Stock Engineer: THE SHOTGUN

"This dispenser is not a natural formation. Someone built it." - Cortana, probably
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My discord, socials, TF2 servers, merch, information about my in-game settings, and video credits (such as the music used in my videos) can be found on my website at uncledane.com
Angelic shotgun animation by ‪@PyBun‬
Shotgun stats graphics by ‪@shounic‬
Sound editing and mixing by ‪@SoundSmithTF2‬
Crayon Engineer doodle by: / 1truemaa
Thumbnail SFM made by: / rainmiru

[@tophmidnaYT]

“Dispenser goin’ up!” Man do I love hearing that every now and then

[@josephstalin7801]

Don't we all

[@anticitizenfreeman8679]

I love uncle dan No homo

[@fawzy3891]

"One day, we all will hear that sentence for the last time in our life" -Fawzy The Good Day Destroyer 20xx - 2021

[@josephstalin7801]

@@fawzy3891 shut

[@josephstalin7801]

@@fawzy3891 up

[@snipergaming7088]

I can literally feel my brain getting bigger with each passing second.

[@zobososhizion6478]

hey wait, were you the sniper that ended his pomson clip?

[@shadowstorm9787]

Makes it easier to counter snipe you. Unoptimal. Shameful. You really call yourself THE Sniper Gaming? I am horrified and appalled, my good sir, at this trivial screwup.

[@rawbassington]

It's a cancer, mate....

[@yeahwhoiwannaknowye]

It’s too big

[@mememammoth7708]

Tumour

[@MediExcalibur2012]

6:22 I have never been so happy to see a Guitar Hero 2 reference in a TF2 video ever until now.

[@idress8340]

You'll like LazyPurple's first video then.

[@vetrurs]

ok cockcalibur2077

[@Grundo29]

whatsup Medi

[@SliceJosiah]

Isee Acred

[@Dysentery1Gary]

Guitar hero 2 it literally my favorite game Also GH2 on Xbox 369 is the prettiest game of all time prove me wrong

[@CopperDuck4179]

The pros “it’s cute” dear god he’s actually becoming the engineer from tf2

[@milx7210]

Well no one can deny the adorable-ness of a level 1 or mini

[@jonistrigger2393]

Spy mains will become the spy to counter him

[@MartinPurathur]

Level 1 is baby

[@help_tm]

Wait I thought Uncle Dane was the engie voice actor

[@cillianwatters5619]

Ain't that a cute little gun? -Uncle Dane The Engie Main

[@fishstickonastick-gaming]

63 damage with the Pomson on an enemy that's basically messing with you is about the best you can hope for. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the only clip you got of it where it actually did damage and didn't get eaten by one of your teammates.

[@nothingtoseehere2263]

i only remember one kill i got with the pomson and it was when i got it from a drop

[@Sorta8]

Welp , it's spammable ... Every 6 seconds thought

[@UncleDane]

No joke, I only equipped the Pomson that ONE time so I could get a clip of me using it for this video, and that was the very first thing that happened: dying while embarrassingly trying to hit a Sniper who was pretty much just taunting me. At least it was over quickly.

[@sentry_repair_mann]

@@UncleDane as a fellow engineer main, I can confirm that the pompson in utter trash.

[@mrdeun3655]

62

[@stuffgoeshere5837]

"Oh you have 5000 hours on tf2, you must have good aim right?" Me:

[@Humanresouces]

Dedication doesn't really say anything about skill. It's not that sad of a truth but it's half sad

[@somo4227]

@@Humanresouces i have 282 hrs and i suck at the game,so i play medic usually lol

[@Kurokami112]

"Oh, you have been playing FPSs for 8 years, you must have good aim right?" Me:

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

@@somo4227 I have horrible hitscan aim but godlike projectile aim. Must be why I main demo/medic

[@kristyandesouza5980]

*is a pyro *Uses scorcher

[@what_d1245]

As lazypurple said: "You'd be surprised how much a little man with a shotgun can do"

[@Lakthul]

Exactly.

[@roland4618]

“Oh god, what the hell just happened?” “I HAVE! A SHOTGUN!”

