*inhale* [sigh] OK...here we go - focus. Speed.
I am speed. [Spies Screaming] One winner, 23 losers. And I MGE losers for
breakfast. [Spy Scream, but more detailed this time] MGE. Wait, maybe I should have warmed up - a
little MGE could be good for me. No, no, no, stay focused. Speed. [Spies Still Screaming] I'm faster than fast. Quicker than quick.
I am the Spy from Team Fortress Two! [knocking on respawn door] Hey Spy! You ready? Oh, yeah. Spyâs ready. [oof] [ouch] As you might have guessed, the Big Earner
is all about speed. You lose 25 health, but in return get two on-kill buffs. One gives
you 30% of your cloak back, and the other gives you a 35% speed boost. This lasts about
3 seconds, but resets if you get another kill. Unfortunately, this speed boost doesnât
stack with other effects like the Conch or Disciplinary Action, but honestly that might
be for the best - if the devs allowed that to happen we might end up with some unexpected
side effects. [Very Fast Spy Noises] Anyway, thatâs it! These stats might seem
far simpler than some...other weapons weâve covered, but this kill effect is so important
that it can fundamentally change how you play Spy. Check this out - so in this clip, I - Okay, yeah, maybe we should talk about this
part first. 25 health might not seem like much, but it
actually drops you down to arguably the most important damage threshold in the entire game:
100 health. Before, you would die in one hit to quite a few things - Crit Stickies, the
Direct Hit...Sniper...yâknow. The normal things that youâd expect to get oneshot by. But
at 100 health, you also die toâŚall of these? Okay, how did you even fit that in here? Everything about this knife is fast. You run fast, you get cloak back fast, and you die.
Really, really fast. âLavillenie...goes over! Itâs a new Olympic
Record! By a centimeterâŚâ Pretty much every class can just instagib
you now, and that threat gives this weapon a real sense of excitement, tension. You really
have to be careful when youâre getting in, since a team with any amount of awareness
is not gonna tolerate your french misdeeds. But, if by some miracle, you do manage to
perfectly slip behind enemy lines, wait for the perfect moment, and line up the perfect
stab, once you swing that knife, all eyes will be on you. (Voice) Heavy: Spy! Now at this point, youâve got two options. You can live out your fantasies as a Spy Mainâ˘
and go for the craziest chainstab anyone in that server has ever seen... ...or, you could take the more practical option,
and - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! [pain] Iâve gotta be honest with you, using this
weapon turns the whole game into a kind of âchoose-your-own-adventureâ situation.
Your new max health essentially has you walking on a tightrope the whole time, so your entire
experience is gonna hinge on what you do with that speed boost. And as Iâm sure youâve
guessed by this point in the series, this isnât your typical tutorial. What, did you
think we were gonna give you practical advice? Sorry, Iâm not Uncle Dane! So letâs talk
about how a Real Mann Co. Mercenary uses the Big Earner. Ethan: Okay, how was that? KJ: That was good. Yeah, I think we got it.
But really quick, before we keep going, I just got an email from Corporate. Ethan: Yeah? Whatâd they say? KJ: They want you to take the safer option. Ethan: (spit take) Really? They want me to
talk about playing it safe? They know what channel this is goin' on, right? KJ: I know, I know, but Iâm looking at it
right here. It says: âyou need to set a good example for the kids that watch your
videos,â or else theyâre going to be cutting our funding. Ethan: Seriously? Theyâre not all kids,
my analytics say that my viewers are mostly⌠...okay thatâs fair. Alright, fine, letâs talk
about playing it safe. But itâs still my showâŚsorry - our show, so if this turns
out to be lame Iâm still gonna talk about the other option. KJ: Yeah, youâre right. Huh, thatâs a
first. Ethan: F**k you! KJ: Right, letâs keep going. Micâs hot
in 3...2⌠A lot of Spyâs theme involves being a slippery
little bastard, and the Big Earner takes that to the next level. The speed boost combined
with the extra cloak on-kill makes this the perfect getaway tool. In this clip, Iâm gonna decloak way behind
enemy lines - I just want to make absolutely sure that nobody sees me - and Iâm gonna
try and go for somebody here and get the sentry. My team might blow my cover and - [dammit scout] ...Uh...hey bro, you got something on your
back, you mind turning around for me? Dungeon Master: Uh...roll a deception check. [Dice rolls] Ethan: Natural 20. Dungeon Master: ...are you serious? Okay cool, thanks man. Uh, anyway - stab it,
sap it, and then get out with the speed boost. Hereâs another good example: In this clip,
Iâm gonna go for the Medic. So Iâm gonna decloak when nobodyâs looking, walk up,
get the key pick, and then make like a World of Warcraft Rogue and get outta there. Theyâre
all looking for me, Hunters are throwing around flares like nobodyâs business, and I even
bump this Demo accidentally here. But, because I had the speed boost I was able to get out.
