Abusing TF2's Secretly OP Playstyle

In this video, I show off some of my favourite loadouts using TF2's most overpowered strategy: flanking. Every TF2 player has tunnel vision so flanking = easy wins :)
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0:00 INTRO
1:18 Sticky Jumper Bully
5:18 The Backbur-- wait what?
9:34 Hybrid Knight
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[@CreemSmile]

He just wanted an excuse to play hybrid knight on upward.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

Can’t even deny it…

[@amogusgaming.6681]

​@@SeaRavioli-TF2did you try eyelander with sticky jumper? I guarante you it's a blast once you get the hang of it

[@Lazylog.]

Im a spy/ demo main my self 70% of demo time as hybird knight/ demoknight and i love upward as ot great for both if my mains

[@Pudding404]

That autobalanced soldier, what a selfless hero. Congrats on the baby, Ravioli.

[@kayoh9364]

9:20 Pyro segment: "Can someone tell me where this pyro could have come from?" Demo segment: "People never look up" Hm. Wonder if those things are related somehow.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

HAHAH foreshadowing… then the video pauses with the title “stupid idiot flanks in video game”

[@unknownuser69_gaming]

​@@SeaRavioli-TF2😂

[@TheBlairThing]

9:20 Looked frame by frame by pausing and using [ ] on my keyboard That pyro has the thermal thruster equipped, so he flew up to that spot to fight your demo while you were checking outside Your demo has the loose cannon equipped, and pushed the pyro back toward you through the doorway using the grenade knockback You can see his boots flying through the doorway at the top of the frame at 9:29

[@polypotterplayz2015]

impressive one mate

[@victor.k]

Also there was pyro getting hit sound that can be seen in the log on the HUD

[@arenexa9013]

someone get this man into a government agency please we need his expertise

[@gregorymirabella1423]

Impressive work sir.

[@Collisto2435]

Fun fact I learned about the Dragon's Fury is that its projectile is actually two distinct halves. One is large and causes afterburn on anything it hits, and the other, much smaller one is what actually deals the upfront damage.

[@titicaca.]

that ending quote is real as a fellow flank connoisseur, i recommend using the back scratcher with pyro, since youre mostly not around friendly medics and dispensers. the hp you get from hp packs with it is crazy and perfect for the flank playstyle, and you already got extra mobility from the detonator/jetpack

[@imabird1566]

10:54 YonkerBonk: no way my man just got out of that situation alive

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

Game recognizes game

[@scootyman_]

oh wait I know that guy, he has 25,000 hours in tf2

[@The24thWight]

Some of the most fun I've had in the game is quickfix pocketing a maniac flanker. Not always effective BUT. It's a lot of fun helping sustain a good troll.

[@WalnutBun]

One of my favorite parts about getting behind (especially as Scout) is that half the enemy team suddenly decides "fuck the objective, I have to kill this guy NOW" - especially after they've died a couple of times. Nobody ever seems to think "if I ignore the idiot behind us, I'll be more of a help to my team".

[@zlaggaming68]

When your flanking you become somewhat like a shark singling out stray targets and killing discretly. Also gotta love the dragon’s fury for its destruction capabilities due to its base damage being extremely high for buildings

[@KingPBJames]

It's hard to describe the irritation I feel, watching you destroy all our teleporter entrances.

[@candidjam]

Holy shit Creem and SeaRavioli in the same cinematic universe, a huge W for all consumers of fine media.

[@HarperTsou-pruner]

I respect you so much for using the Knockout City OST. You're my hero man.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

Hahah you can thank Creem for that one, he hooked me up with sooo many good OSTs!

[@NinjagoTurtle379]

Yo No Offense But You Look Like That One Friend That Goes On Side Quests On A Tuesday. Thats A Compliment And Love Yer Videos. Ya Should Never Stop Pumping This High Material Stuff Dude!

[@CreemSmile]

Please stop typing like that

[@NinjagoTurtle379]

Im sorry. its just something i do. My Apologies really

[@adversarry]

Thank You Goose, Very cool!

[@Falco_1987]

that escape on pl_badwater ham + kill on the solider made me clench from excitement... Bravo!!!!!!!

[@trynira4900]

When I saw the thumbnail I was fully convinced you made a whole ass video about disguising as a teammate as spy and that it was op.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

LOL not a bad idea, it can definitely be very fun

[@superdon132]

I just found your channel very much enjoy 10/10 keep uploading

[@military_snake]

This goes so hard.

[@MouthlessChocomint]

2:28 dang i love this part nothing like having a great duel bettween demo and soldier what a fun matchup

[@tipuzzle729]

I would watch a whole hour of this. Sometimes it's nice to just have really well-done TF2 gameplay.

[@tarquibtv8359]

3:14 soldier just saying hasta lavista had me on the floor

[@user-ds7lz2tz4c]

saw you in game yesterday on upward Your pipes were incredible!

