Pick

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Un Pick es una única muerte de una clase importante. Al contrario que eliminar unos pocos enemigos antes de morir o retirarse, es matar sólo a un enemigo, siendo ese enemigo una pieza importante del equipo opuesto. Los picks pueden ser o no suicidas; obviamente mantener al picker con vida es más efectivo que un pick suicida.

Clases adecuadas para hacer picks

• Snipers are the quintessential picking class; in fact one could say that due to the nature of his primary weapon all of his kills are picks. One uncharged headshot or fully charged bodyshot will take out an enemy Medic with minimal risk. Enemy Snipers or built-up Engineers can also be efficiently removed this way. A fully charged headshot will also pick any Heavy, which instantly removes a wall from in front of the team.

• Spies are less useful at picking than Snipers are (as they generally do not survive for long after doing their job), but can still be effective, especially if the enemy team is watching for Snipers (and therefore probably not their backs). The Eternal Reward and Cloak and Dagger combination is great for hiding out before going to strike at an important enemy, as well as having the benefit of not creating any sound and taking the disguise.

• Scouts that have managed to flank the enemy can pick enemy Snipers with relative ease, while having a go at the Medic can be worth the effort as well. With their powerful close range Scattergun or Force-A-Nature, the Scout can quickly pick off any high priority targets with a few blasts and then escape. With the Shortstop the Scout can take on targets at a longer range, albeit requiring more shots to kill.

• A clever Demoman may be able to hide and/or time his stickies good enough that the rear of the enemy team is hit harder than the front on a push, where most pick-worthy classes tend to hide. However this is very situational and would probably not be considered a pick if it gibs more than one enemy. A Demoman with the Scottish Resistance can place multiple stickies in important chokepoints, which can be an effective deterrent if enemies tend to swarm in a particular location.

• Soldiers using the Gunboats are very ideal at getting a pick on an a target in a group as he can quickly jump in and quickly jump out, or make a quick escape using the Equalizer. The Direct Hit is also very useful for taking out high priority targets, and can function as an alternative sniping weapon. Since it can take out most classes in one to two hits, it is very effective at disrupting the enemy team.

Clases que son blancos de pick

• Los Medics, con su Supercarga y amigos que lo protegen es el blanco más alto. Hacer un pick al Medic anula el recurso libre de vida y los priva de cualquier Supercarga que pudieran haber tenido.
• Los Snipers son frecuentemente blancos de picks por el simple hecho de que son los mejores haciendo picks.
• Los Demomen son blancos importantes ya que son los mejores provocando daño y controlando áreas.
• Los Heavies y los Soldiers con más vida pueden ser fácilmente eliminados por un Sniper o un Spy, ya que se necesitaría una gran cantidad de golpes para acabar con ellos de otra manera.

Véase también

• Juego competitivo
• Estrategia