Ranking the Classes - How Hard to Master Them?

sharkbyte · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 10:51 am Post subject:

Ok. I started the new thread, because there was some confusion of what we were ranking, ease to learn, or ease to master.

Now, here's my 2 cents worth...

Whybkuul · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:08 am Post subject:

i fully agree with you man, sniper IS a really hard class to be GOOD at. i myself would like to take up the spy issue. people think spying is an easy class to play. i must disagree. sure, anyone can change their color, but not everyone can change their color and be unnoticed. Spy takes a lot of skill, and you must be very clever. i have been playing spy a lot the last couple weeks, and trust me, it's not easy.

i'm becoming pretty good at going unnoticed, but it still freaks me out when i have to walk right next to an enemy engi next to his sg, or a hw.. i really hate those spy-chk happy enemies. they ruin my fun time.

Ask any person that has played spy for a while (SilverOne, Frag, etc) it is NOT easy.

oh, and on a side note, if you're on my team, SPY CHECK!

see, here's a story for you. One night i was playing on a team against SilverOne.. silver was a spy, and would disguise as a demo, WHEN WE HAD NO DEMO! i told my team AT LEAST 3 times, if you see a demo, it's silver so shoot it... did they listen? NO! (just to let you guys know, that's what started me on this TVB-H thing...)

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Blown · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:26 am Post subject:

Ya, I know what your saying. But all classes have good and bad and can really change the game. Two bad snipers and its real difficult to hold you ground.

Yes, If I see you on the other team I know that I better be ready, your a fast sniper.

Hamese · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:36 am Post subject:

Hey I have an idea. Has anyone ever thought about breaking down the walls and saying All classes take skill. All classes are easy to play, but to be good a any class takes skill.

I mean I can play a spy, it's not really hard. I can swing the knife and kill people. However, to be a great spy takes skill. Along with and HW, Engi, Solly, etc.

Hw's are easy to use, so ar sollys.... run, point, and click (sort of like YPAWOM's sniper quote). To be good takes skill. Do we see a common trend here.

A n00b can use any class and start to kill people, then start to understand how that class is used. Then they gain skills in that class and one day become good/great.

IMO.... it can change, though no likely.

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hoaxie · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:47 am Post subject:

Actually, yeah, Hamese, someone has.

I said that in the other thread.

he heh

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Blown · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:50 am Post subject:

Hamese I think thats what I meant..heh..just didnt say it directly.

Computer · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 1:34 pm Post subject:

Yea I agree Hamese the thing I was trying to get at with my other thread is personal difficulty I guess I shoud have mentioned that. For some people being good at a certain class comes natural, some people are good at being evasive and play lighter classes. Other people like to have the security of having big weapons and lots of armor.

Like I've mentioned several times now I cannot play light classes for the life of me, scout especially. I prefer going head to head, just my style I guess.

Any class can be played like an idiot, to master any class takes a great deal of skill and time, I should know I've been playing for a really long time (minus about 6 months playing EQ when I didn't see the light of day) but now that I"m back to playing TFC I still havn't become any where near a master at anything, other than getting killed by my mirror dmg

Props to all of you that are great at whatever class, they all take lots of skill, but you chose the class that you've mastered because it suited your skills.
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oh yea I still hate you Sharkbyte

Hamese · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 1:59 pm Post subject:

Sorry guys for the rant, but I understand what is being said here.

One Big Hoax, thanks for agreeing. I know that you and others have mentioned it in other threads. I have been typing it for months. Everytime someone complains about hw's.

Blown, I think I was typing while you posted. So yes, that is what I got from you.

Computer, The hardest class(s) for me was spy and scout. Conc jumping is not my thing, and pretneding I'm on another team isn't either. I started with solly and engi. Engi was good becuase you were able to stay alive and learn the maps, while helping on D. Then I just started going down the list to play, while reading help posts on the different classes.

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Computer · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 3:14 pm Post subject:

Yea I prolly should read help posts more often, right now I'm working my arse of at playing demo, I'm getting a little better, but then again I've been playing with Albino every night and I try to halfway watch what he does so that hopefully I can pick up on something.

The other class that I would really like to impove in would be spy, I give it a go every now and again with moderate success.

Before my lengthy exodus from TFC to play EQ and then SC I was getting pretty good at Solly, well pretty good considering I wasn't playing on the Ville, this place has been a huge reality check for me, I used to think I was relatively talented at this game, then I come here and get capped repeatedly by Sharkbyte and realize I've got some practicing to do