as a spy, one of the single most useful things you can do is take out enemy tele entrances. It SERIOUSLY gimps an offense if you make them spend 30-60 seconds or more running).

So now, spies can really be anyone you see. No more giveaways or ways to tell by looking that someone definitely ISN'T a spy.

So pyros, BRING YOUR A-GAME! You're gonna need it.
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Not only that, but they carry the new weapons as well and can use enemy teleportors and they get all those new nifty weapons.
 
s3rv0 said:
Spies are MUCH harder to identify now. Their health doesn't show up perpetually at 50% (unless a medic were to heal them, which of course was rare). It's the HP of whatever person they disguise as.
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Wow! Simply awesome!
 
You would use the tele for instances when you might not be able to reach certain buildings.... for instance

In Warpath, before there was ladders people would build on top of caps 2/4 making it difficult to progress on the map and also making spy pretty much useless. Now, tele up and backstab sap and your problems are all gone. Then go back and sap the entrances...
 
I am just asking, especially for the benefit of the Demo or Soldier who take ages to reload, give them a little heads up that you are not a spy.

iliekcheese, if you hit the button, even with no mic, people will see the glow.
Not that you have to - I was just hoping.

Oh well, nevermind.
 
Yeah hitting the mic as you approach a team member helps a LOT. The voice symbol shows up over your head. You dont even have to actually say anything. We got to doing this early yesterday when Mesa was a complete spy fest.
 
Carmen Miranda said:
I am just asking, especially for the benefit of the Demo or Soldier who take ages to reload, give them a little heads up that you are not a spy.

iliekcheese, if you hit the button, even with no mic, people will see the glow.
Not that you have to - I was just hoping.

Oh well, nevermind.
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yes but then hitting the mic re-enables voice chat and i really don't wanna hear a bunch of mouth breathing and voice spam while i'm gettin' my bonk on.:)

i detest having voice enabled in this game. detest it i say!
 
iliekcheeze said:
yes but then hitting the mic re-enables voice chat and i really don't wanna hear a bunch of mouth breathing and voice spam while i'm gettin' my bonk on.:)

i detest having voice enabled in this game. detest it i say!
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It is SOOO much harder to coordinate a good team without the use of voice. Its so much more efficient and effective than having to stop and type.
 
If you see a teammate shoot at you shoot back, switch weapons, or hit the voice key. Random spy checking is always nice though.
 
for those without a mic you can always use the voice commands, its a fairly easy sequence of keystrokes
 
Carmen Miranda said:
thanks cheese, I didn't know that you could disable voice without muting players individually.
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you are welcome. it is in the options menu. i know i am in the minority on this but it think it takes away from the game having voice enabled. i can't stand listening to people chattering away while i'm trying to play.

if you have a good coordinated team who is using it for strategy or to plan an attack/defense then it is great. 95% of my experience with it doesn't apply to the previous statement.
 
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I personally enjoy chatter & strategy on the mic, it makes it so much more fun than no-one talking anything.
 
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