TF2 - 10 Tips for Battle Engie

[@Toofty]

I hope you enjoy these tips, let me know what you think! Thanks to Biba for the SFM artwork, see the description for details.

[@bellpepper4797]

Great video! As a Battle Engie, would you consider using the Widowmaker instead of the Frontier Justice?

[@henriklidstrom604]

you're wrong: the only class that can truly contribute when dead is the hoovy, you can pick up his sandvich and he isn't saving enemies.

[@adrenaline2786]

I mean I agree with Bell Pepper you really could have used the Windowmaker I mean It is really powerful in the right hands! 0w0

[@will2fite34]

Thanks for the tips! As a battle engi, I tend to make the pistol a priority over the shotgun if my sentry is up. The firing speed combined with the sentry’s fore can be surprisingly devastating, and the reload is much better than the frontier. I usually save the frontier for when I have the crits.

[@CoconutNucifera]

BellPepper it depends on the play style you choose. Mine is usually a Wrench or Gunslinger engineer guarding flank routes that the enemy team could use.

[@luizbiel2317]

>in 2fort >Getting killed all the time >Alright, it's ok, we're in the front line > *We're getting spawn camped*

[@jeffdaniel772]

best underrated tip: at times you can build your sentry gun first and then move it up because the mini sentry already deploys 3 times faster than normal, this tactic increases it to *6. You heard me, redeploying makes the build-up six times faster than normal.*

[@watcher4018]

Thats insane, thank you

[@jeffdaniel772]

@@watcher4018 np, thank you for letting me find a comment i made from 2 years ago

[@chrirox4265]

Not a good idea become a 150 squishy class that cant have before touch the ground ( ya got deploy that lil boi) and is slower than normal all it need is a quickshot a pyo or a good soldier

[@scotterboi9]

@@chrirox4265 What he's saying is that you can build your sentry gun somewhere like spawn, and then move it to the frontlines, making the build up 6 times faster than normal.

[@chrirox4265]

@@scotterboi9 ya aren't slower while carrying? I can see how it could be useful if ya got tp's i think

[@ToxicBastard]

Remember: if you see a friendly level 3, think where a demo would have to stand to destroy it and cover that spot. It's free real estate.

[@ToxicBastard]

@Flickering Lightswitch depends if the fight is moving or static (i.e. are we pushing ir falling back or no) if it's static your best bet is supporting the team via teles, dispensers and helping other engineers, using the mini sentry to catch out over extension or pushes, if it's moving you wanna get your mini sentry somewhere it can assist in 1v1s, take out flankers or fleeing enemies and generally do damage while you engage in fights alongside your team/gun.

[@ToxicBastard]

@Flickering Lightswitch 100% offense should always have a tp up, likewise your team needs to protect it.

[@wetsocks4460]

Wouldn’t he be able to destroy it in one shot?

[@frostbite5081]

@@wetsocks4460 LazyPurple: I have. A shotgun.

[@MurriciTerceiro]

truth is: if your team's engies know what they are doing, adapting you game style around their buildings, as any class, generally turns the game's tide back to your side

[@peduvie]

>Playing with the Frontier Justice >Never uses his secondary weapon wtf ?

[@skwam7202]

The Ped-Hoovy his secondary was just a pistol

[@peduvie]

"Just a pistol", dude, the pistol is the best weapon for battle-engineers. It can finish ennemies when the clip of your primary weapon is empty, especially with the Frontier Justice.

[@Toofty]

I cover both these things in the video at 12:01 and 7:50. In case you didn't watch, to summarise: 1. I love the FJ, it's fun. 2. Don't neglect your secondary, I'm terrible at this, don't do that.

[@danyakurachianimeart5069]

short circuit should be here

[@VanStabHolme]

@Daniel von Strangle pfff, smg is great

[@orangehatretro]

9:51 “it will take a couple more seconds to spot the sentry” The pyro: *spots it immediately*

[@tooltiptinkerer]

Me and my fellow Engie mains had their dongers raised throughout this video.

[@shmeeky7277]

Tooltip Tinkerer My dong was hard rock

[@Trident_Euclid]

Varwake ._. You might have a problem

[@argusaltair6395]

As I engie main, seeing your profile picture, I am disgusted by the term engie main and I will now be a medic main.

[@tooltiptinkerer]

You don't like the game. I do. Get over yourself and sit the hell down.

[@shmeeky7277]

Tooltip Tinkerer Yo what's your Steam?

[@mushigatsby]

7:54 that gameplay looked so epic!! you and that spy DOMINATED this guys!! also great tips im kinda new to tf2 and this helped a LOT!!!!

