Okay, there have been a huge number of anti-demos, with good reason.
They spam pipes, they shoot smoke in everybody's face, they get all the cash, ect., ect.
But, as a demo/support, I always thought that the stupid demo was a stereotypical begginner who was rude and making a bad name for us demomen. But then, I started to play with other demos. And I discovered that they were very different then what I expected: they were all about gaining kills and cash and being annoying, with no respect for the team.
So I saying 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' and deciding to try to save the near-dead respect of us few remaining half-decent demomen who are getting intantly kicked upon joining games. And as a first step I am asking for a general consensus on what every good demoman should do.
Heres my additions:
1)Don't shoot grenades at FPs, scrakes, or specimen that are near the group
2) focus on large groups of distant clots. These are common, so it shouldn't exactly be excrutiatingly hard to hold you fire if you are lacking appropraite targets
3)Avoid shooting into the front lines. It makes the job of an ss impossible, and kills teammates
4) The goal is team survival, not kill count or money stockpile (not so abstract an idea)
5) spamming pipes is generally stupid. Sure, you can drop one or two to cover retreats, help cover a chokepoint, or safeguard the team flank in case of an unexpected attack, so just be moderate.
6) Be careful, and don't lose your cool. While panicking as another class may prove a bad choice for you, as a demoman, panicking can doom your whole team. For example, being chased by an FP does not call for grenades unless your the last one; I have seen to many panicking demos blind ss that could have easily taken out the threat, but the whole team died from a panic-buttoned grenade.
These are my 6, please add more, but don't add: 'dont be a demo', or any other stupid advice. Unless it's really funny.
They spam pipes, they shoot smoke in everybody's face, they get all the cash, ect., ect.
But, as a demo/support, I always thought that the stupid demo was a stereotypical begginner who was rude and making a bad name for us demomen. But then, I started to play with other demos. And I discovered that they were very different then what I expected: they were all about gaining kills and cash and being annoying, with no respect for the team.
So I saying 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' and deciding to try to save the near-dead respect of us few remaining half-decent demomen who are getting intantly kicked upon joining games. And as a first step I am asking for a general consensus on what every good demoman should do.
Heres my additions:
1)Don't shoot grenades at FPs, scrakes, or specimen that are near the group
2) focus on large groups of distant clots. These are common, so it shouldn't exactly be excrutiatingly hard to hold you fire if you are lacking appropraite targets
3)Avoid shooting into the front lines. It makes the job of an ss impossible, and kills teammates
4) The goal is team survival, not kill count or money stockpile (not so abstract an idea)
5) spamming pipes is generally stupid. Sure, you can drop one or two to cover retreats, help cover a chokepoint, or safeguard the team flank in case of an unexpected attack, so just be moderate.
6) Be careful, and don't lose your cool. While panicking as another class may prove a bad choice for you, as a demoman, panicking can doom your whole team. For example, being chased by an FP does not call for grenades unless your the last one; I have seen to many panicking demos blind ss that could have easily taken out the threat, but the whole team died from a panic-buttoned grenade.
These are my 6, please add more, but don't add: 'dont be a demo', or any other stupid advice. Unless it's really funny.