The comments about camera angles is a very big point.

I work as a cameraman filming sports games for my local TV station, and even for a small production, there are a lot of cameras involved, and switching between them all to find the best shot is very important.

I have been thinking of some way to get better angles in TF2 to make watching streams more interesting for a while.

What's needed are several cameramen. Each team gets it's own cameraman. Each cameraman has a view of all 6 players (in first person mode) on his assigned team. He can then pick which player is doing something interesting at the time and send it up to the main cameraman. He then takes whatever camera angle is the most interesting (whether it's a first person angle of someone on either teams, or a top down overview of the map, or a "cinematic" angle from where the action is. He can then push that to the stream and the viewers and announcers can see it.

This would take a lot of work, and isn't technically possible at the moment, but it would make watching a lot more interesting.

I also believe that first person camera angles should be used less, but are still very important in order to see just how intense matches can be, or how much skill is involved in making certain shots.

Hoovy fastest class.

I've been using the Razer Megalodon Headset for about a year now. It uses the multiple drivers method to simulate 7.1 surround sound and has a button on the volume control that toggles between stereo and simulated 7.1.

From my experience, it's amazing. In Games like Battlefield it makes you feel like you're right there getting your ass shot off. In Games like TF2 it really helps as I can hear where people are coming from, and what's going on without having to edit any sound files.

The 7.1 doesn't work very well when playing audio that doesn't support surround sound though. It sounds all echo-y. That's where the toggle comes into play though. I don't know if the drivers allow you to turn it on and off easily like the Megalodon does, so not everyone might find it useful.

I suggest everyone try it out though.

He's an awesome guy, and a lot of fun to talk to!

Great c-taps and DM as well!

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When I don't put the clutch in all the way.

I like Gravelpit.

As long as the game allows for battlefield style maps with vehicles and shit I'll be happy.

I must have wasted thousands of hours playing SW:BF 1&2

PUPPY!

From what I understand of comp BF3, it's nothing but Medics running around with the M16A3. There's not a lot of support for it, and there's no spectator mode so you can't really see how it's played unless someone records a POV. There are no demos, so people are stuck with FRAPS and the like.

BF4 will support multiple spectator angles including first person, third person, freecam, and a birds eye view of the map with the location of all the players.

I'm guessing competitive Battlefield will really take off once BF4 is out.

I'm really looking forward to that game. If it doesn't come out on PC I will do... something that's really not good.

Make sure to be super nice to everyone you meet.

There are a lot of assholes out there, and although it may be tempting to try and defend yourself when people start bitching, just keep your mouth shut. Lots of people have gotten bad reputations just because they can't keep their mouths shut. Even when it's just something trivial, this community likes to blow things out of proportion.

Do something with your family. Go to a movie, take a day trip someplace, just anything to distract you a little bit.