[@bigjoe8087]

welcome to the casual hell, newbie and good luck on your adventure

[@ToxicBastard]

1. KZbinrs have helpful tips 2. Always help your team 3. If it's not working, switch it up 4. If it is working, be prepared because it won't forever 5. Spycheck often 6. Always assume the enemy will crit 7. Never assume you will crit

[@PearoIGuess]

Mustard Bastard you are late but still REALLY good tips

[@SongSteel]

9:55 look at red's team composition. 4 spies and 2 engineers. This is the case of: A typical valve server. P.S. the medic isn't supposed to be there

[@boomeronet7888]

And the 5 gibusvision snipers are missing

[@scotterboi9]

2 engies is normal, one is usually actually good, the other is building up a level 3 sentry at Upward last.

[@SongSteel]

@@scotterboi9 This is a four-year-old comment. You have awakened me from the depths of the internet archive back to my nostalgic days of TF2. How did you find this comment, after four years? More importantly, why?

[@scotterboi9]

I don't know.

[@8bitminer]

@@SongSteel want to come back again?

[@martijnkeijer4666]

14:27 Lol, I am the spy that you threw your dispenser at ;)

[@notfunnydidntlaugh68]

How do we know THAT?

[@dynacoh3956]

I like how you have 15 minutes of content and you have no ads in sight. Thank you lord. But maybe get some ads for revenue, or at least i think thats how it works

[@sweetricecakeman8582]

U dunno

[@sud1881]

@@sweetricecakeman8582 heavy weapons guy loves eating pie!!

[@vikingspartan]

10 tips for battle engy Tip 1: Please don't play it on Hightower

[@babablacksphee]

Ya it's so annoying for trollgeirs

[@tooltiptinkerer]

Why? We want to get back at the obnoxious Trolldiers and their constant market-gardening. I'm not sorry for pissing them off.

[@argusaltair6395]

Tooltip Tinkerer Market gardening is fun, and it takes skill. So it's ok. Unlike mini sentries...

[@tooltiptinkerer]

Placing your buildings carefully and efficiently while avoiding the onslaught of death takes plenty of skill. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@argusaltair6395]

Lmao not that hard mate, dispenser behind choke point, Tele protected and somewhat close to the front lines and sentry able to protect objectives or kill enemies while remaining hard to be destroyed, but a minisentry is disposable, so it's play style is more aggressive, like right by the cart.

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

This is just for Engineer in general, but my priorities are usually supportive. If I have a sapper on all my buildings and im close to them then I remove them in this order: Tele, Dispenser, Sentry. Keep in mind Sentry Guns get kills, Dispensers save lives, Teleporters win games.

[@benjammin2929]

You didn't mention the Frontier Justice vs. Widowmaker debate! I was a tried and true FJ gunslinger for years, but just started using the Widowmaker and it's fantastic!

[@Ghoffman91]

Another tip I have is knowing when to battle engineer. A lot of players I see roll battle engie, but place their sentry around their dispenser and teleporter and hover around them. This playstyle is more for a regular leveled sentry if you are just gonna stand guard over your buildings. Better to have a leveled sentry between you and your buildings than a mini protecting you. Battle Engineer is for an offensive playstyle, not a defensive one around your buildings.

[@ironthekid]

-Uses primary -Uses mêlée -doesn't use the secondary Wut.

[@SongSteel]

gunboats, you tryhard roamer? wut but in all seriousness, sandvich and gunboats are great secondaries. Use them.

[@tangerinepaint3643]

Some Nerd no, Shotgun for the win

[@peterkershaw11]

Whenever I'm playing Battle Engie, if I notice there's a lot of spies running around and the front line is a very chaotic and back-and-forth (third point on badwater comes to mind), I'll place my dispenser in the doorway of a flank route. It makes it so that a spy or whatever class needs to actively destroy the dispenser before moving forward, giving me ample time to warn my teammates of an upcoming flank.

[@ham7053]

10 tips for demoknight

[@pradyumnamahajan4910]

Step 1: Don't be a demoknight

[@sarjo2501]

Demoknight is shit

[@TrickyRover]

Demoknight is not as powerful as demoman but not shit.

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

@@sarjo2501 I once got a 21 kill streak with full demoknight (bootlegger, chargin targe and eyelander) on CTF for Turbine, and I ain't a pro at the game.