[@lolitsapug]

Gotta love the ninjaneer. You can easily just tp back to the flank after you die and setup suprising sentries for massive multi kills

[@cameron571]

I would say that flanking is surprisingly effective, but only if you're not expecting - and on certain maps, any experienced player will expect it. The maps where it's *really* OP are the ones where nobody expects and it's timed well enough that they can't do anything about it by the time the realize you've flanked. Some maps aren't meant for flanking - dustbowl, for example. It almost never works there, except on the last map on last point if red pushes up too far. But others are perfect for it - bread space, for example. On the largest maps, once someone flanks and tries to retreat to an area far from the fighting, chasing after the flanker can be more of an advantage to their team than it is to yours and it's often better to just have one guy watch the flank and wait for the flanker to return for what they expect to be a surprise attack. But a lot of the time, a large chunk of the team goes off to chase that one scout, or demoman, or soldier, allowing the bulk of the other team to overtake their team... meanwhile, the survivors chasing that flanker end up getting pincered and the flanker dies, but not before getting the rest of their team a ton of kills.

[@HurricaneBady]

I love the dragons fury on pyro!! I use it all the time. Also good video!

[@luhmunky]

9:40 No speedo. No oil. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[@RandomDude647]

flanking is my favorite thing to do in pubs and flank routes are the #1 thing that affects whether i like a map or not :)

[@PlagueDOC49]

I remember seeing you in a casual upward map and dud you are cool keep up the tf2 Doms

[@emanwonkon2205]

My thought also is the Dragons Fury. I love that thing

[@Xograch]

I had a feeling you were recording xD God you were so annoying as demo 'the goose (loose)', but gave me a lot of good laughs. I've been checking my surroundings including above me more because of you lol great video

[@englishcrab4062]

This guy is just straight up my new favorite KZbinr

[@MonikysAdventures]

9:30 Oh hey, that's me! I remember this too, I used the Thermal Thruster and launched myseelf from the central area up into that room and landed into you! You can see me flying in between the frames of 9:29 and 9:30

[@MichaelHeil-qz3jj]

Even Yonkerbonk was flabbergasted at that Hybrid knight escape at 10:37

[@willkeinnamen5829]

at 9:28 you can see Pyro's feet flying to the right wall and the going back to left screen

[@scionofeggs]

the clip of the soldier getting autobalanced and coming to help you cap made the whole vid worth it

[@alexsp4853]

Because in the intro was a clip of a sniper getting market gardened: yesterday on Hightower i market gardened a bot sniper mid air as it dropped from the balcony

[@Steam-D]

flanking as sniper is funny as well since you can do some trolling. use the hitman's heatmaker since it has a suppressor/silencer which makes your shots very quiet in comparison to his other guns. then just walk behind the enemy team and shoot from a hidden spot. it requires more aim than the spy but it is effectively the same thing.

[@N0t_Fancy]

This man is criminally underrated, he makes such cool videos.

[@Geist1027]

My favorite thing to do with the Dragon's Fury is to reflect rockets back at too close soldiers. They never expect it from the weapon and always catches them off guard.

[@user-ox3du2pv2v]

Heavy class slander very much appreciated!

[@diveninenewton]

going to try that today

[@Stanfordscienceman]

I like doing this and finding an inactive teleporter,and waiting for the engineer to build an exit to destroy the entrance so they have to trek back and face me to rebuild the entrance

[@SethWulfstone]

My preferred flanking is still with Spy, it's pretty much the usual thing sure, but it's funny how many people you can hold down to be distracted by placing a shot or two in the back and then sneaking away. Steal a backstab here and there if you can, if not no big deal, harassing an Engineer's teleporter is always the goal in my eyes. Forcing their team to walk can be a bigger reason for the others to get invested, then you've got people switching to Pyro just to try and sniff you out. Even if they kill you, you get to keep a headcount of how many classes it took to screw in that lightbulb.

[@AwfulMalcolm]

Wild Goose Chase, sounds interesting

[@Yengi_Kizaku]

2:55 YOU DID THAT SOLDIER DIRTY

[@overlord-6644]

“I thought everyone loved movement videos” LOL

[@mawthemaw314]

The way you make your videos reminds me SO much the way Purplecliffe makes his vids

[@mark3.093]

Basically demo man and soldier flanking is just flying in the air untill a enemy is seen

[@martij001]

fun fact I was in a game with sea the same day this came out and I lost my mind.

[@cooperpettit3473]

I was watching your video without realizing you where in my game awhile back

[@joehickey3183]

Genuinely use the sticky jumper and loose cannon or iron bomber if I have particularly good players to fight . Loose cannon is great against low to medium skilled players in a way you demonstrated earlier.

[@shovelgaming52]

2:50 actually nuts

[@Debonsia]

Bro said "only 5 kills", me struggling to hit a pipe on a revved natasha heavy💀

[@josefrobbins8781]

10:50 Fatmagic, is that you!?👀

[@Beninator174]

SeaRavioli: Return of the King!

[@CongaYT]

Pro pyro tip: Unlike the natascha, the back burner is able to reflect projectiles

[@badluck7286]

7:10 dragon's fury is also very powerful because it spurts flame particles in your face, and if you ever had a weaker pc (80% of tf2's playerbase) you'll know that particles in particular (pun intended) Lag your game as heck, making you vulnerable even more

[@Bartmaaan]

3:35 Bro just locked in

[@laudahl4912]

He doesn't upload much, but when he does it is always a good video.

