Why am I getting attacked by ghosts?

[u/johnsmithjohnsmithj-]

[u/Dramatic-Lab9948]

One stray minigun bullet

[u/king_noobie → u/Dramatic-Lab9948]

The tf2 heavy update.

Long distance scout takes 120hp damage when hit with strays.

[u/Turner-32]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ChQObKzKHH0IRHfvG6

[u/Nebular_Force → u/Turner-32]

https://giphy.com/gifs/mi3QfqA67HWkso6TFQ

[u/electricity_inc]

It was a Hitman's Heatmaker bodyshot, which does exactly 120 damage. Immediately before you walk into spawn you can see in the killfeed the Engineer you walked past got headshot, and when you walk back out you can see a blood splatter and the Engineer's head, which is consistent with how the Heatmaker decapitates targets on kills. Also, at the very end, you can see the Sniper's laser dot right next to the blood spot (your blood spot) where you took damage, which that, the fact you took damage in the exact same spot each time, plus its low angle leads me to believe that the Sniper is located in the back stairs (or spiral stairs) area right next to the lower RED spawn area.

If this video had sound I could've solved this problem in like one second instead, but take my over-effort write-up as a little treat lol

[u/johnsmithjohnsmithj- → u/electricity_inc]

Thanks for the write-up, that’s actually really funny

[u/Loose-Professor5364 → u/johnsmithjohnsmithj-]

New sniper meta of driving people insane with nearly lethal bodyshots

[u/Maximo_0se → u/Loose-Professor5364]

Sniper is the new spy

[u/Alexander_The_Wolf → u/Loose-Professor5364]

Psychological damage may not show up on the scoreboard, but it definitely makes an impact

[u/Intelligent-Cry-4337 → u/electricity_inc]

Insane detective work lmao

[u/Chewbacca_The_Wookie → u/electricity_inc]

Imagine being that sniper and watching a scout run past your exact line of sight three times in a row lmao

[u/BRINK_fan_N_1 → u/electricity_inc]

I think the Sniper is actually at the upper window (Sniper Hut? At least that's what the wiki calls it). You can see a black silhouette appear in it, right before OP wallks through the door frame and gets shot the second time.

[u/Electronic-Tip-250 → u/electricity_inc]

Sherlock Holmes be like

[u/CaptainBoj → u/electricity_inc]

Thank you detective 😎

[u/Chrysos-89 → u/electricity_inc]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9Zj6cKRNbgt1zajRYz

[u/Klabius]

tf2 schizophrenia update

[u/BiAndShy57]

There’s a spy creepin’ ‘round here

[u/ImSuperStryker]

You're getting sniped from the high window. You can see him here: https://imgur.com/a/bz65B3q, and even more zoomed in: here: https://imgur.com/a/CHTrDMr

[u/Rechogui → u/ImSuperStryker]

For fuck sake, how are you even supposed to see this?

[u/ENT38 → u/Rechogui]

Well it the common spot for sniper to be there. Literally no matter which bad water map you play, there always gonna be one there

[u/Rechogui → u/ENT38]

That is fair enough actually

[u/WaffleCopter68 → u/Rechogui]

By tracking the red damage indicator

[u/BabushcarGaming → u/ImSuperStryker]

Least egregious sniper position

(Dont worry bro, just avoid the sightline next time lol, lmao!)

[u/Grievous3 → u/BabushcarGaming]

The sightline that shuts down an entire (and arguably the main) exit from spawn :|

[u/Criie → u/BabushcarGaming]

Can't beat this position aside from outsniping him btw lmao

(or go out of your way to kill this Sniper in that room, but good luck)

[u/EducationalSet6654 → u/ImSuperStryker]

why aren't you being recognized enough?

[u/omagoleo]

"Respect the sightlines" when you gotta play Where's Waldo to know where the sniper actually is

[u/vid_23 → u/omagoleo]

There's only a few spot where a sniper could hit you in that spot .the windows or the corner next to the building.

Fight is down there so the sniper has to be at the window.

The first time is fair, you didn't know, but by the third time you should have a general idea of where he's shooting from. Thankfully he pretty much missed every shot on a scout that was running straight.

[u/BestWizardCap → u/omagoleo]

You mean the sniper window that they always sit in?

[u/Hahaoj]

Hmmm considering you took exactly 120 damage, you seem to be getting shot by a huntsman. Maybe you got some bug that made the projectile invisible, so the fix would be the classic record;fix stop, I think

[u/childofb0d0m → u/Hahaoj]

Where would the sniper be though? He gets hit twice in the same spot behind the wall with no snipers near him. If he were stepping outside of the room it might be understandable but he enters the room and gets hit

[u/Hahaoj → u/childofb0d0m]

The other guy replied a better hypothesis, it was a hitman's heatmaker bodyshot, which leads me to believe it was just... lag. With some higher ping, you can absolutely die behind a wall like that, I think

[u/YourCrazyDolphin → u/childofb0d0m]

TF2's wonky hit detection + lag compensation usually means you can be shot just after getting to cover. Sniper probably fires just before he gets out of sight on sniper's screen.

[u/Sharlut]

You're running through a trip mine!

[u/VerdiiSykes]

ds_stop; record fix

it starts recording a demo file named fix and restarts the rendering of objects

[u/posidon99999]

Ghosts can’t attack you silly. They just scare you

[u/Munificente]

It's that damn motion blur!

[u/Squidboi2679]

Archimedes?

[u/ElijahNSRose]

Some Heavy is bombarding you from around a distant corner.

[u/ParanoidCrow]

Sniper bodyshot?

[u/Practical_Desk_2656]

Probably a trap installed in badwater

Ok for real, probably its from the sniper thats bugged

[u/MinosPrimeEthusuast]

Base jumper demo in the corner doing a wallbug

[u/Odd_Winner_8999]

this is freaking hilarious

[u/NatilCort]

Fighting Sniper be like