[@silksongoutyet]

Lazy what kind of defense is this!? I AM THE DEFENSE!

[@Ninjat126]

90 damage, a.k.a "I two hit Scouts and Medics without even using my sentry. Battle Engie is the most fun you can really have in TF2 without mastering engine tricks like air-strafing.

[@MrNerd-un6kz]

Here comes boy wonder for his free kill

[@LazyPurple]

3:39 Dane's too much for zblock Love the point about letting go of expectation while aiming/deathmatching, my skill level doubles if I just stop thinking about my aim haha. Also love that even without commentary this video would be worth it just for these silky smooth frags

[@EngieTheProto]

Hi lazypurple, do you know when how it feels to play medic comes out no pressure tho

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

Ma boi back at it

[@bucket6988]

Dude I have to turn off my brain in order to aim well, I kinda just do better at everything if I turn off my brain, on spy if I think about the stab I always flop it, if I don't think and just do it usually just happens, wish it wasn't like this but it is so.

[@thexylophone]

Glad to know you're fine man.

[@TheRealSinful]

admin, he's doing it sideways

[@EyeH8AI]

for anyone wondering the songs in the video in order are: 0:05 frontier justice - dapper dog 0:20 opening suite - halo combat evolved ost 0:43 truth and reconciliation suite - halo combat evolved ost 2:44 perilous journey - halo combat evolved ost 3:40 la caution - thé à la menthe - the laser dance song 3:43 perilous journey (again) 4:22 a walk in the woods - halo 6:01 the gun pointed at the head of the universe - halo 7:56 guts - berserk soundtrack 7:58 the gun pointed at the head of the universe (again) 8:05 drumrun - halo 8:39 frontier justice - dapper dog

[@theanalyzer0]

How did you find the the songs?

[@GrizonII]

There’s also the Guitar Hero 2 version of Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” at 6:22

[@9895_]

I knew it was some halo music

[@lauralide4804]

@@9895_ Way more halo music than I thought

[@Luzaku_kiss]

The stock shotgun Can do literally everything, but not as good as something else

[@clockworkpotato9892]

Jack of all trades, master of none.

[@neobowser3221]

cant heal buildings!!1 ha get pwned1!!1!

[@waffles9733]

That's basically what stock weapons are supposed to be

[@RandomNulls]

@@waffles9733 they failed with scout tho

[@ieuanhunt552]

Doesn't that describe every stock weapon

[@eva2602]

"i miss shots, sometimes i dont"- Gold Pan

[@RoxanneGoat]

"This is not your Sentry Nest, but you are welcome in it." - Gravemind as an Engi main, probably.

[@Boney9551]

6:17 I've seen alot of people use this weird aiming thing recently where they sorta... spin around? i dunno how they can look but it really works! they're all freakin masters always topscoring! its like they have eyes in the back of their heads or smth craaaazy

[@clockworkpotato9892]

I thought this was an actual technique until I realised you were talking about bots 😅

[@azohco5522]

It's called tr_walkway

[@azohco5522]

You have to download it

[@stryfe4620]

That’s called skill my sweet child

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@stryfe4620 nah, they have good game chair

[@PintFrumpyrat]

yknow, I've heard people say how good dane's videos are over the years for various reasons, but I never really see anyone point out how good the editing is, even down the sound design at 2:50. Great stuff man, attention to detail shows.

[@SoundSmithTF2]

yea it sounds p good lol

[@cheaprobloxuncledanesrando2256]

Hmm i wonder who created the sounds, maybe a smith?

[@extermdfingerprints3465]

Mummm

[@crowgob]

oh hey it's the mage guy

[@evanlarson2726]

Wait a moment....

[@elsgare8485]

"Engineer! They have us outnumbered, Three to one!" "Then it is an even fight. Sentry gun! Fire at will! Burn their Blu hides!"

[@bobREALOG]

Nice

[@soaringsoaps6135]

“The heavy medic combo isn’t taking part in the push! They must’ve gone the flank!”

