~Section contributed by 7-Sided Dice.


Scout is a fast, paper thin, yet powerful class. And his job? Distract everybody and push for the darn objective. If you play your cards right there will be blood, and it will be glorious!

Survival:

First off how not to die! Scout is NOT invincible, and will die to one or to hits by just about any explosive or close range hit scan. This means you need to be careful. You can use scouts speed to your advantage. You can avoid rockets and pills by abusing your double jump to make you hard to hit. Especially when you are elevated. Try to stay in the higher ground when fighting soldier and demoman. As scout you get to choose your battles. Don't fight anyone you don't think you can beat. When you see there are too many people take a shot and leave. And NEVER, EVER STOP MOVING! The moment you let go of the movement keys is the moment you get head shot or blasted by a soldier. Movement is your best defense and if you take too much damage then just leave.

Arsenal and how to use it.:

These are scout's stock weapons.


For this guide we will only be talking about the stock weapons and no unlocks. The scattergun is your main source of damage. It does around 100 damage at point blank and around 20-60 damage mid range. With this weapon you are supposed to catch the enemy off guard and shoot him point blank a couple of times. This will kill almost every class. If they notice you then either run away after taking some shots, or if your confident enough then try to avoid them and take them out. Remember, Scout has no business fighting more than 1-2 mercenaries at a time.

The pistol does good chip damage from long to mid range. Use it when you are out of scattergun clip and you want to finish someone off. It does around 8-12 damage per bullet at said ranges. The pistol does over 200 damage when you put the whole 12 clip into a heavy at point blank. THE PROBLEM IS AIMING. The spread of the pistol is astonishingly large. Most of your shots won't hit your target while aiming. Your best bet is to sort of shake the aim with the spread to get more shots. Pistol is simply used for finishing off enemies. If you want to learn how to aim with it try only using the pistol for a match and try to get used to it.

The bat is, for the most part, worthless without unlocks. Its just a 30 damage short range melee that can be used for finishing off enemies when you are NOT carrying the pistol.


Your Job:

Scout is to distract enemies. Remember when I told you to take a shot and leave when in the midst of many enemies. Well after you shoot them 9 times out of 10 they will follow you back. This is exactly what you want. Try hiding in places they don't expect and jumping them with the scattergun. Most of the time you will kill them. Afterwards you have a decision to make. Continue distracting the enemy by repeating the process, OR go for the objective. If this is control points then these 2 go hand in hand, but if this is payload, then based on the carts position you must ask yourself. Where should the cart be? Is it there? Is anyone pushing it? Is anyone blocking it? If the answer is yes to the first 3 then continue to annoy the enemy. If the answer is yes to the 4th and no to most 1-3 then head back to the cart and attack the enemies defending it from behind and continue to push it, with earlier techniques in mind. Remember, your job is to annoy, capture points and push the cart.

Aiming:

Aiming with the pistol was went over, and melee doesn't require much to aim, so lets talk about the scattergun. Most of the time you should keep your aim relatively still and make slight adjustments while you use your movement and strafing to aim for you. when they are over your cross hair, then shoot. Twitch-shots are allowed for more experienced players, but if you are starting out it is not recommended.

Thats it:

I have taught you what you need to be a good scout. Remember annoy the enemy and FOR GOD'S SAKE, PLEASE PUSH THE CART!

Thank you for you time. And don't forget to kill everyone.