How a Spy Thinks #71 [Favorite Loadout]

[@aidenandre106]

I love how humble and calm you are, probably the most likable and respectable you tuber I watch, you don’t rage, you respect everyone in the server, you don’t brag, you compliment your enemies if they’re good, your just such a good sport about everything

[@MrPaladin]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@mods.5802]

IKR gotta Love that calm reaction when he managed to get like 10 kill in 3 second and pretend like nothing happened

[@MrPaladin]

pretending like nothing is happening is what a spy does ;)

[@nobodyxiii3792]

hairy potato Mr.Paladin: *Relaxed, compliments good opponents, teaches tf2 players to get better at spy but encouraging them to experiment and that he isnt the gospel* StarryKrow: *A U T I S T I C S C R E E C H I N G*

[@thedaylights7996]

I'd say this is the most important thing that I have learned from Mr.p

[@sweetpotato6399]

"I hate it when they turn around" Literally every spy ever

[@marshmallowcoolboy5308]

Becuz its satisfying to one hit kill them and i hate losing my stabs

[@axx1230]

i hate when the enemy do a insane flick in the last milisecond and dont get stabbed

[@MrMeme-bx2sx]

@@axx1230 or if they just turn a millimetre and the backstab hitbox disappears

[@Personan642]

@@MrMeme-bx2sx agree

[@dive4653]

"Let's go assasin's creed on the heavy" > proceeds to meow at heavy

[@daymon167]

14:43

[@Brainbuster]

*Mark the time, ass*

[@willchapman6073]

@@Brainbuster look at the reply you blind circuit board.

[@Brainbuster]

@@willchapman6073 haha, yes

[@elfasto2255]

@@Brainbuster your name matches your personality, your brains are busted

[@galacticfirefly6060]

Pyros are just like the Cops in GTA. The More n' more Successfull shenanigans you pull off the more Pyros comes after you and rising your Wanted Level or rather the PyroNoia Level (mix of Pyros and Paranoia) Nice video

[@MrPaladin]

Five Star (fire alarm)

[@tangerinepaint3643]

MrPaladin damn

[@ryanschneider115]

Ah dang, here we go again.

[@justinstevens3834]

Security 50%

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

MrPaladin Five Star, Pyro just rapidly spinning and spitting fire.

[@Risemonger]

That filthy, Filthy facestab on that Pyro near the beginning... oof, so evil. And yet so hilarious.

[@MrPaladin]

butter knives FTW.

[@MrPaladin]

Rise - 18:45 I thought our DnD crew might like that ;)

[@Risemonger]

XD nice

[@sulkingsookie]

gosh how disgusting, can you even call yourself a spy main.

[@kcsv1555]

One of my strategies is to facestab someone if their in low health. Saved me a lot of times.

[@dmctinytank7012]

10:20 giving credit to that demo for pretend shooting at him, or he probably thought it was enemy spy, either way, that helped him out quite a bit

[@Yengozi]

Thanks for the daily uploads it’s greatly under appreciated!

[@MrPaladin]

You're welcome... the new office has enabled me to make frequent content.

[@AMainProductions]

Funny that this comment was on his last video for two years.

[@ashtonp.8441]

This has always been my favorite spy loadout too. It’s just the perfect storm of knifespy weapons, but even then you can gun someone down if you need to. I love how the weapons synergise with one another, and they cover each other’s flaws.

[@griffingates4926]

I really like MrPaladin because all most all the other spy mains just do trickstabs but he actually uses trickery and plays spy stealthily instead of just walking at the cart undisguised and trickstabbing everything known to man

[@hakanyavas8533]

There is tons of ways to play each class in tf2 and i think its a good thing that people can do what they like

[@Charlieweddle]

If you take an ambassador and your aim is perfect, you're still only getting about 5 extra DPS over the revolver, to be honest. Even at its peak, ambassador would only barely edge out revolver on DPS point-blank. It shined in long range, but now since that's not an option, it's pretty hot garbage and you'd be better sticking to revolver for gunspy, sadly.

