Mann vs. Machine Trailer- Combat Veteran Reacts

[@MrHitmancheg]

Ah, the MvM. Those robots are powered by money, by the way. Their creator was so ludicrously rich, he came to a conclusion that just burning money to power those machines would be a cheaper option than finding an actual energy source.

[@tiredTheorist]

Question, would that count as *stonks*

[@MrxD-cg5xs]

TF2 lore is a beautiful thing.

[@xXxDaN00bxXx]

@@MrxD-cg5xs Let's make this replay thread about lore! I'll start FDR is in a wheelchair because of a rocket jumping accident

[@waron4fun597]

wait... THATS WHY YOU GET MONEY FROM THE MACHINES!!! that is about as good as Archimedes being the reason scout counts as two people on points and such...

[@MrxD-cg5xs]

@@xXxDaN00bxXx Staying on topic of rocket jumps, Abraham Lincoln first invented stairs, because poor people were incapable of affording to rocket jump to higher floors of buildings.

[@hiddendesire3076]

3:00 Where I live they call it Thunder Snow. Pretty cool to watch. Its rare where I live, but when it does happens, you don’t want to miss out on seeing it.

[@MrSailing101]

Although recent years have given rise to snowstorms with tornado conditions, now known as a ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Global warming folks. The film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ told us what would happen.

[@hiddendesire3076]

@@MrSailing101 Meanwhile every Global Warning celebrity, figure, and so called is buying beach front properties, megamansions, and living thrifty lifestyles.

[@Sanctum8888]

i remember my first thundersnow. it was odd

[@jaydenhite8142]

I think its called the same thing in my area

[@georgethakur]

@@jaydenhite8142 Where is this?

[@TheBroGamer14082]

This gamemode ties in to the comics that put the game into further story detail. there's a compilation of comic dubs on the main series. oh and Mann Co. doesn't make the robots, that's Grey Gravel Inc. MvM has different difficulty settings you can select before queing up like in Casual. There's also a special mode that grants rewards but those cost tickets that take money to buy.

[@Crazykiller_Wez]

I'm sorry to be commenting this but it's Gray Gravel Co. not Gray Gravel Inc.

[@graybonesau]

Gray Gravel Co.

[@timez957]

*writes a 1600 word document about why the fact you named gray gravel co. gray gravel inc. is unacceptable and racist and sexist*

[@piglin469]

@@timez957 factually incoreect

[@TheBroGamer14082]

​@@Crazykiller_Wez My apologies. I wasn't sure between that or Inc. so I just went with the first one that came to mind.

[@partydemon2849]

“Get to an upgrade station” Next up end of the line please by James mcvinnie

[@ironicmedic3912]

"Who is not ready to-- DOCTOR!"

[@cardiepie9157]

@@ironicmedic3912 who is not ready to pootis dispenser here

[@skiller5034]

"what coward is still not -MEDIC!"

[@gigacat9761]

green is good have a bonus

[@redstonetf5595]

Little bit of lore, Mannco is the company that supplies the mercs with weapons and is one of the biggest companies in the TF2 universe. Saxton Hale, the muscular australian owns the company. Now the robots are owned by Greymann or G-man, one of the mann brothers along with Redmund and Blutarch (The owners of Red and Blu). Greymann believes he is the true owner of Mannco as it was originally owned by his father but instead of passing it down to one of the brothers he passed it on to Saxton Hale's Grandfather. Now he's hell bent on getting it back with the use of his money fueled robot army, and yes he is so rich he uses actual money as fuel. Now Saxton Hale hires the mercs to defend the various Mannco facilities scattered across the world. And the money the robots drop is the payment the mercs receive.

[@Korblyn]

Why did I think of half-life when I read this

[@garikm24]

​@@KorblynGordon Freeman in the flesh

[@sixgs6261]

You should check out an sfm series called “ The rabid heavy taming engineer” I think that’s it’s name

[@mm-wiz2256]

Guys like this comment

[@capnlatenight5356]

He's watched a few from the series but not in order.

