A Soldier's Guide to Casual

I've made a video on this guide here:Feel free to check it out!Anyways onto the guide.The SoldierHigh damage. medium healthall around bruiserbut just how do you play him?Today i want to Talk about how to play soldier in Casual matches in tf2Im going to go through each gamemode and Provide loadouts and tactics to keep in mind while playingFor attack And DefenseYou will be one of the main classes putting out tremendous damage on offensive pushesand have the job of crowd control and stopping groups of enimies on defense.The loadout that is best for this is what's called the "meta"I will be referring to this loadout for each specific gamemode to note any changes to aid in gameplay.Now in Attack and defense its a fact of life that there will be sentry nestsif you happen to stumble upon a sentry nest.The direct Hit is the answerThis weapon can take out a full health level three sentry in just 2 hits with a little changeThis allows your team to push foward and capture points succesfully.Now onto Capture the flagThere are two ways to play this gamemode. As a lethal Offensive player trying to capture the INTELOr as a More Reserved player Defending their own intelTo Maximize your offensive capabilities as a soldier in this gamemode you will switch the metashotgun out for the gunboats. Allowing you to rocket jump at a fraction of the health costGenerally you will be apart of a bigger team of players pushing to the capture the intelligence as a soldierby themselves is generally no match for an entire defensive group.You will generally have a pocket medic which will make you a force to reckoned with even in enemy territory.You will also face a large amount of sentry nests in this gamemode which will give you oppurtunity to use thedirect hit once again.Another boost you can have offensivley is the buff banner allowing you to assist your teammates during a push.The flipside of this is playing a very defense based soldierGenerally staying in or around your base your primary objective is to stop the enimies from taking your intelligence.The meta loadout will work fine for this as it is a balanced and very capable of defense.As a defensive soldier you will find yourself spending a large amount of time near your teams sentry nestHelping ward off spys and other hazards to your southern compadres.Control pointsVery similar to attack and defenseyou and the other team are fighting for territory except this time everyone is trying to capture points.generally be the Main damage output in a push for a control point. accompanied by other mercaneriesOnce again the meta loadout is very well balanced for this situationengineers have a high tendency to build on last point so make sure to pack the direct hitwhen its getting close to that time.King of the hill Or KOthThis gamemode is centered around running the clock out by having control over a pointBut it is a dogfightThe meta Is suitable for this as you will generally not be facing many sentries if all goes as plannedYour main job as a soldier is to eithe regain control of or hold a pointThis is easily done if you Stay in good position to fire at the point if the there is a pushor if many eneimies are crowding the point defending.PayloadThe bread and butter of tf2The goal of this gamemode is to push a cart along the track and many points until the end of the line.As a soldier you can have many roles in this Such as Pushing the cart, Going behind enemy lines to take out nestsor defending a point from the cart.While pushing the cart The meta l oadout is optimal. It gives you the ability to deal a substantial amountof damage along with having the ability to back away if things get messy. You will once again be on of the mainfocuses of a push.Now going behind enemy lines you will generally be sentry huntingSo i recommend bringing the direct hit to make quick work of any sentriesAlong with taking out sentries you will have the jump on players if you do it correctlywhich could allow you to take out a full charge medic or a pesky sniper whose been killing your medic this whole timeNow defending as a soldier on payloadYou want to be front in center in order to stop any advances by the enemy team on the cart.Use splash damage to your advantage and take out groups of enemiesPayload raceLets be honestif youre playing payload race youre on hightower and youre A trolldier