[@PurpleRomanul]

What's the viewmodel thing that you use ? I like it and i want to use it too, the animations

[@Can_Head]

The amount of flank heavies that have killed me is infuriating

[@toastylunatic288]

You why are your viewmodel animations so smooth

[@vincentdupont3521]

11:40 dude that airshot was 🤌 (italian noise)

[@potato_that_is_lethal]

what animation mod did u get that from and what is it called

[@user-lk4mc1hj6t]

Amazing video

[@purple_demoman-mann]

*just please let it happen* soldier: ye-*gets balanced*

[@westmcblox6018]

finally someone talks about my gaming mindset thats on 24/7

[@swuggos]

wake up babe new searavioli

[@JoyPox-jf9xw]

how do you add the custom animations for reloads? i really like them

[@Lazylog.]

Want me to link them? I use all of dem lol

[@JoyPox-jf9xw]

i'd like to see them@@Lazylog.

[@Biglight127]

The dragon's fury is a great weapon. You just got to know how to use it, which is exactly what you do here. Wow.

[@ian8191]

10:47 He almost died with that arrow!!

[@AnexistentialdogontheInternet]

2:54 nice save

[@obamnaprismus]

8:30 "something questionable" **demoman shows up** What does that mean, what does that mean... could it be? Is today the da- oh alright

[@--._.-_--_._.-._-_..-._..---]

4:45 ive seen that soldier so many times before craziest trollider ive ever seen

[@GilliganTF2]

3:35 he locked in You could have used the back scratcher for that playstyle, basically it forces you to being alone so getting more health from packs is your only option

[@_kaorudreemurr]

"I just got knocked up." - SeaRavioli, 2024

[@Cinnamowo]

I feel like the title just flanked on me, I can not believe it was changed while I was in the middle of watching the video

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

HAHA expect the unexpected ;)

[@TheDaySquare]

Yooo SeaRavioli back at it again with a BeardedExpence type upload schedule. Also, I'm trying to main scout, so flanking is very important, yaaaa. I like just going behind enemy lines and being annoying, only to die within 5 seconds, lmao. Edit: Do you know to cannon jump.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

I do know how to cannon jump :P

[@dude98a.k.adudewhereismyca84]

Your music choice makes me miss playing knockout city.

[@Lad_man]

3:13 basically got me laughing 🤣🔫🗿

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

Flanking is probably my most favourite thing to do in any game. It’s always because you just completely confuse the enemies when you pop up from behind. Especially when doing it as heavy since he’s the slowest class. I guess he kind of acts like a snail. Yes he’s slow but the moment you look away then look back he’s gone!

[@pol581]

0:51 GRU (Gloves Of Running Urgently) Chads beg to differ

[@kostarak3160]

Thats why i put a sentry on the third point in badwater. No demo expects it. Not even my jump buddy when i got autobalanced,i am still laughing to this day.

[@CrimsoniteSP]

Is that Rayman OST I hear? I can't remember the exact game's name but the music used, at least in the beginning, sounds like it was in this one Rayman racing game. It's been so long since I've played it, idk what it's called.

[@jozebradac8716]

9:28 is that the sniper in the lazypurple video?

[@SluffyEdgeworth]

You did indeed, get "knocked up".

[@shroomson]

10 years in the joint

[@razor4k306]

7:50 knockout city vibes...

[@GnomiumPvZ]

It's about time that someone actually made a video about flanking. Thanks for bringing attention to it, lad. Spy is gonna have a run for his money, I'll tell ya that much.

[@Gurtopolis]

in most games i play i flank because i can never predict where people are strafing.

[@symus29165]

i recommand you to give the rocket jumper with some shotgun a go. its really fun

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

Sticky jumper is so much fun

[@LuckyGolem-idk]

German V2 rocket flank: Instead of going through flank routs on the ground, why not go through the sky? Use the sticky jumper, the loose cannon, and the caber. jump with the stickies and use the cannon to get an extra jump. Home in on a player and, as you hit the floor, use the caber to kill them. (This may/ will also result in your own death but... shut up) You even said why it would work at 10:13

[@cowboypeashooter]

Bro is so underatted

[@KleinerStudios2912]

6:50 meanwhile the chat: "it was a random crit so u didn't deserve to kill me s h u t t h e f u c k u p"

[@ronanclark2129]

It looks like my man isn't feeling the iron bomber nerf 😂😂😂

[@Barn3_y]

Can u plz tell me where you got that charge meter (good vid btw)

[@rebelmanis1596]

Yoooooooooo a new video 🔥🔥🔥

[@CopyZero]

Took me an entire month to even get back into watching TF2 videos after being scammed out of my taunts, cosmetics, and a hefty amount of other items. Thank you, SeaRavioli, for being what brought me back to this glorious fanbase. Lord knows if I'll ever get back to playing TF2 regularly. If I even retain what skill I've acquired over time.

[@SeaRavioli-TF2]

Hey, I’ve been there. Take a break if you need, the game isn’t going anywhere 😎