12 Little-Known Gaming Trivia Facts You Won't Believe

8. The Spy Class In Team Fortress 2 Was Also The Product Of A Glitch

Playing Team Fortress 2 for five minutes is more than enough time to get yourself well acquainted with the Spy class. They're the class responsible for why you've never really mastered sniping, why the Heavy class isn't ridiculously unstoppable and why your character model is constantly turning into ice every couple seconds.

But how did such a divisive class actually come about? Yeah, you guessed it €“ the Spy was birthed by a glitch. In the original Team Fortress (yes, there was actually an entry before number two!) a glitch existed in which players would see the opposing side as part of their own team, leading to mass confusion and developing quite an interesting form of strategy. Faced with such an occurrence, could a player blend in to the point they could make multiple kills without being discovered?
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