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As engineer, most of my brain power is used to remember my taunt key.

Great video! :)

That intro is pure g̶o̶l̶d̶ australium. moron edit: yes guys it says purely south when you translate it eksdeeee.

How to counter Spy as Engie: 1. Get 5 people to build with you 2. Yeehaw

"sapper goin on!" *reversed distorted unc dunc theme plays*

What eating pasta with my bare hands taught me about saving time.

unfortunatley there is something in casual tf2 called "random crits" and the gibus wearing texan will proceed to do 195 damage to you in one swing-every spy ever

This video is basically “To know your enemy, you must become your enemy” -Sun Tzu

That "Dane" swinging his wrench like a madman scares me.

The opening is gold. I could literally imagine uncle Dane using it for an April fools video

I love how that Sniper was oblivious when the Engineer directly behind him was fighting off a Spy.

"I was never at your side" - Spy main after understanding how a engi main plays.

This video made me rethink a shit ton of tf2 knowledge, imagine a scout player playing heavy for a couple months etc.

I Don t know if it was really you but I was a soldier that was being literally destroyed by the short circuit, anyways just wanted to say that your videos are amazing

Having spent a while myself moving engineer up my most played list a few spots. I too found bad spies to just be a consistant supply of bonus metal.

as an engineer, my second most played is spy. “know your enemy” is not just a phrase people say in action movies, it’s surprisingly useful!

I love how the intro spy is slowly hitting the dispenser and cringing waiting for the explosion

great vid- well-structured, informative, entertaining, and all in under 15 mins.

People say that Hintshot is the next Mr.Paladin. I say he's the next Lazy Purple.

People who clicked on the video must have been like: "Yeah... what _did_ it teach him?"

“Theres a spah creepin around ere!” -engineer

I love to see the Hades soundtrack in this video!

How to make the enemy engineer rage quit with a 75% rate -Use red tape recorder and ur not dying from him and his teammate

0:10i love how spyaaaa"engineer" being more scared with every hit

Counter to the dead ringer: you can enable a sound to play on enemy death. If they use a dead ringer, it won't make the sound alert

I adore your audio quality, just want you to know that it's appreciated

The concept of playing as your mains enemy/counter JUST so you can learn more about how they play and thus how better to counter them is........ honestly really clever. As a heavy main, I might try playing sniper for a good bit.

You should 100% do this for every class. Be interesting to learn how Sniper and Spy interact, given how many of the Sniper's tools are dedicated to this French phantom. How does the SMG effect a match up? What about the backpacks? Etc

Engineer I find is the most important member of any team, even the medic. His machines make the difference between holding ground or losing it many times. A good Engineer who knows his shit can be the bulwark a team cannot get past. Those moments where I fend off an entire team gives me an adrenaline high that lasts a good thirty minutes. Not to mention all the salty players on the other team chewing me out in the chat. He is the one people run to when low on health on defense and the one everyone rallies to before beginning a push on offense. When you play Engineer at first it can be stressful and overwhelming but as you continue to play your mind learns to stay calm while under pressure and unaffected by consistent pressure and continue to keep his nest fully upgraded and operational. You learn to take note of certain weaknesses and flaws at every place you set up and plan contingencies for about everything you can think of. Mainly the popular spots spies will approach you from and how to deal with soldiers and demomen who jump past the front lines with the intent of hitting your nest from the flank. A smart Engineer who knows they're dealing with an experienced spy knows that spy is most likely to approach when the sentry is being fired upon and will watch his flank in the event that spy reveals himself. Here are three pieces of advice I can give for newer Engineers. 1. Never chase a spy should he decide to flee. Remember his goal is to destroy your buildings so just let the spy run. Make him come to you and be ready for it. Force him to fight on your terms, not his. 2. The Wrangler I found is an effective tool to alert teammates to certain enemies. I found that when you activate it, teammates very often look at what the red/blue laser is pointing at and help you kill the threat. Utilize this to get teammates to attack enemies harassing your nest they have not noticed yet. They're attracted to that laser like cats. 3. You can make it harder for spies to stab you while fixing your sentry by moving around erratically as you repair the sentry. If you wish to scan your surroundings while repairing the gun at the same time you can run around your sentry in a circle. This enables you to both fix the gun and scan your surroundings for spies at the same time.

