Casual Spy - My Favourite Loadout

[@HintShot]

Let me know if you’d like a more detailed, scripted explanation of this loadout in video format! I’m sure it’s something I can cook up. In the meantime, feel free to try this loadout yourself and tell me what you think! My Patreon - www.patreon.com/hintshot My Discord - www.discord.gg/Z3PUnw8

[@theskymann6172]

I use the same loadout minus the clock and dagger

[@JAIBADRIVISHAAL]

Hintshot Gaming

[@drog0nxv]

hey, do you know any servers? I would love to play with you!

[@nicholaspreston9586]

11:56 about your escapes. I know you're pretty good already at it. Just wanna point out for you and others that if you read the group you're in, choose the "least common denominator" IQ player(s) to hide near. In this example, the engie and the sniper were both LCD's even though the engie saw you (his reaction was slow). With the cloak and dagger, LCD detection is super critical to save cloak, keep from getting 1-shot, and increase your chances of escape. Also, even in Highlander Silver, all I needed to do was count on the 3 worst LCD's on the team to not notice me or get picked by me and I was able to do my job, no matter how good the other team was compared to mine, and, oftentimes, without needing a distraction from my team (yes, totally possible if you maximize all the psychology of the Spy).

[@jiku8611]

One tip to improve your spy in general, when cloaking, if the knuckle on the spy's left hand is fully cloaked, that is the indicator you are fully cloaked. I use this so many times to trick people I'm going to a different way.

[@Altraiid]

this sounds useful

[@jiku8611]

@@stocksyere A video made by 3dayrespawn explain this a lot better kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5asgqOkja6Umas Hope this helps growing spy mains

[@archfps]

As spy main I thank thee for thy knowledge

[@davisdf3064]

Did you knew that if you hit people from behind with your knife, you backstab them? Really usefull to be sneaky and lethal!

[@10EightyPlays]

…how?

[@pjkrill3109]

I hope this applies to others but your voice is so damn nice to listen to, like yeah I enjoy your TF2 content and editing as much as everybody else; but the way your sentences flow with slight exaggerated consonants makes for the perfect background audio for anything. Keep it up man!

[@HintShot]

You are too kind

[@pomgrenade9865]

Soo true

[@braxtonthelucario2129]

Your correct i was playing spy myself while i listen to this guy

[@alex.g7317]

I wrote a fanfic about his voice (it’s 18+ tho)

[@p4rad0x701]

@@alex.g7317 wtf

[@BenjaminSteber]

Many things annoy me as spy. One of which is when you’re doing really well as spy and suddenly four of your teammates also go spy.

[@IInferno]

I really enjoy your casual commentaries Hint, your tone and rambles never fail to entertain.

[@pomgrenade9865]

Indeed

[@icyyChill]

Also for whatever reason his accent is just relaxing.

[@Tr0lliPop]

good to know the "backstab into beefing all your shots" combo is not just a me thing.

[@johnny-ms4fm]

no annoying eye-catching thumbnails or dumb memes, just straight up A grade content every time. keep it up hintshot

[@Mrbluecheese101]

Hi Mr.Hintshot, saw you in a recent MvM game and it was really cool playing with you! Even though it was sub par game, I still had a lot of fun. Whenever you upload, I almost always drop what I am doing and chill with it on with a snack. It’s hard to find any real TF2 commentary videos like this or the videos you put out about spy. Keep up the good work, you’re doing great!

[@tionse_yfrkkkkkkkkkk]

It's crazy how even as a teammate, pyros can still mess up spies quite badly

[@nabe4320]

This was great, the funny TF2 moments always give me a good chuckle

[@blacklight683]

It's mine 2! The clock&dagger is the reason I started playing spy, L'Etranger because I got bored of waiting and I can be more active+I didn't use spy's gun as much(am using it more now but bad at aiming), kuni because I want to learn how to dodge and with the low hp it should help. But spy-cicle is my favorite knife cuz f**k randomly spy checking pyros

[@north-west-3935]

10:58 I'm glad that even a spy pro like you can whiff a full clip sometimes, too. Glad I'm not alone

[@RAM1776]

Played a match with you on borneo a couple of days ago, always love your videos

[@seanriddle7860]

It interesting watching these videos, because while I'm enjoying watching the spy gameplay and your voice, I'm also getting some ideas for how to deal with spies better. Love the vids

[@tf2mountains719]

You deserve more subs!, your videos are high quality and for me personally I find it informative since I don't play a lot of spy

[@hoarsebard]

Something I think is underappreciated about the C&D is how you can use it to fool people by NOT moving. A lot of players will expect you to run away after cloaking to escape, usually to a health or ammo pack, but the Cloak and Dagger makes cloaking and just standing still after.... Just work sometimes.