[@t-rex9809]

Yeah halo music made this video so much better

[@2kkl4wz]

You know, a flamethrower sentry isn't a bad idea, actually

[@cubomitheshibe]

-" weak to all this crap " .Me as an Engie main: " looks at sapper with disgust"

[@whydoiexist2180]

Look at spy with disgust

[@wasabi5932]

Me (Totally not a spy): look at ze spy with disgust pardner

[@BecaAnimate]

Wasabi is a Spy!

[@Electo_sharkus]

This hasn’t been up for a minute and there’s already tons of comments. Dane is loved by all

[@OkamiKaiju]

The coolest uncle on YT

[@ImpassiveCanine]

Correct

[@hesgaming9436]

Yes

[@crossllc]

My fave uncle

[@57trees]

it could also be that dane never uploads too 😭

[@sal1764]

Holy shit, I never saw the shotgun in the “Meet the Engineer” video WOW

[@sentryahead3854]

Stock: gud Panic attack: *spread increases

[@WfFPortalJockey]

"Rely entirely on instinct" Dane out here going Ultra Instinct

[@bigchunguskeanureeveswhole1143]

soon he's going to have his training arc

[@ElvionOfLXIX]

This man taught me tf2, he showed me the only game that doesn't get boring after 1000+ hours.

[@mertcansavetf2484]

yea cause tf2 not for tryharding its for having fun now

[@MartinPurathur]

The only?

[@ElvionOfLXIX]

@@MartinPurathur yes... or really any source game

[@engi.2]

Really most valve games, I have 1500 hours on gmod, 1000 hours on tf2, and I played through every hl game like 2 times

[@ElvionOfLXIX]

@@engi.2 basically the same

[@the_real_boogeyman]

When you hear the legendary words, you know your IQ is going to increase by quite a huge margin.

[@fawzy3891]

"One day, we all will hear that sentence for the last time in our life" -Fawzy The Good Day Destroyer 20xx - 2021

[@pobblebobble2497]

"Dispenser goin' up!"

[@sankdom4598]

@@fawzy3891 damn that makes me a bit sad

[@MetaBloxer]

Half of the laughs from this video are from Uncle Dane's jokes and the other half are from the ragdolls. 7:00 that scout clears the fence

[@MetaBloxer]

6:05 Flamethrower ascends to the heavens

[@TheNumber86]

Yup. The default shotgun is very good. When I started playing tf2 more than ten years ago (jesus christ, it has been a while) I remember thinking that the default shotgun felt like a peashooter that wasn't meant to be used, (plus my aim was garbage) but at some point I played a match as fat scout and kicked ass with, and that was when my eyes were opened. The shotgun is actually very good. As an engineer, you can defend yourself very well with the shotgun, even push with it. As a soldier when you run out of ammo on the rocket launcher, the shotgun will finish the job. As a pyro, the shotgun counters other pyros who don't have it. As the heavy, I still prefer the sandvich. I just didn't use it for a long time because of some early bad experiences with it.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

The Shotgun on Pyro is so underrated, people sleep on it. And they can't get mad when they die to it because it actually takes skill, too.

[@cinex20]

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire Doesn't stop them from getting mad anyway. Doesn't matter how they got killed, Pyro is still "WM1 noob" for them.

[@wearenumberone1111]

I realized that shotgun is a good weapon when I started using it on pyros as soldier and since that day I always use shotgun sometimes even prefer it over the rocket launcher for some reason

[@attilasedon9593]

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire I usually use the shotgun (or panic attack) because I use the flamethrower(s) on non pyros and the shotgun on other pyros.

[@Gojilynx]

on heavy it can be used to traverse to an area in which revving up a minigun and being slower could get you killed

[@brantheo]

Remember my friends, just because it’s stock doesn’t mean it’s not great.

[@benismann]

NO WAY

[@kianbarker2100]

Tell that to the fire axe

[@CavCave]

Medics and demomen agree

[@KyleMatt298]

true and same as dane said in the casual the random bullets go everywhere its annoying

[@Humanresouces]

@@kianbarker2100 all melees are a big exception.