[@sixgs6261]

@@capnlatenight5356 oh ok

[@leshy1878]

I have seen my fair share of thundersnows, even got caught in one at an airsoft game. It was hilarious. everyone else was from Texas, Florida, Arizona, and the like, so they had rarely seen good snow. I hail from 11,000 feet up in the rocky mountains, where you can get permafrost in July. Everyone was sheltering in the thundering blizzard, but I had brought some gear and just stomped through it all. the other team was terrified as they saw me just fearlessly marching towards them, shield up and weapons drawn. That was a fun day in which I single-handedly won an airsoft game.

[@nathanjereb9944]

Them: "its the messiah!"

[@xthax9718]

darth vader march

[@tristanlassche3560]

11:30 mvm has a nice skill floor and roof; you can play effectively when you just started on low difficulty, and destroy super charged enemies to win australiums

[@Kaybeeguy]

MvM is a fun gamemode. I would recommend it to you, but I would say that you should choose either Heavy or Engineer for that mode because Heavy has a minigun that can shred through robots and Engineer has a sentry gun that is made to shoot bad guys, and it always will hit the robots. Just be sure to whack it with a wrench if you see it getting hit.

[@forshovelry2705]

Mann vs machine has multiple difficulties and with teammates you could handle some of them. You blast robots, take their money, and upgrade your weapons to blast more robots

[@Trialsphere]

There is indeed a weather anomaly know as “Thundersnow”

[@zappodude7591]

It's also possible for the sky to be near-black in one direction and completely sunny in another.

[@Trialsphere]

@@zappodude7591 indeed. I know quite a bit of weird weather as I live in the Midwest

[@Trialsphere]

@@zappodude7591 it’s also common for the midnight sky to be a yellow color

[@zappodude7591]

@@Trialsphere Could be light pollution reflecting off clouds.

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

"weather anomaly" sounds so fucking sick

[@TG-ue2vu]

I really appreciate your insight and discussion on your react videos, definitely transformative content imo!

[@VetusDea]

Tell me about it! His reactions are by far the most engaged and self-driven I've seen, and the amount of insight and personal experience he puts into discussing the videos is always entertaining. On that note, I'd like to recommend AVNJ, a marine biologist very passionate about shitty top 10s - though his subject matter is a lot more about opinionated topics and has a mild brash ironic vibe to it, his responses to and breakdowns of the videos he reacts to are equally engaging and really cool c:

[@apolloknight9521]

Originally MvM was suppose to have both RED and BLU Team in the game but when testers first started playing there was a lot of confusion since they were still under the assumption that they are fighting in a PvP not a MvM.

[@Youtube_Account8714]

MHGR, your channel is drowning in TF2 content! 😂 also you should play Mann vs. Machine.

[@Fire.and.Forget]

He fell into a rabbit hole of tf2

[@kingcookie9777]

Not only is engineer playing with a glove but under that glove is also a robotic hand

[@GodlyNib]

MvM, on the easy difficulties, is a helpful way of learning the mechanics of the game's normal combat while also granting different spins on the gameplay via upgrades to your equipment. I'd suggest giving them a shot if you're confident on trying it! I personally love that game mode.

[@tonytchopper5213]

I love how much detail this guy goes into with his commentary, turning a 2 min video into a 11 discussion with what he thinks about what's being shown

[@bucketdud7684]

As a MVM veteran i say that yes, you can play MVM as a newbie, its about teamwork and fun

[@armageddon7432]

little-known fact: engie's gloved hand actually conceals a robot hand. he has no right hand

[@braixenchan7791]

Alternative title: Veteran watches game trailer and roasts every single detail of it.

[@CraftMine1000]

Lightning during snowstorms do happen, they're called thundersnow, however due to the circumstances needed it's kinda rare, you need a lake nearby to produce a cold front and apparently the top of the cumulonimbus cloud of the system may need to be lower than usual, these lighting strikes usually strike within the snow of the system and don't touch the ground

[@MoarCheeseBirb]

Co-OP is ironically where you find the most competitive, salty, sweaty jerks.

[@thegameplanner7806]

Mann vs machine or mvm is a game mode where you can chose your place to go and chose your difficulty, it’s nice to know when you start easy and if you really feel you are ready to move on you can go a much higher difficulty. There are two game modes it’s regular and Mann up, I suggest to play regularly because there is a lot of toxic people playing the Mann up mode.