Because I made the decision to play passively, the game rewarded me and Iâm...able to get
another pick on the Sniper? Wow, Corporate, a bit heavy-handed donât you think? Eh,
it doesnât matter. Iâm watching their spawn wave closely here
just to make sure that itâs safe to decloak, and once Iâm sure, I go ahead and decloak
and...this guy was just sitting in spawn for like 30 seconds apparently. So Iâm just
gonna matador him, extend the speed boost with one more stab, and then make a big jump...just
barely make it out with the speed boost. Iâm kinda coming around on this, this can actually
be pretty exciting. Also, fun fact - the extra cloak isnât gained
in the same way as the cloak you get from an ammo pack, which means that if you wanted
to all but guarantee a getaway, you could even use this with...ugh, seriously? KJ: I know, just read the lines. Ethan: (sighs), you could even use this with
(audible disgust) the dead ringer. In this clip I get two stabs on people that...I
guess just donât have ears? And then I pull out the Dead Ringer to make my getaway. And
so...Iâm just gonna jump down here. And normally I would have to wait, or pick a better
spot to decloak, but since Iâm using the Big Earner, I can just decloak behind more
people that donât have ears, get two stabs, and then look! Itâs already recharged. If
there was somebody chasing me, I would have gotten away. As weird and volatile as this weapon can be,
this playstyle when done right can be consistently effective. Seriously, using your speed boost
to escape is a completely viable strategy... ...if youâre a B*TCH! If you want to be consistently
effective, use the stock knife. Or how about this, better idea: just pick BETTER SPY. I
donât care whatâs effective, thatâs lame as hell. This is the time for Cool S**tâ˘,
so you know what? F**k this, Iâm running this back. [Moody Blues Rewind the Clip] Letâs talk about how a REAL Mann Co. Mercenary
uses the Big Earner. For real this time. Using the speed boost to get out? Thatâs stupid.
Instead, use the speed boost to GO BACK IN. I mean, seriously - look at all these backs,
just asking to be stabbed, how could you not just - Ethan (in the dark): Wait, huh? What just
happened? Are we still recording? KJ: We just lost power, I think they cut our
funding. Ethan: Well, shit - what do we do now? Itâs
not like I can manipulate the market like I usually do, theyâre onto that shit. KJ: Hmm. Well, there is one thing we could
do. Ethan: Oh, like a sponsor? Yeah! Well, Marketplace
shut down its seller program, so I donât think thatâs an option. KJ: Oh nah, donât worry - I know a guy.
