5:08 Not much attention was brought to this, but usage of the Spy-cicle also allows you to beat Pyros in a DPS war, if you can land your shots. It's not just an escape tool, but a valid way to turn the interaction on its head.
Something i would like to note with the Your Eternal Reward is that it has a special synergy with the Cloak And Dagger, as you are able to disguise while invisible as long as your cloak meter is full.
cloak and dagger is just generally worse than stock watch as well as it has faster cloak drain stacked with eternal reward if used along with no burst cloak regen while invisible (from dispensers and ammo packs)
@@petrblaha8806i find the stock watch to work just fine with the YER. i even prefer it sometimes just so i can pick up boxes while invisible and actually move through chokes without sitting still every 5 seconds.
I find it funny how a spy can instantly replace your teammate that you already checked Just imagine how confused the demo is when a scout he saw double jumped suddenly morphed into a spy. And unless the victims directly tells him what happened, he will never know what actually happened and be confused until the dawn of time
@@magnum78923 Which is why, in my opinion, it needs more tricks of same kind. Such as fake fire, that drains your cloak, but makes your disguise act as if you are shooting.
For spy being the most complex class, all the knives are easy to understand: stock, speedboost on hard mode, very hard mode, gunspy, and unexpected option but you have to use your brain. Spy's done in a way that you can be the best spy and still have something you can learn.
It's basically: 》Basic 》Basic, but you can fight the fire boy now 》Less health, great stab benefit 》Lesser health, greater stab benefit 》Espionage King
because if you are able to backstab a bonked scout then a) they're not very good at using it and b) they're as good as dead (slowdown is based on damage)
This is probably the best educational Spy content I’ve seen on the platform, not just for spy players, but people who want to counter them. It’s helped me greet pesky Frenchmen with the barrel of a crit-boosted 12-gauge shotgun. I can’t wait for “Spy has a gun! Now I explain them.”
Just wanna say that your videos are very well done, filled with important information, top tier editing and has a very great humor Have a nice day fam!
Even as a pyro main, the kunai is scary to me You never know when are you going to find a spy that literally refuses to die and either trickstab you or flee in his team's lines, making you die like an idiot if you don't pay attention to your surroundings
I love the whole actually smart spy thing, as it turns something from point and shoot to some of the most messed up paranoia tactics able to be done in a silly game. I love your videos because instead of teaching spies to be some sort of one man army you show the actual reality of the spy, to be more like an actual spy.
I really appretiate how this guy talks about the knives in a way that truly shows their strengths and also without saying "this knife sucks, ______ is the best"
I really loved how someone called the YER once - "the Spy's hard mode". Also you forgot to mention that the Cloak and Dagger allows you to continue staying invisible after disguising with the YER and won't even make your silhouette flickering, making it very good choice to pair with the YER.
8:58 thank god someone finally talked about this workaround, I’ve seen so many people saying this knife sucks because of this feature but to me it’s a direct upgrade from stock if you want to go a more sneaky spy
I think sn underrated aspect of the Big Earner, and why I think it's the most unique knife, is the fact that it's effects trigger on kill, not JUST a backstab, which gives you much more flexibility that one would think. Soundsmith gave a good synopsis of how the effect on kill can lead to a fairly unique alternate play style where you use the Ambassador to get targets you're fighting down to very low health and finish em with a butter knife to get the speed boost
12:16 It'd be cool if there was a knife that couldn't backstab but turned you into a sneakier version of a demoknight. It'd reduce spare revolver ammo by a lot, but give increased movement speed, health and cloak speed, the knife would probably be replaced with a french sword and deal the standard 65 damage
I just want to make a point that this video has “I love my job” written all over it. Stellar animation, transitions were crisp, the comedy was pretty nice, and I didn’t get the “jangling keys” vibe from it at all. No clickbait, good thumbnail- frankly, I’d just like to say I appreciate your work and that you’re pretty damn good at it. Ya did real good son, real good
4:52 This reminds me of a time when I was playing Spy, then a Scout walked into the room, and I began chasing them around, hoping to get a backstab. But they kept on running away, making it impossible. But they never once used their gun. Eventually, I just took out my revolver to stop this endless chase, and THEN they started shooting at me.
