[TF2] Punishing Pyros: The American Way

After getting destroyed by them for so long, it's time that Soldiers fight back against Pyros. This is the survival guide on how Soldiers fight back Pyros in TF2.
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[@Risemonger]

Man this turn out so good, I'm seriously giddy :D

[@ninowoo594]

i like it also i sub ya

[@himynamewaz7507]

Btw I really like your point with the liberty launcher. It gives the item a good use

[@ninowoo594]

@@himynamewaz7507 true

[@nutsinmabasket]

Behold, the fempyro /j

[@spongygames]

"I'm totally gonna touch something." :Pyro_Thonking:

[@SquimJim]

Clearly the best way to counter Pyro as Soldier is by pressing the "," button and changing to Heavy. Not sure how you didn't think of this. Come on, Fran!

[@RocketManFran]

I've been schooled :O

[@e2b265]

I prefer just pressing the killbind button.

[@llmkursk8254]

Yes, like you aren’t just free food for my Scorch Shit…

[@flaggy185]

Pyro: How can you make More damage than me?!, I have the plhog! Heavy: *Haha, minigun goes brrr*

[@on2td]

pyro's cant kill heavies that easy but a good pyro can

[@amiduitnice2110]

Phyro: "Will not duel mele" Bottle Knight: aye, me bottle o' CRIT'S

[@joghnythegurue2710]

As a Pyro main, one trick a Soldier can pull that usually gets me (at least in close quarters) is faking a reload; IE, firing one rocket, pressing the reload key to start the animation and then fire before you properly load. Farther away we can react to the rocket as it comes, but close up we often rely on mind games, prediction/intuition and animations to keep timing since we're basically forced to air-blast a parallel dimension ahead of our opponent. Said close-range can be achieved via quickly jumping and/or bombing with the Manntreads, flanking to catch us off-guard or just walking up during air-blast downtime (weather that be the firing speed itself or when we switch to a non-primary weapon).

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

I’ve found corners to be pretty useful. If you’re near a corner and you’ve shown the pyro that you are willing to shoot rockets at them, quickly go around the corner them jump back and shoot a rocket, they may not be expecting it and accidentally take damage. Then if you time it right you can shoot another rocket just before the go around the corner to deal more damage and at that point you can just pull out your shotgun and one shot the pyro(or hope that the pyro doesn’t airblast your rocket again)

[@Ben_c-j4u]

I used to main heavy and I sometimes forgot pyros existed and wondered why everyone complained about him but after becoming more of a solider player I finally started to get it

[@interdimensionalemployee1117]

Heavy shoot gun, heavy fears no BABY CLASS.

[@mauroghen]

pyro main perspective: we airblast based on 3 things: 1) reaction (for mid-longrange) 2) Prediction (for close quarters) 3) timing (for rocket launcher rate of fire, close quarters or high speed projectiles) 3: you'll notice some pyros completely not attempt to airblast a direct hit rocket on the first shot and usually attempt to airblast on the second, thats where you can mess with their timing. 2: you can mess with their prediction by simply playing "chicken" , staring them dead in the eye and letting them airblast first out of a failed prediction of you about to fire. 1: for mid-long range encounters its almost better to avoid trying entirely. until of course they try to shoot you with flares or whatnot.

[@mauroghen]

addendum: the chicken game: after they airblast and miss once, as mentioned in the video, you can essentially shoot as much as you want since their airblast cooldown is at perfect interval BETWEEN your rocket shots.

[@d_inkz]

The chicken games can be pretty funny when you end up dancing around in front of each other for 15 seconds waiting for someone to make the first move

[@TheStarMachine2000]

TheFatRat Unity section was a superb blast from the past

[@sergeychistov8162]

Animation level is incredible!

[@blank3065]

Took a while to comprehend that this vid was sfm animation through its entire length. Nice

[@losingluke]

pyros will ALWAYS ingage in melee duels if they have a strange, even if its the axtinguisher and you're not on fire

[@Cre8iveExercise]

As you can see, Mario is the evil one. That's why you should join the Luigi supremacy

[@Ronnanben]

1. Here's a tip use the battalions backup and activate it so it will protect you from pyros burning you with the phlogistinator 2. Use splash damage as soldier to avoid pyros air blasting back at you and use the black box to regain health and use what ever secondary you have that's all the tips :D

[@BorntoOrnn]

Soldiers might have a bad time, and I mean a real bad time, with Pyros. But do you know who really doesn't get a break? DEMO! All projectiles, all reflectable, and the Pyro even has an easy way to destroy the stickies with the Scorch Shot.And I say this as a Pyro main. I just feel bad for the poor guys. Signed, an enjoyer of the crazy pyromaniac.