Lemme call in a favor really quick. Ethan: Oh, wait a minute, you donât mean⌠TV Announcer: Weâll be right back after
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Lee: GET OUT- TV Announcer: Letâs get right back to our
feature presentation! Ethan: Okay, thatâs enough shilling - the
powerâs back! I think weâve got enough to fund the rest of the show ourselves. Are
we ready? And now...the Cool Partâ˘. The Big Earner is a volatile weapon, and as
such you should behave just as volatilely. And by that I mean, just go for more stabs,
dude. Like, sure, you could make a clean getaway with this knife, but what's that really gonna
get you in this clout driven world? Uh, yeah dude, that Sniper pick probably helped your
team out a bunch. But howâs that gonna look in a montage? Yeah, thatâs what I thought. Youâre a
Spy. Youâre gonna die a lot. So you might as well just take down as many people as you
can before it happens. Go out on your own terms! Like, look at this clip: Thereâs like six
people on the cart! If I do anything, Iâm gonna immediately die. So you know what? Forget
the getaway. Iâm just gonna go in, drop their Medic, and then run all the way over
here to this Soldier, and you know what? I got another person before I went down. Same kinda deal - theyâre pushing the cart
up the ramp, and I canât let that happen. So I decloak, stab this Sniper, make the 100
meter dash all the way to this Medic and stab him right before I die. And because I did
that instead of running away like a b*tch, guess what? Cart didnât go up the hill,
and we win the round. Youâll often find yourself in this situation,
where players are really spread out, and if you feel like a getaway is impossible, the
Big Earner enables you to take one more person down with you. You basically get a Buy One
Get one Free, but with backs. BOGO backs, dude, I dunno. Anyway my point is that trades
are very often worth it if you just go for it instead of running away. Really, why would you just waste the most
fun part of this entire weapon? You get to kill guys, Zoom like Tim Allen, and then immediately
die to fall damage, or a sandman ball, or a fly sneezing. By the way, Fun Fact: Did you know that the
Big Earnerâs speed boost helps with trickstabbing? Yeah, I know there was no segue, but just
forget about it! Segues take time and money, neither of which we have much of right now.
Most of the time players try to counter a trickstabbing Spy by backing up and making
sure to track them properly, not losing sight of them. But tracking is built off of muscle
memory, which is usually based off them knowing how fast Spy normally moves. So I bet you
can see where this is going. What if, and hear me out here, the Spy was going faster? Yeah, most of the time people donât realize
how fast a Big Earner Spy actually moves, which makes it really easy to out-strafe them.
Like this clip, where the Engie gets stabbed, and before the Medic can even blink, guess
what? Dropped. Hereâs another good one: Demo gets stabbed
and this other Demo whoâs right on my ass thinks he knows how fast Iâm going...nope! And the crazy thing is, this works with most
trickstabs. It works with Conerstabs (going around the corner), Matadors (baiting them
into looking the wrong way), Stairstabs (jumping down stairs or other slopes), and Understabs (like underwear
but with a knife) Honestly, you know what? Forget the fancy
names. All you have to do is out-strafe them, and with the Big Earnerâs Speed, thatâs
pretty easy, especially if theyâre playing with low sensitivity. Because as long as you
move faster than their camera, guess what? Itâs BACK TIME. This Pyro? BACK TIME. This Scout? BACK TIME.
This Demo who doesnât even know I exist? BACK TIME. This Demo who knows I exist? (Iâm
out of shape)...BACKTIME - This Sniper? BACK TIME. This Spy-aware Heavy?
Oh, you know itâs BACK TIME. This Soldier? BACK TIME. And check this out: this Demo?
AERIAL BACK TIME. This Soldier? BACK TIME. This Demo? ...is up there so I canât get
to him. This Soldier? BACK TIME. This Medic? Doesnât want back time, good decision - See this Pyro around the corner and he gets
stabbed and guess what? FOOL. You may have been able to dodge my bullets
normally, but what you failed to consider is that Iâm speed-boosted. Which means my
bullets are speed-boosted too! DIE. Hey, single speed stabs are cool and all,
but we know why youâre really here. You wanna see chainstabs, right? Well friend,
lemme show you some f**kinâ chainstabs These guys are just not prepared for whatâs
about to happen to them. Stab that Sniper, stab that Demo, get that Soldier, and get
that Scout. You know what - forget going fast. I AM THE FAST. Same game by the way, and itâs time to eat
ass and go fast. I donât know why KJ put that in my script but Iâm getting a quad-stab,
so I guess itâs here to stay. [Knocking] KJ: Yo Ethan, let me in! Lemme narrate a clip! Ethan: No, f**k you! Youâre too laggy, itâs
gonna look terrible! KJ: Nah, itâs fine, donât worry. Ethan: I donât believe you, but...fine,
weâre going fast - doesnât matter KJ (0.1 inches from the mic): Okay, Today
weâre gonna be playing...uh...TF2, gonna get backstabbed. Ethan: Oh my god, you motherf**ker!