[@Cloud_berry08]

1. The way you aim is best for you, instead of trying to find the "perfect aim". You should instead figure out what problems you make when aiming, and then practice not doing it. Even if it takes a long time, you're aim will eventually improve in the end. If you consistently hit enemies and deal high damage, then that probably means your aim is perfect for you. 2. Remember not to think of yourself as some sort of extension to your buildings, but instead think of your building as an extension of you. The Sentry Gun is an extension to your damage output, even if it can deal tons of damage at any time, to any enemy, it doesn't mean you can't either. Same thing applies to your other buildings, even though the Dispenser and Teleporter can help your team in ways you normally can't, doesn't mean you can't help in other ways. You can move, your buildings can't, when a teammate is in a fight, you can move over and help, your buildings can't.

[@justabadplaya215]

2:00 ah yes the homewrecker is indeed a great tool against sentries

[@Starlightbooper]

It does more damage but good luck getting in melee range of a sentry as pyro. Surprised the stickybomb launcher isn't there

[@Starlightbooper]

@@anAlarmingAlarm lol didn't see that one

[@justabadplaya215]

@@Starlightbooper the homewrecker is utilized to destroy dispensers and teleporters, since it is impossible to design a melee weapon that is effective against sentries

[@nome9752]

@@Starlightbooper its great whena friendly spy sapped the sentry

[@gabestew262]

you'd be surprised, ive seen quick fix ubers used on pyros and watching them tear it up. as gimmicky as it is, it can certainly be a threat in casual games if the sentry is poorly placed

[@xpload]

I find that playing on CTF servers or less objective-focused maps is a great way to just focus on deathmatch and improve my aiming

[@xgcsurreal2608]

Yeah, I will play 24/7 2fort servers. To practice battle engi and my aim by sitting in the sewer area and running around looking for people to kill and I find it very effective at training ones aim with a shotgun.

[@pebl7735]

This can be useful, but remember that ctf is typically bad at teaching game sense

[@megacharizard1356]

play on koth maps

[@henrygreenstone5656]

4:13 yoooo that 360 sentry place was sick

[@shakacien]

Dane's aim style seems to be an in-the-moment nurf in exchange for a constant flick-training that may add to his consistency of the mechanic

[@xexecuterxx]

I dont get what this means but I want his shotgun consistency

[@greenthepokemontrainer3358]

what are the optimal settings for the mouse when playing the engineer witg shotgun? or where can i look it up?

[@38mb.]

@@greenthepokemontrainer3358 no, you should tweak it yourself over time

[@Zackattack129]

You know someone's got good taste when they use the dope Halo soundtrack. And it's used really well in this video.

[@dumfknyote]

I think Dane has just, like, the best aura of feeling from his channel. I love the 80s/retro "car driving thru blueish purpleish pinkish valley" color scheme he goes for, and I like the music choice, it fits in with the colors and literally sounds like a texan volunteered to be the dj for some disco or 80s party. Ankle dan is good sentry man

[@damired]

Are you talking about Retrowave?

[@Tabby3456]

*starts with halo music* Dane/MasterCheif: I love the shotgun

[@bobREALOG]

Most of the music in this is halo

[@sneckie]

Loving the Halo CE soundtrack you've been using lately.

[@wilburforce8046]

Same lol I pointed that out last videob

[@paraphidd]

Reminds me of Spookston’s “historically accurate” series, if anyone else plays the satanic game that is War Thunder

[@bake4795]

Whats halo?

[@drlime8360]

CE = Combat Engineers right?

[@thebigyes8482]

@@bake4795 Obviously it’s the name of an album

[@h4724-q6j]

When I first started playing TF2 and picked up the Pyro, the stock shotgun was my favourite weapon. It feels so good to hit with.

[@ViggleTheVirgil]

Let me just say that it goes to show how solid your content is, that I can listen to nine whole minutes worth of you spilling the beans on a stock weapon I personally have been using for years and years. Always a pleasure to see your channel in my feed, keep up the fantastic work

[@DoomDutch]

2:43 *Insert Spookston "If the TF2 shotgun was historically accurate"*

[@mikochamp8848]

Exactly what i thought. "No frontier justices could ever be made, only 1 can be in game at the time." But, it's a compellingly good music as presented here.