One of my favorite details from this video is that you tried putting the knives into appropriate settings (kunai in Sujin, spicicle in altitude, stock in default) while I wished for YER in Egypt and The Big Earner in Kong King it really shows that you put effort into every possible aspect of the video no matter how small or large of a visual aid it was
I just love your style of video. The Crisp yet short cutty animation is so clean~ And you do a good job at explaining your points with visual aids to back them up. [A+]
2:00 A great way to get this down to muscle memory is to disable viewmodels when you play spy, that way you are forced to know when to stab off of intuition rather than the knife raising animation.
This man makes very nice Spy guides, uses pizza tower and hi-fi rush music and has quality editing How have I not discovered this channel before baffles me
just recently found out about your channel and I'm already in love with your videos, your editing is amazing and your content is fun to watch I've loved Spy for some time now and your videos definetly do the class justice, keep at it!
5:17 as a pyro main, to you spies, be wary if they have and use the power jack, because usually (coming from experience) they (mainly I) like to close the gap with the 15% speed boost, swapping on and off of the flamethrower every time we’re (I’m) close.
Extremely well done video, enjoyed it alot. Also your eternal reward is the main knife I use on spy, its just so fun killing the entire team without anyone noticing and sentries become useless unless you miss a stab.
My only problem with spycicle is that after melting away it switches to your sapper instead of revolver, having you to spend that precious 1 second of fire immunity on switching to your gun
I wanted to get better at spy, and these videos have helped out so much! Just by following the tips and advice that you have given I have literally doubled my KDR, and it feels so great to actually get kills as the spy and not just die every five seconds, because I do not know what I am doing. Keep doing what you’re doing man, it’s great!
3:50 Got distracted by the clip shown; Saps sentry, stabs Scout, fails a stab on Medic, chases Pyro to stab, misses twice to finally land the third, and then stabs Medic wtf is happening . . . Medic is looking right at you the whole time to, but keeps on healin Pyro tunnel vision and catching the Scout off guard i can get, but like gah dam
I mean, can you even blame the Spy if you die when the *weather* breathes on you wrong? (Referencing your profile, be careful of those blizzards) In all seriousness, yes, that was indeed quite the funny moment.
Binged this series because I'm trying to learn spy, first game I got I was doing trash and then I remembered that the L'etranger still does pretty decent damage, and then I started doing far better.
I love the editing of this video, and its nice thats its only semi serious with plenty of jokes while also being informative 😊 (also 7:59 is my favorite joke ever lol)
Thanks, mate. I needed this. I just started playing tf2 recently, and i got a good grasp on the other classes, so now im learning spy. I'm planning to post gameplay videos of me playing spy once i get a new computer.
So basically: Stock is for when you do a lot of things, and is best all round. Big earner is meant for chainstabs/escapes. Kunai is a more extreme version of the big earner. Spy-cycle is meant for when pyros are everywhere. YER is meant for a high-stealth playstyle. And the butterknife is for the funny.
5:08 Not much attention was brought to this, but usage of the Spy-cicle also allows you to beat Pyros in a DPS war, if you can land your shots. It's not just an escape tool, but a valid way to turn the interaction on its head.
Spy cicle useful for clutches when trying to capture the intel
Well I think when is gonna make a gun spy video he's gonna mentioned
No one beats pyro
@@jr.StackQ biased
And I have been able to use paranoia to my advantage. Not by killing them when disguised but getting my teammates to do it
Something i would like to note with the Your Eternal Reward is that it has a special synergy with the Cloak And Dagger, as you are able to disguise while invisible as long as your cloak meter is full.
And most people don't realize and say it's the worst option
eternal reward only silents screams though and not the stab noise itself. experienced players can notice it if close enough
cloak and dagger is just generally worse than stock watch as well as it has faster cloak drain stacked with eternal reward if used along with no burst cloak regen while invisible (from dispensers and ammo packs)
@@mymop4422 actually cloak and dagger is the only watch that is viable to use after disguising with YER
@@petrblaha8806i find the stock watch to work just fine with the YER. i even prefer it sometimes just so i can pick up boxes while invisible and actually move through chokes without sitting still every 5 seconds.
