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Trick Jumping For Scouts in Team Fortress 2

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:35:00 +0000

I was planning on having an article written up for tricky spots a scout can go on key maps in TF2… but after seeing this video, I’m pretty sure my job has already been done by someone else!

The scout video tutorial shows you a mix of useful and novelty, so try to retain the useful ones for match time.

If you have any other links to scout jumping, post in comments!

EVGA’s Scouts ONLY TF2 Tournament

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:52:51 +0000

EVGA, one of my favorite video card companies, have organized a fun looking TF2 tournament. The tournament is basically a giant scout only Deathmatch on arena maps.

My first impressions… well, it’s going to be interesting!

Although I don’t really know how well the tournament is going to go, it seems promising. Hopefully they’ll be doing some testing beforehand to make sure all the stats are registering properly.

The gist of it? Just sign up, log on to the EVGA server and kill as many people as you can on Nov 1st.

The winner gets a brand new EVGA GTX 280 which is the only prize that is worth fighting for IMO.
I’d like to praise EVGA for throwing this tournament… it shows that they are really close to their customer base.

Go check out the tournament!

Move Faster as a Soldier in Team Fortress 2

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:40:32 +0000

Getting additional distance from rocket jumps in TF2. One of the key factors in many TF2 maps is getting to key locations faster than your opponent. In push maps especially, getting to the middle point first allows the team to capture faster and gain control of the map. We all know that the soldiers in TF2 are among the most useful and powerful classes in Team Fortress, but unfortunately they are slow. Here’s how to get your soldier moving faster than a scout on fire.

Jumping Faster as a Soldier in TF2

The first trick to getting your soldier moving faster is the obvious rocket jump. Dating from the old Quake 1 days, it’s really nothing new and will increase your movement speed immensely. When rocket jumping for speed in TF2, remember to jump AND duck at the same time. Ducking provides additional jumping distance and will make you go further with each jump.

The second aspect of getting the most of your rocket jumps is to do them at the correct angle. If you jump too high, you’ll lose speed and range. Jump too low and you’ll move quickly, but only for a limited amount of time. Ideally, you’ll want to rocket jump at a 45-60 degree angle.
View the videos for proper rocket jumping technique.

Advanced Speed for Soldiers in Team Fortress 2!

Now rocket jumping is great, but to truly squeeze all the speed that you can out of your soldier’s jumps, you’ll want to rocket jump off walls instead of the ground. When you rocket jump off a wall, you gain additional speed and range that allows you to achieve distances previously unheard of. The trick is to find good flat walls in each map. Once you have found them, perform a rocket jump off them simply means shooting the wall instead of the ground.

As always, make sure you have a medic to heal you as you rush the middle!