[@zenithstudio6819]

3:14 could have gone for a blind stair stab here

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

I love TF2, I don't usually play spy but watching your gameplay is so interesting. Each of the class are their own game.

[@rainboroad]

i really like the idea of you doing a video on the pure stock loadout for spy! your format and style of going in depth with spy is always engaging and would thoroughly enjoy such a video

[@thechickenchuck8621]

12:45 - That man just took a freakin SWAN DIVE into that wall, my gosh.

[@TheBasikShow]

Love the unintentional (I assume) reference to How It Feels To Play Pyro at 6:43

[@TotallyNotMaiko]

No joke, you are probably my favourite spy main

[@themanmorgan117]

As a demo main who is god-awful at spy, this is the best spy content on KZbin.

[@HeyGrouch]

I can't stop watching these

[@arlwiss5110]

This is a really good, relaxing format that benefits from its repetativeness, on the level of bingability of Mr Paladin. Def do more

[@lucaszoid369k5]

Loved the more casual video was great seeing how you normally play, which is amazing

[@floogal191]

Loving this video! I'm a spy who just hit 30 hours and I'm enjoying watching you casually now down the enemy team with your quick thinking :)

[@Someone-gm4sh]

Its amazing you are still able to make TF2 content despite the current state of the game

[@dmdelwhgxk12]

Finally, kunai spy without dead ringer

[@theodorevivian1580]

Your channel kept me from raging out of spy and choosing a different class. Love your video.

[@mamafelicia2979]

Its been so long since I've seen casual spy commentaries and I have absolutely missed them. This was a treat

[@pythonian9977]

Thanks man. This loadout helped me get loads more kills than I usually do and was on top of the leaderboard

[@arinami]

i use this loadout minus cloakndagger my playstyle is a little more aggressive than the average spy player should be. so sitting in one location waiting for cloak to refill/for an enemy to come near me bores me out of my mind

[@QualityDoggo]

same. It works well and imho is the most fun/rewarding to pull off (besides nailing impossible shots with amby/diamondback). seems common especially because of Mr Paladin

[@TheFool553]

I think letranger and kunai pair well because with such low health, having a better chance of getting a kill with more time to wait for the right moment to move in. I prefer using stock over cloak and dagger most of the time, but I change it depending on certain situations or how I feel that game. anyways great video as always and I hope you continue making great content!

[@OneHundredFiftyTwo]

For me my favorite loadout to use with spy is the enforcer, cloak and dagger, YER, and tape recorder which may sound overwhelming but is really good

[@vandal_YT]

tried this and almost shut down a engy nest but he kept turning around in world record time second i was about to kill

[@NiquelBones]

ok but why is the vid cropped like its a frag movie lmao

[@gary8662]

Amazing lad to watch while getting some dinner. Keep it up, HintShot!

[@mathewvincegarret9852]

Glad to see someone appreciates “It hates me so much.” As much as me.

[@Ash-zm1vx]

9:39 whoa that bare escape of the heavy And death anyway :(

[@Blake-lg1nb]

don't disguise before cloaking, they can track you from the disguise smoke. also, use the same button while undisguised that you use to change your disguise's weapon to disguise as the last class you disguised as - way more spamable and less apm intensive than pressing say 411 or 431 constantly. also, as/right before you decloak, it's worth flicking your aim 180 to check behind you/in the direction that enemy players are spawning/walking from as this will allow you to either decide not to decloak yet, or to move in a certain way to dodge bumps/getting shot - watching you just decloak to go for a pick without first checking your back stressed me out sm haha, it's a great way to get instantly headshot, backstabbed, or denied a pick by getting pushed around or poking someone else.

[@starroyals2188]

I regret not finding this channel earlier but hey better now late than never(great videos btw keep up the good work)

[@underscorecliff]

I would like to try out more spy as it’s my least played so it’s nice to see some good casual gameplay to get some knowledge

[@crab4115]

The hat of cards is for the men with real good taste, and it give you +15% trickstab ability. Great vid !

[@DoubleTwo2AA]

"Casual Spy" That scout just died from a heartattack

[@cringelord9796]

thought I was one of the only ones prefering this to A-K-Dr (amby-kunai-dead ringer). I generally don't like the dead ringer compared to the other watches, it just feels off and do not mix well with the habits I've developped. Meanwhile this loadout is I find the best. The C&D is incredible because of the safety of decloaking at the right time, and the fact that if you suceed, your escape is almost entirely garranteed by the kunai health's benefit. But it's not the most fun to use. The title goes to YER-stock. The ability of going for stabs, cleaning the enemy team away, while keeping your stealth and creating highly believable that have a good chance of actually fooling other players is extremely fun to learn and use.

[@Nikojira]

This looks reall fun, I should do that too. You are very good at spy, keep it up.

