Getting started with multiplayer gaming (Team Fortress 2), newbie friendly?

Hi guys,

I'm new to multiplayer gaming (i.e. most of my experience is playing some co-op games with some friends... all casual gamers). I was thinking about getting Team Fortress 2 on steam and I was wondering if someone could tell me about any Newbie friendly servers or any matchmaking feature that the game might have. I tried searching online but couldn't come up with any good results.

Thanks.

Haven't had much experience online. I have experience with single player a lot. Some Cod WAW on co-op (nazi zombies in particular) with friends and some Cod 4 Multiplayer (could never find noob tolerant people, so eventually stopped playing). I don't want this to happen again with tf2 for me :(.jariullah

TF2 is fabulously tolerant of new people. It's the one online game I've ever played where I am willing to show people new tricks if they want me to. Most other games I'd tell them to eat their own chairs. TF2 is that unique game where its remarkably common to see the average, slightly crappy player who can't aim, they are everywhere. But then there's that one individual person who can stickybomb jump up to secret areas (which I did and got banned for) and these players inspire you. The one thing I'd suggest is to experiment lots. People on TF2 NEVER make the piss if you look like a prat, because the community is old and good manered enough to know that if you pull off whatever you're trying to do, it is going to help the team. If you die, everyone has a laugh including you.

To be frank, I can't think of a better example to start online gaming than TF2. The cartoon graphics are an excellent setting, the battle styles (captrue the intel) are generic enough for you to recognise and play along, and the players are either skilled or just plain average, but no one cares either way because if people get the impression you take the game too seriously you get booed off the server.

COD4 is a terrible game to start gaming on. It's effectively sucked up the CSS fanboys and they litter the cod4 servers with their brattish behaviour. TF2's playing style only brings in the relaxed and the intelligent.

it sucks but the best thing you can do is view the start of any online competitive multiplayer as "practice" where you will likely be massacred, you simply have to take this in good humour and in the understanding that you will get better. if you can do this you'll enjoy the game even if you are sucky, when you get better is when you need to care about playing well.

if anyone is giving you grief about being "noobish" or whatever just ignore them, or if you have to point out that they were once noobs.

also i just but the valve pack off steam, including tf2, if you want you can add me and we can suck together :D (please nobody put any innuendos there)

Hi guys,

I'm new to multiplayer gaming (i.e. most of my experience is playing some co-op games with some friends... all casual gamers). I was thinking about getting Team Fortress 2 on steam and I was wondering if someone could tell me about any Newbie friendly servers or any matchmaking feature that the game might have. I tried searching online but couldn't come up with any good results.

Thanks.

jariullah

Sure BushWaker. I'll PM you my steam ID .. It'd be interesting to start off with a friend :).

lol on the "pun" though :D.

Welcome to online gaming mate!

TF2 is amazing and very newbee friendly imo. Just learn the classes and see what one you are best with! Maybe to start off try being a medic or Pyro and see how they go!

Let me know if ya want to have some games some time man, i LOVE Team Fortress 2:D

TF2 is fabulously tolerant of new people. It's the one online game I've ever played where I am willing to show people new tricks if they want me to. Most other games I'd tell them to eat their own chairs. TF2 is that unique game where its remarkably common to see the average, slightly crappy player who can't aim, they are everywhere. But then there's that one individual person who can stickybomb jump up to secret areas (which I did and got banned for) and these players inspire you. The one thing I'd suggest is to experiment lots. People on TF2 NEVER make the piss if you look like a prat, because the community is old and good manered enough to know that if you pull off whatever you're trying to do, it is going to help the team. If you die, everyone has a laugh including you.

To be frank, I can't think of a better example to start online gaming than TF2. The cartoon graphics are an excellent setting, the battle styles (captrue the intel) are generic enough for you to recognise and play along, and the players are either skilled or just plain average, but no one cares either way because if people get the impression you take the game too seriously you get booed off the server.

COD4 is a terrible game to start gaming on. It's effectively sucked up the CSS fanboys and they litter the cod4 servers with their brattish behaviour. TF2's playing style only brings in the relaxed and the intelligent.

Solidus171

Start off just familiarizing yourself with most of the maps that come with the game, you can simply create a game and password lock it so u can walk around, check things out etc, without being disturbed. You can also join games and switch to observer mode to see how its all played.

Back when i started as a newbie, i often played as heavy or soldier, both very simple classes as long as you've played fps games before, medic is also good for newbies but knowing when and who to uber takes a bit more coordination and tactical thinking. Once you've got the hang of those classes and have become familiar with the maps, try out spies and engineers for a completely different style of play ;)

oh btw did i mention TF2 is an awesome game? :P