My Philosophy on Playing Flank Scout. A Short and Simple Guide | TF2

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[@Shamay4]

Time to beast

[@Baltimore_Hood_Vines_2014]

*beef

[@middledistance.]

thank you rj

[@joenuclear8533]

Arekk: Effective communication is key Habib: I"m playing minecraft! I"m playing minecraft right now!

[@ammi5311]

He is the creeper

[@WhayYay]

Med's piped... Demo's piped... *_AAAAAAAAAAAOHHHHHHH_*

[@Midnightial]

*BEEEEEEAAAAAST*

[@18andAboveV]

I feel like I'm at my best when b4nny is wearing the minion's costume.

[@ZeroSTF]

Arekk: effective communication is key Habib: medica rollouta

[@grimreaper1542]

This was actually Arekk’s end of year assignment

[@habib_6ix_god389]

Nice nice, giving me that motivation 😈

[@figgidy]

Yes

[@didsomeoneaskforanegg2168]

Yo make a vid like this but for demoman

[@Baltimore_Hood_Vines_2014]

@@didsomeoneaskforanegg2168 he already did.

[@GoldMamb4]

This is a cheesy thing to say but I was having a shitty day and this vid helped somewhat lol. Just calm and interesting, idk it chilled me out a bit

[@arekk]

Nice man, I'm glad I could help you out

[@alkimia1791]

I've been having a bad day too, I hope you're doing well though! :)

[@damnitspowo3234]

It's a perfect guide, no loud music, no "youtubering", just pure information and knowledge.

[@pinhedlary4408]

Hey arekk, Please make more content like this in the future. The guide type content is really useful for those of us in newcomer/amateur

[@danielzhang7172]

The bit with the mids was super helpful. Even as a main player us scouts don’t know when to aggress and when to hold and deny soldiers sometimes

[@mherbezik5273]

Subbing to arekk makes your meatshots do 20% percent more damage guys

[@naimakka1949]

can confirm

[@dazeen9591]

I can one shot 125 hp classes now ???

[@benjamingrove4976]

Your voice is ASMR for the soul, I haven't played TF2 in 6 months (laptop broke) but watching videos like yours are still the highlight of my day. Thank you

[@arekk]

Lmaoo thanks. It's nice to know people like my voice. I really hate listening to me talk

[@Scratchhh]

dude these videos are actually so nice to watch even if you are experienced, should make one of every 6s class

[@l1ttyluke363]

Sometimes I find myself behind the other team after a team fight. My teammates tell me to either try to get a pick right away or kill bind. Do you have any other comments about this?

[@arekk]

It depends on your situation, but I would never suggest to killbind. It's almost always good to stay behind and live for as long as possible and try to backcap/draw players back. The only time going behind is bad is if the other team has full Uber advantage and you can't backcap fast enough. In that case, just try to run back to your teammates as quick as possible and try to kill someone not in the Uber.

[@tappajaav]

clockwork flank scout guide would be: 1. have godlike dm

[@chicle-_3536]

Now, with this knowledge, I will become part of the destruction clan and put my name in an even higher layer of the scoreboard

[@TheKingofHedgehogs]

2:39 Alright, I understood #FlankScoutsLivesMatter

[@Shadow-cp5er]

Faith in humanity restored.

[@davidmacdonald1855]

I will never play competitive but I really enjoyed this video learning about your role on the team. I know you arent an expert on the other roles on a 6s team but I would really like to hear what you think the other different positions should be doing. You breaking down and explaining clips from your teammates would be really interesting and probably help a few players out there. Just an idea. Thanks for doing what you do:)

[@abdc2990]

Thanks! You did it so much faster than I expected!

[@firozahmed431]

Thank you Mr. Arekk! Great lessons.

[@airless7005]

Thank you Mr. Fort rest man

[@yu_tf]

Accidentally discovered that i'm better at flank scout than pocket soldier, thanks habib

[@Nathan-je7dj]

time to practice 24/7 by watching b4nny and arekk

[@Nathan-je7dj]

this dude seriously hearts everything

[@arekk]

:)

[@notoriji]

Great video. I wish there were more 6s guides that get into details of the format for complete beginners.

[@domotoro3552]

Great guide! There were a few points where you referred to players by their name and didn’t say their role, which might trip up players who aren’t familiar with the current froyo roster. That’d make it easier for me to send any future guides you do to people who might need them.

[@KJ-yj5lw]

this really helped me, besides the fact that it was kind of basic. i’m struggling ever so slightly to shed my combo scout habits when i switched to flank scout, thanks

[@ObeseMcDese]

Excellent outro music choice. Hell pretty much all the music you throw in your vids is fire. Great guide, would love to see more guides of any kind in the future.

