Difference between revisions of "Strategy"

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For general map-specific strategies, please see the pages for each map. Other pages on strategy can be found in Category:Strategy.

To assist with the Team Fortress Wiki Community Strategy Project, visit the Community Strategy Project Page, read the Community Strategy Style Guide, and see the List of Community strategy stubs.

“

Remember, men, there is no 'I' in 'team'! And I am going to win, with or without you!

Click to listen

— The Soldier on the importance of teamwork

”

This page lists strategy guides to class-specific play, different game modes, obtaining achievements, and general gameplay.

Some strategies and explanations may use abbreviations, slangs, or alternate names for various reasons, such as to maintain flow or encourage a casual and co-operative ethos. For unfamiliar terms, please see Glossary of player terms.

Class strategies

These are basic, succinct strategies that teach the basics to a class and also any small, useful tips. Please edit with caution.

Community class strategies

These are community-written strategies that can offer a lot more detail, but may be more subjective or situational than basic strategies.

Anti-class strategies

These are strategies for playing against a class, instead of playing as the class.

Class-mechanic strategies

These are strategies regarding class-specific mechanics, such as cloaking for the Spy.

General strategies

These pages are general strategies not specific to a single class or game mode, and help guides for various gameplay elements. Also see Team strategy, and the List of official tips provided in-game.

Community game mode strategies

These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any game mode, as any class. Guides regarding game mode-specific elements are also included in this section.

Community map strategies

These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any official Team Fortress 2 map, as any class.

Arena

Attack/Defend (Control Point)

Attack/Defend (Payload)

Snowplow

Capture the Flag

Well

Control Point

Domination

Standin

King of the Hill

Mannpower

Mann vs. Machine

Medieval Mode (Control Point)

PASS Time

Payload

Payload Race

Player Destruction

Robot Destruction

Asteroid

Special Delivery

Territorial Control

Hydro

Tug of War (Community)

Dynamite

Versus Saxton Hale (Community)

Zombie Infection (Community)

Event strategies

These pages are for strategies limited to special events, such as Halloween.

Achievement strategies

These are strategies for obtaining different achievements.

General achievements

Obtaining General achievements

Class achievements

Game mode achievements

Map achievements

Event achievements

Other achievements

Obtaining Replay achievements

Contract strategies

These are strategies for completing various Contracts.

