MGE or DM

#31

m

12 Frags – +

dm with friends

meb seagull enigma dev

always a good time

until some people start putting up sticky traps

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sALfLOR5URU/S7unSOIDDJI/AAAAAAAAANU/zVfwNRBdKqI/s320/finding_nemo_seagulls_sydney_harbour.jpg

dm with friends

meb seagull enigma dev

always a good time

until some people start putting up sticky traps
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sALfLOR5URU/S7unSOIDDJI/AAAAAAAAANU/zVfwNRBdKqI/s320/finding_nemo_seagulls_sydney_harbour.jpg[/img]

#32

chunkeyyy

2 Frags – +

I agree with downpour, having a good mix of both is a good idea. I did this all last week and I've seen some improvements in myself :>

BUT 2v2 IS STILL DA BOMB

I agree with downpour, having a good mix of both is a good idea. I did this all last week and I've seen some improvements in myself :>

BUT 2v2 IS STILL DA BOMB

#33

kirby

0 Frags – +

DM mainly because I learn more than I can from MGE. I used to get stressed at MGE, but now I don't care anymore. It's not that fun all that often, though 2v2 is usually pretty fun.

#34

DunderBro

6 Frags – +

Neither, this is why I'm stuck in div 6-5

#35

f_blue

-8 Frags – +

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#36

Andee

-2 Frags – +

I prefer DM, cus I find it very relaxing to do. Unless I run into alot of scripting pyro's, charging demo's, sodapopper scouts and minisentries..

#37

immortal

0 Frags – +

You have to treat MGE like a fun TF2 mini-game, nothing else, your raw DM skill/aim can definitely improve by playing MGE but negative habits like tunnel vision in 6v6 can result. I play way too much MGE it's addicting to me, so fun to crush people 1v1..

2v2 MGE however is much less tunnel-visiony and not to mention more fun because your playing with a partner.

You have to treat MGE like a fun TF2 mini-game, nothing else, your raw DM skill/aim can definitely improve by playing MGE but negative habits like tunnel vision in 6v6 can result. I play way too much MGE it's addicting to me, so fun to crush people 1v1..

2v2 MGE however is much less tunnel-visiony and not to mention more fun because your playing with a partner.

#38

Waldo

6 Frags – +

When I had ~1500 hours in the game pubbing, I started playing on the TG MGE server religiously, thinking that it was the "purest" form of DM, etc, and racked up what must be at least 600 hours on spire before starting to play inhouses/mixes. Since then I haven't really played much MGE or DM, but what I can say is this:

Playing any kind of mod or alternate gamemode in a game only really makes you better at that mod or that gamemode. Sure, it might make you better at the really low-level things, like putting your crosshair on someone and clicking at the right time, but that is usually made up for in the amount it changes how you expect people to react to a given action on your part. I.E, if I were to somehow get into the implausible scenario that both I and another soldier had 300hp on either side of spire, and neither of us had people on our team to help, there would still be other factors, the perceived difference in the time it would take for one team to arrive and the other team, who was attacking the point, etc. Even how people jump, in a straight 1v1, when you jump another soldier, if your aren't focusing on making your strafes as unintelligible as possible, you will get airshot because of how the other person is probably paying 100% attention to hitting you.

I'm not trying to say that MGE and DM are useless, not at all, just that if you think grinding 100 hours into it will make you win more DM fights in a 6v6 scenario, you're probably wrong. MGE and DM are great warmups, but I've found that if I play one for more than an hour before a scrim I miss more shots and make more stupid mistakes then I would otherwise.

tl;dr MGE and DM for warmups, don't grind it out hoping it will magically make you better

When I had ~1500 hours in the game pubbing, I started playing on the TG MGE server religiously, thinking that it was the "purest" form of DM, etc, and racked up what must be at least 600 hours on spire before starting to play inhouses/mixes. Since then I haven't really played much MGE or DM, but what I can say is this:

Playing any kind of mod or alternate gamemode in a game only really makes you better at that mod or that gamemode. Sure, it might make you better at the really low-level things, like putting your crosshair on someone and clicking at the right time, but that is usually made up for in the amount it changes how you expect people to react to a given action on your part. I.E, if I were to somehow get into the implausible scenario that both I and another soldier had 300hp on either side of spire, and neither of us had people on our team to help, there would still be other factors, the perceived difference in the time it would take for one team to arrive and the other team, who was attacking the point, etc. Even how people jump, in a straight 1v1, when you jump another soldier, if your aren't focusing on making your strafes as unintelligible as possible, you will get airshot because of how the other person is probably paying 100% attention to hitting you.

