To Config, Or Not To Config

I've long debated the actual usefulness of config files for Soldiers and wanted to get some feedback from the community. I do it all by hand as of now.

Perhaps there are certain binds/configs I'm overlooking that could be used: Of course rocket jumping is the obvious one, but I nail almost all of my attempts as is (it's not an incredibly difficult key combination). I also use fast weapon switching, so binding weapons to keys doesn't make a lot of sense as each weapon is only one mouse wheel away. One bind I could see being useful would be to switch to shotty once the rocket clip is empty, but that borders on the line of fairness IMO.

Any thoughts?

I wouldn't do it and I always miss my rocket jumps. I don't find it fair for other players that your character automatically switches weapons, what if in the heat in the moment you don't notice that your rockets are at 0 and you reload, if you had config you would shoot him with shotty which is unfair imo.

A script for rocket jump is useless. A duckjump script helps do the high jumps better, although it makes low lateral jumps a bit harder. I think putting +reload at the beginning of a soldier config is a good idea though, since it basically reloads automatically.

as Cyn said the +reload script is very useful.

You can't make a script that autoswitches weapons, it's just not possible.

Auto reload is very useful, since none of your weapons get broken by it. You can just make a script that goes +reload for soldier and -reload for the other classes, that's easy.

You can also make a script that brings out your shotgun when you hold down rmouse and then brings up your rocket launcher when you let go, I've found that pretty useful.

I've considered using a script for rocket jump, but I decided I prefer the versatility of doing it myself... I also think scripts are a bit unfair
With a lot of practice I think I've become fairly good at it (still cannot get all the way across the moat in 2fort)

You cannot switch weapons with scripts?
I was imagining a super shovelbomb (regular shovelbomb described here) script
I haven't really looked at the scripting language, so this is just pseudocode
[some button push] = crouch + jump + shoot rocket + bind [step 2] to [left click]
[step 2] = shoot rocket + switch to shovel + bind attack to [left click]
essentially a shovelbomb (an impractical esoteric technique to say the least) combined with the traditional rocket jump attack from above

As a programmer I appreciate the usefulness of scripts, but as a gamer I dislike the advantage they might give over other players.

You can code in weapon switching to scripts no problem, but you can't do auto weapon switches like if your rocket launcher runs out swap to shotgun. There's no way to do if statements in script code since scripts aren't really code at all.

I agree with all of you in that I feel scripts are unfair, which is why I don't use them. The other feedback makes sense as well. I'm more than happy to keep on being a 'purist'...makes the game more fun IMO.

I have my right click to switch between shotty and rockets... almost like hitting previous weapon... just seems a tad quicker especially if I'm trying to avoid another soldier's rocket.