Basic Pyro strategy/pl

Pyro jest umiarkowanie wymagającą, wszechstronną klasą walczącą na krótkim zasięgu. Wciąga w zasadzki swoich przeciwników, walczy z nimi swoimi zróżnicowanymi broniami, lub przesuwa ich za pomocą strumienia sprężonego powietrza. Umykający przeciwnicy mogą umrzeć od poparzeń, przez co Pyro idealnie nadaje się do strategii typu "uderz i zwiej". Klasa ta jest łatwa do opanowania i dlatego chętnie wybierana przez początkujących graczy, ale dzięki różnorodnym umiejętnościom Pyro jest również postacią możliwą do opanowania w wyższym niż podstawowy stopniu.

Ogólne wskazówki

• Strumień sprężonego powietrza Miotacza ognia oraz Odtłuszczacza jest przydatny do odbijania pocisków Żołnierza, oczyszczania terenu z bomb samoprzylepnych, zatrzymywania i rodzielania przeciwników objętych ładnunkiem ÜberCharge oraz zrzucania ich z występów skalnych.

• Delikatne klasy takie jak Snajper, Skaut, Szpieg i Medyk umierają szybciej od miotaczy ogni Pyro. Nie ma sensu zmieniać podstawowej broni na jakąkolwiek inną by dobić przeciwnika, z wyjątkiem sytuacji kiedy wyjdzie on z zasięgu miotacza ognia. Przeciwnik szybciej zginie od ognia niż można by go zabić atakiem łączonym.

• Klasy cięższe, jak Żołnierz mogą zabić Pyro szybciej, niż Pyro zabije ich przy pomocy miotacza ognia. Warto odbijać ich pociski, a kiedy nadarzy się okazja zaatakować używając oprócz miotacza ognia Pistoletu sygnałowego, Strzelby czy Gasiekiery. Obite pociski mogą uratować życie Pyro, lub nawet zabić przeciwników.

• Pyro może łatwo zniszczyć ogniem Działko strażnicze poziomu pierwszego. Jeśli działko na wyższych poziomach jest blisko narożnika, czasami może też atakować jednocześnie krążąc wokół niego paląc zarówno działko, jak i Inżyniera wraz z innymi jego budowlami.

• Miotacze ognia mają zwodniczo krótki zasięg. Wiele początkujących opróżnia je całkowicie z paliwa atakując uciekających przeciwników i nie podpalając jednocześnie. Należy celować do przodu wsłuchując się w odgłosy wydawane przez skwierczącego przeciwnika. Po tych odgłosach można zorientować się czy przeciwnik się pali, czy też nie.

• Uciekając do tyłu przeciwnik biegnie 10% wolniej, więc ścigający go Pyro w większości przypadków ma nad nim przewagę.

• Pyro nosi ognioodporny kostium, dzięki któremu nie może się palić, lecz pomimo to wciąż odnosi obrażenia zadane od ognia Pyro przeciwnika.

• Using your Flamethrower on team-mates is a good way to Spy-check. Only a momentary burst of flame is needed to ignite an enemy Spy; briefly shooting every team-mate is a cost-effective method of minimizing Spy encounters. However, should an enemy Spy be found, it is a good idea to spend another 3-4 seconds spraying nearby areas with fire to ensure that the Spy was not using the Dead Ringer.

• Most players will fire straight into the flames while being chased thinking they're in a "w+m1" situation. Flaming them from the side while strafe running will allow you to dodge those attacks.

• The Pyro can defend Engineer nests surprisingly well since they can keep up a steady stream of fire to keep a Spy away as well as deflecting incoming projectiles away from the buildings

Weapon Specific

A list of useful tidbits about the Pyro's tools.

Flamethrower

• Medics, Dispensers, your team's Payload Cart, Jarate, Mad Milk, Health Kits, Resupply lockers, compression blasts from other Pyros, and water will put out your flames.

• The Flamethrower is the in-between choice. It lacks the highly-damaging effects of the Backburner but has more utility. It deals more afterburn damage than the Degreaser but has less utility.

Compression blast

• You can use the compression blast to knock enemy players into map hazards or push them away if you cannot beat them one-on-one.
• Blast to blast enemies away from Health pickups they are trying to take.
• Push invulnerable Medics, phasing Scouts, and other foes into a corner where you or a friend can easily dispatch them.
• It is very difficult to reflect objects at close range, so learn the timing of your foes. Ambushed Soldiers will fire a rocket as soon as they turn. Reloading foes will fire as soon as possible.
• As of the Spy vs. Sniper update, the compression blast can put out allies on fire.
• The compression blast gains any on-hit effects of the projectile e.g. a Black Box rocket will restore 15 health, and a long-range flare will Crit on a burning enemy. All reflected shots will Mini-Crit at minimum.
• Most reflected projectiles (with the exception of grenades and baseballs) are redirected to the point underneath the Pyro's crosshairs. You can use this to actually aim the projectile in a new direction and target enemies.
• When facing a soldier or demoman or sniper using huntsman in a small spaced area ( Ex. The vents in ctf_turbine ) make it so you can reflect any grenades, arrows, and rockets.

