TF2: The Immortal Soldier

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 30. 07. 2024
  • The Black Box is a pub favourite, but how does it really stack up?
    I've learn a lot in the process of making this video, so I am excited to bring more TF2 content like this in the future! Also, yes, that's a Naruto bit at the start, what are you gonna do about it?
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    Zesty Jesus' Video: ‱ TF2: The Best Item in ...
    Music:
    A bunch of Radiohead instrumentals
    Be Nice 2 Me x Buddy Holly Mashup - u/Gothreptiliandrainer
    Twinleaf Town (Daytime)
    0:00 - Introduction
    1:53 - The Numbers + Short History
    3:30 - The Good
    5:53 - RANDOM CRITS BABY!
    6:17 - The Bad
    8:59 - Secondary Weapon Discussion
    11:34 - Achieving Immortality
    14:28 - Short Melee Discussion
    15:00 - Final Thoughts
    #tf2 #teamfortress2 #blackbox
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  • @collinr4911
    @collinr4911 Pƙed 2 lety +2969

    This is the second video I've watched of yours and it has trap weezer in it. Probably the worst thing I have ever heard thank you.
    Also where can I find that

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +423

      Be Nice 2 Me x Buddy Holly

    • @andreashajidimitri8690
      @andreashajidimitri8690 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Soundsmith hates you litle usles bad player.get skils and stop being a litle beach

    • @crump9148
      @crump9148 Pƙed 2 lety +59

      @@andreashajidimitri8690 go back to kindergarten

    • @TJairforce
      @TJairforce Pƙed 2 lety +9

      @@crump9148 lol that kid got burnt to fukin crisp

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      @user-jk1mz8kz3c Pƙed 2 lety +34

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  • @Alex-bk5hc
    @Alex-bk5hc Pƙed 2 lety +2386

    Black box is amazing when your team already has a lot of power and is amazing on defence cause sentry nests are tough to take out on this loadout.

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +357

      Yeah definitely functions better on defence for sure.

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +370

      Probably should have mentioned that somewhere actually


    • @ST4_R
      @ST4_R Pƙed 2 lety +34

      @@elmaxoTF2 you should pin him

    • @artemefimov8215
      @artemefimov8215 Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @@ST4_R he pinned the trap wheezer 😎

    • @niemanickurwa
      @niemanickurwa Pƙed rokem +4

      Used to run the Black Box and Buff Banner when there weren't any medics around. Healing and "crits" and you can go solo.

  • @Bumpki
    @Bumpki Pƙed 2 lety +706

    I think I know why you got crits more often.
    You said it lets you stay in the frontline longer. Your chance of getting a crit increases the more damage you have recently done. The black box gives you sustain. I imagine you had many moments where you would weave in and out of extended skirmishes one after the other while it heals you enough that you can take the next fight.

    • @arronalt
      @arronalt Pƙed 2 lety +11

      yes, i was looking for this comment

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 Pƙed 2 lety +93

      Ah so that’s why top-scoring heavys seems to constantly be firing random crits

    • @mmutexx9833
      @mmutexx9833 Pƙed rokem +4

      đŸ€“đŸ€“đŸ€“

    • @crppledizzle9374
      @crppledizzle9374 Pƙed rokem +42

      @@mmutexx9833 "đŸ€“đŸ€“đŸ€“" -đŸ€“

    • @LightningXD
      @LightningXD Pƙed rokem +4

      @@crppledizzle9374 ""đŸ€“đŸ€“đŸ€“" -đŸ€“" -đŸ€“

  • @dootslayereternus273
    @dootslayereternus273 Pƙed 2 lety +438

    I do find that even if a medic is on your team, the black box is good for letting the medic focus on others and having one less person to worry about healing (or not having to heal as much.)

    • @DaisiesTC
      @DaisiesTC Pƙed 2 lety +38

      and if the medic does decide to heal you you're basically invincible in a team fight outside of charged headshots or backstabs. Downside of having one less rocket doesn't matter when you have all the time in the world to reload. Pretty cancerous in pubs. Can just hold a chokepoint forever on defense which I don't find fun even when I'm the one doing it.

    • @mcspazatron240
      @mcspazatron240 Pƙed 2 lety +30

      Yeah the box doesn't make the medic redundant
      BUT when I get ubered with the box I'm like man I wish I had another rocket

    • @calvincruz3867
      @calvincruz3867 Pƙed 2 lety

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    • @james739123
      @james739123 Pƙed rokem +5

      that's *exactly* my mindset when playing my main solder, Black Box, Concheror and Half-Zatoichi, and yes the samurai set to go with it.

    • @agentoranj5858
      @agentoranj5858 Pƙed rokem

      I found from playing with my brother that having a Black Box and a banner doesn't let me get much value from an uber because I run out of steam too quickly, but pairing it with a Shotgun lets me really milk a Kritz charge because the BB healing helps me survive the attention a charge brings my way, and the shotty enables me to keep shooting if there are still targets after the BB is empty or to kill a low value target without spending a rocket.