[@Captin_Krispy_Offical]

I mean my brain went to nes when talking about fire wielding people, but the pyro's good to lol.

[@FestiveFrostbite]

I am almost a master of airblast with close to 2500 hours of pyro, but I can't reflect a liberty launcher rockets for the life of me. Edit: Spelling

[@wafflecopter9296]

What I sometimes do is quickly flick my mouse straight up into the air right as I fire to force out an air blast and then do the laugh taunt. Makes for some pretty funny moments where the enemy pyro sometimes just sits there and thinks about life

[@elecman748]

About the liberty launcher, remember that it sucks bcs it does 0 dmg and nobody will help you bcs you use that worthless weapon

[@DrMalpractice2]

13:51 "this was later posted to live leak"

[@guy8829]

Nice

[@DuckPlaysDrums]

as an american citizen,this is how we deal with arsonists

[@Clarkamadorian]

Cool thanks

[@heavydutydavid5020]

Pyro is overpowered.

[@Soldier_comeback]

13:55 wait!! That’s your sister?!?!?!?

[@TheKirbstomper]

To counter Pyro, you must do the secret Soldier trick, formally known to all but forgotten to time as the Pyro himself burned it out of memory during jungle inferno: Zap him with the Righteous Bison.

[@Internetbetoxic]

yes GENIUS

[@Knee6811]

that actually worked one time during a 2fort match lmao

[@KoyoteMoone]

Lovely work but it won't stop me from reflecting every projectile in this game

[@RocketManFran]

Touché ;)

[@genso6052]

But can you reflect the Sniper?

[@KoyoteMoone]

@@genso6052 ive reflected Jarate :D

[@genso6052]

@@KoyoteMoone Ahhh, Piss.

[@ninowoo594]

but can u reflect a wrangled sentry btw i sub u and followed u on twitch asking wat hud do u use?? and even though pyro's have airblast they could save people's live's on fire shotgun i always like to use it against pyro's but i kinda suck at engineer

[@StickMaster500]

Also, in terms of comboing the Rocket Launcher with the Shotgun, it's probably better to use the Reserve Shooter against them as if you manage to pop them in the air, you can just easily kill them in 1-2 mini-crit shots and this can go for any class beside Pyro which is very satisifying to pull off

[@RocketManFran]

yeah, honestly you've made a real solid poi- *looks at the name* WAIT A MINUTE WHAT!!????

[@arthurlam751]

The legend

[@ZirHeisenberg]

The man

[@kiverix]

The personality

[@mywither7878]

The man the stick the master

[@P-lywood]

Pyro main here, the best thing to remember is to not rely on one of these too much. I have seen too many good soldiers who think the only thing they have to do is space out when they shoot. It works, at best, one time on a good pyro. It's always good to branch out. Edit: I know it seems weird I am giving tips, but I just want to have more of a challenge, just don't get too good :)

[@IndianaJonesTDH]

As Lazy Purple once said "I HAVE A SHOTGUN" dam I miss trolling salty pyros with shotgun

[@kaustubhowmick]

Very true, A soldier might kill me with the spacing out of their rockets, but never the second time.

[@dragonfell5078]

As a Pyro main, usually I never have that problem because I'm a Dragon's Fury main that is allergic to the M2 button. Either I kill him first or he kills me

[@simplysmiley4670]

Yeah, if the pyro's any good they will notice what you're doing. Key here is to diversify what you do in whatever ways you want really, anything to throw a pyro off is good enough.

[@strutr1250]

When it comes to using melee weapons to fight pyros, here is a handy list of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of em, and you take your pick on which one you might prefer: Good: - The Equalizer: With the amount of damage you will take during the encounter, plus the afterburn slowly bringing down your health, if you are fighting a pyro, all it will take is 1-2 swings to take him down in most engagements. - The Market Gardener: The best option for fighting pyro if you have to use a melee, given its an instant kill, and is probably one of the best ways to deal with a Jetpacking Pyro (they get countered easily, but if you don't wanna use the direct hit then this is the next best delete key) - The Pain Train: Pyro doesn't primarily use Bullets for damage, so the downside is basically negligible, and being able to cap points faster means you can quickly cap a point and then skedaddle faster than Fran to his movie collection after this video. The Bad: - The Escape Plan: Never. Just... just never. Pyro's already melt you with a flame thrower, and thinking that the speed boost will be worth it is practically nothing compared to the minicrit damage you will take from his flamethrower and afterburn. If you have to use it, only use it when you know there is a healthpack nearby, since its the only way you would survive an engagement like this - Disciplinary Action: Doesn't do much without your teammates, and the damage decrease will make your FAIR AND BALANCE crits not nearly as worth it, since it wont even one-shot the pyro. The Ugly: - Stock: Just... don't. Stock for Solly's melee is just bad, and it won't do you any good in an engagement with a Pyro outside of medieval mode. - The Half Zatoichi: Slower Demoknight? Without any of the resistances? Sounds like a Pyro's wet dream.

