Thread: Ninja Cap?

I know it depends on which team you are on when it happens, but really, even when I'm on blue and someone sneaks up there and waits and waits for us to cap first point so they can ninja, well, it pisses me off.

I would rather have them helping us on first point, plus it is enjoyable to have to fight to get the second.
That point has to be one of the best fights in the game, for both sides.
I feel robbed when I don't get the chance to play it out.
I know it is a valid tactic but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy it.

So you patient sneaky ninjas out there - :4

:P

Voted awesome, but I'll only go for a ninja cap in certain scenarios, and I rarely even do that on pubs. But cloaking through the entire enemy team and winning the map for your team in the first 3-4 minutes is an awesome feeling.

You're just mad because your slow heavy ass can't pull it off. 8)

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

I'll go for the ninja if it looks like my team actually has it locked down unless if I'm going offensive engy, and we have A. Then, I try and set up in the C tower to cage Red into their spawn to buy my team time.

Ummm dustbowl last map?

Gravel Pit is another story.

Good input though, none the less.

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Dear God, I need to catch some sleep. In general though, the key is to watch your team's progress on a point and to communicate with them to make sure they're still going strong on the capture.

Can't agree with you more there, White, which is why I rarely, if ever, go for a ninja in pub matches. The point made about depriving your team of your presence on the front line is a valid one, so you really need to coordinate with your teammates before AND during your ninja run. If it looks like the first point is going to be a drawn out slugfest, you need to turn around and book it back to your team. Chances are you'll be discovered sneaking around the second point anyway and killed while your team is still fighting for the first one.

It's hard enough convincing your teammates that yes, you really can contribute a lot as a spy, without having to convince them that you hanging around an uncappable point, getting killed every 2 minutes only to run back to said point, is "contributing".

I have done one ninja cap but I helped my team on the way there. Me and a medic ubered in took out the sentries and found ourselves behind enemy lines with low medic HP. So we walked around and picked up a few HP kits and saw our team was getting people to the point (I meen this uber was great... massive destruction) so we hitailed it to the 2nd point and waited maybie 10-15 seconds and took it before red could respawn. I found it hilarious cause someone HAD to have noticed a demo/medic waltzing around behind them....

I ninja'd last point as an engy pretty recently.

Was following an uber push in with my wrench to melee fight for first point, and the uber switched on me just as a sticky detonated.

Knocked me past the stairs so I jogged over to 2 and laid down a sentry in front of the point facing their spawn doors and waited with my beer.

No one came out until we capped A and then I banged on my gun while it mowed down the initial spawners, and hopped on point ftw. Really wish I had recorded a demo of it.

Beat that fellow ninjas.

I do have to say if its a prolonged battle, ninja waiting pisses me off as blu. Try it when we make the initial push, otherwise come back and help in the meantime.