  • @himayamata
    @himayamata Pƙed 2 lety +234

    This actually happened to me.
    There was this guy who stole my Black Box and dominated the rest of my team and won the game.
    I'm devastated that my own Black Box was used to beat my team

    • @spamton_g_spamtom474
      @spamton_g_spamtom474 Pƙed rokem +3

      I got an Australian black box , I'm not proud of having it, it's the first Australian that no one agreed to be in the game lmaoo

    • @marzbar5877
      @marzbar5877 Pƙed rokem +15

      @@spamton_g_spamtom474I’ll take it off your hands :P

    • @zeldafactstotk
      @zeldafactstotk Pƙed rokem

      ​@@spamton_g_spamtom474same

    • @Poketoonix
      @Poketoonix Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      @@spamton_g_spamtom474 give it to me, then

    • @9895_
      @9895_ Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      ​@spamton_g_spamtom474 hey, if you still got that, I'll relieve you of it

  • @watch_kitty
    @watch_kitty Pƙed 2 lety +1024

    "There's only two viable weapons, the Disciplinary Action and the Escape plan."
    *Angry Zatoichi noises*

    • @kapa_nitori
      @kapa_nitori Pƙed 2 lety +36

      it damages you if you switch between zatoichi and other weapon

    • @jamesthomasrosky6299
      @jamesthomasrosky6299 Pƙed 2 lety +57

      @@kapa_nitori make sure you kill the person than. bruh

    • @user-ec9it3zv1d
      @user-ec9it3zv1d Pƙed 2 lety +39

      Soldier is the opposite of mobile if you use a melee weapon except if you use the escape plan it will be hard to kill most classes with melee weapons because most of them is faster than soldier. If you have a melee weapon that damages you if you change into your primary you’re pretty much gonna give your opponent the upper hand since your chances of killing them with the half zatoichi is low unless it’s another soldier or demo using the same weapon.

    • @aghitsaplane4262
      @aghitsaplane4262 Pƙed 2 lety +142

      @@user-ec9it3zv1d yeah but cool sword

    • @42carlos
      @42carlos Pƙed 2 lety +109

      @@user-ec9it3zv1d the strat: pop conch and become soldierknight

  • @theguywhoasked770
    @theguywhoasked770 Pƙed 2 lety +1117

    nah man, you gotta combo it with the conch and zatoichi. it turns soldier into a subpar melee charger, but he is pretty fast and going on tears with the katana's health gain is really fun.

  • @Tom-vx7qh
    @Tom-vx7qh Pƙed 2 lety +76

    Soldier has two important resources. HP and clip. The black box makes it easier to manage one, but harder to manage the other. It's a decently balanced concept.

  • @a_lexine
    @a_lexine Pƙed 2 lety +468

    the black box DOES actually let you still play hyper aggressively!
    remember that last rocket you use to jump away? YOU DON'T NEED IT.
    jump in, kill everyone involved, use the health on hit to HOLD YOUR GROUND. let your team advance to where you just cleared everything out while you're reloading, then play some more hyper aggression to further push the enemy team back, while continuously extending your fallback line by allowing your team to move up behind you. you're suddenly both a team player AND a hyper aggressive 260 health explosive flying scout. EVERYTHING must learn to fear you.

    • @Buglin_Burger7878
      @Buglin_Burger7878 Pƙed 2 lety +41

      Yeah, if you're going to just get out after getting a kill you're completely destroying the point of the Black Box. Or you could wait to reload that first rocket you used to move and then fire on the enemy since they likely don't know you're there.

    • @darreny1375
      @darreny1375 Pƙed rokem +14

      My ground holds best with the equalizer. If I'm below 40, scouts will drop in one hit... Snipers and spies too ;3. Casual pubs never expect ya to stick around, so when you do? That's where the fun begins.

    • @legitimo1788
      @legitimo1788 Pƙed rokem +8

      More I push more I gain life, this weapon was made for my crazy full rush playstyle. I killed entire teams rushing with this thing, when the shell plays the party start. I'm a main spy, I use soldier with this loadout to change the game when we are loosing

    • @agentoranj5858
      @agentoranj5858 Pƙed rokem +6

      Personally that lost rocket bugs me a lot so I've been getting back to basics with the Shotgun; Having it means I can spend a rocket and some health to jump in, spend the other two rockets getting the first kill for a health rebate, and still have 6 shells and 200HP to brute force a solution if I've got no time to reload. Without an offensive secondary I find that loadouts with the Black Box run out of steam too fast for me to get the value I want from ubercharges and banners, and I also find that enemy players using the BB with a banner are easy kills when I've got more ammo to outlast them with or a method of deflecting their rockets.