[@lucasfeitosa262]

Thats exactly what i was looking for when i asked you to do a comented pov, and it is 10 times better than i expected, great video yo.

[@Radian333]

Thanks for this, as someone who's interested in comp but doesn't know much I only ever really knew of the roamer/pocket roles for soldier but didn't know anything about the metas for scouts in 6v6

[@misterwings.]

I became invite level after this, thanks man

[@artis.]

Thanks for the tips arekk!

[@artis.]

Sorry I'm late this time

[@didsomeoneaskforanegg2168]

Really appreciate the upload! There is a distinct lack of high level TF2 content on youtube besides match vods. It would be awesome if other high level players could make similar vids

[@JustinRuta]

Thank you arekk, very cool

[@dayne6475]

yo I love the LOK outro. Literally just finished S3 10 minutes ago wtffff

[@whammeister3002]

well, it's hard not to be important when you take up a 1/6th of the team... great video dude!

[@finn488]

this was super helpful and watching you really inspired me to play comp

[@crooktsang4107]

Goated!

[@mehmetemrebirinci6536]

ITS OVER ENEMIES, I HAVE THE HIGHGROUND!

[@RapierNeedleCrime]

thanks arekk very cool

[@punkser]

i am now a pro player, than you eric man

[@kaskaskas1234]

Arekk you have good content. Some may say the best.

[@mentalchillnessss]

HAPPY 10 K BRO

[@mentalchillnessss]

i just subbed then reloaded lol

[@silenzio1876]

this video just made me go from open to prem

[@InkSunProductions]

just got kicked off my team. this helped. i still wanna do comp because of this video.

[@arekk]

Sorry to hear that ): make them know it was a mistake

[@InkSunProductions]

@@arekk I will.

[@InkSunProductions]

@@arekk it's time I work my ass off.

[@jadenwzhang]

ain’t play tf2 in years but shit i still enjoy myself some arekk and b4nny vids🥰

[@thespartansoldier4991]

Love the legend of Korra music at the end

[@HocTapSFM]

You didn't have to hit me with the legend of korra outro song though. Now I feel depressed but chad guide

[@SoulPriest]

good shit man

[@RyB305]

Aight see you in invite next season

[@iliketrain10]

Really good video

[@RequiemOfSolo]

Just found out that you make vids arekk. This is beast content.

[@arkulus1502]

Believe it or not but it's actually what i needed asap, cuz im starting flank scout on 6ixes do ty 💪♥️

[@Relevant_Irrelevance]

Thanks for the solid info.

[@tolerationofmethod8128]

Arekk at 3:44 basically saying everyone fears his sniper 😳

[@icedog225]

hey arekk its me icedog thank u for the tutorial

[@arekk]

Icedog!!!!

[@icedog225]

​@@arekk hi! :D

[@kompadoodle]

Epic

[@pinhedlary4408]

komp epic

[@gogaga6286]

THANK YOU

[@rallo9635]

shut up gunga hi whats up

[@gogaga6286]

@@rallo9635 fak u

[@touchthemer3000]

Thanks, this is awesome. I think you doing a POV that you talk over could be super interesting! #content - would love to see you call out everything u do right and wrong

[@guscox9651]

thanks will keep this in mind, now back to cp_orange

[@KrisM189]

You missed the section about hiding in bushes for 1/2 the match ;) Good video

[@sivisionCEO]

thanks, my friend just recent told me to play flank scout. try to learn it

[@konrTF]

Dope, this should teach a lot of people.

[@jimpa7011]

checked out ur twitter and u play in Oregon? I cant play in tf2center lobbies or any east coast lobbies cuz of how bad the ping is in oregon dude, howed u get used to it.

[@arekk]

70 ping isn't that bad to me I guess. I kind of just learned to ignore it. Ping is mental deadass lol

[@jimpa7011]

​@@arekk Most people will get 90+ ping to east coast servers if they don't have insane download speeds.

[@arekk]

@@jimpa7011 yeah luckily people in invite have their servers in Chicago where the ping is better

[@Baltimore_Hood_Vines_2014]

@@arekk Jesus Christ, I usually play on EU servers with 5-20 ping.

[@1629sl]

best tf2 content

[@UnYoYT]

EPIC VIDEO THANK YOU

[@depressionkid0352]

This feels like a dev log

[@LOLarbor]

Have you thought about making this into a series and making similar videos about the other classes? Collabos with other players on this topic would be awesome as well.

[@arekk]

Not really. I might do more tutorial style videos in the future, but not like in this style. We'll see..

