Sgt.Pepper said:
My god, I suck horribly with Scout :lol
I've killed more in a round with medic(gun) than with him; I'd like to get better since I have lots of fun with it.
Can you guys give me some tips?
Don't fight more than 2 people at once. Try to surprise attack/attack from the flanks.
If you're about to die, RUN AWAY. Don't let the 'oh I'll just respawn' mentality give you a high risk and stupid mindset.
Your regular gun can kill pretty much everything in two hits if you're right up to them. Thus, if you see someone who doesn't notice you, GET RIGHT IN THERE and take a meat shot. I remember I was chasing solly in a tunnel. If I'd taken a shot, he would've turned around and fragged me. I get right up to him and take two shots before he even has time to react.
If you're forced to fight front line (you're doing it wrong), try to stay a healthy distance away and weaken them with shots and your gun.
Know where the health is since a medic isn't usually going to take his time out to heal a scout. I'd only do it if you were on fire and about to die, otherwise, you're fast...go find your own damn health.
More advanced.
Work on positioning and aiming. I've taken out two heavies once cause they were just in bad positions. I'd pop out of a corner to get a meat shot in, and duck out before they could do anything. Did it three times to take one out. The other was struggling to jump up stairs. He had no chance. I've seen really good scouts fuck up heavies by jumping on their heads.
Don't jump around like an idiot. Try to be a bit unpredictable. I fragged a lot of n00bs cause they think jumping is a good way to dodge. It makes you extremely predictable since I KNOW where you're going to be. I'd often wait for the person to land and blast them with my shotgun. You even have time to reload while this happens. Be extra careful fighting other scouts and double-jumping. I usually stayed on the ground and danced or jumped to the side, land, and quickly jump in another direction. One thing I learned from Boonoo is that if you jump backwards against someone who knows what they're doing, you're fucked.
You're a scout....so 'scout'. He's generally not a fighting class, so use your speed to get info, chase spies down, cap those points, and push those carts. I remember one time I was behind Blu as a Red scout. Everybody kept on fighting, but I capped and won the match since that's what you're SUPPOSED to do.
Know who you match up against. If it's a demo/spy/sniper, get in there and fuck their shit up. If it's a pyro/solly/scout be aware of your surroundings and stay out of their range. If it's a combo (medic healing someone) try to take the medic out. Even if you die afterwards, a medic kill is worth it. If it's a heavy...this is tricky. If he's got the drop on you, you gotta run. If you've got the drop on him and can't escape, try to get in close and meatshot the fattie. If you're at a medium distance...it would depend on how good you are. Me, I'd run, but I've seen scouts at that range mess heavies up who couldn't aim.