    • @a_lexine
      @a_lexine Pƙed rokem +4

      @@agentoranj5858 ubercharge and banners? mate, i pop the gunboats on and fling myself into the enemy team with absolutely no fear whatsoever, knowing full well i'm effectively a rocket jumping heavy in effective health, screw being near my medics, they have better teammates to tend to, imma roam

  • @JamieWhiting123
    @JamieWhiting123 Pƙed 2 lety +122

    Love the Radiohead in the background, in rainbows is great

  • @notmuchjustchillin
    @notmuchjustchillin Pƙed 2 lety +128

    Disciplinary action literally has longer range than the eyelander AND can hit people from behind if you're standing just close enough.. My favorite soldier loadout is Rocket Jumper + Conch + Disciplinary Action. You get away with WAYYY more than you ever should with that loadout, and getting the conch buff is just hilarious. Give it a shot!

    • @rezac4042
      @rezac4042 Pƙed 2 lety +14

      nice troll my guy

    • @kapa_nitori
      @kapa_nitori Pƙed 2 lety

      disciplinary action range is broken

  • @carrotized
    @carrotized Pƙed 2 lety +466

    I find this criminally under-viewed for the quality of this video, you get a sub from me!

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +39

      aye thanks so much!

    • @mr.fantastic7756
      @mr.fantastic7756 Pƙed rokem

      @@elmaxoTF2 what was the intro song? Anime scene

    • @cashkv2291
      @cashkv2291 Pƙed rokem

      @@mr.fantastic7756 â€đŸ˜‚đŸŽ‰đŸ˜ąđŸ˜źđŸ˜…đŸ˜…đŸ˜Š

    • @ElixirUs69
      @ElixirUs69 Pƙed rokem

      Karma:

    • @EdibleREAL
      @EdibleREAL Pƙed rokem

      @@cashkv2291â€đŸ˜‚đŸŽ‰đŸ˜ąđŸ˜źđŸ˜…đŸ˜Š

  • @MrSailing101
    @MrSailing101 Pƙed 2 lety +33

    I can explain the BB's seemingly higher crit rate. TF2 has a mechanic whee, if a player is performing well and doing a lot of damage, they will have a higher crit chance. but it's not just from doing damage, it's also boosted by HEALING. so you are damaging the enemy and healing yourself, your random crit chance will be higher than other launchers.

    • @Fatsaver
      @Fatsaver Pƙed rokem +2

      I can't tell if this is a joke or if you're serious, but if it's serious then it makes a lot of sense because of tf2's insane spaghetti codes

    • @MrSailing101
      @MrSailing101 Pƙed rokem +7

      @@Fatsaver it's the same reason "the saw always crits" for the medic

  • @elalex_489
    @elalex_489 Pƙed rokem +16

    7:00
    Maxo: **Talks about how bad is the downside on having only three rockets**
    Also Maxo: **Never uses the forth rocket**

  • @tommys.3491
    @tommys.3491 Pƙed 2 lety +56

    the fantano scoring references, the weezer meme remix, the radiohead instrumentals,
    hell yeah, nice music taste my dude. you deserve WAY more subs!

  • @random_me666
    @random_me666 Pƙed 2 lety +42

    I call it the "Lone Soldier" load out especially on CTF servers where I'm tired of the back and forth and need some alone action and my god it is fun infiltrating the enemy Intel and coming out killing everyone. It feels like something out of Halo when you are escaping.

  • @someoneelse1044
    @someoneelse1044 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +7

    elmaxo is a radiohead fan apparently

  • @bensagerman8870
    @bensagerman8870 Pƙed 2 lety +88

    Alright, here are the facts as I understand them. Personally. I see BB + Conch too much in casual. You make a good point, the soldier in question does give up a lot to use it. But when it's a problem is coincidentally where I see it the most, tryhards with a medic up their ass. BB is usually aussie, but they just abuse it to no end. I'm so specific because that's the only time I actually notice it really, because it's well balanced enough to fit into the game. BB + Panic Attack is the gold standard. That's a frontline brawler, have fun reloading though. BB + gunboats is my guilty pleasure. It is too much fun if you play around health packs, roamer is just too much fun with sustainability.

    • @Chudpope
      @Chudpope Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I've always found that BB with a non-shotgun leaves me unable to reliably engage when it's not just a straggler or two. I just don't have the firepower to do what I need to do and get out. It'll take at least two BB rockets to do anything beyond mopping up someone who's already half dead, and that leaves you reloading.
      Hence why like you said I like running with the panic attack. BB + Concherer is great for straight engagements, but everyone knows that jumping is where the joy of soldier comes from. A shotgun lets you follow up if you just barely missed a kill, or lets you surprise someone who was expecting you to try and jump away or something.

    • @agentoranj5858
      @agentoranj5858 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@Chudpope The Shotgun also keeps your pants up if you run into a Pyro who can airblast or an Engie who packed the Short Circuit.