[@skyekingmc]

yeah the toxic people are everywhere, and the thought of coming across Bill Gaither or Harold11 is a freaky thought

[@ApSap1]

1:33 Mann Co. doesn't make the robots, Grey Mann does. Mann Co. makes weapons and hires the Mercs to kill the robots.

[@dgamer5075]

I mean, according to the comics Gray Mann took control of Mann Co. during his robot invasion by forcing Saxton Hale to fight a kid: something he refused to do, thus forfeiting. That's why it starts with the "Closed" sign.

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

@@dgamer5075 That lore came long AFTER these trailers, in the newer comic series. Before Grey took over Mann Co. the Mercs have already been fighting the robots as seen in various older comics, such as the Mecha Engineer introduction. Using his grand daughter as a stand-in to challenge Hale is essentially the last ditch effort after the direct invasions failed, the Mercs proved too difficult to take down and Grey is hemorrhaging money (for using it as fuel for robots). It's also because his time is running out and he need the Australium fast.

[@dgamer5075]

@@ShinigamiSamaH Ah, you see, I wasn't aware of that. the comics and trailers are all so crazily disorganized as to what's "canon" that I forget that they're literally years apart.

[@ApSap1]

@@dgamer5075 No, because as soon as Grey Mann takes over, all the Mercs are fired and the war ends until the main part of the comics.

[@Wolf-kx8li]

mvm is definitely something you'd be able to play, almost any skill level on easy with a decent team backing you up can be played easily, in mvm you can upgrade yourself and your weapons in minor ways, like extra damage or damage reduction, most common and typically best choice is crit reduction and damage as soon as you start, maybe other stuff as you accumulate extra points but it depends on the class, you wouldn't upgrade melee speed on pyro but you would on spy,

[@agrizzlybearwithinternet6090]

My guy managed to stretch a 3 min video to 11 minutes... That's almost 2.7x times the length of the original. Biggest stretch on a reaction video I've ever seen.

[@ummeko]

he added military commentary and his own stories to it, he actually added interesting stuff to the video instead of other ppl that are like broken records and keep saying the same things over and over just to stretch it, some things you just cant explain in a short manner, and 11 mins out of your life wont change it for the worse, trust me

[@gregtechnewhorizons]

because this guy gives his insights and experiences, check out kardavox's vocal academy reaction videos - guy has 30-40 minute videos about 5-6 minute songs

[@EnderBuilder]

Should've watched "The Sound of Medicine" in this same video

[@someidiotwithafryingpan3752]

It's honestly incredible to me how the INSTANT almost any given youtuber someone starts making Tf2-related content, it quickly becomes the most viewed content on their channel. A 14 year-old game, man...holy shit.

[@HonkeeMcgee]

7:33 That pump sound really do hit different. I remember when I was younger, I joined the Sea Cadets while I was in school, (they didin't have JROTC due to living on a naval base), and we got to go on some pretty cool tours. One of which involved going onto a coast guard ship, and they were talking to us about some shit, and I remember one of the coast guard guys having an actual (unloaded) shotgun and explaining how it can sound terrifying to someone, we thought he was full of shit until he actually pumped it, and inside the boat, it was the loudest, most pants shitting-ly terrifying thing I ever heard in my life at that point, (I was like 12). Good times.

[@dripsader5325]

Mann. Co isn’t the one who is making the robots, they hire mercenaries and give them weapons. You can thank Mr. Gray for the robots

[@Blu-Meanie]

Mann Co. is an odd entity within the already convoluted tf2 lore. They were at one point weapon manufacturers, although after a fight between the CEO and a little girl (yes a child), ownership transfered over to the man responsible for making the killer robots

[@k.guzhvin4952]

And this man was a father of this little girl.

[@Dostoron]

it has a bit of a different ruleset, especially around the classes of medic and engineer, on the latter the creed is "location location location" and the former gets 2 whole new mechanics.

[@germanjetlag]

You will very much enjoy STBlackST's "Unusual [blank]" series

[@dicemahone]

Unusual troubles

[@BlackdragonTheShadow]

First of all WheeledCord op knows second of all WheeledCord not all of the videos in the series is used the unusual troubles title and Op NO. LETS NOT

[@valentin.stefan]

@@BlackdragonTheShadow why not ?

