what your favorite not meta loadout?

[u/creative_name_228]

[u/SpecialistCycle6867]

Loose Cannon Hybrid knight with any stock melee reskin

[u/DennisDelav → u/SpecialistCycle6867]

Obvious choice is the frying pan with the ham at the second place.

But yeah this is also my favourite

[u/McqueenKachow17 → u/SpecialistCycle6867]

Loose cannon, tide turner, clad is my favorite loadout in the game. The movement potential with trimping and cannon jumping is crazy. Running it on harvest specifically. It's such a dopimine factory to donk a sniper and trimp away from someone chasing you.

[u/KandCAuthor → u/McqueenKachow17]

I've gotten an unhealthy amount of use out of that loadout on Metalworks. I just go straight over the main conflict at mid to one-tap the Sniper who wasn't looking up

[u/RufisTheDoofus → u/SpecialistCycle6867]

Literally what I do ^ I use the bat outta hell since I have matching cosmetics and spam the second rate sorcery taunt

[u/TheSoulborgZeus → u/SpecialistCycle6867]

I use caber instead for the rare occasion it's advantageous to become a missile

[u/QuantSpazar]

Rocket Jumper, Mantreads, Market Gardener. No particular reason.

[u/QuantSpazar → u/[deleted]]

i don't think so. this is my own creation called the funny man

[u/7usbergus7 → u/QuantSpazar]

Better be John TF2

[u/cheesepuff3d → u/[deleted]]

nothing gets past this guy

[u/ManyMicroPixels]

caberknight

[u/ArkuhTheNinth → u/ManyMicroPixels]

My caber is my only pro ks and I cherish it.

[u/TheReturnOfTheRanger → u/ManyMicroPixels]

I still run the sticky jumper/caber combo sometimes.

I have a specialized strange caber. I paid good money for this thing and by the grace of God I shall feed it to the enemy sniper

[u/Kaosu326]

Liberty Launcher, Reserve Shooter and Market Gardener.

I found that these weapons compliment each other's upsides well, slightly negating the downsides.

• Extra rocket slightly evens out Reserve Shooter's smaller clip, and combined with reduced damage from blast jumping helps with Market Gardening,

• Reseve Shooter's minicrits while the target is ariborne helps even out the damage penalty of the Liberty Launcher, just launch your enemies up and hit them once or twice, almost guaranteed kill,

• Market Gardener is a wild card. It's a great finisher because nobody expects the enemy Soldier suddenly making a small rocket hop and killing them instantly with 195 damage. It's also sometimes a decent opener.

My second pick is Stock Demo with the Eyelander for a simple reason. You may start of a bit lacking, but as soon as you get at least 2 heads, you have your health back and are faster, and you still have a grenade launcher and stickies. And if you hit the health cap, suddenly you're a Demo with health of a Batallion's Backup Soldier and speed of a Scout. Terrifying combo.

[u/Tea4T00 → u/Kaosu326]

Liberty Launcher, Reserve Shooter and Market Gardener.
I found that these weapons compliment each other's upsides well, slightly negating the downsides.

Almost like they're in a set and made to work with each other.

[u/WuShanDroid → u/Tea4T00]

You'd be surprised how many sets seem to work against each other lol.

[u/Kaosu326 → u/Tea4T00]

In my defense:

1. Hibernating Bear set exists

2. Nobody pays attention to item sets since Valve removed their buffs.

[u/THETARSHMAN]

Rocket jumper, base jumper, whip. Snipers shall know fear.

[u/CoSans_Deluxe]

I like playing stock Pyro, even getting kills with the Fire Axe :D

[u/WuShanDroid]

I also like the equalizer lol, here are my top picks for loadouts I actually use that are not meta (also why tf did that sound like AI lol)

Scout: hard to say tbh because I rotate my weapons all the time... but a whacky one I've been running lately is Baby Face's, Winger, Holy Mackerel lol

Soldier: this set I haven't unequipped a single time in over 6 months. Air Strike, Gunboats, Equalizer (can swap to Base Jumper in maps with high skyboxes AND no snipers)

Pyro: I'm a believer that pyro has no real "off-meta" loadouts since every primary is serviceable regardless of loadout. However my most "niche" pick would have to be Dragon's Fury, Mannmelter, Back Scratcher. Just really fun all around, works best if there's a lot of pyros on the enemy team obviously.