I find it funny how a spy can instantly replace your teammate that you already checked
Just imagine how confused the demo is when a scout he saw double jumped suddenly morphed into a spy. And unless the victims directly tells him what happened, he will never know what actually happened and be confused until the dawn of time
I wish the yer didn’t get a drain rate increase or at least give the wanga prick the old stats
Or the demo realizes what happened as soon as he gets backstabbed and sees the spy morph into him
That's the true strenght of the Y.E.R. - making disguises believable
@@magnum78923 Which is why, in my opinion, it needs more tricks of same kind. Such as fake fire, that drains your cloak, but makes your disguise act as if you are shooting.
@@ceu160193 that could be a spy watch instead replacing your clock for a fake fire
4:43 “if only there was a way to deal damage without your knife. Oh ya SPY HAS A GUN!”
That part made me laugh ngl
me too
It's the biggest weakness of the Your Eternal Reward, as it only gives disguise on backstab.
@@Halberds8122just use l'etranger
Same fr
@@Halberds8122which is why things like the diamondback exist: to keep you alive for longer after being discovered
As someone who plays medic and engineer, understanding how spys think it vital to survival. These spy tutorials are handy to pretty much anyone.
Medic and engineer are my next most played classes after spy, its mainly bc i cant aim tho-
As a spy main I kindly ask that you STOP STEALING OUR INTELIGENCE.
@@jacobbliss1401 nah, I need to cap.
I don't really have a main, but I still watch these cause I SUCK at spy.
@@Png_gaming this is 2fort
For spy being the most complex class, all the knives are easy to understand: stock, speedboost on hard mode, very hard mode, gunspy, and unexpected option but you have to use your brain.
Spy's done in a way that you can be the best spy and still have something you can learn.
It's basically:
》Basic
》Basic, but you can fight the fire boy now
》Less health, great stab benefit
》Lesser health, greater stab benefit
》Espionage King
I wouldn't exactly call the kunai 'very hard mode' unless the enemy team is very good
@@ME0WMEREThat one pyro constantly spy checking and knows how to airblast
Guys we all know the best knife is actually the butter knife
Ah yes the most embarrassing way to die from a spy
Obviously
And the plastic knife you always find in your take away lunch
Imagine if valve add spoon as spy knife
@@buttermanaws4693 and also incredibly embarassing way to die AS a spy.
9:19 nice "anime joke" you got there
What is it saying ?
@@arkenn3497 It's literally saying "anime joke" (sorry for being late)
Isn't that the meme guy
real melontf2!!!!
Real?!?!
It is always a happy day for each Growing spy main when Jonto decides to upload more Spy Psychology.
I am with them this series is FIRE
he did it, he got hearted
Agreed
@@roadblockssquare yes he did. its a great thing
im not even a spy main and i love watching jonto
Better not be fire, spies hate fire.
1:24 bro got fan zoned
4:45 This is the same mood as people forgetting pyro and soldier has a shotgun
Tbh
Pyro and soldier has alotta different secondaries that it overshadows shotgun sometimes
someone in voice chat had to remind me engineer has a shotgun while i was sneaking into the nest, it def saved me in there
I am surprised that most people forgot that scout while under the effect of bonk is inmune to backstab
because people dont use it that much
Scout is too fast to kill
because if you are able to backstab a bonked scout then a) they're not very good at using it and b) they're as good as dead (slowdown is based on damage)
Me strafing to ignore the slowdown@bimeshii
Wait wait wait wait, Bonk! can also block backstab attempts
*anger*
@@Jontohil2 * new item sound effect * ⚠️* *The genuine anger*
But while drinking it you can get backstabbed unless your up against a wall
And one of the mann power power ups@@Jontohil2
@@Jontohil2 bro really forgot to mention rtd as well /j
This is probably the best educational Spy content I’ve seen on the platform, not just for spy players, but people who want to counter them. It’s helped me greet pesky Frenchmen with the barrel of a crit-boosted 12-gauge shotgun. I can’t wait for “Spy has a gun! Now I explain them.”