[@dicemahone]

@@BlackdragonTheShadow lol

[@aRealOne9894]

@@BlackdragonTheShadow guy is fomented but I agree that it's not a good idea, the unusual videos as titles are unusual and as he explains the videos showing him something like that is just trying to take a calculator and doing 0÷0

[@zrxpd1783]

At around the 2:00 mark when he was explaining advertisements, RIGHT as he says "other than that there's like the spam emails that you get in your inbox like-" then a tik tok ad plays. 10/10 best ad I've seen in a year.

[@emilkon]

As someone from the cold north of Sweden, I've absolutely experienced thunder during snowfall. It's called thundersnow and it's rare but freaky.

[@mewmew8932]

Engineer in't wearing a glove. He cut off his hand to replace it with a prosthetic he made himself.

[@Qoride]

Fun fact: the robots from Mann Vs. Machine are canonicaly powered by burning money.

[@Kellobytes]

Man vs Machine is fun, I would recommend getting a team together from your active streams and they can teach you along the way what to do.

[@KeitaroTsurugi]

Nailed it on the freaking head, a warehouse in the middle of nowhere has no reason to have a big sign announcing it, unless you're owned by a deranged set of people.

[@GeorgianAcsinte]

You could react to the lore of TF2's comic, one guy did two videos about it, one 20 minutes long and one 40. They are pretty long but very cool! Edit: grammar

[@MatejVrh]

No

[@DrPeeper]

Mann co was created by the father of the evil guy, as he, gremann, got stolen by eagle, father had no other choice than giving his company to Saxton's grandfather, as his own two other sons were idiots, and now greymann has created robots to get mann co back to his family's namesake

[@chrismartindale7840]

The reason you don't normally see snow and a thunderstorm is thunderstorms are created by warm are rising meeting cold air descending. Snow happens when all air is cold. However, if powerful enough, you can hear thunder during a snow storm. Where I live had a megablizzard in 1993 and that had thunder.

[@armageddon7432]

i love how the mercs expect to win against thousands of robots and they're right

[@bamboozledbamboozler]

This is great to watch. It's like watching the birth of a new TFtuber except he doesn't know much starting out. He basically goes in blind.

[@happyjohn354]

Thunderstorms while its snowing is rare but it is a thing its actually called thundersnow...

[@johnsorrows8998]

Thunder snow is a really thing but I believe it's way less likely to happen once there has already been snowfall due to how lighting works with the positive charge in the sky shooting down to a densely negative charged area the snow creates more of a barrier between the 2 spots insulating it and making it harder for the 2 charges to attract not impossible but most likely youll see them in freak early or late snowstorms or the first major snow of a season unless you live somewhere that regularly gets snow but also reaches temps regularly in winter to clear the snow before the next storm

[@ryanteer1338]

Thunder snow is a thing where I live and it’s absolutely terrifying. Like you have to deal with blizzards and thunderstorm at the same time. I don’t know what causes them, but living in a colder climate in the winter they do happen.

[@AwesomeOpossums0]

"...it's like spam advertisements, you know? That you get in your inbox that are like..." *Ad plays*

[@viken2073]

I swear his beard grows with like 1 cm a day

[@littlemonster7917]

Here is why the sign has the logo despite the corporation being owned by a guy who is making robots to replace the TF2 mercs, is because Redmond and Blutarch Mann were originally the owners of the company and before that, their parents (and at some point Saxton Hale (the man who invented pissing in a jar and then throwing said jar at your enemies)), one day Grey Mann (the long lost Mann brother who was kidnapped and raised by a bird (before he returned the favor by killing and eating it)) took over the company and began making robots that run on money in order to replace the TF2 mercs we all know and love

[@rivetRnC]

2:53 Yes. In Finland we have multiple raging winter thunderstorms. It's pretty common up north

[@shockskull4724]

Definetely recommend getting more experience and developing some game sense before jumping into mvm. In this mode you essentially fight regular classes but in large quantities and it can get hecktic if you dont eliminate the waves shortly after they appear.