[@owenarchibald5469]

I am pretty sure even at point blank the revolver is better.

[@OmegaRC59]

You've got it a little backwards. The Revolver beats out the Amby in point blank by a good margin, and maintains similar DPS until you're near the edge of the Amby's headshotting range (although one headshot and a bodyshot or butterknife will take down light classes faster than stock, until you reach the 150 health margin). Pretty much, the Amby's only worth it if you're going to shoot people at the very limit of that range, where it's dealing ~52 damage. That's so oddly specific that it's not really worth running, even for burst damage since stock shoots fairly quickly and can get 120 or slightly less at point blank range in 2 shots, instead of 102 from one headshot.

[@darthplagueis13]

Diamondback maybe? Easily beats the amby in terms of dps and also is more viable at long ranges. Of course you need to back it up with good knifeplay to store up your critz but full-on gunspy isn't viable anyways.

[@OmegaRC59]

Not only that, but keep in mind it doesn't have a fire rate downside, so it's better at bodyshotting than the Amby as well. By all means the Diamondback is the best revolver right now, its only real downside that can make a big difference is the fact that you can't 3 shot medics without either being at full damage ramp-up or without a crit.

[@venominonbg1740]

Omega59 It doesn't help when you have my aim, but yeah I agree

[@StickMaster500]

The Spy loadout I can’t get enough of and love to death is simply the Vanilla Spy loadout. People will go for their Ambassador’s and Dead Ringer’s but I like to keep it simple and use the Stock Revolver, Knife and Invis Watch to remind us of a simpler time back in 2007 where there was no Jarate, no Degreaser and most importantly no hats.

[@beansgray4095]

Doubt it

[@robertbenitez3647]

you said you started tf2 in 2011 in one of your comments.

[@bennettwarren3357]

Bob Reday Stalker? Jk

[@JonLucy_downunder]

“No hats”? What?

[@fattymembrane1287]

r/thathappened

[@TerrifiedKaggy]

2:09 spy on top right can be seen falling off the map while uncloaking

[@marshmallowcoolboy5308]

It looks like something i would do

[@memesmemes3143]

lol

[@williamnowell3093]

I love this series

[@mstar1442]

William Nowell who doesnt?

[@andrewrobeson5448]

My favorite thing about mr paladin is how calm he is all the time in his videos and well spoken watching him is so therapeutic and gives me so much perspective when I want to be spy.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Future endeavors could always use a little help

[@wileywonka1143]

I remember seeing you in more... Politically motivated spaces. You main spy? Now I’m interested if politicial views influence class mains.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Rhodesian Rider No, I'm a Medic main, though mostly because few want to play him and help the team. I'm terrible at Spy.

[@FirstNameLastName-qx8ii]

Rhodesian Rider I know I’m a year late, but now I’m interested. Where’d you see him at?

[@s1r6969]

1:35 top ten anime betrayals

[@HermesSonofZeus]

I like the emphasis on "how A spy thinks." Well played and congratulations on another excellent video.

[@tonycatlett1169]

Just realized Primal Dan is an anagram for mr PalaDin

[@wolfboi7104]

VERY CLEVER

[@yannisl8259]

@@wolfboi7104 YES

[@safiqulislam8419]

Love you. You are like my Father. The father who teaches me how to play the legendary game Team fortress 2. My gaming Father

[@MrPaladin]

thank you for the kind words!

[@safiqulislam8419]

Welcome

[@alfredkruse1517]

Remember MrDaddy?

[@TheOwlMan8850]

*your dad will remember that*

[@haruuu_.]

@@TheOwlMan8850 xD

[@nathanapex2397]

I love how casual Mr.P is, hits like 3 trickstabs, just shakes it off. Keep it up dude, love your work

[@MrPaladin]

Will do!

