Give me 30 Minutes and I’ll Show You How To Win on Soldier

About this video

• Video Title: Give me 30 Minutes and I’ll Show You How To Win on Soldier
• Channel: Awkward
• Speakers: Awkward
• Duration: 30:18

Overview

This video provides a guide on how to effectively play Soldier in a game, despite the common perception of him being a weak DPS character. The creator, Awkward, a rank one player, outlines simple, actionable steps and strategic concepts to help players achieve consistent results and make Soldier appear overpowered. The video focuses on game sense and decision-making over raw mechanics.

Key takeaways

• Strategic Positioning: Emphasizes utilizing "off angles" and flanking maneuvers to surprise enemies, rather than always engaging directly from the main position.
• Ability Usage: Details when and how to best use Soldier's abilities, such as the healing pad (placing it during active fights, not when safe) and Helix Rocket (for burst damage during surprise attacks).
• Ultimate (Visor) Timing: Advises using the Visor ultimate mid-fight when enemies are overextended, out of position, have low health, or lack cooldowns, rather than at the start of a fight.
• Game Plan Flow: Describes a general game plan starting with applying pressure from the main position to draw enemy attention, then rotating to an off-angle once teammates engage.
• Decision-Making vs. Mechanics: Highlights that strong game sense and decision-making are more crucial for success with Soldier than just having high mechanical skill.
• Perk Selection: Discusses the benefits of the Sprint perk for survivability and flanking, and the Helix Rocket perk for burst damage.