[@fenorlex1126]

A funny thing about the gamemode relates to the weapons. The Brass Beast, for example, is rarely used in normal matches due to its slow wind-up time speed reduction. In MvM, it becomes a very effective weapon due to its increased damage and innate damage resistance.

[@Underworlder5]

same thing with heatmaker. staying scoped in is suicidal in pubs, but in MVM, it allows you to maximize damage, and the game tells you whenever spies are on the loose, so snipers never have to look behind them unless warned. when i got heatmaker, my performance as sniper in MVM increased massively (helps that you can save money on reload speed, since max charge speed means you are fully charged by the time the reload finishes

[@TheIrishTexan]

Thundersnow! I've encountered thundersnow when I visited Indianapolis for a month a few years ago during the winter. Was super weird. Dead of night, super thick but super soft snow, thunder and lightning, but somehow it felt warm outside. Weather can be bizarre.

[@kitosans4800]

For your question on why theres a shipping location in the middle of no where its a bit of lore but interesting lore, soldier gets this crazy idea that robots are gonna invade mann co and he starts making these fake headquarters bases in random locations to fight them himself for whatever reason he has. and well he was right about the robots and thats what you see is that one of the locations he converted was a fake headquarter location, at least thats what i somewhat remember i could be wrong on certain things but thats what i remembered.

[@pixelgamer4985]

The robots are being produced my Gray mann, Gray mann is running the company called Gray gravel co., Mann co. Is run by saxton hale, who is helping in the efforts against the robots

[@Investor_Of_Luros]

Mann Co. isn't the one creating the robots.That feat belongs to Grey Man, the third and forgotten son of Zepheniah Mann, the father of Redmond and Blutarch Mann(which if you couldn't guess those 2 names are also used for the teams Red and Blu)

[@fred862]

You definitely should try playing some MvM, it's a fun gamemode Btw in the lore you actually work for Mann Co. and you have to defend it from the Robots (the comics explain everithing)

[@robinfalkner-wedge824]

I think you can get thunderstorms while it's snowing. We had something up north here in the UK earlier this year, where a rare weather phenomena occured when the ground was warm enough to produce thunderstorms but higher up it was producing snow.

[@imbored7579]

MVM is fun and you should definitely try it out sometime, but it can be overwhelming for a new player to learn the mechanics and strategies

[@cthulhu3219]

MvM backstory: the company that supplied Blu and red team was bought by gray (grey) Mann, cousin of Blu and red man, gray mann fired the previous owner, Saxton Hale, and ordered the old Blu team to mine the Australiam, which is a rare Australian currency. When finding out the rest of the red team was alive and coming to stop him, gray mann made the robots, 666 waves to be precise

[@AngryBaconBoy]

Fun Fact: Mann Co. Isn't the one making the robots, its the gray mann from the comics, Mann Co. And the Mercs have to defend Mann Co. so Gray Mann doesn't take over Mann Co.

[@Dragonspirit223]

There's a neat fan made SFM called Bad Sniper, it's actually really well made, and someone actually got voice actors to voice the roles of the characters (but the original was no VA)

[@SuspiciouslyGroomedPegasus]

OHHH MY GOODNESS thank you so much! I was waiting for this vid thank you! As for the lore behind MVM basically the 2 brothers had a 3rd brother, who comes back and kills both Blutarch and Redford mann(the guys who employed the mercs to try and take each others half of the family fortune) So Grey mann comes back and kills them all, taking over Mann co with his robot army, the mercs unemployed fight against the robots to help saxton hale protect whats left of Mann.co But its not Easy. I have played 100s of hours of MVM its a fun mode but hasn't been updated since 2013 sadly. But its fun as all hell!

[@rrattle]

Mann Co gives the mercenaries weapons and hats! In MvM they are being attacked by Gray Mann's robots as seen in the comics. MvM takes place after normal TF2, after Gray kills his brothers Blutarch and Redmond (the employers of RED and BLU ofc) to go after Mann Co. So the CEO of the company (Saxton Hale) re-hires the mercs to defend it.