[@helie2023]

I love your videos man! Keep the good work 😁 Btw, this loadout is the one I try not to use, because I can't never time it correctly, makes me nervous and turns me into a beautiful invisible NPC 😅 I'm more of a gun spy / inviswatch.

[@webmoff7982]

"Spy doing stuff with anime knife and noob watches" That was told to me when i started to run this spy build xDD

[@ShandoGuardian]

you're going to ruin my sleep schedule with all the tf2 I want to play now

[@jiaqir369]

18:15 "You don't need enemies with such teammates."

[@kewlman5417]

Watching your videos is like watching an old friend play Calming fun :)

[@jamieexists4895]

the thumbnail is very lovely

[@lonelyshpee7873]

This is my favorite knifespy loadout too! I still prefer gunspying with stock + dead ringer

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

The screen is cropped weirdly?

[@Reddotzebra]

"I'm sorry Engie, I truly am..." Don't you mean "With my apologies!"?

[@ShOwOba]

Wonderful video as always, HintShot. Can't wait to see more from HumShot too, he does from pretty good stuff and I hope he gets more screentime once in a while

[@cryoteros]

Instant notif click. Excited to watch the video - your content is always entertaining

[@Snecktf2]

Watching this guy play gets me so nostalgic for aWoolenSleevlet. Keep it up!

[@Altraiid]

now this sounds like a rabbit hole im willing to jump into

[@Snecktf2]

@@Altraiid It definitely is!

[@that_kittyherz]

Oh hey, its me. Absolutely clueless (the Pyro)

[@user-ko7gk7wp5x]

Of course the kunai is good, but I feel like this build really thrives because of the cloak and dagger, any knife would work besides the spy-cicle.

[@mino2123]

honestly i'd watch an hour of a guy humming and playing spy

[@Jchats123]

Great vid im new to spy so ill use this to see how i fare

[@paul_gaming43]

My Favorite loadout is: Stock gun, Sapper, Spy-cicle and dead ringer And I don't disguise

[@Ash-zm1vx]

This is why I always pop Uber too early as medic

[@pancakelover5285]

this guy is the new Mr Paladin

[@Blackyoshy_]

great loadout this !

[@Mister_Fate]

U remind me of Mr paladin...damn I miss that guy...he was so good at spy

[@psycosanches589]

Humshot is quite the precarious name. All it takes is one misstep and there’s a big ol’ problem.

[@kingofrats4944]

my go to for spy is ambassador Wambui pick and stock watch

[@doganarslan1807]

this loadout is op in tc2(roblox counterpart of tf2) cuz kunai overheal doesnt decay while cloaked:))

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

Spy is my most played and favorite class. Unfortunately, I don’t play him much anymore. 1.- His playstyle is annoying and unrewarding, due to the fact that spy is completely incapable of defending himself if your opponent knows what they’re doing, and rarely gets an opening for a stab that won’t result in his immediate death. 2.- Other classes do his job better, and are more satisfying to play, Sniper and scout in particular. Spy is a flanking class that needs to be close to his enemy in order to deal damage. Scout is also a flanking class that needs to be close to their enemy to deal damage. However, unlike spy, scout is actually capable of defending himself or running away if he’s ever in a sticky situation. Spy’s only advantage over scout is his ability to evade sentry nests and other enemies using his invisibility, but even in that case, if a single stray bullet hits you, or worse, a flame particle, you’re immediately found out and are likely to die anyways, because again, you have no effective means of self defense against a competent player. Spy specializes in killing high-value targets, especially those in positions that are not ordinarily vulnerable. However, since competent players will always keep on the lookout for spies, the only time you have an opening to attack under normal circumstances is when your enemies are distracted, and that usually means they’re fighting someone. Sniper also kills high-value targets, but unlike spy he doesn’t need to put himself in harms way, he doesn’t require that the enemy is distracted, and is not punished for missing a shot nearly as severely as spy is for missing a backstab. The only advantage spy has over sniper is that he can kill targets far behind enemy lines, beyond sniper’s sightlines. Again, however, spy rarely has an opening to kill an enemy unless they’re already engaged in combat, so this advantage is not very meaningful 3.- Everybody has an easier time killing you than you have killing them. The revolver does less damage than using sniper’s rifle unscoped, and unlike the rifle, it suffers from severe damage falloff, and on top of that, is less accurate. This alone makes spy helpless in a 1v1 with a sniper, and that’s not even taking sniper’s ability to simply one-shot him with a headshot into consideration. Engineer’s shotgun is extremely strong. Spy is neither mobile enough nor tanky enough to negate the damage of the shotgun, and his revolver can’t match its damage either. In a 1v1 vs a spy, the engineer wins. Medics, though they’re basically on-par with spy when it comes to damage (excluding melee), have more health, health regeneration, are just as fast, have a stronger melee, and are usually surrounded by teammates. In a 1v1 with spy, though the spy has a much better chance than with the engineer, he’s still not exactly a threat. These three classes are spy’s main targets, and all of them outperform spy in combat. Spy is too weak to kill the classes he’s supposed to counter in a 1v1 scenario, and he’s useless against Soldier, Scout, Demoman, Heavy, and Pyro. 4.- Your “advantages” have extremely punishing downsides that are often times out of your control. Specifically, I mean invisibility, though this also applies to spy’s backstab, since missing it will 9 times out of 10 result in your death, and sometimes hit registration simply doesn’t work properly. However, invisibility is simultaneously spy’s greatest strength and his greatest weakness. Spy gains the ability to become invisible, but while he’s invisible he’s incapable of defending himself. This wouldn’t be a problem if it weren’t for the fact that it’s so easy to find a hidden spy that your enemies (especially pyros) often times find you and kill you without ever having known you were in their vicinity in the first place. It is extremely frustrating when an enemy, who did not know you were there, on a whim, decides to spray some bullets in your general direction, revealing you to his entire team. There was nothing you could have done in that scenario. You can’t predict the whims of your enemies, yet as a spy, you live, kill, and die by them. 5.- Doing well at spy depends more on the incompetence of your enemies than it does on your skill. Don’t get me wrong, skill is still a huge factor when playing spy, but even the best spy will have an extremely difficult time if his enemies know what they are doing. Spy is not a viable class to play as if the players you are going up against are just as skilled at the game as you are. At best, every life you’ll kill one high-value target and then be killed. At worst, you could die dozens of times and never get an opening. Even when spy is at his best (in a match where all the players are of equivalent skill) he’s basically a walking gimmick, and not a very fun/rewarding gimmick at that.

