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Hey,

Recently I tried using +reload as a scout on the scattergun, but found the animation of reloading very off putting. So I tried going one step further, and hiding the gun completly, but I’m not sure it’s really for me.

What do people think about hiding the weapon? Does it help your play? Did you do this because you do it in other games too, or did you start doing it in TF2?

I’m curious, but for me.. I think I’ll be turning the models back on and living without auto reload :)

“Did you do this because you do it in other games too”

yup. bad idea for projectile classes (in general) because of the off-centre rockets/nades, at least i find the model helps.

although you see slightly more of the screen it’s still definitely in the realm of preference, you will find you prefer one or the other. if you like playing with viewmodels then don’t disable it just because all the cool kids do.

I am playing with viewmodel 0, I just got better aim with this :|

As a scout Im using r_drawviewmodel 0 90% of the time, but as a demo, I just need the model to feel more secure. The negative side is I cant see as much. :( I wish you could make that weapon transparent. :>

What relentless said.
I cant get a feel for the class without a viewmodel

I’ve been trying it out, it’s useful when your high up (such as spire) since you gain that area of your screen for observation. Also I find the reloading animation distracting, so yeah, playing with it 0 helps me with scout and soldier, not with the other classes though.

Sniper : r_drawviewmodel 0
Scout : r_drawviewmodel 0
Demo,Solly : viewmodel 70
Medic,pyro : viewmodel 90
spy,enginner viewmodel 54
heavy : viewmodel 115

bind 1 “slot1;r_drawviewmodel 0”
bind 2 “slot2;r_drawviewmodel 1”
bind 3 “slot3;r_drawviewmodel 1”

If you don’t want to rush with the bat :)
Works nice for me atleast :)