LGMB95033 wrote:
All these years and you haven't figured out that sniper drop is not a protected area? Sniper respawn has 2 exits, not a protected area.
Lowered expectations!

LGMB95033 wrote:
All these years and you haven't figured out that sniper drop is not a protected area? Sniper respawn has 2 exits, not a protected area.
Lowered expectations!

Backalleybuttlove wrote:
LG had a legit target though. At about 13 seconds the enemy sniper was in his peripheral vision. At 14 seconds you hear him prime the nade. So he clearly wasn't going for cheap kills per se. The sniper (same sniper he saw at 13 seconds) killed him and the emp is dropped. The thing is the emp didn't actually even kill anyone. I'm guessing it must have done critical damage to either a soldier or HW that would have equaled the damage (mirror damage) that ended up killing LG? Is that how mirror damage works?

I think drippy should tinker with the algorithm for situations like this. Granted, they don't happen too often. The odd thing is I had something similar happen to me. I had a legit target near the 2nd floor respawn. My nade though ended up killing a fresh spawn but no mirror damage. Is the mirror damage thing limited to the sniper drop off?

Backalleybuttlove wrote:
LG had a legit target though. At about 13 seconds the enemy sniper was in his peripheral vision. At 14 seconds you hear him prime the nade. So he clearly wasn't going for cheap kills per se. The sniper (same sniper he saw at 13 seconds) killed him and the emp is dropped. The thing is the emp didn't actually even kill anyone. I'm guessing it must have done critical damage to either a soldier or HW that would have equaled the damage (mirror damage) that ended up killing LG? Is that how mirror damage works?

I think drippy should tinker with the algorithm for situations like this. Granted, they don't happen too often. The odd thing is I had something similar happen to me. I had a legit target near the 2nd floor respawn. My nade though ended up killing a fresh spawn but no mirror damage. Is the mirror damage thing limited to the sniper drop off?

Nookie wrote:
Yes, but why is the drop down protected in the first place? there are 2 exits. doesn't make any sense at all. they should both be allowed to be camped, seeing as such there is another way to exit.

LGMB95033 wrote:
I have never played with a mouse I use a trackball.

Nookie wrote:
by playing which class? demo is the only 1 i can think of that would make a huge impact. but not enough to say it should be off limits. especially in a 13v13 game. no way those are getting camped for more than 4 kills.

i vote to remove it.
and the bhop cap.
and the duck/crouch restriction.

not my fault 15+ year vets at the game don't know how or never took the time to learn basic gameplay

[IOD]Snips wrote:

So you get a game with vets vs beginners, and the team balancer says its fair so whatever...

Without protection timers, imagine one hwguy camping on the enemy sniper deck door, and another hwguy camping under the enemy spawn dropdown literally waiting there. Meanwhile new gamers spawning haven't figured out how to prime hold a grenade or basics, and continue to die very fast no matter which of the two pathways they go. Their only hope is to die repeatedly until their respawn location changes to the main respawn that has stronger spawn protections in place offering them four pathways.

That's too complicated for new players. You can't just say this game's been out for 20 years already, and that this game shouldn't be new for anybody by now. Don't get me wrong, it would be great to open a 2nd drippy server if there was a larger player base with less restrictions, I'd totally be interested! You'd need a line waiting to get into a fully drippys server today first though. Would need something like a theatrical Half-life movie or book series to get mainstream audiences temporarily interested in these half-life mods to boost player numbers. 2024 computer games can't get any prettier & yet shittier gameplay wise, patience is rewarded if new gamers just give tfc a try.

[SHS]Hitz wrote:
who pipe-jumped over to the balcony spawn as demoman every few seconds all game, MIRV primed (knowing they'll die) and then they caused carnage when they die and the MIRV drops right in front of the spawn exit. It's those griefing fuckers who are to blame.. fuck them, the rats.

[SHS]Hitz wrote:
It's all fine. Yes, some people die now and again for unfortunate reasons, but overall the game is fine. Thanks to Drippy.

But, if you want to blame anyone for the spawn protection being there in the first place, then blame Brah, WKBD, Ghent and others, who pipe-jumped over to the balcony spawn as demoman every few seconds all game, MIRV primed (knowing they'll die) and then they caused carnage when they die and the MIRV drops right in front of the spawn exit. It's those griefing fuckers who are to blame.. fuck them, the rats.

LGMB95033 wrote:
All these years and you haven't figured out that sniper drop is not a protected area? Sniper respawn has 2 exits, not a protected area.
Lowered expectations!

Nookie wrote:
by playing which class? demo is the only 1 i can think of that would make a huge impact. but not enough to say it should be off limits. especially in a 13v13 game. no way those are getting camped for more than 4 kills.

i vote to remove it.
and the bhop cap.
and the duck/crouch restriction.

not my fault 15+ year vets at the game don't know how or never took the time to learn basic gameplay