[@aro_ger_]

I feel like Pryo never has *Wet Dreams,* only.. *Heat* Dreams..

[@Kagawwy]

If you are using a melee to fight pyro, the Disciplinary Action makes for a great weapon, because of its absurd range.

[@areyra4469]

As a Pyro main I wanted to thank you for this video *Now I know your strategies*

[@RocketManFran]

0_0

[@rexvermis]

My thoughts exactly

[@vladgabrielmatei9128]

@@rexvermis our happy inferno lives on :D

[@timmythepinky9137]

Try airblasting a bullet flying miles away from a tryhard sniper with insane aim and never misses a headshot, and is the most hated person in the server. Yeah, didn't think so. I don't like sniper mains if you can tell

[@dragonfell5078]

​@@timmythepinky9137 Yeah those are hard to deal with, my best plays against them as Pyro is to either flare spam or use the Thermal Thruster to flank. Usually the latter because I love that jetpack

[@argot3004]

They called me a madman for buying a strange Liberty Launcher. Well, WHOS LAUGHING NOW??!?!?!?!

[@violetdesiree601]

As a pyro main i can assure you that rocket launcher + speed fucks me up

[@SoulOfPower]

You showed those pyro's a thing or two! Now I wonder if someone will make a video countering soldier kek

[@tonyf3431]

Uncle Dane: How to Counter Soldiers SpikeyMikey(?): How I deal with Soldiers! Toofty: Dealing with Scouts

[@aetu35]

click m2

[@deltaray3012]

2:20 That one particular spy scream always makes me laugh. It's almost always used perfectly in videos.

[@milansta9687]

What i love to do when fighting pyros is trick them into hunting me where i shoot rockets by corner picking and aiming at his feet. It is very useful at least against selfish pyros who want to hunt you. Ofc you need to master corner rocket shooting which can be tricky if you use the original since you expose yourself more compared to default rl.

[@lonkzelda7871]

For me I just be really weird with firing, and usually it throws the pros ofg

[@milkabutterfly]

I find it way easier to do with the Original

[@darkconch5244]

It works unless your in an open space.

[@TomatoGatcha]

Fantastic video! SFM is nice to see incorporated into videos like this not to mention the whole script itself is great! Keep up the good work my dude!

[@cringeahrmiaumiau4072]

"Aww you're so sweet" "Shut up Pyro Main" RocketManFran's body was found with mutliple 3rd degree burns next day

[@theotherbird8381]

Decent video. But you need to work on your pacing. Id recommend getting inspired by FishOnAStick and Lazy Purple, they seem like prime examples. Well, their serious videos, that is, like bad weapon academy and HIFTP. Other than that, I did enjoy this vid, and learned more about countering a soldier trying to counter me. Yeah, I main pyro, and i can tell you, if you react to the projectile correctly, the libertylauncher can be just as easy to reflect as stock. Just use a shotgun. :)

[@CrazyBoris06]

A good strat is to aim at the ground next to the pyro (not at his feet). IT makes it much harder for them to airblast your rockets

[@Starcasm]

What a nice video, Well done!

[@MainDotLua]

Another absolute masterpiece by the RocketManFran himself. Well done!

[@PyroDoesMagiks]

As a pyro main, I don’t think we are all rivals, we’re all friends! Every time I’m being so nice to soldiers, they always drop their pieces, I’m so happy to send them back!

[@JoeL-bd9lz]

The best way is just to use the rocket jumper, then when the pyros reflect the rocket, it deals zero damage to you. Foolproof!

[@jaywerner8415]

"You wouldn't know what its like to work with idiots", "you wouldn't know the half of it". Every Mutiplayer PVP game ever.