    • @Michiganhobo
      @Michiganhobo Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

      Imagine using the black box for roamer and not the liberty launcher + gunboats

    • @bensagerman8870
      @bensagerman8870 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

      @@Michiganhobo I like Liberty + panic attack for roaming personally. They don't expect you to pull out the gat.

  • @livekrusher7199
    @livekrusher7199 Pƙed rokem +11

    Random weezer song moment at 6:00 really made me do a double take

  • @kompatybilijny9348
    @kompatybilijny9348 Pƙed 2 lety +231

    68 damage for heal... we were on the verge of greatness. We were this close.

  • @jibreeshartwork9342
    @jibreeshartwork9342 Pƙed rokem +10

    OK so this is hilarious. I was following your channel around ever since this video came out a year ago (when I believe you had wayyy less subscribers) and that was simply because my brother told me there's a CZcamsr who uses radiohead music in his videos. I love this band so much, and especially weird fishes (this song) I never thought you'd become this big at the tf2 community and it's a blast to see it.

  • @-NGC-6302-
    @-NGC-6302- Pƙed 2 lety +68

    “And to that I simply say no”
    Exactly what I was hoping to hear. Concise.

    • @Manglet762
      @Manglet762 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Mans summed up the problem of playing Support with that: everyone wants it, very few WANT to be it.

    • @malif1279
      @malif1279 Pƙed 2 lety

      But it's pretty fun
      *Until a soldier main malds on you in chat for not being up his ass healing only him 24/7

    • @officialsharkthatflies
      @officialsharkthatflies Pƙed 2 lety +2

      As a medic player i keep finding lobbies with even up to 3 medics which means i cant even play him

  • @bottleofwater3119
    @bottleofwater3119 Pƙed 2 lety +163

    The batalions backup is also good for phlog pyros that keep killing ur team with crits but if they get uberd....god help you 😂

    • @99999bomb
      @99999bomb Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Team up with a loose canon demo to stall Uber, but that requires friends which is impossible to get

    • @Ribbons0121R121
      @Ribbons0121R121 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      i remember my internet is hot garbage an did litterally charge with 900 ping and dragom breath and proceed to litterally just magic avoid all hits while nailing a sentry, stopping for 1 second, and then dying when im halfway in the base to someone who was shooting at the ground where i was

    • @MLGProMaster-tu9tz
      @MLGProMaster-tu9tz Pƙed 2 lety

      @@99999bomb it's not that hard to make friends

    • @showmesomethingrandom4163
      @showmesomethingrandom4163 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@MLGProMaster-tu9tz you have to spend money on steam to make friends lmao

    • @cherrygrabber7172
      @cherrygrabber7172 Pƙed 2 lety

      Disciplinary Action is pretty good at both approaching and retreating when the situation fits.

  • @VonSnuggles1412
    @VonSnuggles1412 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    4:19 even as a medic main, that's how i feel about myself when halfway through a match i swap to pyro or something

  • @s-main7824
    @s-main7824 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    8:13 engineers are gaming

  • @bulskamp2908
    @bulskamp2908 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    love the Music in the background, never thought Radiohead could fit so well in a video

  • @grimace3983
    @grimace3983 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    it's also good when your medic won't stop pocketing that one soldier

  • @tristanspahr6164
    @tristanspahr6164 Pƙed 2 lety +30

    I remember when this was considered a crutch build. Kinda crazy to see an entire video dedicated to it.

    • @maildaemon
      @maildaemon Pƙed 2 lety +27

      I mean, it still is. At higher skill levels you're really gimping yourself.
      In pubs, you can get away with almost anything if you're committed though

    • @TheDunsparceGames
      @TheDunsparceGames Pƙed 2 lety +3

      it’s pretty much because of soundsmith tf2, he’s the reason you see people calling it the bad box as well

  • @gabrielbueno9806
    @gabrielbueno9806 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    I particularly love to run the half zatoichi along with this loadout, it's amazing to run towards your enemies with the mov. speed buff from the conch active, healing while hitting and also that sweet 100HP when killing someone

  • @ToastedLater
    @ToastedLater Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Awesome video man! Great music selection btw, I especially enjoyed 15 Steps in the background lol.

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +4

      aye thank you. I've been relistening to a lot of Radiohead lately and their instrumentals honestly make for some really good backing music

    • @ToastedLater
      @ToastedLater Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@elmaxoTF2 I have just been getting into TF2 and your video was really entertaining and informative; it showed up in my recommended so hopefully it shows up in more users’ pages and you get more and more views! And yeah radiohead has such interesting sounds that they play around with and you never really know what to expect.

