A capture is a capture is a capture. It can be clean and pretty or smelly and bloody, but if you run the enemy's flag to your own, it’s a capture. Of course, if you lose all semblance of map control and let the enemy steal yours in the process, you may have done more harm than good during the capturing process. The pace and tone of the game will ultimately dictate how your team has to score, but good teams know they can’t win exchanging captures.

When playing CTF on The Pit, the flag must sit without being touched for 15 seconds in order to return. Because of this, you can set up an effective relay system when in position. Basically a relay run means that one person controls the flag until handing it off or dying and then the next person takes over. At some point you’ll advance the flag all the way to your base for a capture.

Of course, a relay run on Narrows will be more difficult since the enemy needs only seconds to return the flag, but it can still be done (just not in the same fashion). The best way to capture any flag is through dominant map control that clears a smooth path for a teammate to run from start to finish. This way, when you battle for a second capture, you haven’t put your team at a disadvantage during the first.

The last thing to think about is the artillery you carry. If you have the rocket launcher but also a clear line to run the flag, grab it and go (the capture is the most important thing). After sufficiently advancing it to a teammate, have them take the flag and do damage with your rockets to try and set the team up for another capture.