Community Watergate strategy

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Watergate
Pd watergate logopic 2.jpg
Basic Information
Map type: Player Destruction
File name: pd_watergate
Released: October 6, 2015 Patch
(Invasion Community Update)
Developer(s): Michael Egan
Louie "bakscratch" Turner
Ian "Wgooch" Gooch
Nassim "NassimO" Sadoun
Miguel "BANG!" Melara
Thijs "Evil_Knevil" Van Gerrewey
FissionMetroid101
Jennifer "NeoDement" Burnett
Aeon "Void" Bollig
The Ronin
Map Info
Environment: Maritime city/brewery
Setting: Dusk
Deep Water: Yes
Map Items
Healthico.png Health Kits: Smallhealth.png ×7  •  Mediumhealth.png ×3  •  
Largehealth.png ×1
Ammoico.png Ammo Boxes: Smallammo.png ×6   •   Mediumammo.png ×2
Map Photos
Loading screen photos.
Map overview
Watergate overview.png

This article is about Community Watergate strategy.

Note: It is recommended to read the main Watergate article first to become familiar with the names of key map locations used in this article.

General strategy

  • The openness of the map means you should always be on guard if you suspect the enemy team has a Sniper watching.

Class-specific strategy

Leaderboard class scout.png Scout

  • The sewers are often a neglected route that goes by unnoticed. Consider flanking troublesome Snipers or Engineer nests through the sewers to surprise them in their confidence of location.

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

  • Rocket jumping makes collecting far-off beer a cinch; you can drop from the sky like an eagle and snatch any exposed beer.
  • The B.A.S.E. Jumper shines while gliding over the central canal as you pick off vulnerable targets. There is plenty of air space to get in and out as well.
  • While in the beam, the Soldier is considered airborne. By using the Market Gardener, which deals Critical hits while you are airborne, you can quickly dish out high damage to enemies depositing beer.
  • Using the Direct Hit and the Reserve Shooter is an effective way of eliminating enemies in the beam, as they are considered airborne.

Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

  • If you become the Team Leader, your weakness at range becomes less of an issue because of the health regen, but still an issue. By staying indoors, anybody trying to hunt you down will have to be in your effective range and can't rely on just staying out of your Flame Thrower range.

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

  • While defending the beam, climb up to either the catwalks or the rooftop bar. Since your weapons only fire projectiles, this will aid greatly by reducing the travel time they'll need to take.
  • Although you cannot set a trap on the beam, you can set stickybombs on the wooden plank where the beam starts at. Make sure there is no room for the enemy to travel unharmed, or else they may cut corners to avoid the stickies.
  • If you notice an enemy Team Leader travelling along an unprotected path, try to set a trap with your Stickybomb Launcher at a blind spot (such as on a door or top of a staircase); they won't see it coming!
  • If you have enough health and need to deposit your beer quickly, consider sticky jumping to the beam. Below in the canal is a max health kit that you can use to recover afterwards.
  • Keep in mind that if you fall into the canal's deep water, your projectiles will be severely slowed down.

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

  • Try not to corner yourself in the Cellars. Snipers will dare you to make a move to jump outdoors, and Soldiers can jump to the catwalks and shoot on top of you.
  • Defending the beam should be an easy task, as there is limited room to move.
  • Try to act as a bodyguard for the bottle carrier in the beam by using your massive size and devastating firepower to kill or ward off attackers.
    • The Huo-Long Heater's ammo consumption is less of a concern when you are the Team Leader or when you are around your Team Leader due to the regenerating ammo. Its flame ring will make enemies approaching you in the beam much deadlier.

Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

  • If you become the Team Leader, the outline spotlighting you will direct much more attention to your nest, which in turn attracts players to hunt you and your base down. You do, however, gain a metal regen alongside the health regen. This makes building and upgrading go by faster.
  • The UFO and your own teammates benefit from a friendly Sentry guarding them while depositing beer.
  • Setting up at the rooftop bar gives your team a height advantage and also provides a safe haven from Snipers.

Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

  • The small rooftop near your primary spawn is usually overlooked and players do not pay attention to it. This is a decent spot to shoot from, especially when helping teammates at the center. Consider not using the Machina when shooting from here, as the tracers will give away your location.

Leaderboard class spy.png Spy