Scout vs Scout tips

[Dire]

Im bad at 1vs1 with enemy Scouts.

How do I git gud?

[KoЯn]

Don't jump, use a and d contantly to move unpredictably, when not firing keep your crosshairs near your opponent (don't try to track) flick your crosshairs to the enemy when you shoot for more acuracy and never try to meelee. Also your pistol should be the last resort

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

Jumping while 1v1 Scout is not recomended due to your movement becoming predictable and you can get juggled.

Going right and left on 1v1 is common, but you should also try to move in opposite way to Scout (For example he moves right, you move left) and other unpredictable movement.

Overall it's very depended on your aim.

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

don't try to track

https://youtu.be/U553p021pRE

[Mashpit]

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

Don't jump, use a and d contantly to move unpredictably, when not firing keep your crosshairs near your opponent (don't try to track) flick your crosshairs to the enemy when you shoot for more acuracy and never try to meelee. Also your pistol should be the last resort

pull out pistol when you know your opponent has <40 hp, not as a "last resort"
tracking > flicking if you're actually good, but if you're shit then do the ye olde "don't move mouse and aim with movement" shtick (keep in mind that you'll be vastly outclassed at a certain point if you don't learn how to separate aiming from movement)
use melee for dem sick fragmovie bits

[Dire]

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

Don't jump, use a and d contantly to move unpredictably, when not firing keep your crosshairs near your opponent (don't try to track) flick your crosshairs to the enemy when you shoot for more acuracy and never try to meelee. Also your pistol should be the last resort

Ahhh this must be why, I'm always jumping as a scout even when vs other scouts.

[KoЯn]

Originally posted by BurnCastle:

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

don't try to track

https://youtu.be/U553p021pRE

I'm talking specifically in a scout v scout fight. Though you do have to track with the pistol. Also tracking with your scatter gun increases the chances you only get a few pellets into the enemy scout since they may choose that moment to move left and you were tracking right

[Demi-Fiend from Shin]

Originally posted by BurnCastle:

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

don't try to track

https://youtu.be/U553p021pRE

that was one of the greatest scout plays that i watch on tf2.
thanks for showing this.

[KoЯn]

Originally posted by Joel:

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

Don't jump, use a and d contantly to move unpredictably, when not firing keep your crosshairs near your opponent (don't try to track) flick your crosshairs to the enemy when you shoot for more acuracy and never try to meelee. Also your pistol should be the last resort

Ahhh this must be why, I'm always jumping as a scout even when vs other scouts.

Ye.. jumping kinda locks you into one direction making the enemy able to move their crosshair in front of you, then pull the trigger when your in them with no way to dodge the shot. Jumping is good against other classes but really hindering against snipers, scouts and sometimes spies (since alot of spies tend to be like me and kinda brainless)

[Rosvo-Rolle lft 6s]

that was one of the greatest scout plays that i watch on tf2.
thanks for showing this.

No problem!

Yeah, Quad was a beast back when he played.

Originally posted by Cloudy Cat:

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I just foukd it kinda hilarious when you said you should not track while we had players like Quad who literally had best tracking skill in whole TF2 history.

But jokes aside, I do agree that you should not track unless ypu're really good at it(What I mean is on Quad level good) Flicking is easier.

[Mashpit]

jump while spamming crouch to break hitboxes

[The Mad Doctor]

Originally posted by Mashpit:

jump while spamming crouch to break hitboxes

[Emurinus]

Originally posted by Mashpit:

jump while spamming crouch to break hitboxes

I think that was patched, or at least minimalized.

[Cee]

Dont jump
have aim
only whip pistol out if enemy is full tilted and or has low health
do a combo of tracking and clicking

if enemy strafes to left, you move to your right, because its easier to aim.

[tiberiansun371alexw]

Why do you need to know how to do this? It's like a pyro asking how to handle other pyros. Or a medic wondering waht to do if he loses his patient and bumbps into an enemy medic who lost his patient too. Or a spy wondeirng how to backstab spies. It just doesn't happen often enough.

[Erick]

Make good use of strafing, learn how to A and D, once you master that, on top of your aim, you will be a hard to kill target.