Kritskreig - Not just Situational Anymore

[CaffeinePowered]

Over the past few weeks Ive grown to love the krits more so than the regular uber, so I thought I'd make a mini-write-up on some of the things I've discovered over the course of its use.


Previous Conceptions - The Kritskreig is a situational weapon best reserved for defense on dustbowl like maps and basically little else
What I've found Out - Its just as useful if not more useful than a regular uber

Recent Buffs
Taunt restores HP - Has saved me from fire a few times
Reaches Charge 20% faster


Who to charge?
- Much like the uber you want to pocket the best person on your team, with a few caveats
- Go for demos first, followed by heavies, then soldiers
- Most people think crit rockets are the best, but a demo gets 12 shots between the stickies and pipes (and yes, you can empty both clips in 1 kritz) where as the solider can get off 6 rockets at most, also pipes do more damage than rockets
- Heavy is also good because there is no damage degradation on crits, you have the most health, and nothing can get reflected


When to use it?
- Good medics won't wait for someone to tell them to fire a charge, they just do
- Start before someone goes around a corner, if possible make sure they are at full health/ammo


Why use it in the first place?
- Crit stickies/rockets can kill the engineer behind a gun, as long as you dont charge the gun but pop around corners, you will kill it just as well
- You actually kill people, unless you pop an uber right in someone's face, they will usually run away, Id rather kill 2 people and not entirely clear an area than pop an uber and watch them all run
- Enemies don't recognize it - the lightning is much harder to notice in the thick of things than a bright red/blue glow
- Kill juggling pyros fast


What not to do....
- Charge Sentry Guns
- Charge good airblast pyros
- Charge over open spaces where snipers are watching


I just wanted to make a quick write-up since peaches thought he would call me a noob for using it now more often than the regular uber.


I'll add some more insightful stuff once I get back from work...or if Im bored at work before I leave tomorrow....

[Geoff]

You also need to remember that you're not invincible, which most players seem to forget... 

[Moosendoo]

I've always found the kritzkrieg to be very useful and sometimes fun, but I typically stick with the uber since I can always save myself/patient in times of emergencies.

[CaffeinePowered]

I should really copy-pasta my old articles and update them here for a general guide....

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Caffein...4415.phtml

[Turtle]

You also need to remember that you're not invincible, which most players seem to forget... 

but your gun

that should be enough shouldn't it

[Kirby]

I hate your anti-juggle/skeet-shooting pyro scenario. 

[Luca Shoal]

Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

[backfire]

Yeah, I love my kritzkreig now. Faster charge and does more damage.

Also, as people earlier today witnessed, it's surprising effective on snipers ;D

[Benito Mussolini]

Yeah, I love my kritzkreig now. Faster charge and does more damage.

Also, as people earlier today witnessed, it's surprising effective on spies ;D

[Professor Funbucks]

Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles

[Benito Mussolini]

[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]

It makes what it reflects crits?!

[zaneyard]

[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122161#msg122161 date=1258005157]
[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]
yes
It makes what it reflects crits?!
[/quote]

[CaffeinePowered]

[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122161#msg122161 date=1258005157]
[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]

It makes what it reflects crits?!
[/quote]

Yep

[Professor Funbucks]

[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122161#msg122161 date=1258005157]
[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]

It makes what it reflects crits?!
[/quote]
Aggravation
The part with the sentry gun and the heavy is a good example.

[SAVAGE-0]

Yeah, I love my kritzkreig now. Faster charge and does more damage.

Also, as people earlier today witnessed, it's surprising effective on snipers ;D

fuck you backfire/spore!

that team was rape...

[backfire]

[quote author=backfire link=topic=3845.msg122150#msg122150 date=1258000945]
Yeah, I love my kritzkreig now. Faster charge and does more damage.

Also, as people earlier today witnessed, it's surprising effective on snipers ;D

fuck you backfire/spore!

that team was rape...
[/quote]
You know it's a good day when you're spawn camping the other team with a sniper/medic combo kukri'ing and no-scoping everyone.

[Turtle]

[quote author=Benito link=topic=3845.msg122162#msg122162 date=1258005356]
[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122161#msg122161 date=1258005157]
[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]
It makes what it reflects crits?!
[/quote]
Aggravation
The part with the sentry gun and the heavy is a good example.
[/quote]
damn that guys good

[Professor Funbucks]

[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122178#msg122178 date=1258030768]
[quote author=Benito link=topic=3845.msg122162#msg122162 date=1258005356]
[quote author=Professor Funbucks link=topic=3845.msg122161#msg122161 date=1258005157]
[quote author=TV's Luca link=topic=3845.msg122148#msg122148 date=1258000479]
Pyro's, of course, are also good to uber. Kritz or regular.

Why do you not love me Caff :<

Krits is only good on a pyro who's good at reflecting projectiles


[/quote]
It makes what it reflects crits?!
[/quote]
Aggravation
The part with the sentry gun and the heavy is a good example.
[/quote]
damn that guys good
[/quote]
He's good at capturing it on video. The pub he plays on is really shitty so he gets in these situations pretty often.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Still better on defense, but I have been on a few runs of "holy shit, we just completely cleared the point of 5 people with one rocket."  And demos/heavies are probably the best bang for your buck.  Range depending on the hevay, though you can do some good damage with crit heavy sniping.  Oh and yes, kritzing a medic is also a death machine if they can aim.

[Scary Womanizing Pig Mask]

I should really copy-pasta my old articles and update them here for a general guide....

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Caffein...4415.phtml

Lol Meatspin XP