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==Grammatical Errors==

There are several grammatical errors in this article, and I've no way of fixing them. For example, the first tip on the page states "...jump in mid-air to change direction, and avoid enemy fire." While this holds true for gameplay, the comma between "direction" & "and" is unnecessary, and should be removed. Either that, or this is a direct quotation and Valve has horrible grammar issues. [[User:GenericCola|GenericCola]] 08:01, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
:I've just checked and your specific example is exactly how the tip appears in-game, comma and all.--[[User:Ten19|Ten19]] 08:32, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
:Oh, and I just saw this. Looks like things will be improving soon! [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:Tips_Revision]] — [[File:User Ten19 Hexagon.png|18px|link=User:Ten19]] <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%; font-color:black;"><b>[[User:Ten19|<font style="color:black;">Ten19</font>]]</b> <font size="-2">&#91;[[User talk:Ten19|<font color="black">T</font>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Ten19|<font color="black">C</font>]]&#93;</font></span> 09:08, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

== Mistakes==

I've noticed that several of these tips are actually incorrect (Like the flare gun one), should we just add a note afterwards stating that they're wrong, maybe highlight the tip in red or something? --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]]&nbsp;{{mod}}&nbsp;[[File:User Firestorm Nuke Sig.jpg]] 19:31, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
: Bump! <small>--''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' [[User:Firestorm|Firestorm]] ([[User talk:Firestorm|talk]]) • [[Special:Contributions/Firestorm|contribs]]) </small>
::Like? {{n}}[[User:Smashman|<span class="bur">Smashman</span>]]<sub>&nbsp;([[User_talk:Smashman|talk]])</sub> {{bur}} 18:46, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

The spy tip states that "As a Spy, if you're set on fire while cloaked, the enemy can see you and you cannot recloak!" this is inaccurate, as the spy can cloak while on fire, but remains visible for the duration of the burn.[[User:Zomnivore|Zomnivore]] 02:42, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

== Edit notice ==
I think it would be a good idea to have an edit notice saying something along the lines of "Please remember that these are the actual in-game tips, so don't add your own." People have added their own tips or changed these tips multiple times. - [[User:LingoSalad|<font face="TF2 Build" color="#990099">LingoSalad</font>]]<sub> ([[User_talk:LingoSalad|talk]])</sub> 23:24, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

== May 31st, 2011 Update ==

We should probably update these to coincide with the update that just came out today. <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Tf2 Build;"><big>[[User:Smashbrother101|Smash]][[User Talk:Smashbrother101|brother]][[User:Smashbrother101#Bios|1]][[User:Smashbrother101#Gallery|0]][[User:Smashbrother101#Loadout|1]]</big></span> 01:08, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
:{{c|done}} '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 03:18, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Merci : ) <span style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Tf2 Build;"><big>[[User:Smashbrother101|Smash]][[User Talk:Smashbrother101|brother]][[User:Smashbrother101#Bios|1]][[User:Smashbrother101#Gallery|0]][[User:Smashbrother101#Loadout|1]]</big></span> 11:55, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

== Images ==
They're sized very, very oddly. Someone outta iron them out. --[[User:SilverHammer|SilverHammer]] 10:22, 23 July 2011 (PDT)

== Control Point ==

This article mentions "Control Point", but poorly redirects it to a disambiguation page. Please adjust to aim at <nowiki>[[Control point (objective)|Control point]]</nowiki>. [[User:Darkid|Darkid]] 17:45, 1 December 2011 (PST)
:On a similar note, this page mentions "Critical" but fails to direct it to [[Critical hits]]. Once again, if you please. The above occurs twice. This is not a change to the *text* of the page, merely to the inter-wiki links. Please, someone, fix this. [[User:Darkid|≥My two cents≤]] 16:50, 28 January 2012 (PST)

== March 22, 2012 Patch ==

Well, new tips were added in the {{Patch name|3|22|2012}}, and the page is protected. Can someone add the new ones please? [[User:GianAwesome|GianAwesome]] 20:28, 22 March 2012 (PDT)
:bumping this to get the attention of the wiki mods  [[User:Theharribokid|Theharribokid]] 18:48, 24 March 2012 (PDT)
::The page is now unprotected. '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 18:52, 24 March 2012 (PDT)

== Map tips ==

Can we add a section or an article that deals with map specific tips? I found some on Dustbowl for example --[[User:Avox|Avox]] 13:08, 6 April 2012 (PDT)
:I'm not aware of any map specific tips on the loading screens ingame? '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 13:27, 6 April 2012 (PDT)
::Oh dear, my fault! Sorry for that. --[[User:Avox|Avox]] 13:35, 6 April 2012 (PDT)

== Jumping heavy explination ==

"As a Heavy, you don't lose momentum while spinning up your Minigun in the air. Use this to surprise enemies around corners!"

Should this be explained a little more like "with a running start..." or use while running:(space) then (mouse 1) and turn to enemies to attack? Just a little suggestion.

[[User:DC64|DC64]] ([[User talk:DC64|talk]]) 16:38, 26 January 2014 (PST)
: not really. It seems quite obvious... [[User:Ashes|Ashes]] ([[User talk:Ashes|talk]]) 17:43, 26 January 2014 (PST)

== Should we mention that one of the tips is outdated? ==

I don't remember where I've read before regarding outdated tips, but this one "As a Scout, the Sandman's baseball cannot stun foes at close range, but it will completely stun an enemy at max range." is outdated, as it explains the old mechanics of the Sandman. Maybe a new section after Arena? [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 16:49, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
: I suggest adding a symbol after it (Like that cross) and mentioning at the start of the page that it means a tip is outdated.<br>[[User:GrampaSwood|GrampaSwood]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|talk]]) 16:51, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

== Mann vs. Machine tips? ==

Should we add tips from MVM? They appear when you lose a wave or when you visit an Upgrade Station. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 14:17, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
:Here are two pastebins featuring the two instances of tips on {{code|tf_english.txt}} (it looks like that the Upgrade Station tips differ from the Wave Lost tips, but I'm not sure): [https://pastebin.com/YPWGd4h1 mvm_tips1.txt] [https://pastebin.com/kFhC75w7 mvm_tips2.txt] [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 14:27, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
::{{c|Yes}} Sure, why not? [[File:User Hinaomi Hinaomi-sig.png|link=User:Hinaomi]] [[User:Hinaomi|Rikka Takanashi]] <small>([[User talk:Hinaomi|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Hinaomi|contributions]])</small> 15:35, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
:::Someone told me they're going to add the tips, so let's wait until then. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 22:32, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

== An image of a screenshot showing an official tip ==

Would it be any useful to add a screenshot that shows an official tip? At the top of the page as a thumbnail of course. [[User:Qwertyxp2000|Qwertyxp2000]] ([[User talk:Qwertyxp2000|talk]]) 03:55, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

:I'd suggest adding a short tip as an example image, as it may result in a wide image on the side which looks bad.<br>[[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) 13:03, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
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