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-{{update|The list is out of date, the links to the Community map strategies of the [[Jungle Inferno Update]] and [[Scream Fortress 2018]] are missing, at least. Compare with the list in the [[Team Fortress Wiki:Community Strategy|Community Strategy Project Page]].}}
 {{hatnote|For general [[List of maps|map-specific]] strategies, please see the pages for each map. Other pages on strategy can be found in [[:Category:Strategy]].}}
 {{hatnote|To assist with the ''Team Fortress'' Wiki Community Strategy Project, visit the [[Team Fortress Wiki:Community Strategy|Community Strategy Project Page]], read the [[Help:Style guide/Community Strategy|Community Strategy Style Guide]], and see the [[:Category:Community strategy stubs|List of Community strategy stubs]].}}
+{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on the importance of teamwork|Remember, men, there is no 'I' in 'team'! And I am going to ''win'', with or without you!|sound=Cm soldier pregamelostlast rare 01.mp3}}
 [[File:Strategy image.png|275px|right|link=]]
-Some '''strategies''' and explanations may use abbreviations, slang, or alternate names for various reasons, such as to maintain flow or encourage a casual and co-operative ethos. For any terms you are unsure of, see [[Glossary of player terms]].
+This page lists '''strategy''' guides to [[Classes|class-specific]] play, different [[List of game modes|game modes]], obtaining [[Achievements|achievements]], and general gameplay.
+Some strategies and explanations may use abbreviations, slangs, or alternate names for various reasons, such as to maintain flow or encourage a casual and co-operative ethos. For unfamiliar terms, please see [[Glossary of player terms]].
 == Class strategies ==
-''Note:'' These are basic, succinct strategies that teach the basics to a class and also any small, useful tips. Please edit with caution.
+These are basic, succinct strategies that teach the basics to a class and also any small, useful tips. Please edit with caution.
 * {{icon class|Scout|link=Basic Scout strategy}} [[Basic Scout strategy]] <small>([[Scout match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
 * {{icon class|Soldier|link=Basic Soldier strategy}} [[Basic Soldier strategy]] <small>([[Soldier match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
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 * {{icon class|Medic|link=Basic Medic strategy}} [[Basic Medic strategy]] <small>([[Medic match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
 * {{icon class|Sniper|link=Basic Sniper strategy}} [[Basic Sniper strategy]] <small>([[Sniper match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
-* {{icon class|Spy|link=Basic Spystrategy}} [[Basic Spy strategy]] <small>([[Spy match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
+* {{icon class|Spy|link=Basic Spy strategy}} [[Basic Spy strategy]] <small>([[Spy match-ups|match-ups]])</small>
-== Community strategies ==
+== Community class strategies ==
-''Note:'' These are community-written strategies that can offer a lot more detail, but may be more subjective or situational than the basic strategies.
+These are community-written strategies that can offer a lot more detail, but may be more subjective or situational than basic strategies.
 * {{icon class|Scout|link=Community Scout strategy}} [[Community Scout strategy]]
 * {{icon class|Soldier |link=Community Soldier strategy}} [[Community Soldier strategy]]
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 == Anti-class strategies ==
-''Note:'' These are strategies for playing ''against'' a class, instead of playing as the class.
+These are strategies for playing ''against'' a class, instead of playing as the class.
 * {{icon class|Scout|link=Anti-Scout strategy}} [[Anti-Scout strategy]]
 * {{icon class|Soldier|link=Anti-Soldier strategy}} [[Anti-Soldier strategy]]