    • @mr.fantastic7756
      @mr.fantastic7756 Pƙed rokem

      @@elmaxoTF2 what was the intro song? Anime scene, funky sounding

    • @niccals9847
      @niccals9847 Pƙed rokem

      @@mr.fantastic7756it was the instrumental to American Women

  • @Runeknight101
    @Runeknight101 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I need to listen to In Rainbows again now

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      definitely, i’ve been relistening to radiohead’s discography lately.

  • @crossedout_wizzkill1015
    @crossedout_wizzkill1015 Pƙed 2 lety +29

    I used to use this loadout before realising i was crippling myself from the lack of 1 rocket from the black box. I use stock now.i still use the conch though cuz of its regen is too good

    • @crossedout_wizzkill1015
      @crossedout_wizzkill1015 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I say crippling myself cuz i always ran out of rockets while using it killing me cuz im always missin that last rocket

    • @oniemployee3437
      @oniemployee3437 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@crossedout_wizzkill1015 Same. I've found out that using the BB around your team is the best way to use it(boy! I wonder if the game TEAM fortress 2 wants you to cooperate!) And use it to build backpack charges more reliably.

    • @Squid728
      @Squid728 Pƙed rokem +1

      Stock chad

  • @8stormy5
    @8stormy5 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Another thing you should mention about the conch is that it is TERRIFYING when you jump right into a group. You can chuck rockets at targets in breathing distance and just heal your self-damage back, even more if there's multiple enemies cramped up. Great for suicidal group wipes or medic bombs.

  • @tehlishen2524
    @tehlishen2524 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    technically the black box's 1 rocket downside actually makes it full clip reload faster but you wont be doing that in a fire fight so it isnt really that important

  • @jackschu5219
    @jackschu5219 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Never thought I’d hear Radiohead, bladee, and weezer in a tf2 tutorial

  • @codaboi138
    @codaboi138 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    1:47 is that.... Weird fishes I hear?
    A TF2 video is the last place I thought I'd hear a Radiohead song. Impeccable taste!

  • @TheJosiahTurner
    @TheJosiahTurner Pƙed 2 lety +3

    this is a really high quality video you did a great job
    i find it funny that the set items, the black box and the batallions, despite the fact that they do cover for each other's downsides, arent actually the best combo with the black box just bc the conch is so good

  • @garufis_dx
    @garufis_dx Pƙed 2 lety +11

    I tested out this loadout today, I literally dominated 4 players.

  • @mogullll
    @mogullll Pƙed rokem +1

    hearing bodysnatchers and 15 steps played almost back to back in some random tf2 video after I got into radiohead maybe 6 months ago with those exact 2 songs is surreal, big ups for confusing my brain

  • @ShitakiBoy
    @ShitakiBoy Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Algorithm boutta bless you, especially with that DRAINED remix

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      DRAIN GANG

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      first drained comment so far, this is awesome

    • @llovebeats3749
      @llovebeats3749 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@elmaxoTF2 elmaxo confirmed drainer confirmed?

  • @theceoofairfryers8295
    @theceoofairfryers8295 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Hahahaha, Wheatley Crab.

  • @terrai5560
    @terrai5560 Pƙed rokem +7

    I used the shotgun with the black box, and I found it worked really well with the whole one less rocket thing, but their are easily better options

    • @agentoranj5858
      @agentoranj5858 Pƙed rokem +1

      I'm still getting what I want out of BB+Shotty, it just works for me. I've been using the Shotgun with every class I can to get in more practice time and it's paying off bigly.

  • @woofcat2056
    @woofcat2056 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I actually love using the panic attack with the black box. Even though most people usually use banners, I enjoy going combo soldier with it. Great video, you've got a new subscriber!

  • @helo4086
    @helo4086 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Literally Mann's Guide 3

  • @the1andonlydrmixxel
    @the1andonlydrmixxel Pƙed rokem +6

    5:54 💀💀💀

  • @ACrusaderCBCforever
    @ACrusaderCBCforever Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I think I know why the black box crits so much is because the more damage you do in a certain amount of time the more likely you will get a crit and the black box allows you to survive and because you heal on hit be more aggressive making your Crit chance higher and higher.

  • @ancel4452
    @ancel4452 Pƙed 2 lety +21

    As a Florida native, I would just like to point out the "Conch" (As in the shell) is pronounced "Conk".
    Therefore, "Concheror" is literally pronounced "Conqueror".
    I don't know who came up with that brilliant name, but I will fight to the death to ensure this brilliant play-on-words gains the respect it deserves.

  • @asryelgoater4657
    @asryelgoater4657 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    you're probably gonna be popular soon, because your content is really good :)

  • @marcelosolaralister5967
    @marcelosolaralister5967 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    i'm pretty sure the reason the black box random crits more is because healing is also counted towards the 800 damage dealt the last 30 seconds that increase your crit chance and since you are healing your self quite a bit i assume that's the reason it random crits more.

    • @Skullhawk13
      @Skullhawk13 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      That only works for medics, and only with the medigun. Engineers don’t get crits for dispenser healing.