[@ianhunter7597]

Hey arekk, was wondering if on pushes when your whole team is alive, whether it be a dry push or with Uber, do you typically go in from a different entrance after your team gets in or try to go with the combo but passively so you don’t get killed by spam.

[@arekk]

On last, you can go a different entrance and try to pinch the other team with your combo or you can trail the Uber behind and just go the same doorway. If I'm going the same doorway then I general just play heals and bait the cap. But if I'm going in on the other side, then I'm relying on my teammates to call me in for the collapse. Either or works great :) In general, if the fight is urgent then just get in any entrance that's the nearest. If you guys are planning a push, then I would recommend pushing the flankside to take pressure off your combo

[@FairPlay0007]

I like playing on TF2Center and constantly flanking Medics. They call stuff like "Stop coming from the behind, you are not a Spy. Weeb."

[@idk6533]

Thanks for this guide. Just a joke about to the high ground: Scout: It’s over medic! I have the high ground! Medic: You underestimate my ubersaw! Scout: Don’t try it! Medic: JAAAAA *Scout gets crit with pan*

[@johnny.vocals5261]

This is tips for flank scouts and roamers let’s gooooo also since you work with paddie a lot could you Collab with him to make a video about flank and roamed working together

[@rallo9635]

Feeding is in my nature. I have the need to feed. If I don't feed I will die.

[@1chaplain]

Ayy you finally uploaded a guide. Can you do more?

[@arekk]

Possibly!

[@GardenNomme]

Thas what I like to see

[@zngooo]

I love it, time to become prem flank

[@certifiedmoron6348]

i dont even play flank scout or comp at all but im watching this anyway

[@galatf2]

successor to the book of habib

[@c_ody]

Thanks Arekk

[@crawdad1903]

alright now its time for the poopaning

[@tameronica]

Instructions unclear. Thought 3 W's are the keys to press. Ended up playing pyro.

[@pyroman50]

btw for pyro i recommend u airblast while looking at their feet since it can blast them into the air

[@arekk]

Yeah I know about that technique I just always forget to do it. Thanks for the reminder haha

[@egorlevin9389]

Damn, 750 likes and 0 dislikes. Cant remember last time i saw something like that

[@SantaSakiNYC]

Any similar videos you can recommend but for combo scout?

[@arekk]

Not anything like this. Best bet is probably watching b4nny review his grand finals povs

[@bullyhunter9191]

Now that you made this video for game sense, are you going to make one for improving mechanical skill and how to engage certain classes?

[@arekk]

🤔 sounds like a good idea. I'll do it eventually

[@qqqkroc2485]

this helped a lot

[@marajdesigns]

Ty arekk

[@dazeen9591]

Yeah getting like 178 dpm is disappointing 😞

[@potatoweaver4116]

I find it hard to deal with soldier as a flank scout. Not always having 185, and not having high ground makes it feel impossible to deal with a soldier. I dont have much of a problem when playing combo. Because I can just sit on high ground and get buffed.

[@arekk]

Sometimes you can't beat a soldier, especially in tight spaces. My advice is to bait out his rockets and only engage when he's out of ammo or not when he's not looking at you

[@sn0ipe333]

I’ve found that getting super close to soldiers and moving erratically up close throws them off and force them to take tons of self damage and your damage. Although more seasoned soldiers will probably know how to deal with it but on a casual level, it’s a good strategy from my experience. But if you’re playing flank scout, it’s probably best never to engage unless he’s wounded and you know you can take him or he’s an immediate threat to you

[@fuckinghikki]

great video, thnx

[@melynx901z]

thanks arik

[@joaocruzpt5422]

why bulli habib on blands mid?

[@arekk]

Habib deserves.

[@jakman8515]

Hmm familiar music for the outro

[@elkanchew7160]

i often see you and b4nny shooting at ubers as scout. is there a reason like knockback or something? shouldnt the soldiers/demos be the ones to shoot at them to bounce them around and deny the push??

[@arekk]

Most of the time we just shoot them hoping that they get unflashed. Sometimes you can still knock them around and deny them if they jump at you

[@astherphoenix9648]

i dont get it, you zoom zoom zoom aaaaand shoot repeat scout finished

[@arekk]

Pretty much

[@figgidy]

Yes

[@garbledscreaming4880]

Love the video

[@experimental1144]

Do you think it would be possible for advice for basic pocket scout another amazing vid like flank scout would be good to watch :p

[@arekk]

Maybe in the future. I might do one about b4nny

[@png7817]

awesome

[@browniegp9762]

i always thought sub 200 dpm was bad guess i was doing my job as flank scout then

[@AlmaKarmaq]

Ty teacher