[@IdkWhyMyNameIsB]

The stock shotgun is like a friend that you can't forget, he's a nice guy, you may hang out with another people, but he is your real bro

[@brothboi588]

It always amazes me how quickly my interest in TF2 can go from 0 back to 100 from just a single Uncle Dane video

[@eclecticspaghetti]

Hey Uncle Dane, this isn’t exactly related to this video, but do you think you could put an episode of the Engineer’s Blueprints for Pier on your list? I think it’s a great map and I love playing on it a lot, but whenever I pick Engineer on that map, be it on offense or defense, I have no *idea* where to place *any* of my buildings.

[@ammi5311]

flank behind all the time

[@skeptic_lemon]

Figure out a way to be most efficient. Think about you're building placement. "Is this gun in range of that doorway?", "Can my gun be spammed out from that doorway?", "Is this gun locking down a crucial choke?", "Is it worth building here? How much Uber does that medic have?" etc., etc.

[@kimehrenschiold1693]

play other classes, copy good sentry spots that other engineers put up :D

[@tappajaav]

Hop in offline server for a hour and walk around. If you know when doors move and spawns change you can get pretty good idea of what works and what won't.

[@anotherwea6692]

I don't like that map... :(

[@snifflysara3065]

"get good" **inspirational music plays**

[@r14dzsiphon79]

If I’m gonna be honest, if I’m not using rescue ranger in a sentry nest, the shotgun is my favourite pick cuz it’s just reliable and u know ur gonna do a good chunk of damage

[@piplupfan71]

No special intro? I bet the next project is gonna be big!

[@Danimations2015]

scream fortress 13

[@nocow4167]

Scream fortress 69.

[@engineergaming5989]

Scream fortress burgir

[@engineergaming5989]

Scream fortress burgir

[@piplupfan71]

@@blower5 It seems like a great idea, but what is there to say about the pistol? Its a versatile weapon like the Shotgun, but its just the Pistol... Engineer Secondaries are so different.

[@KalavinkaK]

Actually Dane, thank you so much for the aim talk. I've been trying to improve my aim for years by fucking torturing myself with low sensitivity and throwing my arm across the entire desk, trying to change my style to predictive firing, and all kinds of stuff. But recently I've found that just by swapping back to my old, comfortable 3.00 sensitivity and flicking at people - pretty much the exact same way you do! - I actually do really well. The segment you did on that really affirms my choice.

[@purplehaze2358]

This video unironically has the highest like/dislike ratio I've ever seen. 400-to-1.

[@FrappuccinoAlfredo]

I’ve seen 2000-0 once >:)

[@harbingerserenade9569]

Dr. Bright?

[@vyor8837]

@@FrappuccinoAlfredo 10k-0. Once

[@thatcooldudeisawesome876]

@@vyor8837 1000000000000000000-3 never

[@dedenyt]

god, the style of this video is just great, the subtle music, the cuts, great work. Oh, and the guitar hero bit, yes, just yes.

[@zed7_835]

This is one anime I would never skip the intro to

[@skyebedard2148]

"Everyone aims in their own way". Yeah, my way is a 20-degree cone.

[@nagelfischer]

Mine is having a heart attack

[@Humanresouces]

@@nagelfischer so you slam your face in the keyboard.

[@nagelfischer]

@@Humanresouces yes

[@darkismile101]

the only class that has a shotgun in their Primary class Scout: yes

[@wizardmagic1580]

but the scattergun does a whole 12 extra damage

[@megarayquaza9054]

It's technically not a Shotgun

[@browniegp9762]

@@lipschitzlyapunov well not if you factor in the fact the you do 180 dmg with 2 meatshots and he kills himself to explosive dmg

[@zenloks_1735]

ACtUaLLy The SCattER gUN hAs 25% mORe RamP uP

[@Flamuski]

That's a Scattergun, not a Shotgun

[@Mr.Alighieri.]

2:30 "as gun and more gun" was deadass what i was expecting

[@batfang25animations39]

“The Mildly Overweight Scout” - Soundsmith

[@FrenchineerGaming]

5:27 when the engineer start to cornerstab with a shotgun

[@KalinGames]

6:41 I think you might have develop that habit from the extremly large viewmodels the game has by default. Keeping your aim and chest level to reduce how much you have to move it will usually result in the shotgun taking a decent chunk of the screen. You used to use a custom animations thing that prevented that but they eventually aded the small viewmodels that everyone useses now. That's just my gess on how that came to be.

