Tally-ho, good sirs! I'm here to give you a little read-up of some Subconscious Additions. Meaning, things you add without thinking, per se.
Righty-o, let's get started.
1. Spray Walls
Whether it be a large barrier at setup time, or a wall outside your spawn, people always want a large area that can be overrun by everyone's sprays.
Said areas are often large and easily visible by either team, and in most cases, unavoidable. People declare this as their spray's location because of that alone - that people can see it.
2. Phallic Objects
Everyone knows that guy or group of friends that instantly bursts into laughter upon sight of a Phallic object - or penis prop - perhaps you are even one yourself.
Of course Phallic Objects have lost their once meaningful purpose - power. Now, it's all one helluva laugh riot once someone catches a glimpse of a penis-shaped rock in the corner of their eye.
Perhaps Valve made these props intentionally? They've shown in the past that they are quite loyal and familiar with their community. Yet, like the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know.
Or you're looking too hard.
Mm, yes. That first time anyone played Lumberyard, they walked right off that Log. The first step in Nucleus was off the ledge. The first kill in Sawmill was at the hands of the Sawblades.
People love to die.
No matter what the cause of death is, people love to get obliterated by anything that isn't Human. If people know that a map has an Environmental Death hidden somewhere within it's Skybox, people will make a dash for it on their first time.
Nothing beats getting chopped up inconveniently by a Sawblade, falling off a ledge several thousand feet above a radioactive pit, or being caught by the cowcatcher of a neutral Train. No other player can kill you like that, and that, my friends, is why people love Environmental Deaths.
Though it is a Love/Hate Relationship.
Well now, ladies and gents, that's all for today's subject!
Stay tuned!
Righty-o, let's get started.
1. Spray Walls
Whether it be a large barrier at setup time, or a wall outside your spawn, people always want a large area that can be overrun by everyone's sprays.
Said areas are often large and easily visible by either team, and in most cases, unavoidable. People declare this as their spray's location because of that alone - that people can see it.
Example - Coordinates
Badwater Basin - 2680 -1200 320
Badwater Basin - -320 221 183
2Fort - 500 1490 329
Badwater Basin - 2680 -1200 320
Badwater Basin - -320 221 183
2Fort - 500 1490 329
2. Phallic Objects
Everyone knows that guy or group of friends that instantly bursts into laughter upon sight of a Phallic object - or penis prop - perhaps you are even one yourself.
Of course Phallic Objects have lost their once meaningful purpose - power. Now, it's all one helluva laugh riot once someone catches a glimpse of a penis-shaped rock in the corner of their eye.
Perhaps Valve made these props intentionally? They've shown in the past that they are quite loyal and familiar with their community. Yet, like the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know.
Or you're looking too hard.
Example - Coordinates
Badwater Basin - 937 -886 542
Granary - -1344 -5741 -349
3. Environmental DeathsBadwater Basin - 937 -886 542
Granary - -1344 -5741 -349
Mm, yes. That first time anyone played Lumberyard, they walked right off that Log. The first step in Nucleus was off the ledge. The first kill in Sawmill was at the hands of the Sawblades.
People love to die.
No matter what the cause of death is, people love to get obliterated by anything that isn't Human. If people know that a map has an Environmental Death hidden somewhere within it's Skybox, people will make a dash for it on their first time.
Nothing beats getting chopped up inconveniently by a Sawblade, falling off a ledge several thousand feet above a radioactive pit, or being caught by the cowcatcher of a neutral Train. No other player can kill you like that, and that, my friends, is why people love Environmental Deaths.
Though it is a Love/Hate Relationship.
Example - Coordinates
Nucleus - -1 0 195
Sawmill - 186 186 98
Well - 1488 384 -500
Nucleus - -1 0 195
Sawmill - 186 186 98
Well - 1488 384 -500
Well now, ladies and gents, that's all for today's subject!
Stay tuned!
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