[@NafedalbiFilms]

12:05 Wholly impressive frag montage with Unity. Something very nostalgic

[@himynamewaz7507]

To any pyro mains here, remember that when airblasting. It should come down to prediction and reacting. And to utilize your secondary when dealing to a gunboats soldiers, while they reload their next rocket

[@Soldier_comeback]

Every class is a great counter to pyro except for demoman since soldier has a shotgun to fend for himself whilst demo doesn’t have a shotgun

[@秦袂]

12:03 As a trolldier main I can say that this is exactly what would happen if you have mantreads(and being good)

[@licemere9899]

Finally someone understood as soldier class that shooting your counter with brains is a bad idea...

[@gabbie07]

This has to be the funniest video I’ve seen in a while, great work, Fran :)

[@theoddone3938]

If you are a pyro who needs to counter near ALL of these tips, just equip the panic attack

[@kompatybilijny9348]

I have a personal observation - If you charge a Pyro in a 1v1, jump. Not rocket jump, just jump. I've noticed that A LOT of Pyros airblast while you are in the apex of your jump, as if expecting you to fire your rocket from the biggest height advantage you can. Then you can fire you rocket. This works surprisingly often, I have killed Pyro players much better than me with it. Also, it is worth considering shooting behind a Pyro. It deals less damage, because msot Pyros simply run at you so splash damage fall-off is at play, but is rarely expected and often requires Pyro to flick his mouse to reflect - but that causes the rocket to be refelcted into outer space instead of straight at you.

[@kirbyfreakyt4695]

2:19 Classes that counter every class...? Spy doesn't do that, at all. It's sniper, scout (He can still kill the engineer and chip down the sentry), sniper, soldier (I mean, he has a shotgun and otherwise just wrecks everything), sniper, pyro (For obvious reasons. I mean if you don't use bullets, he's practically unstoppab- Aaand there goes the pyro. He's really not that scary, even with airblast.), and sniper. Maybe also Sniper. Kinda just wrecks everything at any range, and a good one that knows how to wreck anything at any range will delete you 2:30 As a pyro main who's probably contributed to several soldier killstreaks on the enemy team... No. I don't. Direct Hit, faking me out, shotgun, melee, and the fact that you can literally aim away from my face and still hit me with splash damage kind of just invalidates a rivalry. It's mostly even when I go up against a competent soldier.

[@degiguess]

How to counter pyro: 1) Press S 2) Shoot him with your shotgun "But I don't have a shotgun equipped!" Seethe then

[@ninowoo594]

RocketManFran congrats 30k subs i like this vid btw i know why reason's to use the shotgun and wait i saw her in stream twtich i followed her but i like being engineer main to soldier main mate

[@mengie1877]

Airblast is hated for the same reason the natasha or old sandman are: taking away an ability. Airblast is able to not only take away your ability to deal damage but also to move or simply run away. Negating abilitys just make you feel helpless, wich is the last thing you want to feel like. Especially if it happens when you dont expect it and it brings you down from a high moment (like shooting a rocket and thinking youve already won)

[@colingaul9579]

I’m sorry that projectile spam from across the map has a counter.

[@mariustan9275]

Hey it has its place in tf2, same as rocket jumping. While yes it can feel frustrating, counters need to exist. As for the movement impairing, the Pyro has to be close to you to use that thing to begin with, so stay out of his range. Airblast can still be played around because airblast has an interval. If you shoot during the interval, you can still shoot them. If you are shooting from long range... why are you shooting form long range? Those are really easy reflects and even if the Pyro doesn't reflect the damage falloff is gonna cut you.

[@RubberMango]

I know you barely touched on it, but man that Mario guy sounds like a really horrible fella

[@RocketManFran]

he's evil

[@Randomperson-qm3ge]

4:56 this is so wholesome, this is how it feels to help new players in the game

[@cheezkid2689]

still hate pyros and pyro mains. never met a nice pyro main, they're always so cocky and self-centered

[@sheacorduroy5565]

Yes, appreciate pyros for what they do. Unless they use the Scorch Shot. If that’s the case, then feel free to, *BANISH THEM TO THE SHADOW REALM*

[@declinedyt5565]

But why

[@joseortega3688]

I still remember when you had less than 1000 subs and now look at you. I am very impressed by your progress and wish that you very far.