[@MrLIME-wg8lx]

I will use this loadout the next time I play spy

[@MoterX]

Respect for not using dr

[@icefairytf2]

10:07 the amount of dopamine

[@nicolasdesenvolvedor1642]

13:10 that went from 4 to 210 very fast!

[@lovemoneyrocknroll1new519]

same loadout for me except the C&D. I like stock watch cause it has more use the C&D. C&D is just a sitting duck.

[@mrax5570]

this guy made spy boring and i love it this is awesome

[@the_epic_memer553]

personal favorite loadout is big earner, letranger, and stock for the rest.

[@carrots6249]

This video proofs that sometimes the L'Etranger is overrated, could of killed those razorback snipers if you had the Ambassador. People always cry about the nerf thinking it's bad cause you can't snipe with it from Texas to Germany when there are always those awkward situations were your close to an enemy but can't stab them.

[@UnisRapper]

10:07 pure dopamine

[@muczkapl]

2:16 intense gaming noises

[@acorde1768]

1:05 Hey thats me on the chat

[@g4m3r920]

Love this gameplays

[@adam13magic63]

Hidden strength of this loadout means veterans won't get a chance to kill you since you are in cloak.

[@JAIBADRIVISHAAL]

Hintshot Gaming

[@mengie1877]

This is the first time ive seen the kunai used in a non-hate inducing way

[@saydtg78ashd]

I much prefer the invis watch because I can go anywhere and hunt enemies on my path

[@Vrglab]

I hope you realize you are the new Mrpaladin. And i love it

[@TheGhostThatWas]

12:41 comedy gold

[@Bazinguh]

Can you make a gun spy video?

[@wr3nche5]

i rest easy knowing my spy skill is about on-par with hintshot's lol sometimes the game just screws any spy over in every way imaginable

[@geffbob8960]

I liked this video a lot. It's nice to see some casual talking about the game while playing, also works a lot while I'm cooking and barely paying attention as the commentary is very nice. My only question is, why can't you see enemy health while you're playing Spy? Is this a stylistic thing or am I dumb and missing something?

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

Dumb and missing something (your words not mine) when he gets really close you can see the health above there heads

[@maolenloll]

This is the first video I watched today and I must say, this is a good video. But what if you used your eternal reward?

[@spartanssword7782]

i always wonder why the people i am matched with always have ears

[@lpsp442]

Beautiful yet frustrating to watch that first game's plays go nowhere - where was the rest of the BLU team!? Trading in spawn?

[@Reddotzebra]

Me - Not having played the game in almost a decade: "Wait, the CnD recharges when you stand still now?"

[@barbarosbozkurt758]

I only have the amby soo I'll try this when I get the Stranger.

[@glowdonk]

Personally I like running the stock Revolver, Dead Ringer, and the Spycicle Why? Because I like playing Gun Spy

[@etourdie]

Not sure why I thought of it, but a change to the enforcer that could make it usable: if firing it does not kill an enemy or bring them below some health threshold (30%?), then disguise is not lost. It would make the damage boost actually usable, and could add extra utility to disguises since you could actually play the firing animation for the weapon your disguise has out