TF2: Scout's Secondary Problem

[@somdov]

this man is putting more and more effort into his retro titles

[@YOSFP]

and i love it

[@Numbabu]

Yep just gotta subscribe

[@mrcheese9623]

Right?!

[@ImJustLayZ]

they creepy as hell

[@nathanbrewer4744]

Tf2 isn't a Retro title but yeah he does put a tone of effort into the older games, and I like that 😛

[@ImMrMaxGriff]

Genuinely fucking shocked to see that you have less than 2k subscribers. This is insanely well produced and oozes confidence and personal voice. You're gonna be huge if you keep this quality up

[@pde2619]

get used to it

[@RichterOvertime]

actually it sucks

[@electricfan6191]

@@RichterOvertime ur mom also sucks

[@Ultimateman]

Has actually gained a few thousand more since your comment, great videos!

[@pde2619]

@@Ultimateman highway robbery

[@prismaticpaul]

I'm glad I found this video. Really liking the style of editing here. I would also add 2 things: - Crit a cola has one hidden stat that people don't pay attention to, and it can also be seen in some of these clips: you are marked for death ONLY when you actually fire your first shot from that glowing weapon of yours. This means that you should carefully pick your moment to shoot, instead of just spamming it from across the map for chip damage. Or you can also be annoying and do that too, to give your enemies tinnitus from the minicrit sounds. But if you drink it while flanking and decided that engaging is too risky, you can just run away and not take minicrit damage. - The guillotine is great for charging up your soda popper's hype meter (if you use it), since bleed damage also counts towards it. I use the wrap assassin so I know about the bleed effect, but now you convinced me to give the guillotine a shot as well! I guess your video was a success then ;)

[@Redacted_Ruler]

The crit a cola is mad underrated

[@johanes8867]

Also guillotine and wrap assasin stack

[@Isaacfess]

Man your editing is such a breath of fresh air. Great job!

[@missingindy]

1:25 honestly I want this as a mousepad or a poster, it looks sick as hell

[@Puzzlers100]

I love the Guilloteen and babyface combo, + add the wrap assasin for an extra mini guilloteen. With just one guilloteen you become a zoomyboy

[@wolfcl0ck]

Ratlobber on his way to drop a video with the drippiest editing style in the source engine community

[@muddashucka9743]

The Mad Milk should have a taunt where Scout takes a sip from it and then immediately spits it out

[@Dat_Jonx]

Consume the milk chalice.

[@striker5563]

Your retro intros are actually insane. I feel like you’d benefit if your voice was a little louder in the video, it’s noticeably quieter than the retro sequences, and it would just make the video feel higher quality in my opinion. Edit: Felt like this kinda comes across as critical, I love these videos and I don’t want that to be lost in this. Just as an outsider looking in, I can just offer my opinion on what I think would help.

[@itzross5281]

Can we just appreciate how well made that intro was?

[@limozy]

I LOVE the early 2000's asthetic

[@magicmissile7533]

dude just drops quality fucking content and doesn't elaborate

[@APieceOfMoss]

I LOVED that VHS section, I would be more than happy to see more of your videos

[@salsamancer]

I'm glad the algorithm has blessed me with this video.

[@JesseIsBetterThanYou]

Good video with nice editing, I enjoyed it. I definitely would say that the crit-a-cola is better than bonk because if you use bonk, the enemy team knows you're in the backlines and will still target you when the effect wears off (additionally, one of its strongest uses is blocking sentry damage so a burst damage class such as demoman can destroy the sentry). Crit-a-cola, while worse on scouts that aren't good at dodging, can make good scouts far more oppressive, and it synergizes incredibly well with weapons like the shortstop (the mini-crits and tight spread of the shortstop allow you to fight entirely at medium-range which makes it much safer) and the force'a'nature (which can allow you to more easily one shot light classes, and even one shot medics at max rampup).

[@GeZz.]

the Cowboy Bebop intro. is 11/10 , also very nice topic i use Scout a lot and i love all the secondaries he has

[@Soma_Shotgun]

Already saw your Xbox video randomly which I really enjoyed and I now discovered this gem of a TF2 video. You killed it with the editing!

[@SplitScreamOFFICIAL]

Thank's Ratt, Very cool

[@bambaroony9304]

That intro segment went hard as hell, fantastic work 👏

[@CursedMoistMan690]

I personally love using Crit-a-cola with the force of nature, it oneshots light classes and they get upset with me it's a win for me

[@Wizwak]

i think the thing i like most about these videos is the psx era jungle playing in the background

[@jmad9428]

The retro transitions and intro look like they took a lot of effort to make! You did a great job they look awesome!