[@thestormtrooper929]

This video was really good. I learned a few things from this. Next time. Remember to install security cameras before the backdoor gets opened. Thanks that stormtrooper that knows tf2

[@timothytardie756]

7:48 if you use the same trick but for pyro so as soon as you see them pull out their rocket launcher you can pull up your flamethrower for a reflect

[@JayTailed]

i used to be a pyro main and now i am a soldier main and i must say both classes need the same amount of skill for beeing good

[@thataintfalco7106]

As a pyro main in denial, thank you for informing me in all your secrets. Much appreciated

[@NotSpecialDude]

Here's a tip, respect the Dragon's Fury. Its definitely the hardest weapon in pyro's toolkit to use so most using it will be easy kills. But when used correctly, it has a higher dps then a heavy's mini gun and has a longer range then the stock flamethrower. And unlike the phlog, it still has airblast. That said, it has a 2 second cooldown between airblasts, so tricking them to waste it is even more effective. Just remember to avoid their shots or they will melt you.

[@KnotNoxus]

using battalions backup can negate the damage from reflect pretty well i use it if i have a kritz medic and there’s a pyro on the enemy team that can reflect it

[@nanoblob4998]

fun fact: airblast was supposed to be for scout :)

[@sonne_-ew9ek]

at the end of the video, i realised it was uploaded yesterday

[@ThatBeePerson]

Another great counter is DON'T SHOOT THE FUCKING PYRO WHEN YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY YOUR TEAM. EVER. Seriously, far too often do I see a soldier mindlessly shoot a rocket at me from a very easily reflected distance and get half his team killed, DON'T, SERIOUSLY, STOP, it is okay if you lose a 1v1 with a pyro, that's only one teammate. BUT YOU'VE JUST DROPPED YOUR OWN 90% UBER MEDIC. I'm sorry but just, too often man. Too often do I die because our soldier didn't have the presence of mind to recognize the airblast happy pyro. And dear god, ESPECIALLY if you are kritz'd, a pyro would happily trade their life for a chance to reflect a crit rocket and possibly save the game.

[@timothytardie756]

Me a pyro main watching the video to counter the counter: hehehehehehehheheheheheheheheheheheh

[@lullabye4053]

2:12 its not a mod its a licensed dlc Love the content, keep it up

[@youraveragemedicmain8434]

The real answer is just play engineer and put sentries everywhere

[@KellogzYT]

Pyro has officially been revealed as Mario

I'm very sorry, i didn't listen to you.

[@toakongu1]

Awesome! Had no idea you and Koyote were siblings! Been watching her streams for almost a year now

[@knightgeist]

I want to hug the shit out of the little ol stock soldier he looks so oblivious and sweet

[@acee555]

playing pyro is fine, MAINING IT ON THE OTHER HAND

[@aquitetiredguy2158]

I main pyro, but I also main 4 other classes and only play pyro when I notice that there are too many spy’s, we don’t need more heavies, engines aren’t needed and i just don’t want to play demo

[@botbee2316]

Honestly, when I see a Trollger I just airblast them away in midair unless I’m distracted. Me and my friend did this with one and he backed right off.

[@leopard_123_atl]

12:10 wtf is this a fernanfloo reference???

[@tryhardgames1907]

America!!!

[@TBRACKET]

in the moment she started talking about hammer units and rocket speed my brain melted

[@Changed_the_box-cat]

Look, pyro is one of my 3 most mained classes, alongside medic and demo. And once, I reflected a direct hit. Booyah. Oh and also I started playing soldier not so long ago, and well, just as LazyPurple said: “When I see a pyro, I don’t see a class that can reflect rockets, I see a class that can ABSORB rockets.”

[@amoru5898]

2:11 that's not a mod, that's official collab

[@Robbie_knobbie]

Personally im a big fan of corner peeking at random intervals, even if my rocket launcher is empty, ill peek around the corner while reloading and stare at a pyro, peek once (without firing) make him trigger airblast and upon the audio que, rush him with a shove- i mean rocket him. (of course after the first peekaboo, you wanna just immediately shoot him when he respawns so you remain unpredictable.)

[@tomix7866]

Those sfm clips were pretty good

[@lasagna6133]

tip: watch pyro guides to kow what not to do

[@hrsmrt9292]

It's like how you play spy, u don't disguise and wander around waiting to get attacked (it's not effective), u stay cloacked and get close enough on their/his back and backstab them or when they're distracted. I use Psychological tricks to 'outrun' them (drain the flamethrower ammo), i frequently use a black-box concheror loadout most of the time while playing soldier, everytime i had duel with pyro (from considerably noob to decent player one), i'll be airblast clickbait them by posturing i'll be shooting at them by jumping, faking the shot... and when the airblast is wasted shortly u shot at them quick, but i usually don't do that when the enemy pyro comes with remarkable skills. And in my experience, shotgun was the best tool all along to deal with pyros ngl.