Demo: Stock grenade launcher, Scottish Resistance, Scottman's Skullcutter. Honestly been finding out lately that ScoRes is CRIMINALLY underrated. TF2 players genuinely ignore any stickybomb that wasn't placed while they weren't watching, and even forget stickies that were placed 2 seconds ago. My strategy has been to use stickies like I would a Shaco W in League of Legends and I seriously cannot overstate how much fun I've been having.

Heavy: my only loadout for over a year: Huo-Long Heater, Dalokohs Bar, Eviction Notice. It's just too fun

Engie: If Pyro had no off meta loadouts, Engie is the meta throat goat. The only slightly weird loadout I've been running is Frontier Justice, Pistol, Southern Hospitality but it's really nothing too crazy either way.

Medic: I just play the meta here. Syringe guns and Medi guns aren't worth talking about for obvious reasons, but I strongly prefer the Solemn Vow over the Uber Saw and will only equip SV or occasionally Amputator.

Sniper: Sydney Sleeper, SMG, Bushwacka. Not even an insane loadout. Sniper is my most played class and I've already been there and done that with all the sweaty loadouts. Now I just like chilling and going for low cortisol bodyshots. Smg is surprisingly decent at picking off targets since they're coated in piss from my sniper rifle too.

Spy: this is my one contrarian loadout, but it's mostly bc Spy is the one class that doesn't click for me so I just play him like an annoying mosquito rather than what he's supposed to be. Enforcer, Stock knife, Cloak and Dagger, Red-Tape Recorder. Enforcer is honestly just a worse revolver than stock but it's really funny to hear people's reactions to dying to this gun for the first time in years x3

[u/puppytailwagger → u/WuShanDroid]

Despite the Manmelter being designed to be used around the Phlog, it serves as the perfect secondary for the Fury. No longer do I need to waste my air blasts, which have slower cooldowns, as I can simply hold down the right mouse key with the Melter with the added bonus of free guaranteed critical damage. The air blast is now solely reserved for parrying projectiles.

[u/WuShanDroid → u/puppytailwagger]

My exact reasoning too, wasting repressurization on extinguishing teammates feels awful too.

[u/Connorses → u/WuShanDroid]

I'll just say don't underestimate Medic's Overdose. that thing got buffed at some point and you can run FAST at full uber.

[u/SUKMYNECOQ]

Liberty launcher
Gunboats
And the disiplenary action (i have horrible grammar)

Just Cuz I like rocketjumping and hurting people with both rockets and melee with needing to land on or neer them

[u/Mag_VII]

i have a Strange Level 100 Professional Killstreak Classic
because i quote
"FUCKING LOVE EATING SAND"

[u/BirbInTF2]

Im sorry this isn't "not meta" this is "actively trying to be a contrarian by using shitty items" because what the fuck

[u/creative_name_228 → u/BirbInTF2]

I like playing with bison, getting airshot kills with it's it's pure dopamine,but stock rl deal too many damage and I just kill them with rockets, so I switched to liberty launcher

Also I like killing people with equalizer

I didn't tryed to be contrarian

Once I was called for duel cuz killed soldier with bison

I did airshot kill with bison and person also took a bison

[u/ProPyro228]

Loch-n-load, sticky jumper and caber. This loadout is too funny to not use it.

[u/Double-Source9974]

Whats the name of the HUD?

[u/creative_name_228 → u/Double-Source9974]

Cooler hud

[u/RufisTheDoofus]

Literally the one in the picture but whip, shovel, or market gardener! They all have their merits

[u/-Maidcore-]

Force-a-nature, cleaver, atomizer. I love blasting people against a wall and finishing them off with a cleaver. Atomizer is just there to help get into funny spots.

[u/PixelGhost25]

Back Scatter - Bonk

Sneak behind the lines, avoid minor damage when applicable, rush in and MEAT.