[@susnus]

What the hell this is a unique style, keep it up

[@lonewolf6693]

11:51 - Play with it ! Play with it !!!

[@_Radio69_]

This is a pretty solid video. Keep it up mate!

[@Dr_Petey_Wheatstraw]

Editing was top quality, great job. Loved some of the transitions, especially the W turning into the ground for the scout to run on. Pacing could be improved a little bit, there were a couple of excruciatingly long pauses. Audio changes at about 5:55, try and be consistent with your boost in post, distance from the mic, etc. Podcastage is a great resource for how to maximize audio quality with the gear you have. Looking forward to seeing your future work.

[@tommygun4552]

I have been playing Scout for a large amount of time, and one thing I recommend is that use the Flying guillotine in conjunction with the Baby Face's Blaster, you can build up your boost with it's bleed. The bleed can negate the downside of the Bfb as if you lose your boost you can throw it back while running to make a quick escape, the playstyle is extremely fun especially on open maps... Edit: You can also equip the Wrap assassin as your melee, and with that it can maximize the effectiveness of bleed damage to fill the boost in almost less than 2 seconds, you can also use it at mid range to build up boost while maintaining distance, once you are familiar at this set of weapons you are mostly going to be hard to fight against

[@remingtonspitz5311]

Those edits are incredible

[@TJ-hg6op]

Personally think bonk is kinda underrated. Very good for getting out of situations and distracting enemies and sentries. Good coordination with bonk can easily take out a nest and distract a whole ton of players. And as you said, can be used to get into the backlines but even then I think thats its least important upside. And the crit a cola makes you take minicrits, not crits. And it has very good synergy with specific weapons, or can be used to pick off enemies extremely quickly, but is still probably the worst.

[@WonkOfWonkyness]

I love these vids tbh. The stylistic choice makes it look like something from between the 90s or 80s

[@yesod1602]

Fun fact: you can cancel the Bonk's slow down by jumping at the right moment or being in the air. It's not 100% consistent but it works from my experiences like 90% of the time and its really useful. Also with bonk it is best used in open spaces. One of the things I do on Upward as Scout because the first point is really clunky is to go through the flank and surf off the sentry gun with bonk to immediately get behind. It is not a horrible sidegrade, its worse than the pistol but it doesn't make it bad. Bonk can be incredibly powerful in multiple situations. I have saved myself from pyros with bonk so many times and its amazing.

[@King_Kaboom]

Honestly, it's a shame how underrated the bonk is in my opinion. The bonk is a very nuianced secondary that is as useful as you can thnk of making it. I typically use my bonk to turn my Scout into a human shield. I even stuffed an entire Heavy Med uber push with the funny fizzy drink by standing in a doorway and body blocking them, truly a mastermind play. Other times I use it to stand in front of Heavys or Soldiers/Demos to eat their shots at my team. One of the most practical uses for it, other than flanking, is actually taking on sentry nests. The Bonk is basically a one-man uber that you can't attack from. You can't attack, but your team can! If you've got a power class with you and there is a sentry ahead and you don't have a medic with an uber ready, make that class's job easier by popping that bonk and drawing that sentry fire.

[@aslightlystablefootsoldier9838]

The Unreal Tournament music has me groovin

[@serdarjoze3471]

those retro and vhs kind of parts, i love them. nothing much to say keep it that way man!

[@IInferno]

Your editing is so unique, holy shit.

[@finnie4394]

This video alone has made me sub. Good work son

[@shortcutz6491]

amp up that editing and let your personality shine :)) i love this!!!

[@cooper4068]

amazing editing and well researched/articulated video. great job man you deserve way more subs. i know you're gonna blow up someday if you keep putting in this much effort to your videos, very much hoping your hard work will pay off.

[@disappointedcucumber]

That intro instantly made me check out your channel. Awesome fucking videos dude! Also, nice WALL-E reference at 5:55.

[@disappointedcucumber]

Another WALL-E reference at 11:11!

[@ratlobber]

thank u

[@realperson5575]

wall e fans when they see fat people

[@demonc-a-t]

Huh. Just saw your video pop up in feed. All I can say is wow, your content is great!!

[@ViceN53X]

Normally I use the bonk atomic punch to distract sentries so my teammates can push through

[@swightly]

And since the sentry is targeting you, you can run behind the engie and he will get blasted by his own sentry.