[@hussar7733]

09:42 bro I'm not using a rocket launcher with 25% damage penalty just to counter so glue-sniffing pyro just to "throw him off with diffrent projectile speed" it's like killing turtles by throwing plastic into ocean. Is it maybe better than diving with a knife? I don't think so

[@roby4504]

I wish demo had a weapon that counters pyro too. I always thought of a ”non-airblastable” grenade launcher but that sounds dumb as heck.

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

just a super heavy grenade. *proceeds to use it and gets deleted from TF2 for making a class counter*

[@itsdokko2990]

-degenerate- pyro main here the loch&load is by itself the hardest projectile to reflect imo only god pyro players or cheaters can do it reliably enough

[@roby4504]

@@itsdokko2990 I tried it, but I see it has more disadvantages than advantages, such as the pipes shattering on surface, or the -25% clip size difference, those two are very important. But still, thanks for the suggestion ~degenerate~ pyro main.

[@leightonx7430]

@@roby4504 technically pyro isn't that big of a counter to demo. You can only reflect so many projectiles and demo is the king of projectiles. Play around with your stickies and pipes and pyro's will have an exponentially harder time airblasting your projectiles and (most importantly), aiming those projectiles back at you.

[@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat]

The Mario gag was a pain to watch. The punchline was streched so long and turned it from medicore to agonizing.

[@stevetheheadcrab7110]

Ok

[@kixnuzia6919]

Pyro: *gets ready to reflect my rocket* Me: *people think they can outsmart me.. Maybe. Maybe. But i have yet to find person who can outsmart bullet.* (pulls out shotgun)

[@Zukireese]

In Lazypurple's video, pyros can 1v1 heavies (POSSIBLY EVEN WITH A MEDIC) with The Panic Attack and Flamethrower, so you could still end up dead but just bring your heavy and medic and possibly your other soldier down with you BUT If there is too many heavies or soldiers, then they will try to get to THEIR team and call for help but if there are like 2 or 3, they will just team up and just spam schadenfreude at you and your team NON STOP

[@plbster]

One little tip I've noticed for baiting airblasts is just, jumping. So many times I'll see a pyro and then I'll just press the spacebar and they'll airblast like 85% of the time lol

[@Phoenix20X]

13:48 wait v tubers have feelings ?

[@matheusrios4223]

As a pyro main, my best advice for soldiers out there is: if the enemy pyro showed they know how to air blast, please for the love of god STOP FEEDING THE PYRO MAIN ROCKETS! Just use your shotgun. If you don't want to use a shotgun, at least use whatever you have left of a brain and use strange patterns for your rockets, abuse the splash damage in corners. And DO NOT try to melee fight the class that literally excels at close and personal combat. we will use our flamethrower on you and we will combo you with the axtinguisher. Thank you for the good video about the topic, it was about time someone made something about it.

[@theturd3074]

How to counter pyro as soldier: 1.Don't shoot at them 2.Perish

[@TheGreenDeity]

As a Pyro Main, I DON'T endorse this video. And I wish for all soldier mains to ignore this video. Don't ask why.

[@HWJ-oy5zh]

w+m1 : Make some space between pyro and shoot (only guy you can shoot at any range) low level pyro : Know when they airblast and shoot after that (they'll probably repeatedly airblast). Still don't shoot from far away mid level pyro : They'll probably not combo or attack until u stop moving or showing overall aggressive movements (to wait for airblast) . So bait them to wait for your shot and then shoot when he impatiently airblasts. Like menacingly approach them without shooting and scare them to airblast .This will probably work cuz at some point they can't reflect your rocket reliably since the distance is too close. It is really useful when pyro and you are in awkward situation where nobody fires at each other. But be careful when you approach cuz they can choose to burn you too. And another way to bait is secondary switch which is easier to use (just like in the video) high level pyro : They'll change their tactics according to your distance and other conditions. Like REALLY fast. So scaring them for airblast won't work well unlike mid level guy. I'm saying this because now pyro can bait you to shoot first by burning you and then airblast. Scaring tactic but in reverse. Secondary swap is still reliable because they don't know when you'll switch your weapons. And please don't jump dive and shoot to "these" pyros cuz they know you'll shoot right before you reach the ground(it's not unexpected anymore). So dealing with these guys are more about game sense + fighting skill and not about fighting skill only.

[@TheSlavGamer]

He is here!