Post by furiont on Jul 13, 2005 13:20:38 GMT -5
When playing in a team, obviously things will be different from when you are playing solo. Obviously you are not just attacking to help yourself, but to help your team as well. The solo game is good practice for team games. One really big part of success in team games is the 1v1 battles. If you lose your battle, the opposing team has an advantage. That one losing fight may be all that the other team needs to win. That being said, I would recommend a lot of rumble training/pit/preview games.
While you may want to approach those 1v1 battles in team game with a solo mentality, everything else needs to be in team thought process. Your team is your priority. Your goal should be to keep your entire team in the game- keep them alive, and keep them being successful. You should always try to make an effort to attack in packs. When attacking in packs, do not stay very close to each other... leave some distance between each other. That way, if a grenade comes in your direction, it won't wipe your entire team out.
Another very important thing in team games is to know where everyone is at ALL times. Use the icons on the screen, as well as communication. In slayer games, player location is important. If a teammate dies, most likely they will spawn somewhere where the team is not. The team should make a strong effort (either as a team or just one) to give the teammate help. There are exceptions to this rule: If they spawn and are immediately going to get killed, or if the route to help the teammate out is in the wide open, leaving the helper vulnerable.
One thing that many uneffective teams try to do, is they do not regroup if a strategy fails. If in any game type, you are the last remaining player, do not go in for a suicide mission only to fail miserably. Find out where your team is and either give them time to come to you, or fall back to their position. It may take some time to accomplish, but will usually be worth it. Exceptions to the rule: if time is running out (last minute of game), if the bomb is close to arming, the flag/bomb is about to be reset, if the opposition has minimal coverage on flag or bomb, or if the battle is a 1v1, then it would be okay to make an attempt.
Another important aspect to team games, is to observe the way your opponent plays. Do they attack in 4's? 2's? Is there any coordination to their attacks? What are their weapon tendencies? Are they a relentless offense? When they play defense, do they try to hide in the base or are they out in the open? Is their formation closed (tightly together) or open? Many of these questions and hundreds more will help you against your opponent.
Use what you've learned about your opposition. Based on their method of attacking and defense, will most likely affect what you play. Heres the important thing... do NOT make them affect what you do... make what you do affect them. If they are attacking in close formation.. throw some grenades and open their formation up. If they are attacking open, take them out one by one. Never let your opponent feel comfortable. Confuse them, make them unsure. It will make a difference.
In some games, not all, sometimes your best defense is a strong offense. This tends to work best in small maps. If you are attacking with close to full numbers and you win your battles, it will affect their offense. They may have no choice but to control your offense by adding more to defense. The key to this strategy, is deciding when to use this strategy and when not to.
And the last thing I'd like to mention in team games, is to always communicate to each other. By communication, always keep it game related. Also keep what you say, related to the team and opposition. No matter how excited you may be about that no-scope or that awesome sticky grenade you threw, try to keep that kind of talk to a minimum. You may want to tell them that you took someone out, but only for the reason that it will help your team. At the end of the game, in the lobby, that is the time to talk to your team about some of the cool stuff that may have happened. If you keep what you say team related in the game, it will make a difference!
While you may want to approach those 1v1 battles in team game with a solo mentality, everything else needs to be in team thought process. Your team is your priority. Your goal should be to keep your entire team in the game- keep them alive, and keep them being successful. You should always try to make an effort to attack in packs. When attacking in packs, do not stay very close to each other... leave some distance between each other. That way, if a grenade comes in your direction, it won't wipe your entire team out.
Another very important thing in team games is to know where everyone is at ALL times. Use the icons on the screen, as well as communication. In slayer games, player location is important. If a teammate dies, most likely they will spawn somewhere where the team is not. The team should make a strong effort (either as a team or just one) to give the teammate help. There are exceptions to this rule: If they spawn and are immediately going to get killed, or if the route to help the teammate out is in the wide open, leaving the helper vulnerable.
One thing that many uneffective teams try to do, is they do not regroup if a strategy fails. If in any game type, you are the last remaining player, do not go in for a suicide mission only to fail miserably. Find out where your team is and either give them time to come to you, or fall back to their position. It may take some time to accomplish, but will usually be worth it. Exceptions to the rule: if time is running out (last minute of game), if the bomb is close to arming, the flag/bomb is about to be reset, if the opposition has minimal coverage on flag or bomb, or if the battle is a 1v1, then it would be okay to make an attempt.
Another important aspect to team games, is to observe the way your opponent plays. Do they attack in 4's? 2's? Is there any coordination to their attacks? What are their weapon tendencies? Are they a relentless offense? When they play defense, do they try to hide in the base or are they out in the open? Is their formation closed (tightly together) or open? Many of these questions and hundreds more will help you against your opponent.
Use what you've learned about your opposition. Based on their method of attacking and defense, will most likely affect what you play. Heres the important thing... do NOT make them affect what you do... make what you do affect them. If they are attacking in close formation.. throw some grenades and open their formation up. If they are attacking open, take them out one by one. Never let your opponent feel comfortable. Confuse them, make them unsure. It will make a difference.
In some games, not all, sometimes your best defense is a strong offense. This tends to work best in small maps. If you are attacking with close to full numbers and you win your battles, it will affect their offense. They may have no choice but to control your offense by adding more to defense. The key to this strategy, is deciding when to use this strategy and when not to.
And the last thing I'd like to mention in team games, is to always communicate to each other. By communication, always keep it game related. Also keep what you say, related to the team and opposition. No matter how excited you may be about that no-scope or that awesome sticky grenade you threw, try to keep that kind of talk to a minimum. You may want to tell them that you took someone out, but only for the reason that it will help your team. At the end of the game, in the lobby, that is the time to talk to your team about some of the cool stuff that may have happened. If you keep what you say team related in the game, it will make a difference!