[@hiroshibishi600]

Your videos have made me that much of a better spy, your so chill with your gameplay and really bring out the support in spy as a class and for that i appreciate you.

[@trim2cool793]

Hey MrPaladin, I hope you see this comment and understand my gratitude for these lessons. Before I watched your videos I was a wasted teamate, then I watched and learned. Your videos taught me to be useful and cause fear. If it wasnt for you, I woulve quit TF2 long ago. Thanks :D

[@roycesv9880]

Hi Mr Paladin. I've been watching your videos long time ago and I have to say that I really improve my Spy skills since I returned play tf2 some months ago. Thanks to much

[@MrPaladin]

Glad I could help!

[@gaidencastro9706]

The L'etranger is great for not being seen. The Invis Watch is the best watch for not being heard. If you can get that first stab, the Kunai allows you to escape if you're caught.

[@zainahmed2076]

I didn't realise how much fun spy actually is untill I started watching this series Thanks for making me a better spy!

[@colejarman1949]

19:37 “…And you win the map, or you lose the map, it doesn’t matter, just do your best at spy.” I have never seen anyone who plays with such chill, staying calm on a super fast godlike, complementing the enemies, not bragging, or raging about deaths to random crits, just… a dude who plays spy and has fun doing it.

[@mr.spiderthebug4273]

Why, when I play a spy, everything I have to deal with is only a tryhard soldiers, scouts who do not do anything but only looking for а spy and a paranoid team which is turns every 2 seconds instead of 5. And when I watch your video, it's only you against the lemeng heavy army and f2p pyros. Can you make a video where you are solely against tryhards, and how to deal with them?

[@nemesis5289]

Thats happen to me too

[@colegibson1869]

One_ Alone I don't mean to be rude, but I am positive that it is no coincidence that teams you play seem more spy aware. Mr Paladin has been playing for years, and his game sense is developed so he knows how players "spycheck" and how to better time his plays. Thus, he seems to be playing against not spy aware players, but in actuality he is just good enough to read their actions and the surroundings to make positive decisions based off of them.

[@wandrespupilo8046]

I want that too

[@peterisawesomeplease]

A lot of it is about when and where you play the game. Get on process on a Saturday night around 10 in NA and you are going to get destroyed. Upward on a Wednesday afternoon in the summer is going to be cake because you will be playing against mostly kids. Also helps if you can pick and choose the games you put on youtube. MrPaladin is not uploading his most difficult games. But they seems to be pretty average games to me. Some new players some people with decent hats. Part of it is just avoiding the good players unless there are easy opportunities.

[@aidenandre106]

Cole Gibson I agree, the only way to get good at this aspect of the game is experience

[@deceptivedetective-jake-330]

Because of your videos I have greatly improved as a spy. I used to not get any kills whatsoever but now I can get a good amount. I guess I'm a pretty okay spy rather than dead weight. If it wasn't for your videos I don't think I could have improved as much as I had. Thank you very much Mr.P

[@alexrowe7063]

6:46 that poor pro sniper. You've been giving him a hard time ever since the first round.

[@slamsun6969]

Thank you Mr.P for getting me into playing spy with this video. It really changed the way I looked at spy as a whole. So thank you for that.

[@campyformerlyeclisive636]

Well I think that you are safe using this intro Glad the classic MrP intro is back

[@MrPaladin]

I need to make one for other games tho...

[@mememarauder8738]

Ha I only watch ur tf2 vids

[@mememarauder8738]

But I play Xbox edition

[@mememarauder8738]

Or borderlands

[@mememarauder8738]

You should play borderlands for a video

[@benncourt]

You truly are THE spy,very professional and very humble in every play you do

[@ReverLuna]

Hm...it would seem the main thing I learn from your videos is: Take risks, don't second guess yourself. If you do nothing gets done, but most importantly; have fun.