Spy has a gun!...five to be exact. We have:
》Just a gun
》Worthless
》Can't land a headshot to save your life
》Overpowered
》The best one
Wish granted
@@KingKayro87let me guess
Enforcer
Etranger
Ambassador
Diamondback
Revolver
@@decknightlmao Nope. Stock, Enforcer, Ambassador, Diamondback, L'Etranger
@@KingKayro87 Enforcer is not worthless at all lmao
Just wanna say that your videos are very well done, filled with important information, top tier editing and has a very great humor
Have a nice day fam!
Didn’t even know you could tip money like that on YT, cheers
Holy shit how much money is that
@@d-boi9785 200dollars
Ok joke aside, its 2 dollars
@@Jontohil2 Jontohil is e-girl confirmed
@@Jontohil2 At-Least pin the comment
The YER and Big Earner are criminally underrated and should be used more.
I use YER
Big earner and yer is usually used if you want to kill 10 people but pyro is be your worst enemy
i’d argue every knife that’s not the kunai are criminally underrated and should be used a lot more
@@GolAcheron-fc4ug nah bro i see many people using the kunai
Well that's kinda his point
Even as a pyro main, the kunai is scary to me
You never know when are you going to find a spy that literally refuses to die and either trickstab you or flee in his team's lines, making you die like an idiot if you don't pay attention to your surroundings
I love the whole actually smart spy thing, as it turns something from point and shoot to some of the most messed up paranoia tactics able to be done in a silly game. I love your videos because instead of teaching spies to be some sort of one man army you show the actual reality of the spy, to be more like an actual spy.
your eternal reward + cloak and dagger + L'Etranger = paranoia agent. You can even add the red tape recorder to reap in the extra salt.
That's my loadout
Nah have stock sapper
That song at the end gave me flashbacks to when everyone was hyped about hi-fi rush. Game was soooo fun
2:08 HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT
Truly incredible animations as always
I really appretiate how this guy talks about the knives in a way that truly shows their strengths and also without saying "this knife sucks, ______ is the best"
I can't get over how great the editing is, it's so good
I really loved how someone called the YER once - "the Spy's hard mode".
Also you forgot to mention that the Cloak and Dagger allows you to continue staying invisible after disguising with the YER and won't even make your silhouette flickering, making it very good choice to pair with the YER.
Yeah, YER and cloak and dagger is my main loadout.
What about the sharp dresser?
8:58 thank god someone finally talked about this workaround, I’ve seen so many people saying this knife sucks because of this feature but to me it’s a direct upgrade from stock if you want to go a more sneaky spy
I think sn underrated aspect of the Big Earner, and why I think it's the most unique knife, is the fact that it's effects trigger on kill, not JUST a backstab, which gives you much more flexibility that one would think. Soundsmith gave a good synopsis of how the effect on kill can lead to a fairly unique alternate play style where you use the Ambassador to get targets you're fighting down to very low health and finish em with a butter knife to get the speed boost
Bro the music choice is so unbelievably Fire, especially the HiFi rush picks
12:16 It'd be cool if there was a knife that couldn't backstab but turned you into a sneakier version of a demoknight. It'd reduce spare revolver ammo by a lot, but give increased movement speed, health and cloak speed, the knife would probably be replaced with a french sword and deal the standard 65 damage
And then spy gets a shield that replaces secondary and allows a charge stab
and then the spy gets wings to fly as well
the flanking frenchman
As a kunai spy main, shit is crazy when you get randomly spy checked out of no where and when the backstab hitbox is not working.
