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ammo management on pocket
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#1
0 Frags +

I'm always finding myself running out of rockets or having really low ammo before and during pushes, any tips for conserving ammo while still putting out good damage/spam?

I'm always finding myself running out of rockets or having really low ammo before and during pushes, any tips for conserving ammo while still putting out good damage/spam?
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#2
18 Frags +

There's ammo packs you can pick up that give you ammunition

There's ammo packs you can pick up that give you ammunition
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#3
37 Frags +

as you play pocket more and more, you learn to love ammo packs, you learn to desire ammo packs, you learn to need ammo packs, you learn to hate your fucking demoman and seeth in silence as he takes the godamn ammo packs, you learn what it is to die inside every time as your medic walks backwards obliviously over ammo packs, you learn t-

on a serious note, if you really have trouble with this, memorize every ammo pack that you can quickly traverse to and back, for example, the two small packs near choke on gully mid, the large ammo pack near big doors that you can quickly go grab, and the risky ammo pack in choke. learn this sort of network for every other map in every hold location.

remember that these packs spawn in 10 second intervals and get a feel for that, so you never run out, and coordinate with your demoman if you see him spamming, 'you need this next pack? i need this next pack' and things like that.

try and keep track of the situation and when it's ok to spam like a mong and when it's not: if the enemy likes to peek aggro you need to spam them to deter them, if they don't, you can be pretty content to just watch the choke carefully.

with this in mind, keep ur reserve count >= 10.

i regularly take dead people's rocket launchers if i need to (and then cry when they had no ammo left either)

if there ever comes a situation where you know you or the enemy will be Trying Some Shit ™ which will result in player or uber trades in attempts to break stalemates, you bet ur ass you better go find some ammo and have at least 10 reserve rockets or you will have a Sad Uber ™ and will look like a big stupid with ur pick out. if you suddenly get picks on flank but u have 0 reserve left, it is WORTH your time to say "yo wait lemme go find ammo"

so long story short, always steal ur demo's ammo, be cognizant of ammo pack locations and people's death ammo, always obsessively take afore mentioned ammo packs as you see them, and never spam more rockets than ur comfortable.

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take the ammo before ur demo takes it
as you play pocket more and more, you learn to love ammo packs, you learn to desire ammo packs, you learn to need ammo packs, you learn to hate your fucking demoman and seeth in silence as he takes the godamn ammo packs, you learn what it is to die inside every time as your medic walks backwards obliviously over ammo packs, you learn t-

on a serious note, if you really have trouble with this, memorize every ammo pack that you can quickly traverse to and back, for example, the two small packs near choke on gully mid, the large ammo pack near big doors that you can quickly go grab, and the risky ammo pack in choke. learn this sort of network for every other map in every hold location.

remember that these packs spawn in 10 second intervals and get a feel for that, so you never run out, and coordinate with your demoman if you see him spamming, 'you need this next pack? i need this next pack' and things like that.

try and keep track of the situation and when it's ok to spam like a mong and when it's not: if the enemy likes to peek aggro you need to spam them to deter them, if they don't, you can be pretty content to just watch the choke carefully.

with this in mind, keep ur reserve count >= 10.

i regularly take dead people's rocket launchers if i need to (and then cry when they had no ammo left either)

if there ever comes a situation where you know you or the enemy will be Trying Some Shit ™ which will result in player or uber trades in attempts to break stalemates, you bet ur ass you better go find some ammo and have at least 10 reserve rockets or you will have a Sad Uber ™ and will look like a big stupid with ur pick out. if you suddenly get picks on flank but u have 0 reserve left, it is WORTH your time to say "yo wait lemme go find ammo"

so long story short, always steal ur demo's ammo, be cognizant of ammo pack locations and people's death ammo, always obsessively take afore mentioned ammo packs as you see them, and never spam more rockets than ur comfortable.

[spoiler]take the ammo before ur demo takes it[/spoiler]
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#4
24 Frags +
Brimstonetake the ammo before ur demo takes it

best advice anyone can give

[quote=Brimstone]
take the ammo before ur demo takes it[/quote]

best advice anyone can give
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#5
17 Frags +
SpaceGhostsCoffeeThere's ammo packs you can pick up that give you ammunition

dont ever tell such lies on this forum again

[quote=SpaceGhostsCoffee]There's ammo packs you can pick up that give you ammunition[/quote]

dont ever tell such lies on this forum again
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#6
-15 Frags +

cow mangler,, downfrag me

cow mangler,, downfrag me
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#7
3 Frags +
tay_Brimstonetake the ammo before ur demo takes it
best advice anyone can give

please do not

[quote=tay_][quote=Brimstone]
take the ammo before ur demo takes it[/quote]

best advice anyone can give[/quote]

please do not
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#8
6 Frags +

look at the amount of ammo you have left before you mindlessly spam rockets and waste it all

look at the amount of ammo you have left before you mindlessly spam rockets and waste it all
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#9
9 Frags +

spam when you know its actually going to do something like deny an area or do damage

time medium ammo packs

spam when you know its actually going to do something like deny an area or do damage

time medium ammo packs
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#10
-1 Frags +

spam chokes for free dmg and never pick up ammo

spam chokes for free dmg and never pick up ammo
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#11
5 Frags +

if you have good mobility and are conscious of ammo management, you shouldn't have much problems. whenever you see ammo. pick it up.

if you have good mobility and are conscious of ammo management, you shouldn't have much problems. whenever you see ammo. pick it up.
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#12
4 Frags +

kill the enemy gamers and pickup the ammo they drop

kill the enemy gamers and pickup the ammo they drop
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#13
4 Frags +

take ammo whenever you see it

take ammo whenever you see it
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#14
8 Frags +

hog all the ammo packs

kill people and take their ammo

bait ur team and take their ammo

pick up dead soldier's rocket launchers

hog all the ammo packs

kill people and take their ammo

[u]bait[/u] [b]ur[/b] [u]team[/u] [i]and take[/i] [u]their[/u] [b]ammo[/b]

pick up dead soldier's rocket launchers
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#15
11 Frags +

Cut your engineer, he should have a dispenser up

Cut your engineer, he should have a dispenser up
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