Competitive Spying

Quick tips for spying in competitive environments:

1. Know your limitations and weaknesses. The spy's biggest weaknesses are his slowness and lack of direct damage. 2. Try to avoid playing spy in dynamic, open environments if possible. That is what scout is for. Spy is much more useful in stalemated positions. 3. Kill the medic. Demomen and soldiers are also high priority targets. 4. Wait for openings, and be patient. You're as good as dead if people are waiting for/expecting you. 5. Be very good at seeing opportunities. Approach people when they are preoccupied or their attention is focused somewhere else. 6. Communicate with your team. Call everything you see. Tell your team to engage enemies from the front as you are going for stabs from behind (this makes it way easier to get the stab and reduces your chances of being spotted during the approach). 7. Let enemies come to you whenever possible to reserve cloak (predictions). 8. Be very good at using the terrain and environment around you to make escapes when needed. 9. Make your approaches smart. Stay out of sight as much as possible to preserve cloak and avoid being seen. Once someone on their team spots you, your job as a spy has just become 3 times harder. 10. Understand the comfort zone around your team. When you are with teammates, you can more liberally apply direct pressure and don't have to worry about sneaking as much. 11. Be a vulture and help clean up with revolver as much as you can. 12. Know when to run and when to chase. 13. Spy cap ftw. 14. Have fun.

-Lauper