I just wanna say that I LOVE the amount of work you put into your videos. You are one of my favorite tf2ubers. ❤
Good to know people appreciate it, time to sleep
@@Jontohil2 night night don’t let the scunts bite
such a missed opportunity to put description of Big Earner "I'm getting away this time", would fit the music
"Oh yeah, spy has a gun" heavy asked calmly
I don't even use spy, I just like the video editing so much that I just watch these videos purely for fun.
i like to use sharp dresser
it's basically stock but looks cool
anyway, happy to see another video of yours ❤️
ive been practicing spy
Sadly even though it looks sick, the lack of a taunt kill makes it objectivly worse then stock
I just want to make a point that this video has “I love my job” written all over it. Stellar animation, transitions were crisp, the comedy was pretty nice, and I didn’t get the “jangling keys” vibe from it at all. No clickbait, good thumbnail- frankly, I’d just like to say I appreciate your work and that you’re pretty damn good at it. Ya did real good son, real good
I cannot tell you the amount of joy I felt when you played Questionable Ethics
One of the best moments of Black Mesa.
7:58 “Hey, identity theft is not a joke-“
“I’LL MAKE IT INTO ONE!”
4:52 This reminds me of a time when I was playing Spy, then a Scout walked into the room, and I began chasing them around, hoping to get a backstab. But they kept on running away, making it impossible. But they never once used their gun. Eventually, I just took out my revolver to stop this endless chase, and THEN they started shooting at me.
One of my favorite details from this video is that you tried putting the knives into appropriate settings (kunai in Sujin, spicicle in altitude, stock in default) while I wished for YER in Egypt and The Big Earner in Kong King it really shows that you put effort into every possible aspect of the video no matter how small or large of a visual aid it was
I Think that “YOUR eternal reward” sounds like the most powerfull knive to me!
1:37 BONK! Atomic Punch:Am I a joke to you?
ngl that was what I thought when I saw only uber and razorback
You have legitimately amazing comedic timing. Laughed throughout the video. Top-notch editing as well. Well done, sir.
I just love your style of video. The Crisp yet short cutty animation is so clean~ And you do a good job at explaining your points with visual aids to back them up. [A+]
11:06
That engineer spontaneously combusted
2:00 A great way to get this down to muscle memory is to disable viewmodels when you play spy, that way you are forced to know when to stab off of intuition rather than the knife raising animation.
what the f is this video
this editing is insane levels of professionally polished
This man makes very nice Spy guides, uses pizza tower and hi-fi rush music and has quality editing
How have I not discovered this channel before baffles me
Facts he knows the best music to play In his videos
"If only ther was a way to deal damage without the knife oh yes, SPY HAS A GUN" GOT ME NGL
just recently found out about your channel and I'm already in love with your videos, your editing is amazing and your content is fun to watch
I've loved Spy for some time now and your videos definetly do the class justice, keep at it!
really glad you elaborated on the kunai's slower overheal. a lot of people think it's an unlisted stat of the kunai and not a function of overheal.
5:17 as a pyro main, to you spies, be wary if they have and use the power jack, because usually (coming from experience) they (mainly I) like to close the gap with the 15% speed boost, swapping on and off of the flamethrower every time we’re (I’m) close.
That intro music hit me with so much nostalgia holy shit I think I need to lay down
Extremely well done video, enjoyed it alot. Also your eternal reward is the main knife I use on spy, its just so fun killing the entire team without anyone noticing and sentries become useless unless you miss a stab.
Didn't expect questionable ethics as the intro lol, good stuff
I’m not a spy main, but I enjoy watching these videos immensely for all the good editing and writing that has been put into them
0:47 I'm going to guess he still has a gun?
Edit: 4:42 my guess was right. Also vary clever timing
black messa questionable ethics 1 is such a banger song,
black messa is an incredible game
4:07 lol I just threw my phone at the wall trying to do the koopa thing
8:00 "Identity theft is not a joke"
ㅤㅤㅤ *_"𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐍𝐄"_*
11:22 based heavy listening to "They Might As Well Be Dead" from ror2
Man, your level of editing and joking is gold. Wish you succes in UA-cam.
He is plus the beginning is ezios family heavy metal btw
Hella good music choice my dude.
9:52
I need to see this in a meme video with no context, just
*exhale*
" A "
Found a typo at 4:22 "Oh hit by fire:"
Oh I'm hit by fire
@@HorHor-pc3mpit seems I have spontaneously combusted
Yea saw it too lol
These knife transitions are just 👌
The Your Eternal Reward's instant disguise is basically useless when the pyro is spychecking at some random ass intervals.