[@VanStabHolme]

@@timeforgottenprince8271 trickstabs are so good as demoknight. Use them

[@louisread875]

Boy i love to watch this amazing,wonderful man play Team Fortress 2. "Beautiful"

[@thefirstsalty3055]

ngl i never really expected doctor vox's music in a tf2 video

[@facemcshooty6602]

tip: stock shotgun and panic attack are VERY good when you have a hidden sentry. they will be distracted with the sentry damage and you can get close and maximize you damage with those six shots.

[@breadstevens3802]

top work as always toofty! ₛₜᵢcₖy bₒₘb ₘy ₕₒₜdₒgₛ

[@isolatedegg3234]

My favorite thing when using jag-battle engie is just saying fuck it and go monke and just slap down your sentry in the middle of the push and somehow carry the entire cap???

[@Randahlian]

Toofty: and flr the eleventh tip is a specific one like no.9 Its for the widowmaker 1. Shoot bad guys 2. Shoot bad guys 3. Shoot bad guys 4. Shoot bad guys 5. Shoot bad guys 6. Shoot bad guys 7. Shoot bad guys 8. Shoot bad guys 9. Shoot bad guys 10. Shoot bad guys 11. Shoot bad guys

[@Cosmik7]

Tip #11: Don't forget that you have a destruction PDA. Instead of crossing the entire map to save your sentry, just destroy it and build a new one (even if you don't have the metal for it, it's really easy to obtain 30 or 40 metal for a building).

[@Owenbot3000]

Engineers after their team isn't supporting them: Fine I'll do it myself *Engineer has changed name to Battle Engi*

[@korvenett9882]

This is actually quite helpful because I’ve been playing a lot of battle engie on Hightower cuz there are so many nice spots.

[@RevPVP]

I love using the jag to hide sneaky level 2 sentries in the most stupid spots people would never look. It's nice because the time to kill is just as faster than a level 3 if the rockets miss (they usually do in this case), and they're easy to build. You'll rack up an easy 2 - 3 kills and then you destroy it and move it into a slightly different position.

[@Claythargic]

one tip, if you are on blu, on a map where you cannot build during warm up...go medic for one life, or for even just one uber charge. the difference one more uber can make is astounding. I mean think of the possibilities, you uber a scout and he spends all of the uber running in and out of spawn exactly as if hes not ubered, you uber a heavy and he runs inside to get ammo cause he burned it all durring warm up. you uber a spy and he cloaks, you uber a demo and he pulls out his bottle and chases a scout for the entire uber charge, my personal favorite is to uber just myself, run into the middle of everyone and hit the "meet the medic" taunt, its a great way to get reds attention for a few seconds while your team congas out the front gate.

[@Claythargic]

I forgot, great video, thanks

[@quanium5518]

My battle engie set is Panic attack, short circuit, and gunslinger I hardly build anything unless its control points or i'm making that one heavy or sniper a dispenser With the combined power of the panic attack and shotcircuit, it is possible to do 121 damage if used around the same time. The short circuit can hit many targets and if you have great aim with the shotgun, you are quite unstoppable. You can also 3 shot heavys if you know the flank routes, my reasons on doing battle engineer is because it's the scout but slower and more supportive you can unsap building, MAYBE build stuff and help out that one teleporter at the spawn thats level one. And I beg of everybody reading this, don't underestimate the panic attack! Yes, there was absolutely no point in this comment. I was just saying the good things about a battle engie.

[@samueleveleigh2767]

Tip1.5 always have the back of your tely against a wall (a corner if possible) to avoid being camped as easily by the enemy

[@beamzzzhit7006]

This is so helpful, my skill literally improved double. Thank you man.

[@nuulcoolpro]

So, you say that only engineer can contribute while dead? PYRO AFTERBURN EXISTS

[@fumothfan9]

In CP maps especially powerhouse you wanna build a teleporter and a dispenser and a small mini then lvl them up. In 3CP games or small maps like koth even a lvl 1 teleporter and dispenser help.

[@khateatingcactus]

I also build sentries right next to really useful medkit areas so that the enemy team has to destroy the sentry in order to heal themselves (PS. don't do this if you are the only engineer on your team)

[@janis0zo]

Really great tips for engie, considering they come from a demo main (?). Oh, and the background music is dope too.

[@Mr.Taco1111]

A combo I like to use as battle engineer is offensive payload and widow maker. I just sit on the payload with a mini sentry behind me and shoot infinitely

[@sticktiamator248]

i learned this tip from the comments section of Uncle Dane's Frontier Justice, but medics, if you see a crit engi, overheal/uber him

[@khateatingcactus]

When I want to piss off the snipers on 2fort , I place down a mini sentry and pull out the Wrangler so they can't shoot me because shooting them at a much faster rate

[@shadowgrimfoxy592]

SMG I solved it

[@sanicishere7295]

So, I sometimes play Arsenal in Roblox. I decided to follow some of your tips in your videos, namely strafing and attack evasion. From another guy, I learned to always keep the crosshair at head level. Combining those 3 crucial elements together, along with previous experience and motivation from seeing your advice work... I was accused of hacking. Congrats to you 2. Your tips are too good to be considered legit.

