Editing Roaming Soldier

The Roaming Soldier, or ''Roamer'' is typically the more aggressive [[Soldier]] in [[6v6]]. The primary objectives of a roamer are creating advantages off of which their team can push, aiding the [[Scout|Scouts]] defending the [[Glossary#Flank.28ers.29|flank]] and getting behind the enemy as a decoy, to hide for a [[Glossary#pick|pick]] or to relay information about the enemy's location. Being the most "disposable" unit of the team, a roamer is free to jump into the enemy, trying to get an important pick (e.g. the [[Demo]] or the [[Medic]]) to prevent (delay) a hostile [[push]] and/or enable their own team to [[push]]. The roamer usually tries not to stay with his team's own [[medic]], preferably leaving the heals to the [[pocket]] and the rest of the team. Roamers mostly rely on health kits to maintain their health.

If the enemy [[Medic]] is 100% charged, a roamer normally wants to either kill him or [[Glossary#.C3.9Cber_Force|force]] him to use his uber in a safe distance so they have an uber advantage from the own team, typically as the enemy [[Medic]] passes through a [[Glossary#Choke|chokepoint]].

The Gunboats reduce the self-damage taken from rocket jumping, and the Escape Plan can ensure easier getaways. Very few roamers choose to run the Shotgun over the Gunboats as it decreases potential mobility and therefore the unpredictability of a roamer's aggression, since a buff is required to jump without losing too much health. The extra self damage from jumps also forces the Medic to spread healing to the roamer more often, decreasing the amount of healing the other players get. The big upside to the Shotgun is the additional firepower, which is a great relief in combat against Scouts while defending the flank and in general combat.

Some roamers also opt to use the Market Gardener. If the soldier is rocket jumping, he is guaranteed a critical hit, which is effective in taking out the opposing team, and most notably, the medic. Roamers using this weapon well get rewarded with easy medics picks which, most of the time, will change the tide of the game.   

Sometimes helping Scouts in a Scout vs Scout fight is better than trying to force through the enemy Pocket, the Demo and possibly a Scout, dealing only 50 Damage to the Medic.

=== General Guides ===

* {{YouTube video|XoM7SDAI1C4|text=B4nny's Roamer Rollout Basics: cp_badlands}}

 

* {{YouTube video|xut93azHgLU|text=Blaze POV Roamer Commentary vs Street Hoops  - (b4nny)}}