Community King of the Hill strategy

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This article is about Community King of the Hill strategy.

General strategy

• If trying to capture the point, work as a team! A well-planned attack on the area will work better than Scouts running randomly onto it.

• When defending the point, don't watch one entry to the main point. There are usually many possible ways to get into the location, and only defending a single door can lead to disastrous results.

• Don't give up! If the other team is about to win the round, try a surprise attack or plan a Capture Point rush, at the very least to get into Overtime.

• Watch out for enemy Spies, Pyros, and Heavy-Medic pairs. By themselves, they can take out a good portion of your team, leading to an easy capture.

• Be on the lookout for Scouts and Soldiers or Demomen with equipped Pain Trains. They capture the points twice as fast, and are sometimes able to capture it without help.

• Try to clear out the main capture area before going for the Point. Sometimes there might be enemies waiting in the shadows to take out unsuspecting opponents!

• It's a good idea to push the enemy team back to their spawn area, as it makes them less likely to be able to capture the point before your team wins.

Class-specific strategy

 Scout

• As a Scout, you capture the point twice as fast as other classes. Use this to your advantage when you go for the point!

• If you use Bonk!, you won't halt enemy captures or speed up your team's, but it's still a useful distraction for powerful enemies.

• Using your Sandman, you can stun enemies capturing or defending the point. This can be useful on Heavy-Medic pairs or any other powerful group!

• The Mad Milk is useful on enemies trying to capture or defend, as it heals every teammate who successfully hits them.

• Scouts aren't very useful for defending, but they can still try to distract the enemies by running through their spawn, with or without Bonk!.

 Soldier

• Soldiers are good for defending and attacking, as they have high health and great weapons.

• The Buff Banner or Battalion's Backup are also valuable assets for your team. Use them when making an offensive push or a defensive stand, respectively.

• Soldiers are also great for dealing with pesky Sentry Guns or Heavy-Medic pairs.

• Spamming rockets on the control point can be an effective method to clear the point of opposition; couple this with a Kritzkrieg ÜberCharge and you will be a force to be reckoned with.

 Pyro

• As a Pyro, try sneaking over to the enemy team and spraying them with fire, making them search for health. This can give your team more time.

• Remember to Spy-check, even while capturing the point, as a Spy might sneak onto it in the fray to halt the process.

• Use the Flare Gun while capturing to set enemies on fire without having to stop the capture process.

• You can be a big help to your team by deflecting enemy projectiles while capturing.

• Airblasting your teammates if they're on fire can also help your team.

 Demoman

• An often-used strategy is to litter the Point with sticky bombs, then detonate them when the other team reaches the point.

• Watch for enemy Engineers and try to take out their buildings before they can get them to the main area.

• The Pain Train can provide a boost when capturing the point. Combine this with your ability to sticky jump, and you can have the mobility and capturing rate of a Scout.

• The Ullapool Caber can be extremely useful in severely weakening or completely wiping out the opposing team's capturing effort; just make sure to have a decent amount of health in order to survive the explosion.

 Heavy

• Remember, Medics are your best friend. If you have a Medic healing you, try to protect him, so even if you get killed, he can heal other teammates.

• With the Hibernating Bear item set equipped, you are a force to be reckoned with on defense, especially in narrow passageways.

• If you're in the middle of a big firefight and have the Sandvich or Buffalo Steak Sandvich equipped, throw it near your teammates to give them a quick health boost if they are near death.

• Never try to take on the entire enemy team, even with a Medic. Try to take out one enemy at a time.

• Remember to keep your Minigun spinning, even after your team has cleared out the opposing side.

• Watch out for enemy Snipers, and try to make your movements random while capturing, such as randomly crouching or jumping unexpectedly.

 Engineer

• Engineers aren't very useful in King of the Hill, as the Capture Point is usually in a wide-open area, but they can still be an asset to the team.

• Have a Teleporter up that gets teammates closer to the point, to keep the pressure on the enemy team.

• If you have the Wrangler equipped, take control of your Sentry to have a better chance of stopping the opposing team.

• Remember to Spy-check often, so they can't backstab you and sap your buildings.

• A well placed Mini-Sentry can provide a useful distraction to capturing opponents, allowing your teammates to harm them with less resistance.

• The Short Circuit can help your team by destroying sticky bombs placed by an enemy Demoman.

 Medic

• As a Medic, players should generally do whatever they do in other game modes, they play an important role, but none too different from other game modes.

 Sniper

• Due to the high density of players usually on the point, a thrown Jarate can cover a large number of enemy players, making clearing the point easier for your teammates.

• Sometimes it may be beneficial to take Huntsman potshots on the point, especially if there are a large number of players on it; due to the large size of the projectile hitbox, odds are you will connect with an opponent.

 Spy

• As a Spy, you can take down the enemy team's Sentry Guns defending the point with the Electro Sapper to allow your teammates to move in and capture the point.