[@heiljandal1329]

wow...a Living RED hoovy at BLU spawn ??!??!?! its a miracle how he wasnt Backstabbed or Sniped BY a tryahrd yet

[@guy3nder529]

it wasnt damage it was a friendly shove! no! stay away from me! no! no! no! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!

[@mihailazar2487]

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to equip the Short Circuit for your first life in Payload attack, so you can defuse the enemy spam ... It may not seem like much, but the new short circuit is really good for this because the energy orb can take out multiple rockets at once, combined with the ammo supply from the cart, this is a really effective tactic to properly roll out of spawn Then you can use your Wrangler, but if your team has to push through a spammy choke point again, you know what to do

[@Alan5264]

i like using the pistol while the sentry is up because i can get some distance from enemy to heal, but when my sentry is down and i don't have metal, or the enemy is too close, i use my shotgun, engie shotgun at close range do an incredible damage that 2 shot everyone expect soldier and heavy.

[@calebd3947]

Tip: Sniper Engie is a good option for if you want to use the Rescue Ranger (or pomson if you are insane) instead of a spread shotgun

[@jackinci3542]

Widowmaker is OP in spacious and melee-like range. It deals full 125 DMG if all bullets hit, and it's very good in spacious areas [exc. trade_bigcity_winter]. I also prefer the Engi's mechanic hand to deploy sentries faster, but it's commonly just a health booster. The mini-sentries perish easily and become small ammo boxes to other classes. It's just there to tender up the damage.

[@buffwaldo2100]

the best tip is don't kill hoovy

[@Trident_Euclid]

james fairfull Nice try spy

[@buffwaldo2100]

ahhh you got me

[@dominichodgkinson9787]

Great video as always, was hoping you'd do battle engy at some point :D Also, still waiting on that Overwatch etiquette video ;)

[@boonekeller5275]

Battle Engineer is my favorite playstyle because it isn't near as reliant on your teammates.

[@markbv591]

I love the Mini Sentry so much, man. It feels like a comrade I fight alongside with every time we fight together. So guess what I did about this? I designed an anthropomorphic version of it and then wrote a comic, of course. So far I'm on page 6/20.

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

Why can you sometimes build buildings inside of spawn? What is the advantage of putting the transporter entrance half way in and halfway out of the spawn door?

[@Cheasle2]

Means if spies won't to sap it they need to get really close to the spawn doors and any heavies/pyros coming out. Faster to build. And it get s you more point because its the one everyone uses.

[@CoconutNucifera]

#11. Always rush no matter what. If you have a stock shotgun and a low hp mini, RUSH TO IT, PICK IT UP OR REBUILD IT Seriously this subclass is hard to master. And the first few things you experience as battle engie is how fast you rush.

[@sticktiamator248]

you missed use the wrangler to snipe the enemys

[@yopyop3580]

Remember Tele is the number 1 priority! But only if you have a tele license

[@djalesiocieri391]

is it a nice loadout 2 wear panik attack + short circuit + gunslinger?

[@Faysus]

Tip: Battle Engie on Harvest is OP

[@isaacheaton1805]

I really suggest if you play a lot of engi that you use this. exec autoexec bind MOUSE3 "destroy 2 0; build 2 0" bind 3 "destroy 0 0; build 0 0" bind 4 "destroy 1 0; build 1 0" bind 5 "destroy 1 1; build 1 1" If you can't understand what it does it means never have to open the build menu, and therefore streamlines the hole thing Also ready through this as it really helps steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=284573258

[@demoman390]

I usually use gunslinger when attacking

[@obsidianop9802]

Me: gets up close to a scout with 40 health, ready to fire my widowmaker *18 damage*

[@LordTerias]

Fuck yeah Widowmaker gang

[@LinziOfficial]

why don't you wrench boost your sentries?

[@wildandanny210]

i like how you says tele

[@Leo-ux8zk]

8:15 WIDOWMAKER

[@Sketch2710]

When your a solo battle engi,place a dispenser to let people destroy for free crits

[@gummy2955]

do you have any tips for the escape plan

[@raptarknaighor3860]

13:36 why the fuck is that uber'd Heavy crouching?

