Comments on: Heavy Tips http://tf2strategy.com strategy guides & forums Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Raptor http://tf2strategy.com/class-guides/heavy/tips/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Raptor Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:13:20 +0000 http://tf2strategy.com/class-guides/heavy/tips-2/#comment-218 There is a certian place in Badwater Basin just in front of the first CP where Engineers LOVE to place their stuff. I have found that getting a medic to buff you, and going around the corner firing the minigun whether you see anything or not will completely decimate anything inside. The reason why this works is that the sentry can be hit at short range without noticing you, as the hitbox can be hit before you enter the Sentrys LOS. The minigun will take off about 3/4 of the sentrys health before it notices you, and the medic will heal any stray bullets you take. There is a certian place in Badwater Basin just in front of the first CP where Engineers LOVE to place their stuff. I have found that getting a medic to buff you, and going around the corner firing the minigun whether you see anything or not will completely decimate anything inside. The reason why this works is that the sentry can be hit at short range without noticing you, as the hitbox can be hit before you enter the Sentrys LOS. The minigun will take off about 3/4 of the sentrys health before it notices you, and the medic will heal any stray bullets you take.

]]> By: obZen http://tf2strategy.com/class-guides/heavy/tips/comment-page-1/#comment-55 obZen Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:54:11 +0000 http://tf2strategy.com/class-guides/heavy/tips-2/#comment-55 glad you finally mentioned the shot gun. i have plenty of heavy hours and i have my shot gun out constantly unless a situation presents itself for the mini gun. i also run with my shot gun out when i get an uber to dish out damage while i am on the move to my sweet spot then, once i am where i think is a good spot [or 6 shots have been fired], i whip out my ac and lay waste. one other thing i would like to add is, as a heavy you are at your best when you can lure your enemy to you (since you are slow as a turtle on crutches). i avoid rushing in unless i have a medic backing me up or i am uber'd. when alone i annoy people with my shot gun and get them to come to me. sucks for them usually because once they get to me i am waiting right around the corner with my mini gun spinning. point: play defensive offense and if you have a medic on you it works even better because you suck up damage which builds the uber faster which lets you kill everything. you also make a good engy buddy assuming he's smart and has a dispenser there for you. you can just hold down the fire button (you can do this with a pyro too... great spot is last stage on dustbowl first cp... if you stay out of sight as a heavy or pyro with a disp around the corner from the first cp you can stop spies from even thinking about getting past you to sneak to the last cap... assuming you dont die. pryo works from the side of the cp where you drop down from the tunnel from spawn and heavy works either side just make sure if youre on the opposite side that you are always firing ACROSS the gap that leads to the cap... this way you will see the spies flicker and can at least warn your team) which works great for keeping spies off the sg/disp and pretty much makes enemies stay hidden because you are constantly shooting/getting healed and they will surely lose that battle. bit longer than i planned... my 2 cents. glad you finally mentioned the shot gun. i have plenty of heavy hours and i have my shot gun out constantly unless a situation presents itself for the mini gun. i also run with my shot gun out when i get an uber to dish out damage while i am on the move to my sweet spot then, once i am where i think is a good spot [or 6 shots have been fired], i whip out my ac and lay waste.

one other thing i would like to add is, as a heavy you are at your best when you can lure your enemy to you (since you are slow as a turtle on crutches). i avoid rushing in unless i have a medic backing me up or i am uber’d. when alone i annoy people with my shot gun and get them to come to me. sucks for them usually because once they get to me i am waiting right around the corner with my mini gun spinning. point: play defensive offense and if you have a medic on you it works even better because you suck up damage which builds the uber faster which lets you kill everything.

you also make a good engy buddy assuming he’s smart and has a dispenser there for you. you can just hold down the fire button (you can do this with a pyro too… great spot is last stage on dustbowl first cp… if you stay out of sight as a heavy or pyro with a disp around the corner from the first cp you can stop spies from even thinking about getting past you to sneak to the last cap… assuming you dont die. pryo works from the side of the cp where you drop down from the tunnel from spawn and heavy works either side just make sure if youre on the opposite side that you are always firing ACROSS the gap that leads to the cap… this way you will see the spies flicker and can at least warn your team) which works great for keeping spies off the sg/disp and pretty much makes enemies stay hidden because you are constantly shooting/getting healed and they will surely lose that battle.

bit longer than i planned… my 2 cents.

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