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'''Spamming''' occurs when people repeatedly fire their weapons in the hope of hitting an enemy player while utilizing little or no tactical consideration or skill. (Note- Forcing someone to respawn nearly always serves a tactical purpose.) | '''Spamming''' occurs when people repeatedly fire their weapons in the hope of hitting an enemy player while utilizing little or no tactical consideration or skill. (Note- Forcing someone to respawn nearly always serves a tactical purpose.) | ||
| − | Spamming may also refer to the act of doing something repeatedly which may be legitimate, such as repeatedly laying down [[Sappers]] on an enemy building, or annoying, such as spamming the channel with repeated chat messages | + | Spamming may also refer to the act of doing something repeatedly which may be legitimate, such as repeatedly laying down [[Sappers]] on an enemy building, or annoying, such as spamming the channel with repeated chat messages, spamming friendly Medic's with repeated use of the Medic call button or spamming the Dispenser call command. |
Attack spamming was most commonly associated with [[Soldier]]s and [[Demomen|Demoman]], though patches to these classes' ammo capacity has reduced this problem somewhat. | Attack spamming was most commonly associated with [[Soldier]]s and [[Demomen|Demoman]], though patches to these classes' ammo capacity has reduced this problem somewhat. | ||
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*Laying down suppressive fire to prevent entry into an area. | *Laying down suppressive fire to prevent entry into an area. | ||
| − | + | *Searching for cloaked [[Spy|Spies]] by firing randomly. | |
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| − | *Searching for cloaked [[Spy|Spies]]. | ||
*Standing next to a Dispenser firing continually to achieve the above. | *Standing next to a Dispenser firing continually to achieve the above. | ||
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*Continuously sapping an enemy building in order to destroy it. | *Continuously sapping an enemy building in order to destroy it. | ||
| − | + | This technique is widely known to be annoying to some players, be wary of unnecessarily spamming on public servers. | |
[[Category:Gameplay]] | [[Category:Gameplay]] | ||
[[Category:Strategy]] | [[Category:Strategy]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 11:51, 26 October 2010
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Spamming occurs when people repeatedly fire their weapons in the hope of hitting an enemy player while utilizing little or no tactical consideration or skill. (Note- Forcing someone to respawn nearly always serves a tactical purpose.)
Spamming may also refer to the act of doing something repeatedly which may be legitimate, such as repeatedly laying down Sappers on an enemy building, or annoying, such as spamming the channel with repeated chat messages, spamming friendly Medic's with repeated use of the Medic call button or spamming the Dispenser call command.
Attack spamming was most commonly associated with Soldiers and Demoman, though patches to these classes' ammo capacity has reduced this problem somewhat.
It is not to be confused with:
- Laying down suppressive fire to prevent entry into an area.
- Searching for cloaked Spies by firing randomly.
- Standing next to a Dispenser firing continually to achieve the above.
- Continuously sapping an enemy building in order to destroy it.
This technique is widely known to be annoying to some players, be wary of unnecessarily spamming on public servers.