I love how you add "engineer is countered by teamwork... And demoman" also yea, more classes more fun, also yea, engineer is addicting

“If you know the enemy, and know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 battles.” -Sun Zu, The Art of War

As an engie main, thanks for that critical sap health chart. Thats actually pretty useful because i usually use the gunslinger and stock. So thanks. That was genuinely useful

Maybe you should do a "What playing *insert class* taught me about spy" series.

2:18 I love this part. It highlights how stressful engi is And rock music belongs anywhere

what i learned from this video: teleporters are indeed important wrench randm crits is not a joke teamwork counters engie.. and demoman which is nice

7 hours ago? I thought this was years ago wow it has old tf2 essence

That gave me an idea for a technique called the "Pybro, Spybro Technique" where both the Spy and Pyro can take out the enemy Spy (and sapper), the Pyro can stay behind while the Spy can take out threats further away, sometimes causing an enemy push to fail.

2:35 "IM A COLLEGE STUDENT! THIS IS STRESSFUL!" you are living in your element right now college student

THE INTRO CAUGHT ME OFF GAURD WH

Loved it! I'm an engie main who doesn't particularly enjoy playing as spy, so it was great hearing a spy mains thoughts on the class! And the video fits right in with uncle danes best videos :3

I love the unspoken community rule that if you're making an engineer video you have to parody Uncle Dane

"You can use voice chat or regular chat" *voice communication had been disabled for this account*

i'm not sure about you guys, but playing as engie for so long has made it practically instinctual for me to detect spies, I dont know how but jesus christ its amazing

1:35 "The teleporter is by far the most powerfull tool enginer has" with this quote alone you win a suscriber.

Definitely agree on demo being a better counter than spy to engineer

A spy that can hit their revolver shots is a scary thing for an engineer.

8:45, I see what you did there and I give you props for saying it so casually to the point I almost missed it. :)

I actually came across you in a match while you were playing engie on badwater. I was surprised to see you let alone see u play engie

If you have the eureka effect, you can also just warp back to spawn to rebuild the tele entrance and warp back

that 2:20 ost from Hades made me jump, thought my run got resumed.

I usually play Medic in normal pubs, but this makes me wanna play Spy again. Thanks Hint! Love the SFM bits, can’t wait to see what’s next :)

4:11 funne number :)

Mark my words man, you are going to make it big time in KZfaq man.

One thing you missed, weapons. The Eureka Effect makes it much easier to replace a Teleporter entrance thanks to its ability to teleport back to spawn, as well as it’s cheaper teleporters. The Your Eternal Reward is a perfect anti-engineer due to its instant re-disguise, making the Sentry unable to target you, which you can then take all the time you need, to sap the building.

Does anybody else just really like hintshot's voice

As an engineer main, i have high respect for spys cause i know it's a difficult class to play and they need to be skilled as heck to kill me when i'm over paranoid

Spy after playing 1 hour of Engineer: I never realized how much I make life hard for Engineers. I mean they have to keep track of so much at the same time, and all I have to do is spam sapper on his buildings.

Completely unrelated and 2 years late but the way the spawn door opens and shuts behind your ragdoll at 9:45 like a garbage chute is wonderful

"But when the opposing team knows what they're doing, being an Engineer is constant stress." Brain goes fom chill binging to full alert in a fraction of a second as Hades music starts playing

This video was very well interesting and well put together! I’d really like to see similar things to it, class matchups are always fun to talk about! Good job on the vid

I main engineer and I don't relate to the stress part at all. The only stressful moments as an engineer main don't happen in game, they happen watching uncle dane videos and knowing I'll never be that good