[@Jessie_Helms]

I really thought that “wait what?” At 6:00 was gonna be about him taking a medkit while being healed

[@Tar_Ogre]

Wasn't expecting the Halo music, love it.

[@CyberDelinquent1231]

The fact that made me want to play engineer wasn't because he could build buildings, it was because he was a man who uses a shotgun as their primary weapon and was not as slow as the soldier, pyro and heavy. Oh, and also because he's not a scout.

[@suckomodedrake9188]

Same, when Im playing a class like scout or sniper and on a huge killstreak I think to myself “Wow my aim is on point today” then cant hit shit and die

[@ryan_1314]

Honestly I always overlook stock weapons, due to the other weapons being more appealing for certain situations, using ranger for defensive and frontier for offensive (I don't have the panic attack and I can't aim well enough for widow). Because who needs normal shotgun when you have one that fixes buildings for less ammo or one that gets crits from kills? Of course I use other stock weapons because all the other weopon's downsides outweigh the stocks, such as most other flamethrowers having an airblast cost or most other wrenches not being as helpful for sentries. I'd just like to say, thank you for opening my eyes to the stock shotgun

[@lukacgg8220]

you go mister engie

[@DisassemblyDroneunitS]

I always run the shot gun on soldier. The shotgun lets you hit sweet one two combos, and doesn’t damage you at close range As therussianbadger once said “there is a range where rockets should *not* be used”

[@Baja-B]

So we should expect Killstreak and Strange Shotguns to jump in price now?

[@99999bomb]

Yes, remember what happened after he made the panic attack video?

[@eggcelentrat4005]

Remember kids strange skins are cheaper then a default strange shotgun

[@yuddpudd]

@@eggcelentrat4005 Yes, but I don't like most skins, so paying more for gray and brown weapons I guess

[@Baja-B]

@@yuddpudd skins get wins

[@SavageGreywolf]

*[duped shovel bubble intensifies]*

[@theenclave6291]

Yes

[@floppademon1506]

You're a good demoman

[@theenclave6291]

@@floppademon1506 aye

[@SomeOne-vf1rs]

Correct

[@KKaydeee]

I am not going to lie, I LOVE the shotgun, as you said, it is satisfying when you hear that bang and ding, I also love the Halo music, Keep your Awesome work up! I'm loving it

[@asternshelf2459]

0:18 Master Chief Sends His Regards.

[@micahnightwolf]

That point about letting go of your aim expectations is so good. Like for me, when I'm playing direct hit soldier, I'll miss all 4 rockets and die like a dumbass if a target is in my face and I'm trying to track him. But then an enemy soldier tries to bomb at me and I completely freak out and panic and accidentally kill him with a flick airshot while screaming in terror.

[@FbdhdJdjdjd]

dane's aim is so interesting, his cursor perfectly snaps to his target in a such a perfect way. the way he aims is so good I feels like some salty player spectating him would think he's cheating.

[@-Raylight]

*"Uncle Dane, where's your aim?"* Uncle Dane : *_"I AM THE AIM"_*

[@a_man_of_many_screams]

"Lazy, whaddya doin, where's your defense?!" *"I AM the defense!"*

[@fluzzles]

7:30 That Soldier made me cry 😂😭💀💀

[@Blakethelazymerc]

I've got a festivized plaid potshotter shotgun and i lost count of how many times ive just went total "Texan scout" during casual, its just so consistent and satisfying

[@WhackyPigeon]

I don’t even have tf2 and I love to watch this stuff

[@Th3DankestMemer]

Same

[@Fact_core]

It’s f2p

[@Leeeat]

Learning about obscure or even surface level game mechanics is very interesting

[@Chuyy]

same

[@ArrowPandaFode]

It’s been 2 years, you forgot about this comment but I gotta question… Did you ever *get* tf2?

[@samontoona]

Crazy ol' man with a stock shotgun in hand.