[@ViceN53X]

@@swightly Aw hell! I forgot about that! Although that may difficult since it still pushes me back 🤔

[@jim_pie]

I’m so sad at the lack of Zhang Xiuli. If there was Zhang Xiuli this video would be better than it already is

[@geckoafterlife]

Another great video, thanks Ratlobbr

[@DudeTheNinja]

awesome video bro, the visuals in this video go hard, requesting permission to screenshot

[@wolferado]

Editing is at the top. Even though I know everything, it is still interesting to watch.

[@augustday9483]

I am in love with your intros. They remind me a lot of classic MDE.

[@yeetowo4891]

Underrated youtuber ?!? 😳

[@jdamsel8212]

The opening was worth a like on its own.

[@SuperShotgun300]

These vids are great, looking forward to future content!

[@penazas3116]

Great video, really unique and creative editing, and I actually agree with most stuff, but what a shit take about the crit-a-cola lmao

[@ViVaLaRan]

how legendary was that intro!!

[@vamborr]

imo the guillotine is the scout's best secondary, it has a near-instant cooldown and can take down a heavy

[@boKsenTF2]

damn that video editing is great holy

[@rivrr1555]

i have never played tf2 and i don’t really plan to but i know an astonishing amount about this game

[@arlwiss5110]

nice intro sequences hi fellow guillotine scout 211?.

[@krossdreemurr42]

*laughs in Übered Crit-a-Cola Scout*

[@arkkestral3659]

Crit a cola lets you deal mini-crits but in trade you get marked for death and take mini crits

[@erdek516]

I like how a lot of people in this community say the crit-a-cola is OP as shit and you're evil for using it while ratlobber is like "yeah the crit-a-cola sucks"

[@throwawayaccount4398]

Thanks captain obvious, we know

[@shipwreck246]

this video is easily one of your best. love it

[@ratlobber]

thank u man!!!!

[@9ak07]

Really good video, keep it up man :)

[@NopeNopeNope9124]

What do you use or how do you produce your VHS-styled visuals? To my (probably crappy untrained) eyes they look just like genuine hardware, its insane.

[@JessicaFEREM]

I heard from stream, that's literally what he does.

[@ratlobber]

yea all the VHS stuff is on actual tape

[@sefrautiq]

@@ratlobber Do you, like, record the screen with a vhs camera or just directly recording videos from PC to the tape with some hardware? Actually the tape must be expensive..

[@bellstat8285]

Very interesting video, thank you

[@nofivefivesevenseven]

My go-to loadout for Scout has always been the FaN, cleaver and either the fish or Wrap Assassin. And the cleaver is always really good. Maybe I'm just good at hitting em, but it's really helpful when you use the gun that knocks people away, cause you can hit them from afar with it. And also, it charges extremely fast for a weapon that has a rechargeble thing. Good weapon.

[@ViolentVista]

Ah. So while the pistol is useful for finishing a fight, the guillotine is useful for starting fights

[@tygogo24]

okaaayyy i see you with these edits bro subbed

[@muddashucka9743]

The difference between a lunchbox item and a shotgun for the heavy cannot be more significant.

[@imthebause]

I miss the days of the Guillotine Sandman combo

[@bigjuan7939]

I saw this video and thought that you were dissing the scouts weaponry. Good video anyways

[@derekcorndogs]

its clickbait ok

[@theweedeater1842]

@@derekcorndogs smartest steven universe fan

[@derekcorndogs]

@@theweedeater1842 btw its clickbait u clickedon clickbait he doesnt even play tf2

[@MFDOM2K]

God damn, your editing is fucking sublime.

[@not-even-a-real-blacksmith]

god that intro goes hard

[@ninjapenguin161]

I wanna watch this video again on a CRT

[@NoseyOk]

Knife + bonk bat = funny kill

[@Demomentia]

love ur videos dude keep it up

[@blacklight683]

I respect good scout main but dear god is it annoying to deal with them

[@Jaeeden]

I'm only 10 seconds in and I'm enjoying this vid already.

[@bigcooltony437]

if you were to do one of these kind of videos again, i think you should talk about pyro’s secondaries

[@rieko4154]

The intro music is Mystical Composer by Momoko Kikuchi. You're welcome

[@milliondollarmistake]

the guillotine is my go-to secondary it's fun, it's strong but not overpowered, and it has an element of skill where you can lower it's recharge time

[@wyatt5123]

super fucking underrated content ur insane bro keep it up

[@lonelyshpee7873]

I use the flying guillotine with the wrap assassin all the time. It's fun.

[@charliechips257]

really liked this video. subbed.