[@localtomboylocalmaniacloca6759]

1:09 I mean the CEO ( former ) is literally a giant man with his chest hair shaped like Australia that hunts exotic animals, jumping off planes and kills Yetis...

[@MrDrury27]

your logic is several orders of magnitude above mann co's, they sell two guns welded to each other at the nozzle because they made too many by accident

[@kdevelopergw]

Please read the main comics (even if they're still not finished after so many years), they tell almost everything about mvm and what happened after "the Gravel War" (a.k.a. the casual mode of tf2) Mann Co. Aren't making the robots, they're the ones attacked by robots, and Saxton Hale (the owner) is the one who hired the mercenaries that lost their jobs after Redtard Mann and Blutarch Mann were killed by Gray Mann, their long lost brother who is also the one making the robots

[@fernandonepomuceno7148]

Dewill's MVM videos are pretty fun, "The great heavy wall returns" and "Beasty Bois" are my favorites.

[@coenisgreat]

The user Dr. Face actually put a video up literally the day before this trailer came out, showing all the hints at this mode that were released over the course of several YEARS, I’d encourage watching it, but unfortunately it’s private now. Though at least one channel has done a reaction on it. So I’d encourage watching that, but on your free time since doing a reaction of a reaction is kinda reductive. It’s farfromsubtle’s ‘Mann vs Machine is AWESOME’ video, from like 9 years ago.

[@HappyAspid]

3:09 - such weather phenomenon is possible, but beyond rare. I have seen something like this only once.

[@GG_Man123]

You can always play Mann vs Machine (MvM) bootcamp where there is nothing to loose nor gain, just learn how to play. I recommend asking teammates for tips or just get someone experienced in your squad. One random guy taught me where good sentry placements are

[@O-t-D]

Someone probably already pointed it out, but Mann Co. isn't the one producing the robots. Grey Mann is and he wants to take over Mann Co. (and, I think he succeded in the end? I read the comics a lot of time ago and may not remember everything but I'm pretty sure he did in the end) Also, plese react to something that Eltorro64Rus made.

[@kahlt_]

I can tell you that there can be a thunderstorm when it's snowing. Very rare, unironically called thundersnow. It happens sometimes up here in Buffalo.

[@b.b.b.b.b.b]

If you play with really good players they will tell you to always use the best in every slot and upgrades and they will scream at you when you dont

[@oron61]

7:00 He's "got 57 more goddamn rounds in this 4-round magazine."

[@Sansmemelordover]

Small tip for MVM, if your starting out. DONT PLAY SCOUT! The robots run on actual money, scout can pick this up and get healed from this. Money is used to upgrade your weapons and yourself, so if you even miss 1 dollar people will try to kick you out of the match.

[@jimmyoakmeister]

Snowing thunderstorms (or thundersnow) is a thing. It's common in really cold places like Russia, Finland, Norway, and Canada

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

As a delivery driver, it's downright depressing how bad some companies and people are with either their sign for the building, or the address number. Some places don't even have one at all, some are behind overgrown vegetation, there's one place that has the number on the opposite side from the road. It's probably the most realistic thing here.

[@LordGotrek]

Strong winter snowstorms and blizzards commonly produce lightning strikes, a phenomenon referred to as 'thundersnow'. Lightning and thunder can occur with any type of winter precipitation - including snow, sleet ('thundersleet') and freezing rain. Thundersnow requires very strong upward vertical air movement within a winter storm, and is usually associated with highly baroclinic low pressure systems with a source of warmer air (not necessarily above freezing) wrapping into the storm. Just for Reference :D

[@claudiusruthven1231]

To the statement in the start of the video, mann co. Is not an evil companny, it's the company that sells the weapons to the 9 mercs of the game, wich is getting attacked by robots from their long lost heir to the heritage, Grey Mann

[@goldenarmored4002]

If you wanna practice MvM try the boot camp, the actual game mode costs real money for a pass and gives you rewards that if you are lucky can be valued up to 100 grands But try the boot camp first, there's tryhards that will kick you if you underperform in the paid mode.

