Need help playing soldier

So, I finally decided that I'm gonna play soldier, even though it will probably mess up my quake aim. (I just hope the reverse doesnt happen, and my TF2 aim is messed up.)

But I'm not really that good yet, and I can't seem to beat scouts. Not good scouts, just scouts in general. At the moment they just run around at a medium distance from me, and slowly kill me. If i try to shotgun them, they tend to run in and get a close range shot before I can switch back to rocketlauncher. If I rocket them, I miss them completely or I hit the ground next to them for maybe like 5 damage.

So what should I do? Any good guides out there? Should I jump and then shoot so I can get a better angle, or shotgun them or is my aim just bad? I'm pretty good at rocket jumping around and getting height advantage, but when I don't have the advantage I get ripped a new onw by scouts and anyone who is really good at their given class. I've also gotta learn to rocketjump away more, I seem to try to fight on because I forget that I can rocket jump away to a medic or backup. But I know that. I just need to do it more often.

Anyway, help plz kthx.

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Stick with a medic. Learn when to retreat. Don't ever try and take on to many people at once or you'll just get spammed to death. Use height advantage. Learn how to lead with rockets as they come out of the right and you usually have to lead to the left a bit more. Have sexy movement like Reptile.

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Wow, the quality of feedback you guys have given is staggering.

I recommend practicing a lot, finding some good sollies to spectate, etc. We also have a thread dedicated to solly play here on the forums. But really it's just a matter of doing it, knowing that it'll be tough at first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKKEftq4-Vg&feature=related

how not to play soldier^

I was just playing with some friends and my rocket leading is atrocious. I couldnt airshot a bus. When ive got a medic I do fine, but he doesnt stay withb me long, because I cant defend him from the scouts.

Thankyou X.Static, Testify and Soup kinda maybe..

Gman is fat.

Actually, "shoot them" pretty much says it all. You just need to improve your rocket-aim, problem solved. Scouts have a (huge) natural advantage against soldiers in big open spaces though.

play the practice maps (rocketshooting, airshot), play a bunch of duelmod, play a bunch of gathers.

rocket leading and all that stuff with just get better over time.