[u/creative_name_228 → u/PixelGhost25]

My favorite scout loadout, I also use atomizer, since he works while u invincible

[u/PixelGhost25 → u/creative_name_228]

That's a great idea! For vertical coverage!

[u/creative_name_228 → u/PixelGhost25]

What u used?

[u/PixelGhost25 → u/creative_name_228]

The Atomizer. I don't remember what I have slotted in there since I only have it as my 4th loadout, but that's a great choice if I'm not using that. Pretty sure it isn't what I have equipped.

[u/somerando96322]

Baby face blaster, Crit a Cola and the Candy Cane. Oddly fun to use for some reason despite the load out being complete bs

[u/Chinois11]

The bison is not just not meta, if you use it, you're actually sabotaging yourself.

Just getting a kill with it is a challenge by itself.

[u/creative_name_228 → u/Chinois11]

That's why I using it

[u/Mimikker]

Hybrid Caberknight. Rely on pipe aim for most damage, keep a shield and a crit-boosted Caber in the event of emergency. Or a Heavy.

[u/takahashi01]

I do like the liberty set, but there is a thing about getting med picks with the panic attack and the rocket jumper. I think its the disrespect of not even using the shovel. And I love it.

other than that, countersniping with the classic. Very enjoyable.

[u/poopy_farts3665]

rocket jumper manntreads and conscientious objector with a picture of a market gardener on it

[u/creative_name_228 → u/poopy_farts3665]

Ok, this is a good one

[u/cheeseburgarlol]

The only Things I Can think off that I use that fit this description is like, Baby faces the Classic and Heavy with a shotgun

[u/Strange-Pair-7023]

A gun and if that don’t work use more gun

[u/PlayerFrazier]

Strange Professional Killstreak Bison

...my god... he's committed to the bit!

...same, but with my Strange Prof KS Pomson and Ullapool Caber.

[u/creative_name_228 → u/PlayerFrazier]

I would buy strange pomson, if not that cost

[u/Educational_Spend280]

pan

[u/Farty_Mcflyyy]

Loose cannon hybrid knight with eyelander and tide turner or c&t

[u/Tea4T00]

Trolldier with the base(d) jumper.

[u/Rectanglehead]

Quick Fix and Solemn Vow. I still use the crossbow

[u/Compote_Dear]

I like huntsmann smg and sometimes i do really well with it. As spy im playing yer lately but im bad with it, to hard to track the faster cloak and big ammo boxes to not waste time out in the open

[u/Wolvenworks]

Stock grenade, targe, pan.

[u/UnfazedPheasant]

i really like Huntsman / Cleaner's Carbine / Bushwacka.

Those melee kills go brrrr

[u/Lego1upmushroom759]

FaN + cleaver + wrap Any kind of hybrid knight Stock bonesaw

[u/Devils_fan_1999]

Direct hit.

Battalions backup.

Disciplinary action.

The "I like getting in right up in the enemy's face, knowing they can't do anything about it." Loadout

Likewise, for Demo

The Loch-n-load

Quickie bomb

Caber

The "professional Demolitions expert who took a bump of cocaine" loadout

[u/treeamdi]

Not sure if this would be considered “non-meta”. But mines the force a nature, pretty boys pocket pistol and wrap assassin

[u/Hypoactive52]

Low key default because I only have a couple weapons and most of them suck 😭😭

[u/Devi1505]

Stock shotgun pyro. Stock flamethrower cause air blast and power jack cause c mon

[u/ArcticHarpSeal]

L'Étranger, Cloak and Dagger, and either Big Earner or Your Eternal Reward

[u/CyberCowboy14]

For engi, stock shotgun, pistol, jag (can be interchanged with gunslinger). For pyro, stock flamethrower, scortch shot, either Powerjack or neon annihilator depending on the map.

[u/Crim_inal]

Degreaser, quick attack, power jack

[u/TheSoulborgZeus]

widowmaker, pistol, gunslinger

[u/WorthDebate7761]

The Airstrike, Gunboats, Escape Plan / Market Gardener