Spies
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Spy, Introduction
Spies. They are a menace for nearly any class. Nicknames like "Fag" and "Gentlemen" don't go pass him. He can disguise as you, act like you, BE you. He can turn invisible, and be annoying by instant killing you with a backstab. There have been signs of the endangered "Spycrab", but beware, they are usually fake. All spies are French, although they speak near-perfect English. They can imitate voices, movement speed, and sometimes behaviour.
After the spy update, they can fake their death, head shot you from a distance, and can stay cloaked forever *under the right circumstances* They are highly flammable.
How to recognize a Spy
-They appear to be solid, instead of having soft collision, like your team-mates.
-They have NO expression.
-You can recognise them by things like acting weird, following you, and constantly keeping an eye on you. Also, if a class that's usually not doing what he is supposed to be doing *engineer, building sentry*, kill it.
-Sometimes, he has your name. Or someone else his, but then the class differs. or it's a perfect match. Perfect = Spy = Kill it.
-When they come out of the water, cloaked, you can see water dripping off them. Friendly spies who are invisible can be seen when cloacked. Enemy spies cannot. Same goes for Jarate!. If you throw piss at a spy, he will get pissed off; soaking wet.
How to prevent getting backstabbed
- Always look around. Keep an eye on anyone following you.
- As a pyro, spycheck around, by shooting your flamethrower around you, or flame friendlies. Don't worry, they won't be hurt. If it's a spy, he will be caught on fire.
- Sometimes, when you suspect someone is a spy, just shoot it, see how it reacts. If he turns back quickly, you may have found a spy.
Tips
- Watch out for Dead ringers. They can fake their death. So if a spy dies suspiciously quick, you might have a "Dead Ringer" spy. These spies use the "Dead Ringer" to fake their deaths.
- Call out "Spy!" when you see one! Your team-mates are then alerted of the situation.
- Use things like Spychecking, Jarate!, and Razorback, to prevent being backstabbed *Razorback* or seeing an invisible spy.
- Slow them down and make em bleed! Use the "Tribalman's Shiv" (Sniper) or the "Southern Hospitality" (Engineer) to make sure they either die a slow death, or making the bleeding visible. (even with cloak on!)
Tips for Spies
- Mimic behaviour of the class you choose to disguise yourself as. A Sniper isn't usually on the front-lines, and a Heavy isn't always on the back-line.
- Don't try to follow your victim too much. You have to take him down quickly; when other players see a person following another person, they might suspect a spy.
- If you get into trouble, don't go into melee. Use your gun, it's far more effective, because Spies have low health, and their melee (making an exception for backstabs/facestabs) is weak. Or just clock and run away.
- Be patient. An impatient spy is a dead spy.
- Don't choose Heavy or Soldier to disguise yourself as. They are slower, and they make you an easier target.
- When you kill a single person, but you see others haven't spotted you yet, and keep doing their thing, (with their backs towards you) backstab them too! Easy points!
- Sap and stab. Sap the buildings of an Engineer first, then quickly backstab the Engineer (he's almost always behind his sentry). Make sure that there are no other sentries/ lots of enemies nearby, or you will die before you even had the chance of backstabbing.
--Botervloot 12:26, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