[@unteleportedbread3023]

12:39 "try not to waste your crits" *uses a shotgun at long range when you could 2 shot heavies at mid range*

[@fatcat4193]

So rescue ranger, gunslinger, Wrangler is not a good match?

[@korbinmdavis]

Gunslinger Engie is Chaotic Good

[@archiespeople3219]

Toofty your top lad

[@wutdahellboi8759]

Can you make one for troll engi

[@JudeYang05]

1. Have to disagree with that *Cause safety is number one priority* - CrazyRussianHacker

[@stellarfox5869]

staph

[@dacchy1645]

gajik

[@zisiskatsaros9050]

hey , great vid !! I got a question ... is there a subclass for medic ?? (apart from battle medic )

[@flying_gorilla8069]

Pocket medic or girlfriend medic, the type of medic that would only heal one person that is usually a heavy

[@andrewbogoiu4867]

The gunslinger is the teason why i play enginier. If i didn't had it, i wold be a medic main or a sniper main.

[@thinkublu]

You're basically a slightly overweight Scout with utility - the Shotgun is almost identical to the Scattergun and the Pistol is the same but with more ammo.

[@zzcratoszz]

The pistol should reload slower

[@zzcratoszz]

Only if you are well with in pyro primary range. Other wise the shotgun and scattergun are the same.

[@bronzetv8534]

Loved it!

[@theoofof4275]

I don't know why but originally I thought I could just keep putting my sentry in the same spot and win

[@originalname8770]

Players tips: play it like you would play scout. Don’t. Wrench. Build mini sentrys.

[@lxmber_wxtches5982]

im that type of battle engie that only uses the mini sentry and never builds anything else

[@federicobrunati4042]

how come british youtubers are the best content creators? (for example,him and MATN)

[@danishjordan5081]

my biggest weakness while playing as battle engineer is some ctf map

[@jenthelass]

2:30 Spy on the right, you gotta have more awareness if you wanna play Engineer.

[@eh2587]

Do you think anyone takes the game seriously while playing battle engie, especially in pubs

[@jenthelass]

@@eh2587 n o still though, if i see anything that hints on a spy i'm going fucking apeshit in that general area

[@4crosswashere7]

So i played Battle Engie For the 1st time in 2fort And In the blu Sewer i saw a medic getting chased by A pyro, soldier, demoman he healed me so i was like "If i'm going to die i wont let our medic die" So i Picked the pyro first then the demoman then the soldier and I actually killed the 3 of them The only building they broke was my mini sentry they did alot of damage to my dispenser and tele but i somehow keep them alive So i just did like attack, repair, attack Of course i worried about our medic he's health Bar was red But since there was a Dispenser it gave us a "gap" Everytime they destroyed or atleast try to i would repair but if it was destroyed? i'll take cover first then Attack making them low Then put the mini their Main Enemy is the sentry use the Mini Sentry To your advantage but if their a Splash Damage Character Pray that you will be alive

[@tiantian329]

For some reason when I play battle Engie I am god at defense (except if there is a spy, then I’m okay) but I’m absolutely horrible at offense because I take way too long to put down buildings.

[@fumothfan9]

FJ is good but the widowmaker is the thinking man's game.

[@lukeycs2]

what are your pc specs? pls make a vid about it

[@mr.noobyt3863]

are you saying tv?

[@krub1124]

i just play battle engineer because its basically the scout but slower and no double jumps

[@internetrager1203]

when i almost became an engineer, i thought that was: dont build shit but shoot gun

[@Nysoksieha]

Top 10 tips to play spy

[@perplexmantis2775]

I love playing battle engie on gold rush, it's super fun

[@inkysplaters9326]

Huh. Informative. 👍🙄 Also, considering being an Engineer main.

[@PilotLunaTerra]

The end tho

[@thefewer5139]

Huh thats that one battle engie I fought last year...ish.

[@sawp7792]

Yipe kay yahae

[@Niiue]

i did cross fire on a pyro once i then dominated him

[@yopyop3580]

As an Engi main your building placement and positioning hurts me, and i play a lot of battle engi

[@littlevader06]

Disappointed that use widow maker isnt here considering with good aim its a direct stock upgrade and when uberd better than even a soldier bc the consistent damage and speed, hell just a pocket is great bc you two shot 7 out of 9 classes af point blank range

[@tj8132]

How to: do it Texas style

[@fizikabi6358]

JUST POOOOOSH

[@joshualarsen7011]

Thanks, mate!!!

[@thatrandomcrit5823]

SilverHomicide Why?

[@koullis5404]

cool vid