[@recurvestickerdragon]

Our uncle's "flick to the floor between shots" is what I like to call The Bifocals. By pulling your crosshair "down" it doesn't "get in the way" of what you're looking at (whether that's a rational impulse or not, it's instinct). This forces you to take a brief moment to reassess where your target is going, what's going on around you, etc.

[@axelmationz]

Dane: "I love the shotgun." Me at 8am: "Your an American, so no sh*t."

[@DoofXMachina]

You know, there are other countries with guns lol

[@axelmationz]

@@DoofXMachina Of course I know. Just thinking America has the most.

[@lordfelidae4505]

It’s like a sword and a shield. Yeah, you can use each individually, and one is most definitely more effective at causing harm, but together they become far more than they are individually. The sentry is a constant threat that draws fire and defends a location, and the shotgun is a surprisingly strong, short range hit-scan perfect for finishing off softened targets. Used alone, each is effective, but together they shine brightest.

[@harper5128]

as professional as the commentary here is i will admit that most of what brings me back to this video is the soldier ragdoll at 7:31

[@citcoin-official2681]

A good engineer with their sentry is like a Scout-Heavy Combo* where the Scout can heal the heavy and the heavy never misses but the scout is slow and the heavy can't move. *(with the level 3's rockets acting like a soldier occasionally backing them up) Pair that with the other buildings, The Life-saving dispenser and the game-winning teleporter, and it makes a Good Engineer almost like having an extra two players on the team. The average pub 'Engineer' however.... that's more like having half a Player.

[@quitequeerquesadilla]

“Because believe me, I totally will do that, but sometimes, I won’t.” Why was that so badass

[@joseignaciogazzi3278]

Cause he killed a scout, more atmospheric with the sounds and slow motion

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

Also, it's a reference to his song

[@MrBump2]

I appreciate your use of the Guitar Hero version of Surrender.

[@obamnaprismus]

the segment about aiming is completely accurate. I once failed to kill someone because I subconsciously flicked so well into the guy's head that I didn't take the shot. I had no idea how I pulled it off So I just switch my brain off and forget about how I aim

[@Dubhogbutmorestupid]

1:09 tough shit in the left

[@ibramgaunt885]

For anyone else wondering where they heard the first background music before, spookston with if x in warthunder would be historically accurate.

[@antzzors126]

What

[@Shadoenix]

all the background music here is from halo

[@ibramgaunt885]

Shadoenix i meant the very quiet background music from the main part of the video.

[@norm7312]

Yeah I thought so too. I stopped paying attention to the video for a sec and realized that I've heard this before.

[@Ihasnotomato]

Way better said than I could have ever done! Also those sound effects are **chef's kiss**

[@yashasgoel9019]

uncle dane is the dream of tf2. he isnt resurecting people, hes ressurecting the entire community

[@echlinryan]

I didn't realize that Dane cheated and attacks moderators.

[@declicitous1763]

@@echlinryan what

[@yashasgoel9019]

@@echlinryan bruhh im srry i didnt mean it like that i was trying to joke

[@echlinryan]

@@yashasgoel9019 No worries dude I am still just a bit frustrated that Dream got away scott free even with his behaviour. Also you forgot the O in "sorry".

[@yashasgoel9019]

@@echlinryan i didnt actually know that dream did all this, so yea i know what to say and what not to say xD. and i'll improve my spellings lmao

[@phatvector8774]

I like using the mini sentry as an alarm of sorts. I usually just rove around, but when my sentry starts taking damage or shooting something I go right over

[@dumajadeafillesfeltzer6064]

behold! 7:55 a second of Guts' theme from Berserk! I dub thee a man of culture and deem you deserving of a large amount of respect. Rest in peace, Kentaro Miura. Godspeed.

[@CasualEnjoyerofMostManyThings]

The TF2 specific tip for aiming with a shotgun I've found helpful is to just play Scout for a few full games at least; you HAVE to be real close and aim real solidly to be effective but you have the speed and mobility Engie lacks, so you have basically a little handicap for learning. So when you do decide to play the most fun role in TF2, the Battle Engie, you can take that exact same aiming style but add on the strategy you have to employ to make up for your loss in speed. Additionally, playing Scout a lot makes you understand how a Scout moves and thinks, so it gives you a bit of inside knowledge on how to fight a Scout when they inevitably rush you down.