[@onemoreoiw4397]

Love how his nickname is always an anagram of "Mr. Paladin" or "Mister Paladin". Fits him so much

[@snipersnowman1027]

“Ooh nice shot.” Who else compliments the enemy? WHO?!

[@jadenmudge]

2:09 that poor blue spy Wish more people talked about him falling of, god be with him!

[@lightwqve8494]

howa mrpaladin makesa title

[@MrPaladin]

Mesa be fixin' dat right upsa - Jar Jar

[@sulkingsookie]

XD

[@taigaluv]

bill nye the nazi spy edgy teen, he watches what ever he wants

[@mr.greenwi3177]

100 Subs with no videos gr8 typing

[@MNguyen-xOrbita]

Who really appreciates how much this actually does, and how much someone actually cares enough to even tell you this stuff, Mr.Paladin is the only person that can teach you this game stuff without screaming ever 5 seconds and without any kind of shame, truly pure 😁

[@yazidefirenze]

“Good Deadpool, bad deadpool” -MrPaladin, when seeing a person

[@dr.coward7977]

Fun Fact: You were the first tf2 KZbind I found about. Even before Uncle Dane. Because of your videos, I have been getting first place in matches as spy and officially become a spy main. I love reading people’s minds. Thank you for ur videos.

[@headhunter-_-]

Much love as always!

[@MrPaladin]

Thanks for the support!

[@headhunter-_-]

[@ShlerpCat]

I a spy main and I have to say your so good at spy, my load out is stock revolver, sharp dresser, sapper, and dead ringer or cloak and dagger

[@ivan_ivanovitch]

13:36 All medi-mains know that feeling

[@marshmallowcoolboy5308]

Im not a medic main but i hate it when it happens

[@crumstar1633]

I love your narration Mr Paladin. Its always entertaining to watch your content!

[@ninh8326]

'Tasty Target'

[@cupofspiders5830]

And at 14:47, we can hear the mating call of the elusive Paladin bird. The mating behavior of the Paladin is quite odd, as you can see. When it mates, it looks quite similar to a backstab, and it does indeed look like the heavy it attempts to woo dies horribly, as it screams what scientists call a “domination sound”. Thank you for going on this nature walk.

[@joshuaadaza8429]

G'day to you Mr.P

[@MrPaladin]

hey there

[@joshuaadaza8429]

Well hello Mr.P

[@Audi-mk7fy]

Hey Mr. P, I would just like to drop a thank you comment for everything. Thank you for all these educational videos for TF2, especially for the spy. When I picked up spy for the first time a long long time ago, I knew he would be my least favorite class. When I discovered you at first I saw how spy could play out. I've been watching all your spy videos since then and I've been improving from every video. I watch from beginning to end. Present day I've learned how a spy thinks, how to help my team, how to help the objective, how to stalk, how to blend in, and I've been pulling off more trickstabs then ever. You're like a personal teacher to me and I would really like to thank you for helping me in this game. Thank you so much Mr. P!!

[@MrPaladin]

Glad I could help!

[@hortorchi851]

Been waiting for a spy gameplay thanks mr.p

[@MrPaladin]

(did spy gameplay yesterday!)

[@t.o.h.b8501]

Ok when you started to talk avout noises and that ppl hear music every once in a while that hit me i used to listen to alot of kusic while playing tf2 mostly u did something in tue wrong something memes just tf2 version and generally meme music hut then i started to realise while watching your videos that sounds are realy important especially when you are a medic you are always a prime target for those sneaky spies but i also wajt to saygood job even thought I'm not a spy main it's not my style of playing but you are a very pleasant person ti warch unlike other youtubers that are like "guys look at this this si so amazing blah blag" you are very nice amd just pleasant your videos entertain me alot so keep up the good work

[@sn0wflake480]

I’m french and seeing him say “l’étranger” is really funny and cute :)

[@smolbabby]

Hey, it seems I am not the only one! :). I also did a comment on how to pronounce L’étranger because it’s not “Lay-Tran-Gere”

[@epicbanger4626]

The end of how a spy thinks marked a moment. The watchers graduated from the class of Mr. Paladin. They will continue upon many paths but the next gen of spy players shall fondly remember their time learning from you.