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 * {{icon class|Sniper|link=Anti-Sniper strategy}} [[Anti-Sniper strategy]]
 * {{icon class|Spy|link=Anti-Spy strategy}} [[Anti-Spy strategy]]
+== Class-mechanic strategies ==
+These are strategies regarding class-specific mechanics, such as cloaking for the Spy.
+<div style=display:inline-table>
+* [[Backstab]]
+* [[Charging]]
+* [[Cloak]]
+</div><div style=display:inline-table>
+:* [[Compression blast]]
+:* [[Disguise]]
+:* [[Fire]]
+</div><div style=display:inline-table>
+:* [[Headshot]]
+:* [[Healing]]
+:* [[ÜberCharge strategy|ÜberCharge]]
+</div>
+== General strategies ==
+These pages are general strategies not specific to a single class or game mode, and help guides for various gameplay elements. Also see [[Team strategy]], and the [[List of official tips]] provided in-game.
+<div style=display:inline-table>
+* [[Aerial]]
+* [[Ambushing]]
+* [[Backcapping]]
+* [[Bleeding]]
+* [[Camping]]
+* [[Chokepoint]]
+* [[Communication]]
+* [[Control point timing]]
+* [[Crouching]]
+* [[High ground advantage]]
+* [[Juggling]]
+</div><div style=display:inline-table>
+:* [[Jumping]]
+:* [[Medic buddy]]
+:* [[Pick]]
+:* [[Respawn times]]
+:* [[Rush]]
+:* [[Spy checking]]
+:* [[Strafing]]
+:* [[Stun]]
+:* [[Text chat]]
+:* [[Turtling]]
+:* [[Voice chat]]
+</div>
 == Community game mode strategies ==
-''Note:'' These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any of the [[List of game modes|game modes]], as any class.
+These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any game mode, as any class. Guides regarding game mode-specific elements are also included in this section.
-* [[Community Arena strategy]]
+{{Community game mode strategies}}
-* [[Community Capture the Flag strategy]]
-* [[Community Control Point strategy]]
-** [[Community Attack/Defend strategy]]
-** [[Community Medieval Mode strategy]]
-* [[Community King of the Hill strategy]]
-* [[Community Mannpower strategy]]
-* [[Community Mann vs. Machine strategy]]
-* [[Community PASS Time strategy]]
-* [[Community Payload strategy]]
-** [[Community Payload Race strategy]]
-* [[Community Player Destruction strategy]]
-* [[Community Robot Destruction strategy]]
-* [[Community Special Delivery strategy]]
-* [[Community Territorial Control strategy]]
-* [[Community Domination strategy]]
 == Community map strategies ==
-These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any of the [[List of maps|official Team Fortress 2 maps]], as any class.
+These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any official ''Team Fortress 2'' [[List of maps|map]], as any class.
+{{Community map strategies}}
-=== Arena ===
-* [[Community Badlands (Arena) strategy]]
-* [[Community Byre strategy]]
-* [[Community Granary (Arena) strategy]]
-* [[Community Graveyard strategy]]
-* [[Community Lumberyard strategy]]
-* [[Community Nucleus (Arena) strategy]]
-* [[Community Offblast strategy]]
-* [[Community Ravine strategy]]
-* [[Community Sawmill (Arena) strategy]]
-* [[Community Watchtower strategy]]
-* [[Community Well (Arena) strategy]]
-=== Attack/Defend (Control Points) ===
-* [[Community Altitude strategy]]
-* [[Community Coal Pit strategy]]
-* [[Community Dustbowl strategy]]
-* [[Community Egypt strategy]]
-* [[Community Erebus strategy]]
-* [[Community Frostwatch strategy]]
-* [[Community Gorge strategy]]
-* [[Community Gorge Event strategy]]
-* [[Community Gravel Pit strategy]]
-* [[Community Junction strategy]]
-* [[Community Mann Manor strategy]]
-* [[Community Mercenary Park strategy]]
-* [[Community Mossrock strategy]]
-* [[Community Mountain Lab strategy]]
-* [[Community Spookeyridge strategy]]
-* [[Community Steel strategy]]
-=== Attack/Defend (Payload) ===
-* [[Community Snowplow strategy]]
-=== Capture the Flag ===
-* [[Community 2Fort strategy]]
-* [[Community 2Fort Invasion strategy]]
-* [[Community Crasher strategy]]
