Backstab->cloak nerf?

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 4:58 PM

Join Date: Feb 10, 2008 Post Count: 44   sun 82873 Specialty: Spy Steam ID: LT. CYNDI LAUPER Clan: ESG   Yesterday I was able to cloak THE MOMENT that the knife hits on a backstab.  This was incredibly useful for escaping tight situations. Today I cannot;  I have to wait for a second or so before cloaking.  Does this disappoint any other spies?  =(

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 5:09 PM

Join Date: Apr 16, 2008 Post Count: 31   eternalphoenix 84218 Steam ID: dragon593   It annoys me, especially because I usually cloak then disguise after a backstab.  I'm not used to the cloak delay yet, so I keep on disguising then cloaking, so the smoke still appears.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 5:14 PM

Join Date: Jan 16, 2008 Post Count: 674   lilgamefreak 82232   Still seems pretty fast to me. Fast enough to escape an angry sentry at least.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 5:16 PM

Join Date: Apr 16, 2008 Post Count: 31   eternalphoenix 84218 Steam ID: dragon593   Its not that much, and i'll get used to it, but for right now its throwing me off.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 5:27 PM

Join Date: Nov 24, 2007 Post Count: 63   Lycosa 80613 Steam ID: Lycosa   Quote: Originally Posted by lilgamefreak Fast enough to escape an angry sentry at least. I don`t think that that`s still possible with this change. I also think it`s annoying, was killed a few times because I couldn`t cloak immediately.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 6:29 PM

Join Date: Dec 19, 2007 Post Count: 61   MeFortress2 81321   why would they do anything to nerf the spy?

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 6:36 PM

Join Date: Jan 16, 2008 Post Count: 674   lilgamefreak 82232   I just did it today. Of course you don't got away unscathed but I had around 50 health left. Lvl 3. There were actually two but I can't remember if the second one fired on me.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 9:32 PM

Join Date: Feb 19, 2008 Post Count: 54   Dexx 83084 Specialty: Spy Steam ID: r_Dexx Clan: ATF   I thought my cloak button was broken the first couple times I tried it... its one thing to stop people from IMMEDIATELY cloaking during a stab, but after a stab it still requires 1-2 seconds before cloaking

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 9:35 PM

Join Date: Mar 24, 2008 Post Count: 356   Van Crackin 83825 Specialty: Sniper Steam ID: VanCrackin GamerTag: Van Crackin Clan: {TF2F}   Together along with the backstab animation, this nerf seems to have made it much harder to effectively stab an engi and get away with it.

#  Jul 02, 2008 at 9:40 PM

Join Date: Feb 19, 2008 Post Count: 54   Dexx 83084 Specialty: Spy Steam ID: r_Dexx Clan: ATF   not even stabbing and getting away with it... stabbing, MISSING, and getting away with it is also harder