[@TylerNguyen99]

Love the intro

[@ys_tank]

Something about the calm, cool, and collective voice that just puts my nerves at ease

[@ludicrousdisplay9769]

Yep time to use that loadout.

[@NikoBellicDigital]

MrPaladin! You are definitely going into the TF2 Spy Hall of Fame! Keep up the amazing trickstabs!

[@operleutnant7235]

Yo Mr.P what is your favorite Knife to least Favorite knife?

[@MrPaladin]

Kunai, Default, Spycicle, Yer, Big Earner....

[@anthuwuny]

@@MrPaladin interesting

[@joanaguayoplanell4912]

@@MrPaladin funny, this is exactly my list in reverse order... Just like you can never get enough from the Kunai's self sustain, I can't get enough from the Big Earner's amazing reposition and escape utility, plus the moments where you can catch a group of people and stab all of them at once. Because if you never get hit, you don't have to worry about random crits as much.

[@andrewuniverse947]

I like to use the eternal reward just so I dont need to worry about a sentry shooting me when I backstab the engineer

[@prismaticjunimo7160]

I’m glad your still posting. I have been watching your videos since I first started playing tf2. 👍

[@richardremeta2375]

GOOD VIDEO MR.PALADIN

[@chickencow7593]

Mrpaladin Deserves more subs! He puts so much work into his videos.

[@topa9487]

lmao carrying the team on that first round

[@Joolpodicus]

You’re the most chill spy main in existance

[@HeyImJustyn]

We're back babyyy!

[@pepus777]

I really enjoy these videos. They're so nice and laid back

[@somenewyoutuber9808]

That quality content though...

[@KodasGarden]

You say this isn't how all spy's should think, but it sure helped me! I was trying to learn spy but could never get more than 5 kills and a couple saps in a match. Yesterday, I watched some of these videos and I immediately saw an improvement, getting 20+ kills consistently and almost always getting good saps as well. This may not be how every spy should think, but I guess we have the same play style, cuz it worked like a charm!

[@101marshmallo3]

Ahhh its been a very long time sibce i ve been playing tf2

[@NationalDevin]

I've mentioned my love for taking screenshots of those "Casually gunned down engies" on the channel before, but there's a whole different kind of pleasure to that little love tap push you get when you walk out of the barnblitz barn as spy after doing awesome spy stuff and you just push with your team for that one moment before you go off to do it again.

[@sorbet7216]

How many hours of spy mrp

[@MrPaladin]

enough to be a good spy ;)

About 15k

[@Thalidomide_In_Bedroom]

He has 1500+

[@nerkdurgen5574]

Your vids made me want to main spy. So I hopped into a casual match, and lo and behold -I was a natural- I died horribly! So for a time, I quit playing spy. After some time, I got the L'étranger from a random drop and I decided _fuck it, I'll play some spy_ and on my first life I got four backstabs. FOUR. Coming from someone who struggled with one, I was impressed! So I stayed on spy, and did really well. I tried on a different server and did alright. So, here I am! A spy main, I've still got a long way to go, and a lot to learn, with practice and hard work I'll get there. Thank you, Mr.Paladin for being here on my journey to becoming a great spy.

[@LocalNoob_2]

Primal Dan xD

[@MrPaladin]

;)

[@ababab678]

Don't even play TF2, but the flow you have going through the matches helps me understand why people watch pro gamers. Pretty flippin cool stuff man.

[@adityamaulanasaputra545]

your voice is still beautiful xd

[@MrPaladin]

awww thanks!