KJ: ...Gonna get the Pyro. Uh...weâre getting
the Demo. KJ: Uh, weâre gonna get the Medic...eventually. Ethan: Is this ASMR? What are you doing? Why
are you so laggy?
KJ: Uh... third timeâs the charm. Uhhh...okay get the Soldier. Ethan: I hate this! Oh myâŚ
KJ: And uhhhâŚand...uh, gonna get the scout
[incoherent Big Earner Spy noises] Ethan: Why did you - why did that work? I
hate you. Both: [laughing] Honestly, when youâre under the influence
of Condition 32, nothing can stop you! Except, you know, any of these - Hey, you know whatâs faster than the Big
Earner? Cars. No, not that car, THIS CAR - Ethan: Alright, hotshot - show me what you got. WhyâŚ
whatâs - KJ: I got Bumper Car. Ethan: Uh-huh, I can see that, what do you
do with it?
KJ: I got the Bumper Car. KJ: Itâs Bumper Car, youâre gonna kill
âem. Ethan: They didnât even look at you! What
the hell -
KJ: Kill two people. [laughing] I told you, itâs great! Ethan: Well, youâre at least gonna die here,
right? KJ: Nope. Ethan: OH MY GOD - KJ: Hey, you remember those old, like, those
old Ninja Defuse videos? Like on Black Ops 2? Ethan: Yeah, KYRSP33DY? Uh-huh, yeah, totally,
KJ: Yeah, look: this is basically that. Ethan: I watched this s**t outta those.
KJ: See, I defuse the Medic, then I defuse the Soldier⌠Ethan: Oh my god, it literally is.
KJ: ...defuse the other Soldier, Ethan: ...honestly I think youâre the best Spy to ever play this game.
KJ: uh, get the Pyro. KJ: Thank you. Ethan: No lie. KJ: Uh...that Scout dies too, unrelated. Ethan: ...thank you - Okay but in this one theyâre capping last,
you lost the round. What even happens here? Did you get, like, a taunt kill or something? KJ: I may have lost the round, but I won the
war. Ethan: How did you win the war, KJ? Please, enlighten me.
KJ: Youâll see. Ethan: ...oh my god.
KJ: See, I won. I did it, I win. Ethan: Is every server just gonna be filled
with Bumper Cars now? KJ: ...yes. Ethan (laughing): Oh no, s**t! Weâre out of money
again! KJ (also laughing): I think we need to wrap
this up. Ethan: Yeah, okay, youâre right. Here, I
wrote something earlier for this, the kids are gonna love it. Hang on - So those are your two choices. You can probably
guess which one I prefer, but Iâd be lying if I didnât have any fun with the more passive
playstyle. The thrill of just barely slipping away with your life is pretty awesome to experience,
and is almost as cool as just going out with a bang. Almost. Iâm gonna go ahead and give the Big Earner
and both of its playstyles 70 miles per hour in a 60. At the end of the day, these are
both totally valid playstyles. Why waste time trying to figure out which one is technically better?
Lifeâs too short for that, especially when youâre using this thing. So, hey. If youâre
a real Mann Co. Mercenary, youâll just pick whichever one is more fun for you. YEAH JUST KIDDING A REAL MANN CO. MERCENARY
ONLY GOES FOR BUTTERKNIVES. YEAH, THATâS RIGHT B*TCH, WE GET THE SPEED BOOST EVEN IF
ITâS NOT A BACKSTAB, EAT YOUR HEART OUT, KUNAI. WEâRE PLAYING S**TTY DEMOKNIGHT NOW,
WOOOOO Ethan: Alright, thatâs it. Should go live
any second now. KJ: What do you wanna do with the other stuff? Ethan: Eh... ...Dude this is dumb. Letâs just
scrap it. KJ: Yeah, youâre probably right. So what weapon should we do next? Ethan: Oh, dude, we should totally do the
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I've BEEN using the big earner. Underrated af. Seriously a good weapon and you can totally go sonic mode with the dead ringer combo'd with it.