Don't get distracted - Whether a Spy gets a stab or not, their next priority is usually to get out of there.

If you take corners wide, you can see this coming and be better placed to avoid it. If you're in hot pursuit, you will round the corner, likely facing the direction you expect them to be in, but the Spy has doubled back around in a wide arc and is now in a position to stab you. Another feigning tactic, the Spy rounds a corner then doubles back in an arc around the corner. Competent Spies may attempt a 'Corner Stab'.

Take corners wide when pursuing a Spy.

If you attempt to track them when aiming you may get caught off guard as the next thing you know they've got angle on your back. Otherwise known as 'Matador Stabs' or 'Strafe Stabs', a Spy will sometimes feign moving right then quickly move left (or vice versa). If a Spy is confident enough to attempt to take you on 1v1 they will be looking for opportunities to stab an exposed back - don't give them that opportunity.

Keep your back to the wall when dueling a Spy.

How do I actually counter the Spy in Medieval Mode?Īs a Spy main, these points hold for fighting Spies in any game mode:

In a normal game, a suspected Spy becomes a dead Spy very soon, or at least loses time to retreat. If half the enemy team are Spies, it's possibly better to just leave the server and wait for this to end. Going thirdperson works, but in a limited way: circling you is still possible, though not as easily, and your ranged aiming becomes weird, so Snipers and crossbow Medics are greatly endangered.Īgainst two Spies, you are most likely damned - one of them will get in a backstabbing position. And then you are actually very likely to lose the engagement, because most Spies playing Medieval are very skilled at circling you and langing the deadly Backstab. Moreover, even if you suspect someone being a Spy or even know that it's a Spy, you can still do practically nothing until you get in melee range. On the other hand, the most important ways of Spychecking, namely the 'bite the bullet method' and the Flamethrower are no longer here, so Spychecking is very hard. In Medieval Mode the Spy keeps two of his three most important mechanics - the Disguise Kit and the Backstab, while the third, the Sapper, is just no longer needed as there are no buildings.

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