  • @kirbyfreakyt4695
    @kirbyfreakyt4695 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    One thing I've realized recently...
    This combo also gets EATEN by pyros. You can't Splash Damage them out and hit a direct, because having 175 health means they become a bit of a problem past the 90 damage range. This means they can get up close and wreck you with flames, and since this combo is so common, you don't have a shotgun, AND if one of your rockets get reflected you may not have enough damage output to take them down without reloading, this combo certainly adds to pyro hate.

    • @agentoranj5858
      @agentoranj5858 Pƙed rokem

      I've pulled off the same thing with the Short Circuit, pub Soldiers just aren't used to being charged by an Engineer.

  • @high3747
    @high3747 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    8:28
    Me: *Trys to do all the things*

  • @0ater
    @0ater Pƙed 2 lety +13

    Interesting to hear instrumentals of actual songs in a gaming video for once. Big ups

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Pƙed 2 lety

      hahahaha every gaming video ever only has videogame osts xDD

  • @jhunt7235
    @jhunt7235 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I love this channel now. I'd be binging all the videos if I wasn't supposed to be doing homework.

  • @finrei
    @finrei Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Editing is even more god-tier

  • @gumboh
    @gumboh Pƙed rokem +1

    Radiohead+ Tf2 is a combo I didn’t know I needed until now

  •  Pƙed rokem

    oh boy i just discovered this channel 3 days ago and the combo of TF2 content + Fantano references and the In Rainbows soundtrack for the videos made me think that this might be one of my fav channels in long LONG time

  • @_indii
    @_indii Pƙed 2 lety +7

    I play a lot of soldier and I've always avoided this loadout due to the coward stereotype but i might give it a shot next time I'm in a slump!
    Great content btw, been subbed for a few vids now and you just keep getting better and better, can't wait to see more!

  • @emanwonkon2205
    @emanwonkon2205 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    i think the reason you were doing so many crits is because you spend more time at the frontlines therefore dealing more damage which increases your number of crits you were shooting. and add that up with more rockets is a pretty high chance to crit

  • @hornyonmain7085
    @hornyonmain7085 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    The instrumental of might be wrong was a nice addition to the video
    it was actually the thing that swung me round to subscribing

  • @Lakota-Cola
    @Lakota-Cola Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Only my third video of yours I'm watching and I'm already hooked. You have got yourself a new sub!

  • @ezzreacts9791
    @ezzreacts9791 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    i always use the black box and the battalionbackup. Because that +20 with the healing of the Black box is awesome. and for some reason, in my case, i crit more when i use that loadout. aaaaand, because of the -1 rocket , the battalionbackup, can help you escape from that situation.

  • @paladinwiggles7896
    @paladinwiggles7896 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    The increased Crit thing is due to how crits are calculated, its the same reason that medic crits so often and why the half-zatoichi used to crit all the time before random crits were removed from it entirely. You have an improved crit chance the more damage and healing you do, and these stack, so if you are doing both damage and healing you have a much higher crit chance than just standard weapons.

  • @jamestalbot6539
    @jamestalbot6539 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +2

    immaculate background music choices

  • @he3004
    @he3004 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    As a libery launcher enjoyer I always forget it's capable of random crits, perhaps random crits have something to do with the amount of rockets you have in your weapon, I remember being surprised how much the stock rocket launcher crits when I switched to it for a day to see other launchers

  • @Asdf-wf6en
    @Asdf-wf6en Pƙed rokem +4

    I like to use the black box, panic attack and disciplinary action. The black box lets you heal, the panic attack is good for combo'ing which mitigates the decreased ammo capacity and the disciplinary action gets you to the battle faster and makes you less dependent on rocket jumping.

  • @whiskeycolaintequile28
    @whiskeycolaintequile28 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    i am here before this blew up

  • @smuckersismyjam1124
    @smuckersismyjam1124 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Awesome video for such a small channel. Subbed Keep it up

  • @bingiscat
    @bingiscat Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci +1