-* [[Community Double Cross strategy]]
-* [[Community Doublefrost strategy]]
-* [[Community Frosty strategy]]
-* [[Community Helltrain strategy]]
-* [[Community Landfall strategy]]
-* [[Community Sawmill (CTF) strategy]]
-* [[Community Snowfall strategy]]
-* [[Community Turbine strategy]]
-* [[Community Well (CTF) strategy]]
-=== Control Points ===
-* [[Community 5Gorge strategy]]
-* [[Community Badlands (CP) strategy]]
-* [[Community Coldfront strategy]]
-* [[Community Fastlane strategy]]
-* [[Community Foundry strategy]]
-* [[Community Freight strategy]]
-* [[Community Gullywash strategy]]
-* [[Community Granary (CP) strategy]]
-* [[Community Metalworks strategy]]
-* [[Community Powerhouse strategy]]
-* [[Community Process strategy]]
-* [[Community Sinshine strategy]]
-* [[Community Sunshine strategy]]
-* [[Community Snakewater strategy]]
-* [[Community Vanguard strategy]]
-* [[Community Well (CP) strategy]]
-* [[Community Yukon strategy]]
-=== King of the Hill ===
-* [[Community Badlands (King of the Hill) strategy]]
-* [[Community Brazil strategy]]
-* [[Community Cascade strategy]]
-* [[Community Cauldron strategy]]
-* [[Community Eyeaduct strategy]]
-* [[Community Harvest strategy]]
-* [[Community Harvest Event strategy]]
-* [[Community Highpass strategy]]
-* [[Community Kong King strategy]]
-* [[Community Lakeside strategy]]
-* [[Community Laughter strategy]]
-* [[Community Lazarus strategy]]
-* [[Community Los Muertos strategy]]
-* [[Community Maple Ridge Event strategy]]
-* [[Community Megalo strategy]]
-* [[Community Moldergrove strategy]]
-* [[Community Moonshine Event strategy]]
-* [[Community Nucleus (King of the Hill) strategy]]
-* [[Community Probed strategy]]
-* [[Community Sawmill (King of the Hill) strategy]]
-* [[Community Sinthetic strategy]]
-* [[Community Slasher strategy]]
-* [[Community Soul-Mill strategy]]
-* [[Community Suijin strategy]]
-* [[Community Viaduct strategy]]
-=== Mannpower ===
-* [[Community Foundry (Capture the Flag) strategy]]
-* [[Community Gorge (Capture the Flag) strategy]]
-* [[Community Hellfire strategy]]
-* [[Community Thunder Mountain (Capture the Flag) strategy]]
-=== Mann vs. Machine ===
-* [[Community Bigrock strategy]]
-* [[Community Coal Town strategy]]
-* [[Community Decoy strategy]]
-* [[Community Ghost Town strategy]]
-* [[Community Mannhattan strategy]]
-* [[Community Mannworks strategy]]
-* [[Community Rottenburg strategy]]
-=== Medieval Mode (Control Points) ===
-* [[Community DeGroot Keep strategy]]
-=== PASS Time ===
-* [[Community Brickyard strategy]]
-* [[Community District strategy]]
-* [[Community Timberlodge strategy]]
-=== Payload ===
-* [[Community Badwater Basin strategy]]
-* [[Community Barnblitz strategy]]
-* [[Community Bloodwater strategy]]
-* [[Community Borneo strategy]]
-* [[Community Bread Space strategy]]
-* [[Community Brimstone strategy]]
-* [[Community Cactus Canyon strategy]]
-* [[Community Chilly strategy]]
-* [[Community Enclosure strategy]]
-* [[Community Frontier strategy]]
-* [[Community Frostcliff strategy]]
-* [[Community Ghoulpit strategy]]
-* [[Community Gold Rush strategy]]
-* [[Community Gravestone strategy]]
-* [[Community Hassle Castle strategy]]
-* [[Community Hellstone strategy]]
-* [[Community Hoodoo strategy]]
-* [[Community Pier strategy]]
-* [[Community Polar strategy]]
-* [[Community Precipice strategy]]
-* [[Community Rumford strategy]]
-* [[Community Snowycoast strategy]]
-* [[Community Swiftwater strategy]]
-* [[Community Terror strategy]]
-* [[Community Thunder Mountain strategy]]
-* [[Community Upward strategy]]
-* [[Community Wutville strategy]]
-=== Payload Race ===
-* [[Community Banana Bay strategy]]
-* [[Community Bonesaw strategy]]
-* [[Community Helltower strategy]]
-* [[Community Hightower strategy]]
-* [[Community Pipeline strategy]]
-* [[Community Nightfall strategy]]
-=== Player Destruction ===
-* [[Community Cursed Cove strategy]]