[@MedicMainDave]

I approve 👌 "The Calm" (the song that played in the background) always gives me chills

[@sturm2186]

For my infantry I give them guns when they ready it makes load noise in their headphones you might wonder how they hear around them. They hear via a sound absorber then plays the outside audio in their headphones

[@clashoclan3371]

MvM isn't hard, it's just, really expensive to buy those tickets you can win Australium Weapons (golden weapons) and other sht like botkillers. Unless you're playing the free one. Each ticket is 1$, if you do GET REALLY LUCKY and get an Australium weapon from like 2-3 tickets, you're gonna profit by reselling the weapon.

[@methanoI]

This is the first reaction youtuber i see that somehow manages to make a 3 minute long point upon seeing 2 seconds of footage.

[@lazernor]

"When you get spam advertisements that are like-AD PLAYS"

[@Andrey_Belgian]

MvM is separated in 2 modes Practice mode (as it says you can practice with other players fighting hordes of robots) Mann up (Competitive version of practice with robots much more harder to beat and at the end of matches you'll get loot)

[@TheCakedZombiePlus]

*looks at the thumbnail* ...oh my friend, there is so much we wish to show you.

[@zaq_0]

MHGR : OMG TF2 IS COOL the community : i never heard that word for so long :')

[@Sixger]

An intersesting fact is that The Engineer has a robotic prosthetic hand which replaces his right hand

[@Left4Cake]

Yeah. The game mode is not hard but 2 things to keep in mind. 1) Its game meta is a bit different. Weapons that suck in the main game can be good in Man vs Machine and visa versa. For example The Brass Beast a Heavy Mini Gun with a really slow rev up time but dose do alot of damage. Generally not good in mutiplayer where you have to move alot. But its awesome agent robots that all come from the same direction. 2) If you play it before unlocking any weapons you will have limited options. Now the default weapons are viable, but Man vs Machine is definitely even more fun with some of the alt load outs especially on harder difficulties.

[@smartboy201]

The "thunderstorm while it's snowing" is meant to be happening due to the robots. It's not even close to realistic, but basically it's meant to be a result of "Robots = Technology, Technology = Electricity, LOTS of Electricity = Storm", even though it doesn't make sense given several factors that the chat has gone into detail with, specifically with "what they're powered by".

[@drunkdrag0n]

MvM is absolutely worth it to play. If you've got a group of friends (6 maximum per game) available, a game can take roughly 20 minutes (if you've got a lot of experience) or a good bit longer, running in some cases up to half an hour (if irl issues happen, disconnects and reconnects due to wifi etc.) and it really pushes the limit of "How well do I work together in a team, and how well can I trust my team?" The Boot Camp is worth going through for training, and also good for trying out different builds/equipment you use against opponents. Mann Up mode, upon doing a "tour" across several different maps (some are the same, just the enemies you fight show in different waves) will give you rewards, such as Killstreak weapon kits, parts (per Mann Up ticket used (you have to pay for each one)) to make those Killstreak weapons, "Botkiller" weapons (which has a head of a destroyed Robot attached to it, and is guaranteed Killstreak) and finally, Australium weapons (which are pure gold) Also, should you ever acquire the Golden Frying Pan, expect your inbox to be absolutely flooded with offers. Some people will pay hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars/euros/pounds etc. in terms of items just to have one.

[@KL8T0N_SLU2HIE]

By the way the robots where built by the third mann brother. Gray Mann and his brothers and father founded Mann co. Redmond, Blutarch and Zephenia Mann (I hope thats how you spell it)

[@Apsolon]

Thunderstorm can happen during snowstorm and was know to happen in mid-latitude climates in the US. So like alaska maybe.

[@RazanaArcclaw]

Can tell ya, i have encountered thunder while in perfect sunlight a fair few times, usually happened when thunder clouds are just moving in or just leaving.

[@Telruin]

I believe (and this is simplified) the Uncanny valley happens when our conscious mind recognize something, but our subconscious mind don't... or is picking up on the small things that are wrong. It happens when you get really close to something looking real. The closer it get, the more uncomfortable it can feel some times.

[@AceCJay]

In case your wondering. Yes there are dubs for the tf2 comics and they are really good

[@pelinalwhitestrake3367]

Also people usually forget that when you see a thunderbolt, you don't hear it immediately (unless It banged in a point blank range), because sound is much slower than light.