Ive been running the Eternal Reward with the Dead Ringer recently, and it makes for a very fun, agressive, and psycologicaly manipulative playstyle
I personally prefer the Cloak and Dagger when using the YER
Your cloak/disguise management must be on point if you can pull off that kind of playstyle effectively
@@Quickstein it does take some getting used to, but it is a refreshing way to play spy
My only problem with spycicle is that after melting away it switches to your sapper instead of revolver, having you to spend that precious 1 second of fire immunity on switching to your gun
Missed opportunity to name it "Spycology".
I wanted to get better at spy, and these videos have helped out so much! Just by following the tips and advice that you have given I have literally doubled my KDR, and it feels so great to actually get kills as the spy and not just die every five seconds, because I do not know what I am doing. Keep doing what you’re doing man, it’s great!
i love your work man, its enjoyable, its informative, and to the point. well done
As do I!
the best intro i have ever seen
2:29 I know ultrakill music when i hear it.
*JUDGEME-*
**Duel jumscare**
*v2 real*
I love the choice in music for this video, especially hi-fi rush! nice work.
Your music choices had me screaming “stop being so based” hi Fi, ultrakill, pizza tower??? Insane
Jon you’ve done it again! Amazing video, I’m blown away by the amount and quality of the sfm work.
6:35 Y'know, out of context, that statement sounds terrifying.
Along with 6:45
12:38 I JUST DIED TO THAT SCOUT
If there’s anything you’ll be saying over and over in the corner of a padded cell, it definitely, “spy… he has… SPY HAS A GUN”
Dude, your content is so freaking great quality, it made me want to play TF2 again!
Also, your music taste is impeccable!
(Hi-Fi Rush is peak)
7:58 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙮 💀
I know a way to make the “YER” better:
The player is muted, FTP style untill either respawn or spie’s death
3:50
Got distracted by the clip shown;
Saps sentry, stabs Scout, fails a stab on Medic, chases Pyro to stab, misses twice to finally land the third, and then stabs Medic
wtf is happening . . . Medic is looking right at you the whole time to, but keeps on healin
Pyro tunnel vision and catching the Scout off guard i can get, but like gah dam
7:40 the sniper you just killed isn’t too happy
9:50 was a very funny moment
sniff
*AA*
I mean, can you even blame the Spy if you die when the *weather* breathes on you wrong? (Referencing your profile, be careful of those blizzards)
In all seriousness, yes, that was indeed quite the funny moment.
The quality of this videos is amazing!🎉🎉
3:07 fr*nch jumpscare
@@Spearofinamorata do you not know what a joke is
@@dtddnguyen6794
does he know?
he doesn't know!
Dear God.
@@Halberds6 there's more
@@lubiezolwie No!
Binged this series because I'm trying to learn spy, first game I got I was doing trash and then I remembered that the L'etranger still does pretty decent damage, and then I started doing far better.
With the other knifes the victim will just scream out loud but YER is good for silent assasining
5:00
anyway we we we
Oui oui oui
Australian accent
I very much appreciate Questionable Ethics in the intro
I love the editing of this video, and its nice thats its only semi serious with plenty of jokes while also being informative 😊
(also 7:59 is my favorite joke ever lol)
Thanks, mate. I needed this. I just started playing tf2 recently, and i got a good grasp on the other classes, so now im learning spy. I'm planning to post gameplay videos of me playing spy once i get a new computer.
I call this “spychology”
Holy shit this was actually used
Yeah
In a previous video he said that he thinks the name is stupid.
I like the eternal reward because of the big brain moments I had with it
3:36 yooo pizza tower soundtrack
Wow, really liked the animations and editing, also the intro was fire too, you won a new suscriber! 🖤
We need a green screen version of the spy running at 3:20
Ik this is from 11 months ago, but a lot of the assets he uses in his videos are in his discord
So basically:
Stock is for when you do a lot of things, and is best all round.
Big earner is meant for chainstabs/escapes.
Kunai is a more extreme version of the big earner.
Spy-cycle is meant for when pyros are everywhere.
YER is meant for a high-stealth playstyle.
And the butterknife is for the funny.