    Weird fishes in the background is amazing

  • @JewishFrog
    @JewishFrog Pƙed 2 lety +3

    [Cut to a BLU Pyro firing a blast of flame from his Flamethrower. He thrusts his weapon in the air and laughs triumphantly as a rocket heads towards him from off screen].
    Pyro: [Rocket hits Pyro, who is gibbed.] "Ow!"
    [Cut to BLU Demoman taking a drink, also getting blown up by a Crit rocket from off screen.]
    [Cut to BLU Heavy performing the Showdown taunt.]
    Heavy: "Pow!" [Explodes, presumably by a third Crit rocket]
    ["Meet the Soldier" text appears.]
    [Cut to the Soldier, drilling what appears to be a line of recruits.]
    Soldier: "If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight! Sun Tzu said that, and I'd say he knows a little more [He pokes a recruits' helmet] about fighting than you do, pal, because he invented it, and then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor."
    [The Art of War plays]
    [Cut to the Soldier holding his Shovel and screaming.]
    [The Soldier then charges the final capture point in Granary with his Shotgun and kills a Demoman, who fires at him but misses. He switches to his Rocket Launcher and a BLU Medic appears behind him, firing syringes.]
    RED Demoman: "To the left!"
    Soldier: "Maggots!"
    [The Soldier turns to the left and fires a Crit rocket at the Medic, gibbing him.]
    RED Sniper: "Right up! Right up!"
    RED Heavy: "Go, go, go!"
    [The Soldier, Sniper and Heavy charge into battle together, as explosions occur all around them.]
    [Cut back to the Soldier's drill. Music pauses.]
    Soldier: "Then, he used his fight money...
    [The Soldier unhooks two grenades from his belt, one in each hand.]
    Soldier: ...to buy two of every animal on earth, and then he herded them onto a boat...
    [The Soldier demonstrates by using the grenades, moving them in a walking motion.]
    Soldier: ...and then he beat the crap out of every single one."
    [The Soldier bangs the two grenades together repeatedly.]
    [Cut back to battle scene. Music resumes.]
    RED Scout: (Behind cover) "Sentry up there!"
    [The Soldier runs up to the Sentry gun and rocket jumps onto a pipe, both destroying the Sentry and killing the Engineer in the process.]
    [A BLU Heavy and Pyro are holding the final capture point. The Heavy is laughing gleefully. The Soldier jumps downward, firing a Critical rocket that lands just before he does. The explosion kills both the Heavy and Pyro. A Spy uncloaks and attempts to backstab the Soldier, but the Soldier pulls out his Shovel, swiftly knocking out the Spy with it.]
    [Freeze frame]
    [Cut back to the Soldier's drill]
    Soldier: [Laughs to himself] "And from that day forward any time a bunch of animals are together in one place it's called a 'zoo'!"
    [Crickets chirp as the 'recruits' are revealed to be the Gibbed heads of BLU team members perched on a gate, all wearing BLU Soldier helmets. The Medic's head falls off the gate.]
    [Team Fortress 2 ending flourish music plays.]
    Soldier: [To the Medic's head] "Unless it's a farm!"

  • @jcplays5831
    @jcplays5831 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Alternative title: The immoral soldier

  • @ozzieggg
    @ozzieggg Pƙed 2 lety +1

    BB + gunboats + escape plan has always been my fav, it lets you suicide bomb with 2 rockets, then either surf your own rockets at point blank or pull out the escape plan to bail. Very fun to rocket jump "through" people. Only downside is when a medic ubers you at 1 rocket left and you suddenly have to pull out the escape plan, awkward.

  • @Tr0lliPop
    @Tr0lliPop Pƙed rokem +1

    Now that I think about it, the black box and gardener might work well together. The whole reason why you don't aggressively jump with the box is that your damage output isn't as good. But the gardener mitigates that, allowing for a somewhat-aggressive black box loadout. The general playstyle of this would be to jump in, garden someone, then retreat on foot while shooting your 2 rockets at enemies to both get them away from you and heal; even potentially killing another player while doing so.

  • @tfwnocatgirlgf
    @tfwnocatgirlgf Pƙed 2 lety +8

    Great vid. Could do without the constant zesty bigot shilling tho

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Seperate the content from the creator. I think his use of slurs is disgusting but I can appreciate when he makes a good video.

    • @tfwnocatgirlgf
      @tfwnocatgirlgf Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@elmaxoTF2 allowing a racist transphobe to keep their platform and spread their harmful narrative to impressionable young people because "they make cool tf2 vids 😎"

    • @elmaxoTF2
      @elmaxoTF2  Pƙed 2 lety +7

      I ain’t got the energy to debate this. I don’t think he’s a good person but I like the video he made. Simple as that.

    • @stubley3432
      @stubley3432 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      “Constant zesty bigot shill” we love hyperbole!

    • @youreallmutedandwastingyou4025
      @youreallmutedandwastingyou4025 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Finally someone else with sense in the community. It's a shame because the video isn't a bad video, but that plug considering everything that's going on - and the fact that it's just free advertising, despite falsely believing you can separate that (lol) - is tone deaf at least.
      But you know, what can you do. At least the OP acknowledges his shittiness, more than I can say for a lot of people who on the contrary aren't very intelligent.