Backburner

• Without the compression blast, you rely on surprising enemies and high damage to quickly dispatch foes.
• The Backburner criticals register up to approximately a 45° angle to the back of a target's left or right, i.e. roughly a 90° angle centered behind where they are facing. This is significantly smaller than the Spy's Backstab angle, which appears to be 160°.
• You're more likely to set off Crits by strafing across the foe's back when you first attack them.
• The Backburner's extra 15% damage makes it very effective in face-to-face combat.
• A skilled Pyro can effectively mimic the Spy's stairstab by using the Backburner's criticals.

Degreaser

• Due to the 65% decreased weapon switch time, the Degreaser is recommended for Pyros who quickly ignite enemies and Compression Blast them into the air for quick Shotgun blasts, Flare Gun or Axtinguisher kills. Some of these combos are significantly more difficult to perform without it.
• The Degreaser's negative attribute only applies to afterburn, so don't rely on it to finish off your enemies for you. Try to deal the most damage possible before you die or he/she/it retreats.

Shotgun

• The Shotgun is an excellent weapon to follow up from an attack with a Flamethrower. It allows you to back off a dangerous foe while dealing good damage and aiding your afterburn.
• If you are a good shooter, the Shotgun actually overpowers the Flamethrower for single-target fighting.
• The Shotgun is the Pyro's best weapon for aquatic combat.
• The Shotgun is also the Pyro's best weapon for killing other another Pyro.

Flare Gun

• The Flare Gun does not have falloff damage, meaning it does just as much damage at close range as at far range.
• The Flare Gun is much less powerful against Pyros because they are flame retardant.
• Snipers are easy targets, and their aim is constantly shaking while they're on fire.
• The Flare Gun will Mini-Crit on burning enemies at short range, and fully Crit at medium to long range. This makes it a highly effective finisher if the opponent flees.
• The Flare Gun shots do tend to arc over long distances so adjust your aim.

Fire Axe

• The Fire Axe is rarely used because the Pyro's other weapons are superior in close combat.
• If you like scoring surprise melee Crits, this is your best choice. You don't have to burn the enemy, so they won't know you're coming.

Axtinguisher

• The guaranteed Critical hit makes the Axtinguisher very useful when ambushing classes with high health.
• Set your foe on fire, knock them into the air with compression blast, and finish them with the Axtinguisher. This is a very effective tactic.
• When combined with the Degreaser, the Axtinguisher can be used for super-fast criticals.

Homewrecker

• The Homewrecker can readily two-shot any building at full health in 1.6 seconds, and it instakills Mini-Sentry Guns.
• A Pyro with the Homewrecker is an Engineer's best friend. Constant flames will keep out Spies, the Compression Blast pushes projectiles and Übers away, and the Homewrecker clears Sappers even if the Engineer is dead.
• Keeping a Homewrecker equipped in the Pyro loadout, even if you aren't currently playing as Pyro, will allow you to quickly switch to Pyro and destroy Sappers on nearby friendly buildings if the Engineer is unable to save them.

Powerjack

• The Powerjack is a good offensive alternative to the Axtinguisher, but it leaves you without a quick and decisive way to take out Soldiers, Demomen, and Heavies.
• Even at full health it can be beneficial to try to kill with the Powerjack; the +75 healing from a kill can push your health over the maximum, providing a temporary Overheal.
• Use in maps where health-kits tend to be scarce and try to surprise an enemy so you can get the initiative.

Back Scratcher

• The Back Scratcher is ideal for Medieval Mode, due to its extra Health recovery from medkits, along with the other main source of healing, the Crusader's Crossbow, being unaffected by its healing penalty.
• If there are no Medics on your team, the Back Scratcher is a good choice.
• If you are playing in a map without many medkits, this weapon can be useful.
• If a Medic has no other priority targets, healing a Back Scratcher Pyro will give him a great deal more ÜberCharge than overhealing a regular player.

The Gas Jockey's Gear

• The 10% movement speed increase this loadout grants you is helpful when flanking, ambushing, and chasing enemies.
• Using the compression blast with the Powerjack similarly to the Axtinguisher will allow you to get health from weakened lighter classes like Scouts.
• Your increased speed can help you defeat Spies and Medics, since you are now faster than them.
• With the Gas Jockey's Gear item set equipped, the Pyro can make some jumps that they otherwise could not, such as jumping directly onto the final point on Steel.
• The set makes the Pyro 10% more vulnerable to bullets, making encounters with the Scout, Heavy, or Engineer more risky. Due to a known bug, the Pyro is also 10% more vulnerable to all melee weapons and Medic syringe guns.