I'm not trying to say that MGE and DM are useless, not at all, just that if you think grinding 100 hours into it will make you win more DM fights in a 6v6 scenario, you're probably wrong. MGE and DM are great warmups, but I've found that if I play one for more than an hour before a scrim I miss more shots and make more stupid mistakes then I would otherwise.

tl;dr MGE and DM for warmups, don't grind it out hoping it will magically make you better

#39

Lune

0 Frags – +

Mge since i got shit pc and lag on DM servers :(

#40

Ma3laa

Ascent

19 Frags – +

I legitimately MGE'd my way to invite and never felt like using mge as my main practice source was hurting my game by giving me bad habits, ITS A HOAX

#41

m

18 Frags – +

12:32 PM - Ma3laa

#42

Ma3laa

Ascent

10 Frags – +

That doesn't mean I'm endorsing only playing mge and thinking you'll make it to invite though, I also reviewed my own demos watched other demos blah blah blah ARE YOU HAPPY NOW MASON

#43

m

17 Frags – +

12:36 PM - Ma3laa

#44

Ma3laa

Ascent

15 Frags – +

ok now that quote isnt even real

#45

m

25 Frags – +

12:39 PM - Ma3laa

#46

hawler

3 Frags – +

I prefer mge or spire2ez.

#47

zigzter

1 Frags – +

Ammomod4lyfe.

#48

ScubaSquid

2 Frags – +

spire_2ez

#49

wonderland

10 Frags – +

bball. :o)

for real I'd say MGE.
in DM it feels like all I do is aggressively jump into people which doesn't seem very productive outside of collecting points and free health.

bball. :o)

for real I'd say MGE.
in DM it feels like all I do is aggressively jump into people which doesn't seem very productive outside of collecting points and free health.

#50

choochoo

7 Frags – +

Ma3laaI legitimately MGE'd my way to invite and never felt like using mge as my main practice source was hurting my game by giving me bad habits, ITS A HOAX

I think invite gave you bad MGE habits if anything.

[quote=Ma3laa]I legitimately MGE'd my way to invite and never felt like using mge as my main practice source was hurting my game by giving me bad habits, ITS A HOAX[/quote]

I think invite gave you bad MGE habits if anything.

#51

MasterFloofy

2 Frags – +

Not sure if this falls into the MGE category or not but as a demo main i like to go in ammomod and just practice hitting pipes on a scout or soldier. A buddy and I sat on an ammomod arena that never ends and we just shot at eachother for 5 hours straight.

twas fun

Not sure if this falls into the MGE category or not but as a demo main i like to go in ammomod and just practice hitting pipes on a scout or soldier. A buddy and I sat on an ammomod arena that never ends and we just shot at eachother for 5 hours straight.

twas fun

#52

Sideshow

0 Frags – +

Ultiduo

#53

shifty1g

1 Frags – +

yes

#54

Cocoa

0 Frags – +

I'm like hard wired to clench my mouse as hard as I can in MGE and it hurts afterward. I only play it if any other server is full otherwise DM.

#55

Abramelin

1 Frags – +

I only ever MGE when I can't get into DM. overall mge sux and dm rules

#56

zodiac

1 Frags – +

I forgot to mention that i also listen to music when i'm in DM severs

DM + music = relaxing :)

I forgot to mention that i also listen to music when i'm in DM severs

DM + music = relaxing :)

#57

PocketOTY

-8 Frags – +

It's hard to say which is more "helpful." DM generally boils down to killing unaware enemies, while MGE can be just omg airshits. Personally I prefer MGE but that's generally because I usually play Demo v. Solly/Scout against friends, it's a nice challenge and it's much more enjoyable to play with people you know. However, I don't want to discredit DM, I do enjoy it, I can see how it's a bit helpful, and I play it all I can when my friends don't want to MGE. In short, both.

#58

defy

1 Frags – +

dm son

#59

Kohaku

1 Frags – +

I play DM occasionally when I feel the need to warm up my aim a bit, but that's it. MGE is pretty fun as a soldier, but I play scout, and scout MGE for me honestly feels like pulling teeth and I can't stand it for more than 20 minutes at a time.

#60

Lunacide

1 Frags – +

I think soldier vs scout mge is really beneficial for both players.