This a great video labeling out how important team work is and how spy and the engineer both rely on each other as team mates and opponents

spy's worst nightmare? a pyro randomly spychecking every 2 seconds im their worst nightmare

You forgot to talk about the your eternal reward, its very good to get a stab in front of a sentry

6:29 and then you remember the engi has a shotgun

"Swinging my wrench like a mad man, because they destroyed my baby" - SluggishYellow

The worst position to be against a spy is to have to battle an engi who has a dispenser blocking you from getting to his sentry house on 3rd point upward is an example

From all engineer mains, this video is appreciated

2:12 I'm pretty sure you meant teleporter :D other than that, a briliant video! after 9 years in development, definitely worth the wait :))

i love when youtubers who main one class try out the other ones, it's fun to see their insight on the classes they play less and how they see those classes interact with the one they main

I find it great how playing and learning other classes really helps out with being spy as you can more easily fit the role of who your disguised as

0:01 Wait a minute....

"Teamwork" F2P be like:

playing as engineer just to be a better spy is the most spy thing you could possibly do

I really like videos like this. You showcase strategy, while at the same time talking about effective ways to counter that strategy, should it be used against you. Good stuff.

10:51 I always get this question. How do you get that bar at the top of the screen to appear? Because I cant seem to find it in settings at all

Engineers on Payload cart? Sounds like a free pick for snipers.

11:02 "The sin is not in being outmatched; it is failing to realize it."

Amazing video as always, Hint!

OR you could just not attack the engineers that would be awsome thanks

2:18 “engineer is constant STRESS” Ah so just like being an engineer in real life?

Sap priority is something one enemy spy learned the hard way, when they decided to backstab me before sapping any of my buildings. At that particular moment, it was an especially bad move for them, since I was standing really close to the level 3 sentry I built. He did kill me, but he also died at the exact same time. In short, If the sentries are level 3, Sap them first if you want to live long enough to do anything else.

Hey Hint, I’m a newer subscriber but I’d like to say I’m loving your videos! Whilst I never usually enjoy watching just plain gameplay I’m really enjoying your normal pub game videos. Keep it up! 💜

Another very great tool to take out engineers and their nests is the your eternal reward. It removes the need to wait for the engineer to be within a close proximity to the sentry in order to stab and sap, and, if you're good at acting, gives you a coverup; just hang out around the engie's buildings and watch as his teammates walk right past you without knowing you're a spy. Also, to HintShot, how about a video on the your eternal reward? If you couldn't tell, it's my favorite knife and I'd like to see your views and tips on it.

Fantastic video, and by all means, make stuff about any class. Your spy videos are fascinating enough to make me wonder what your perspective is on other classes

Awesome vid man can’t wait to see more in the future

Playing a different/opposite role in game compared to what you’re usually used to gives so much perspective on how to deal with things much better. This is an amazing example of that, great vid

You are so underated bro your content is killer glad I found you

This is one of your best videos great work btw im exited to see more videos likes this :).

Engineer and spy are my two most played classes (after medic) and i gotta say its really good to see the frustrations and victories of these enemy classes. Also the "and demoman" "and pyro" gag was really cool

hintshot:always go battle engineer also hintshot: uses jag as melee and short circuit for secondary

That opening was beautiful

i love how teamwork really makes the matches in TF2, and medics

That is the best intro I have ever and I mean ever seen! Great work man!

The eureka effect can counter a spy at your entrance by just taking him down

Spies destroying my teleporter entrance is one of the biggest reason I like the Eureka Effect, depending on the map. Once I'm aware, I immediately teleport to spawn when I see the sap be placed, and can save the teleporter. The spy often assumes the job is done, and walks off. -I stay hiding in spawn a little while to see if he'll come back, and if not, I tele back to the front line.

I think one of the biggest notes to make from playing both classes is that the Engie and Spy both need to know the map more than any other Class. Engineer with his Metal and optimal Placements, and Spy with his flank/escap routes and hiding spots.

13:36 word "droP"

Another amazing video, you really deserve more subs.