The Big Earner Vs Spy Cycle?

[Lemoneid]

i cant decide which one is better, these are the advantages and disadvantages of the weapons

[Big Earner]
Advantages:
+30% Cloak on kill
Gain a speed boos on klill

Disadvantages:
-25 max health on wearer
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[Spy Cycle]
Advantages: Fireproof for 1 second and afterburn immunity for 10 seconds

Disadvantages:
Backstab turns victims into ice
Melts in fire, regenerates in 15 seconds and by picking up ammo



Please let me know which is one is better

[mooles mun]

Spycicle is probably better, if only by a small margin. Then again, it's really all down to player preference and playstyle.

[Hilda]

big earner. the speed can help you get some chain stabs and you can be an efficient ninja by gaining cloak on kill. also the spycicle is a little sictuational for me. if you get hit by a flare, everyone near you knows you`re a spy because of the overshield.

[Ruinion]

For me it's the Big Earner, if I'm using the Dead Ringer that is.

[Ravenant]

Depends on your playstyle. Both of them are better suited as weapons for Spies that prefer stealth and escape to offense.

Personally, I've began to love the Big Earner after the Gun Mettle update. It works great with the L'etranger.

[mooles mun]

Originally posted by -W3E- rampaging hydreigon:

if you get hit by a flare, everyone near you knows you`re a spy because of the overshield.

this is a bug
but yes, everyone would know even if it was fixed because of the really loud sound

[rogan]

Spy-cicle is better. It makes you able to escape pyros without much difficulty, whereas the big earner makes you die in one shot to many of the classes.

[syll]

I would say the Big Earner is better for skilled players and the Spycicle is better for novices.

Basically, any decent spy who knows how to be sneaky and avoid unnecessary damage, won't find the -25 health drop to be very problematic, and would know how to use the speed bonus to get out of sticky situations. In other words, the skill ceiling of this weapon encourages improvement.
Meanwhile, the Spycicle gives novice spies a "second chance" against pyros, which said spy should learn not to confront face-to-face to begin with. Moreover, the Spycicle leaves ice statues behind that notify the enemy team of his position, and that goes against the effort of being as sneaky as possible, which a spy should always embrace.

The comparison between the Big Earner and the Spycicle is like comparing the Bazaar Bargain with the Machina. It's rather obvious which one has the higher ceiling cap between these two.

[water]

Spycicle because you don't automatically loose when you catch fire.

[Doom Punk]

None, stock is best.

(To answer the question, I'd go with the Spy-Cicle.)

[mooles mun]

Originally posted by Robot-Friend:

Spycicle because you don't automatically loose when you catch fire.

you don't lose when you catch fire anyways
spies are more than capable of taking down a lone pyro with a revolver
and if the pyro isn't alone then they were dead regardless of fire status

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

I still only use the Stock Knife and the Kunai personally...