Horrible Spy Luck

[Roguelan]

I feel like TF2 hates me. When im spy, my ping goes up to like 150+ so my backstabs don't register. Plus pyros... so many pyros... When im about to backstab someone, they turn around and blow me to bits. When im sapping a sentry and try to kill the engineer, he insta kills me with his wrench. The list could go on and on, but am i the only on the experiances this? I hope not xD

[Ace42]

You make your own luck as Spy.

Nine times out of ten the "bad luck" is solely down to your team already having Spies on it, and thus the enemy spy-checking as a matter-of-course.
Don't pick Spy if your team already has one.

Latency issues? Fix your network connection, or join better servers. Make sure your interpolation is optimised.

[Comrade Komko]

Just don't play spy

[Balanced]

Originally posted by Ace42:

You make your own luck as Spy.

Nine times out of ten the "bad luck" is solely down to your team already having Spies on it, and thus the enemy spy-checking as a matter-of-course.
Don't pick Spy if your team already has one.

Latency issues? Fix your network connection, or join better servers. Make sure your interpolation is optimised.

thats something i wish everyone will learn. playing spy is about being sneaky and not attracting too much attention, so its common sense that having more spys would bring more notoriety to the fact that your team has spys

[Doctor of Spice]

Noob spies often make it harder for better spies to get the slot without being criticised by their team. Also, noob spies are very obvious to the point where they will be in front of you and they will walk behind you, and fail in backstabbing. It is funny when a noob spy tries to escape by running backwards, using his ambassador that he can't aim with.

[Roguelan]

Thank you for all the tips everyone, I'll keep them in mind. I have over 80 hours on spy, and I'm still learning

[Omnipresent Oatmeal]

Pay attention to who acts like what on the other team.
If there's someone who runs around and acts like a spy when he isn't, disguise as him if you aren't too good at blending in. People likely won't suspect you (or they will because they're like me and they always think he's a spy.)

Also...

Disguising as your own team while using the Deadringer (or other watch if you can dissapear right) is also a workable thing. If you, a red spy, run at the enemy team disguised as a red pyro, they'll think "Oh hey, a red pyro." instead of "oh look, a red spy."

[The Joker 932]

anyone who plays spy will have those bad games a losing streak can last days
there is nothing you can do just make them suffer when your luck is in

[The Joker 932]

also this may sound strange but find the days when you lose the most like for me it's sunday and just keep off

[Danizk0]

Originally posted by The Joker 932:

anyone who plays spy will have those bad games a losing streak can last days
there is nothing you can do just make them suffer when your luck is in

Sick necro bruh

[Taylor]

two things.

1-I feel ya mate.

2-Either take break as spy, I did and it helped or just practise lots I guess.

[The Joker 932]

there is one other thing that helps
try and uncloak as near to the target as you can on the ground but not so close he can hear you
if that does not work just spawnkill for a bit
it doesn't really work that often or make you popular but it's funny
;-)

[twunny phaiv]

boi 150 ping is what I get on a good day