[@catcat4459]

Great video! I gotta disagree with the crit-a-cola take though. I don't think it's a crutch for new players. I think it's more of a menace when put in the hands of top players. When scouts that can solo-dom 12-player servers (if you know those servers then you know how nutty/petty the players on them often are) uses the crit-a-cola it feels like there's nothing you can do and you'd be better off just playing a different server.

[@creamyanddreamy4017]

scout needs a molotov as a secondary.

[@airchampion4658]

scout has one of the most broken weapons in the game in his secondary slot lmao

[@throwawayaccount4398]

One? Dude all but two of Scout secondary weapons are BANNED in comp, only stock and winger are allowed, so he pretty much has a lot of comp banned weapons

[@airchampion4658]

@@throwawayaccount4398 Yes, but not all the banned ones are necessarily blatantly game busting. The flying guillotine and pretty boys Are banned in most leagues but they are not Insanely overpowered. The pretty boys is a super oppressive weapon like the mad milk but it is unbalanced due to giving scout on demand Hp. The cleaver is not super broken but is more of a gimmick with essentially no counterplay guaranteeing 90dmg or so on hit + flinch from bleed. I mentioned the mad milk simply because it’s so fucking blatantly busted that not even idiot pubbers can dispute otherwise. At least with the cleaver you could say “it’s hard to aim, or, it’s inconsistent due to it having a cooldown.” The mad milk is literally just throw it and your team wins the midfight.

[@airchampion4658]

The pretty boys *isnt

[@talosine2963]

gamer spotted

[@throwawayaccount4398]

3:48 Atomizer is better because there are so SOOO many op options for Scout secondary that taking the winger is Gimping yourself. Reverse is true for Scout melee which virtually has no good melee, Wrap assassin and basher are nice but former is pretty weak projectile and latter is only useful for 6s. While with secondaries you have all weapons besides stock and winger being banned in competitive, aka all of them are infinitely more viable then winger and since weapons aren't banned in casual might as well abuse them

[@jackeater777]

your editing style is insane, you gotta drop some tips on how to replicate this sort of aesthetic! id totally love to do this for my videos

[@de-ment]

Running cleaver with the BFB is the most satisfying thing in the whole game apart from maybe double donking and airshotting. 90 full ass HP's worth of dmg in one throw and guess what, if it hits, the next one's ready in under 5 seconds. it almost fills your boost bar which makes the BFB busted if you have the skill. Hell, still not satiated, equip the wrap assassin too, that's 2 extremely fast cooldown'ed weapons that cause ranged bleed damage, you might aswell be the definition of pain train.

[@muddashucka9743]

Crit-a-cola's a good weapon. Being able to deal more damage means needing less shots, which means you don't run outof ammo as often.

[@toaffungus8373]

Who is here before this video blows up?

[@ils4844]

DAMN that graphic design

[@meekaboo_]

Are you from Boston or do you just play a lot of Scout? jk, just found your vids and the effort on those bumpers and titles are rad as hell

[@Nilon241]

1:55 A level 3 in a chokepoint isn't a hard enough counter?

[@keromora]

The crit a cola is a flanking tool. You get behind them and kill em before they can react. If you’re using it in a head on fight its more risky but that’s not how you’re supposed to use it. It’s situational for sure but I don’t think it’s fair to call it his worst secondary.

[@genericjonathan4115]

Should take minicrits after critacola runs out

[@skorpionGF]

So basically we can summarise this film like: "I don't like this weapon, beacuse it sucks". Making good arguments, showing pros and cons of particular weapons, being impartial - yeah, maybe you should include these features in your next movies dude. You are a good example that not everybody should record films and put them on the KZbin.

[@ratlobber]

are you gonna cry

[@skorpionGF]

@@ratlobber Nah, i've just disliked your video and made true statement above. I don't have power to delete KZbin channels unfortunately.

[@ratlobber]

@@skorpionGF i think youre going to cry like a little baby

[@skorpionGF]

@@ratlobber I think you know that im right and that why you come up with "crying" again. Don't worry, i have a cold blood and nerves of steel, last person that could get under my skin is some shitty wannabe TF2 KZbinr with zero knowledge about what is he talking about in his films. :)

[@KicksPregnantWomen]

@@ratlobber im cryign and pissing right now 😭

[@nickosman1556]

what's the song used for Scout's title card ? that Weapon of Choice song

[@the_odr9166]

Amazing intro

[@two-to-tango]

whats the intro song?

[@elfascisto6549]

2:36 - 3:21 what song is this ? Please, tell me

[@zoushuu]

i like flying gill too

[@hawkinscusak7070]

Love the titles