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Despite the Spy being a high-risk, high-reward class, the risks are extreme and the reward mediocre, usually dying to factors out of his control in exchange for trying to get a single backstab against an enemy that will respawn anyway. It is also far easier to kill the Spy than it is for the Spy to kill you, as a single competent Pyro can destroy a Spy's hopes of ever approaching the enemy. Multiple Engineers also make the Spy obsolete, as it is only practical to ever kill one at a time, and the other Engineer's [[Sentry Gun]] will immediately blow him up. Finally, the Spy is also made obsolete by basic game sense. Other classes are good because they can kill enemies that are looking right at them. If the Spy is facing an enemy in a fair fight, the Spy will usually die, and he is totally useless against multiple enemies.

As a result of these numerous downsides, the Spy is considered the weakest class in the game. Despite this distinction, he is by no means unusable, and is still able to succeed against a particularly unaware team if the circumstances are right. On offense, his main goal is to destroy the enemy Sentry Gun, which is accomplished by killing the Engineer and sapping all his buildings. He can also go deep into enemy territory to sneakily capture an objective, something which other classes have a hard time achieving. On defense, his main role is to constantly kill the enemy [[Medic]] and his patient, preventing them from building up enough momentum to mount a successful assault. A Spy standing around an obscure corner can get more kills than even a Heavy standing there. While the Spy is not a good class for anyone desiring consistency, his playstyle and mechanics are unlike any other, with a technical skillset that takes full advantage of the player's game knowledge. He is terrible for new players, or any player with a serious desire to succeed, but acts as an amusing option for experienced players to try out, pushing their luck to see just how far they can take the so-called "worst class in the game", and finding joy in the unexpected depths of his mediocre brilliance.

As a result of these numerous downsides, the Spy is considered the weakest class in the game. Despite this distinction, he is by no means unusable, and is still able to succeed against a particularly unaware team if the circumstances are right. On offense, his main goal is to destroy the enemy Sentry Gun, which is accomplished by killing the Engineer and sapping all his buildings. He can also go deep into enemy territory to sneakily capture an objective, something which other classes have a hard time achieving. On defense, his main role is to constantly kill the enemy [[Medic]] and his patient, preventing them from building up enough momentum to mount a successful assault. A Spy standing around an obscure corner can get more kills than even a Heavy standing there, and is especially useful in killing the [[VIP]]. While the Spy is not a good class for anyone desiring consistency, his playstyle and mechanics are unlike any other, with a technical skillset that takes full advantage of the player's game knowledge. He is terrible for new players, or any player with a serious desire to succeed, but acts as an amusing option for experienced players to try out, pushing their luck to see just how far they can take the so-called "worst class in the game", and finding joy in the unexpected depths of his mediocre brilliance.

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