  • @Kernwadi
    @Kernwadi Pƙed rokem +1

    "Oxygen is subjective."
    -Bilbo Baggins

  • @ZaTrapu
    @ZaTrapu Pƙed 2 lety +2

    It also reduces how often you rocket jump and makes bombing basically invisible to a blackbox user

    • @hmmyou2544
      @hmmyou2544 Pƙed 2 lety

      See I do it more with the Blackbox. Jumping at enemies and hitting a direct on em to regen some of the health from jumping

  • @ChelseaBrownBlatchford
    @ChelseaBrownBlatchford Pƙed rokem +1

    I have a strategy I like using when I play soldier, I usually equip the Airstrike, The conch or B.A.S.E. Jumper, and any melee, then I work on getting 4 kills, then I’d rocket jump into the air and then once I start falling (with the base jumper equipped) I’d activate the parachute, reload, then rain hell on the enemy team, it is so much fun for me. Or if I’m using the conch, I’d get up high, regain my health then do the same thing just without the parachute

  • @Real_RUBB3R
    @Real_RUBB3R Pƙed 2 lety +1

    0:08 I'm not an anime person so it was jarring to hear Fred Tatasciore's voice here, when I know his voice from things like Black Ops Zombies and Overwatch, as Nikolai and Soldier 76 respectively. I can tell it's his voice because it's literally the exact same voice he uses for Soldier 76

  • @royplatt455
    @royplatt455 Pƙed 24 dny +2

    INTO THE FIRE THROUGH TRENCHES AND MUD,
    SON OF BELGIUM AND IRELAND WITH WAR IN HIS BLOOD!

  • @piracyisavictmlesscrime9248

    I can’t believe the legendary Elmaxo is a Deckerhead.

  • @Marollo
    @Marollo Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

    I love how the first part of this video has the song "The Bends" by Radiohead in it. Don't see that song getting as much attention as the other songs that they've made.

  • @cytoplasm7015
    @cytoplasm7015 Pƙed rokem +1

    Today I learned Radiohead instrumentals go quite well with commentary

  • @goodoldryah1271
    @goodoldryah1271 Pƙed rokem +1

    Gotta love the Radiohead in the background

  • @WHY-JUST-WHY
    @WHY-JUST-WHY Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

    The music choices in the background are really good!

  • @skidesprlleren1473
    @skidesprlleren1473 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    LOVE the use of Radiohead's Weird Fishes as background music! 1:37

  • @SimplyEvan
    @SimplyEvan Pƙed 2 lety

    Ever since I've found your videos I've been addicted! Keep up the amazing work

  • @noklec2977
    @noklec2977 Pƙed rokem +1

    This is my second time watching this video and i just noticed at 1:42 that radiohead is playing in the background.

  • @crown1563
    @crown1563 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    0:55 airshotting with a beggars? Unholy power

  • @TheSupremeShogun
    @TheSupremeShogun Pƙed 2 lety +1

    talking about tf2 with radiohead and weezer in the background is just perfect

  • @dreadnaught2306
    @dreadnaught2306 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I appreciate the instrumental American Woman in the background

  • @LuneKidYT
    @LuneKidYT Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

    the radiohead instrumentals in the background were much appreciated, great music taste man!

  • @YoutubeCommonman_Totas
    @YoutubeCommonman_Totas Pƙed rokem +1

    Imagine using the Zatoichi with this. Probably not all that practical, but oh god the theming of healing!
    You could use cosmetics to make yourself look like a lich or dark wizard, name your weapons around it, and badaboom!

  • @Coryn02
    @Coryn02 Pƙed 2 lety

    This is an excellent weapon review, coming from a person who plays Medic due to a lack of the class in pubs. Thanks for making it, you just got a new subscriber!

  • @sundaddy1077
    @sundaddy1077 Pƙed rokem

    i remember vividly this one time i was sitting on the cart at last as red and i was bored, and randomly fired a rocket halway across the map sideways to a passage with the black box, the fact that it was a random crit that a spy ran into was just chefs kiss, i proceeded to killbind shortly after

  • @karlhoranszky
    @karlhoranszky Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

    love the choice of radiohead in the background!

  • @-h4shr-812
    @-h4shr-812 Pƙed 2 lety

    Really awesome analysis and thought process...amazing pooints made!

  • @o-manthehuman7867
    @o-manthehuman7867 Pƙed 2 lety

    I love your videos b/c it really feels like you just having fun talking about what you like, which is kinda lacking in a lot of youtubers ;-;

  • @captainavem9441
    @captainavem9441 Pƙed rokem

    thought you could be sneaky with that weird fishes / arpeggi haha good choice in music

  • @Thefrostedslime
    @Thefrostedslime Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I run conch with stock rocket launcher.
    Extra shot really does help, and the passive health regen or the lack of medics in pubs really makes the conch stand out as a great "oh shit, that's the enemy team, I'm outta here" weapon to help you live another day

  • @jonathancooper6648
    @jonathancooper6648 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    got super distracted from what u were saying when you started playin Weird Fishes. u got the best music choices mate

  • @iplayzthegamez
    @iplayzthegamez Pƙed 2 lety

    i think this guy likes the blue album or smthn
    black box used to be my favorite rocket launcher before i started using direct hit. Great video!!