[@g3x311]

You are by far either the luckiest spy on earth or you are an actual mastermind, either way I love your vids and how calming your voice is

[@MrPaladin]

Thanks :)

[@famtomerc]

Good day to you MrP! Lovely to see another How a Schpee thinks vid.

[@despy1855]

This has encouraged me to work on and improve at spy! thanks!

[@d33foxtrotahf38]

thats a good loudout i try it before and i still use it so mr paladin keeps u video running im loving it

[@greenstonegecko]

So interesting... I’m new to TF and Spy... Glad people like you exist :D Helping other getting started and familiar to mechanics (A week ago I didn’t know what a sentry or a backstab was...)

[@jceight_ballgaming1013]

I last commented on ANY of your videos a year ago. Glad you're keeping it strong, MrP!

[@MrPaladin]

Hey there :)

[@jceight_ballgaming1013]

Oh geez how did you respond to this so fast?

[@MrPaladin]

I frequently check new comments. But I don't get to see replies because there are so many. I do what I can!

[@jceight_ballgaming1013]

Understandable, have a good night.... Can't believe I'm typing this again..... MrDaddy.

[@MrPaladin]

Ah the old classic meme... I remember it well

[@AFreshBot]

This guy is the equivalent of modern day bob Ross He’s just so calm and his voice is as smooth as butter

[@chrisbartzavali6179]

OMG thanks. please do NOT stop making those tf2 vids you are my favourite and the only good tf2 youtuber...Thanks for those great vids keep it up man dont stop.

[@mrpanda_95]

Thank you for these videos Mr. P. I wouldn't be the spy I am today if it weren't for you.

[@agent463]

That 1st clip blew my mind + i love the l'tranger

[@BorzoiSpotProductions]

Jesus you're like, the bob ross of spy. Your content is so relaxing

[@shadowldrago]

I find myself perpetually amazed by your sang froid, something (probably a stray rocket or pill), reduced you to ONE health, and you still managed to stay calm and get a stab.

[@humbleidiot]

What are your ideas on this loadout but with The Big Earner? The movement speed that you get can help you get out of situations faster and also gives you cloak on every backstab, which is good for The Dead Ringer so you can feign your death more often and you start with more health than the Kunai, soo I was asking for your opinion since I know that you are the best spy I know.

[@benl6998]

Friend: are you are boobs or a butt guy? MrPaladin: Backs

[@william3371]

16:25 Very wise! I'll make sure to keep this in mind & implement it into my playstyle :)

[@gl1tch_leopard174]

The enemy team when the spy gets a godlike : *screaming in intense fear*

[@chunderpapa]

Whenever I feel like I’m bad at spy, (I know I am, but a lot of times I think I’m worse than I actually am) I just watch one of these videos, and it inspires me to keep practicing.

[@Marouu1]

The beginning is just wholesome

[@eliasdex1236]

Mr. Paladin: 24:08 Me: Guess I am gonna shutdown my brain before something bad happens...

[@JackOfSomeTrades29]

I kept wondering why you kept calling everyone "Deadpool" and then I realized you were holding a gun all those times and it was a reference to the movie during the Maximum Effort scene. Lotsa love for that, sir

[@No-Me3]

Always good commentary, Mr P. Thanks!

[@felixgonzalez3451]

Your voice and attitude remind me of bob Ross and you have shown me so much as a spy main, thank you

[@eksmad]

24:28 I LAUGHED SO LOUD :D :D :D :D it's DAT medic! Oh and I LOVE when you say "Letranger" :))

[@gghax9217]

Thanks for another tip! Been a subscriber since 160k I learned spy because of you keep it up! (Sorry for bad english)

[@Tr0lliPop]

I like how when insulting or complimenting his own aim, Mr.P does it by saying "bad deadpool" or "good deadpool"

[@pinkjackhorsepie7813]

Holy shit with the 3 heavies in the first match :D

[@gator5872]

Mr.paladin: *talking peaceful and not screaming* The enemy team: *ded*