Daily Team Fortress 2 Update Announces Sniper's Anti-Spy Shield

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  2 amps will kill, so lets say 4. : vertdang
  • Lets say 100, and blow the bastard across the room, ragdoll-style : biofrog
• They can't answer that. V=IR. V is given. R you need to measure that for yourself because each person'... : schnitz76
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  Yeah, that always irks me too when everyone goes by voltage to indicate how dangerous an electric current... : Nicodem-X
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    I = V/R The human body's resistance isn't that high, so when you put 10 kV in the numerator, the curre... : casteevo
    • Actually the body resistance is in the mega ohms. However you only need a few milliamps across the heart ... : MechBFP

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• The sandvich is far from useless. : lplasmatron
• You're doing it wrong : Godhatesfatpeople

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• That would mean the Sniper has ~40 health. : Wisp!
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  I'm assuming you're referring to the "side stab" and I assume the shield would protect against that as we... : JediDwag
  • Would be nice if they fixed that so people on the receiving end didn't think of it as a "side stab" : WTHInac

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  yeah spy is pretty much in most dire need of buff IMO. : kainen1
  • People need to understand that these unlocks aren't "buffs". They're just play style alternatives. You're... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Spy is the only class to not have a video or an update pack :( : sirmuffinman
• Use your revolver, 3 shots kill. : Mystery0000

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• That could be an indoor shot of Pipeline. : Godhatesfatpeople

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  Or you could you use the regular revolver and kill the Sniper before he unscopes. : isy2736
  • ^ This. It's super easy. When the sniper is in a nook where you can't stab him? Pistol. When he's ... : JediDwag
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  I think the Spy is going to get a box of tissues for all the crying going on in these update posts. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Fuck, I love you. : eonix
  • bahahahahah : Serpico74
• Then, the sniper's third unlock could be the Anti-Razorback Nullifier, which uses magnets to deflect revo... : the_burd
• wtf guys : Slyvena

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• Ya and if they add everything to the Xbox 360 version it'll be amazing. Think about it, the game is aroun... : XSilencedXDream
• It is pretty fantastic. I love this game. : JediDwag

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• OH no! This a game breaking change! Or not... : FuryVII
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  What? How many snipers do you backstab on a daily basis? Seriously. This should have moderate effect unle... : dookiebot
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    I haven't played for a long time but spies taking out good snipers was a great strategy. Obviously you w... : OmegaRed59
    • I prefer to kill medics and heavies to be honest. Let my snipers kill their snipers. : the_burd
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  Assuming that this is replacing the MP so... stabbing from the front is actually an option (and when a Sn... : TerranUp16
  • Exactly. It only takes three shots with the revolver. : erikman619
• I have a lot more fun killing the front line classes than I do snipers. With snipers its just way too eas... : Stucky_101
• They're teaching spies just how effective their pistol is. Shhh.... It'll be all right, it'll just ... : JediDwag

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  spoi's sappin' mah spoine! : kungfusquirrel
  • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
  • +1 for hilarious : molaughlen
  • I lol'd! : Stucky_101
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  my bet is yes otherwise it wouldn't be electric, it would just be a shield. The electric part implies eit... : Enigme
  • Well, its electric to do damage to the spy and cause the delay on stabbing again. Knifes are metal, af... : eonix
• I would laugh so hard if spies could sap it and it required an engineer or a scout to smack it off while ... : Durajim
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  The battery has a protective grate over it, which you have to use the revolver to shoot off. Then you can... : Mad Jack McMad
  • You could just shoot him with the pistol 3 times. Pretty much does the same thing, just takes a second l... : JediDwag

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• That's because it is. : dmason
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  Might be a bit useful. : XSilencedXDream
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    Maybe on a personal level, but is self-protection from one Spy backstab worth losing a weapon over? : SigmaDraconis
    • what weapon does it replace? (machete or gun?) : LordHellMaX
    • I rarely use the machine gun anyway, I never do anything good with it so I either try and on-the-fly snip... : Geoffrois

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• griefer? i would prefer to call them "Masters of Disasters" : Klebold
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  Well the positive here for the Spy is the shield get's destroyed after one stab. We just don't know what ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I figured you get one shield per life. : botch
    • Or maybe you have to go back to your spawn for the ammo box? : Xencer

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• lol, good one : eonix
• Not using them is now deemed "classic"? That's funny. : Godhatesfatpeople
• I've played on some servers where my unlockables aren't available (no flare gun, Natasha, etc.) Is that... : zipr
• hahahah no : dmason
• Yeah, it's called "could not connect to steam server, loadout not available", happens from time to time :... : frib

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• slows him down. maybe significantly : RikiTiki2

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• this game is way too complicated Please do elaborate. : SigmaDraconis
• ZOMG I HAVE TO LOOK AT MY OPPONENT'S STUFF AND THEN CONSIDER MY STRATEGY TOO MUCH COMPLICATED NOTHX : erikman619

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  its like they're trying to make the game worse. : fried rice
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    They don't understand that if they don't change it, I'll get bored and quit playing -- addiction over! : zipr
    • But, of course, they do understand that :). Why else would they be adding this level of FREE content so l... : etherealrhythm

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• I bet spies will be able to see it. : molaughlen

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  One thing I want to know is which weapon slot does it use, melee? It would be pretty weird to have a rifl... : OmegaRed59
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    I assume it's going to replace the SMG slot : Godhatesfatpeople
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      That's kind of what I was afraid of. You walk slower and lose your close range weapon. Maybe it is best... : OmegaRed59
      • The SMG is pretty much just for killing fleeing spies...it has no combat use at all, even in close range ... : Wisp!

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• I really hope that's true for the electrocution effect. : Godhatesfatpeople

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• Indeed... Besides, just thinking about how the game played when it was released as opposed to now, I'll... : v7ek
• Isn't that what comments are for? Really though, they can bitch if they want. If they play and like t... : SigmaDraconis

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• Actually it fits the theme of the characters background rather well http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... : Godhatesfatpeople