[@justin-ju4eo]

yeah lol scout mge is like resistance training for battle engie

[@invictusblizzero]

Scout, in my opinion, is the best class to play to improve your aim. It's arguably one of, if not *the*, hardest class to aim with by default due to the fast play style. However, it does pay off on other classes once you get good at it.

[@mrgritz8018]

I love the stock used to be my favorite

[@FreakinGrooves]

I just can't get over how banging these thumbnails for the stock engineer series are, yeah, it's been 2 years (wow), but god dayumn; love the thumbnail art.

[@nugget1685]

“Sentry pros: Good aim, cute” me: I like sentries as much as the next guy but hold up one sec

[@Raxoris]

I've been trying to make more of a point of getting good with certain stock weapons like the stock grenade launcher and the shotgun is definitely a part of that. I think it always helps to master a stock weapon (that's not melee) so you don't always have to rely on sidegrades.

[@eris902]

An unusual question, but I want to know how you made the "splicing topographical map" visual at 2:43. Its looks amazing as a subtle background texture and Im curious as to how you made it, and if it was by accident or through experimentation.

[@Niiue]

it was created by shounic, go look in the desc

[@Kop32353]

ah yes, the perfectly balanced weapon

[@nocow4167]

I died to a shotgun and couldn't do anything valve pls nerf. -pyro tf2

[@Kop32353]

@@nocow4167 shh he doesn't count

[@irisstudio254]

"But sometimes, I won't" Is the weirdest way to boast yet keep it extremely subtle that it gives the the shivers

[@blacklight683]

7:10 I really hate this about myself I can hit 1/4 shot but when am in 1v1 or just you know mine-sentry or demonight aka thing will kill me fast if I didn't hit 1 shot on them my aim freakn sucks

[@fuster7605]

You game very well pardner!

[@schmegulon]

this dude loves engineer so much he made a 10 minute video about ONE of the weapons he uses. this is top tier content

[@hideyochest8964]

It isn’t just you Dane. It’s a commonly known phenomenon across all sports that thinking about the actions you’re doing will inhibit them. Your brain’s conscious and sub-conscious is very similar to a computer’s RAM and ROM. Sub-conscious memory has more capacity while conscious memory is small but is necessary to use that memory. Muscle memory for aiming gets stored in the sub-conscious and only things like the immediate position of the enemy is processed in the conscious memory, while if you’re thinking about aiming you’re trying to dump years worth of muscle memory and immediate game state/enemy position into active conscious memory which slows it down.

[@lagierice7074]

3:04 medic whit 2915 of ping

[@izzy-wt9sr]

I just love the noise of the shotgun chambering the next round right before the outro.

[@KovaaksDemon]

While I agree with Uncle Dane's view on just playing to improve your aim, this method will take longer than actually taking the time to create an aim improvement routine. Whether that involves 3rd party aim trainers or community aim train maps is up to you. The reason both Uncle Dane and LazyPurple say they play better when they feel more relaxed and don't think about their aim is because they are relying on their already present skill and honed aim mechanics. As a new or struggling player aim training is a must imo.

[@Skeptical-rf8ou]

I think he's parroting what b4nny said about the aim trainer thing, I do not understand why else he would think he knows something on the subject of aim. Doing some sort of low pressure aim training is incredibly helpful for me currently. As an anecdote, I notice that currently, if I relax too much, I slip into my bad habits a lot. When trying to improve your aim, thinking about it and being very deliberate with your practice is incredibly important (like any other skill). Improving your aim is often about breaking bad habits and replacing them with new ones, and autopiloting doesn't really accomplish this.

[@EumosVideos]

Am I the only one that gets more kills as a shotgun engineer rather than a scout? I feel like enemies know what a good scout can do, with the ability to dodge and do high damage, but quite a few people underestimate the power of an engineer, so when they meet one without a sentry, they think that engineer is as vulnerable as a medic. Also, about the medic part, a good medic can bite back quite harder, especially with the 100% random crit chance ubersaw.