-* [[Community Farmageddon strategy]]
-* [[Community Monster Bash strategy]]
-* [[Community Pit of Death strategy]]
-* [[Community SnowVille strategy]]
-* [[Community Watergate strategy]]
-=== Robot Destruction ===
-* [[Community Asteroid strategy]]
-=== Special Delivery ===
-* [[Community Doomsday strategy]]
-=== Territorial Control ===
-* [[Community Hydro strategy]]
-=== Domination ===
-* [[Community Standin strategy]]
 == Event strategies ==
+These pages are for strategies limited to special events, such as Halloween.
 * [[Community Halloween maps strategy]]
+* [[Horseless Headless Horsemann match-ups]]
+* [[Merasmus match-ups]]
+* [[MONOCULUS match-ups]]
-== Team strategies ==
+== Achievement strategies ==
-{{main|Team strategy}}
+These are strategies for obtaining different achievements.
-* [[Rush]]
+'''General achievements'''
-* [[Turtling]]
+* [[File:Achieved.png|20px|link=Obtaining General achievements]] [[Obtaining General achievements]]
-== Individual strategies ==
-* [[Aerial]]
-* [[Ambushing]]
-* [[Back-capping]]
-* [[Camping]]
-* [[Chokepoint]]
-* [[High ground advantage]]
-* [[Juggling]]
-* [[Jumping]]
-* [[Strafing]]
-* [[Compression blast|Airblast]]
-* [[Tips]]
-* [[ÜberCharge strategy|ÜberCharge]]
-== Achievement strategies ==
+'''Class achievements'''
-* [[File:Achieved.png|20px|link=Obtaining achievements]] [[Obtaining achievements]]
-* [[File:Pumpkin.png|20px|link=Obtaining Scarechievements]] [[Obtaining Scarechievements]]
-* [[File:Ghostchievements icon.png|20px|link=Obtaining Ghostchievements]] [[Obtaining Ghostchievements]]
 * {{icon class|Scout|link=Obtaining Scout achievements}} [[Obtaining Scout achievements]]
 * {{icon class|Soldier|link=Obtaining Soldier achievements}} [[Obtaining Soldier achievements]]
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 * {{icon class|Sniper|link=Obtaining Sniper achievements}} [[Obtaining Sniper achievements]]
 * {{icon class|Spy|link=Obtaining Spy achievements}} [[Obtaining Spy achievements]]
+'''Game mode achievements'''
+* [[File:Doomsday icon.png|20px|link=Obtaining Astro-chievements]] [[Obtaining Astro-chievements]]
+* [[File:Mvm_navicon.png|20px|link=Obtaining Mann vs. Machievements]] [[Obtaining Mann vs. Machievements]]
+* [[File:Jack Neutral.png|20px|link=Obtaining PASS Time achievements]] [[Obtaining PASS Time achievements]]
+'''Map achievements'''
+* [[File:Controlpoint.png|20px|link=Obtaining Foundry achievements]] [[Obtaining Foundry achievements]]
+* [[File:Backpack Backcountry Blaster Scattergun Battle Scarred.png|20px|link=Obtaining Powerhouse achievements]] [[Obtaining Powerhouse achievements]]
+* [[File:Menu photos cp process final.png|20px|link=Obtaining Process achievements]] [[Obtaining Process achievements]]
+* [[File:Menu photos cp snakewater final1.png|20px|link=Obtaining Snakewater achievements]] [[Obtaining Snakewater achievements]]
+* [[File:Menu photos cp standin final.png|20px|link=Obtaining Standin achievements]] [[Obtaining Standin achievements]]
+'''Event achievements'''
+* [[File:Tf gift.png|20px|link=Obtaining Christmas Event achievements]] [[Obtaining Christmas Event achievements]]
+* [[File:Pumpkin.png|20px|link=Obtaining Halloween achievements]] [[Obtaining Halloween achievements]]
+'''Other achievements'''
+* [[File:Tf2arrcamera.png|20px|link=Obtaining Replay achievements]] [[Obtaining Replay achievements]]
 == Contract strategies ==
+These are strategies for completing various [[Contracts]].
+* [[Contract strategy]]
 * [[Jungle Inferno Campaign#Mercenary Park Contracts rewards strategy|Mercenary Park Contracts rewards strategy]]
 * [[Halloween Contracts#Strategy|Halloween Contracts Strategy]]
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 {{Class Strategy Nav}}
+{{Map Strategy Nav}}
+{{Achievements Nav}}
 [[Category:Community strategy| ]]
 [[Category:Community strategy project]]
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