How can I not suck at this game?
Serious question: how do I get better at this game so that I don't suck all the time? When I get the drop on another player, he turns around and kills me. I respawn at a spawn point and I get one-sh...
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@billyyank1 lots and lots and lots of practice. Did you (or do you) play Battlefront 1? My learning curve was based on that and I had to relearn everything. In my opinion, BF2 is more of an "aim and shoot" game rather than a "fire from the hip" game like BF2.
So learn to LIVE on your radar to spot enemy troops. Radar is vital to knowing where people are.
Experiment with different classes of infantry, different weapons, different star cards, different style of playing. I tend to still stink at the "run and shoot" play of Assault or Heavy, but I'm level 740 in Specialist and I can snipe with the best of them, so that's my style. Find yours.
That being said, I still get blasted over and over again by much better players than me. You score 100 points for every sacrifice, so rejoice! LOL
So learn to LIVE on your radar to spot enemy troops. Radar is vital to knowing where people are.
Experiment with different classes of infantry, different weapons, different star cards, different style of playing. I tend to still stink at the "run and shoot" play of Assault or Heavy, but I'm level 740 in Specialist and I can snipe with the best of them, so that's my style. Find yours.
That being said, I still get blasted over and over again by much better players than me. You score 100 points for every sacrifice, so rejoice! LOL
@grrr33nflash "In my opinion, BF2 is more of an "aim and shoot" game rather than a "fire from the hip" game like BF2." I think you messed up there. Which one is which?
My forte seems to be Specialist, or at least that's what I suck the least in. But aiming is not easy, especially headshots. I refuse to employ an aimbot cheat (even though I know other players use them all the time). Practice makes perfect, but how should I practice?
My forte seems to be Specialist, or at least that's what I suck the least in. But aiming is not easy, especially headshots. I refuse to employ an aimbot cheat (even though I know other players use them all the time). Practice makes perfect, but how should I practice?
What sensitivity do you run btw, Is it the default?
- @beerus70 First, I have a Logitech G600 gaming mouse that can quickly switch between DPI speeds of 1000, 1600, 2100, and 3200, by pressing a button on the mouse.
In the game under Controller, I've had the Soldier Sensitivity set to 20%, though I suppose I should make it higher. Under General, it is set at 50%.Don't play on cheap bp Enforcer days
- @billyyank1 oops. I call BF1 the "fire from the hip" game, BF2 is the "aim and shoot" game
Also, if you favor Specialist (welcome aboard!) you can try adjusting the game sliders (check YouTube vids for other people's settings) - can't think what they are called off hand, but there are at least 2 sensitivity settings you can adjust to get the best "feel" for aiming and running, etc, - @billyyank1 this is where Co-op comes into play. If I can remember, the first couple Specialist weapons aren't that good. The A280-CFE is great for indoors, and has a zoom upgrade. But the NT-242 is where you want to be. It's 1 shot headshot city, and if you miss, it's easy 2 shot elimination to the body. It's extremely difficult 1-on-1, so use hardened infiltration in close quarters
@grrr33nflashThe base weapon preference completely depends from how exactly you want to play that class 😉
Ironically the only specialist weapon (and I'm a specialist main) where I have unlocked anything is the A280-CFE, because sniper play is straight boring imo while I prefer to play the specialist more like an assault soldier.
I'm more they guy who wants to capture objectives, flank and spearhead assaults.
Also the bullet speed is just as high as the other sniper rifles (1600 m/s) , making it easier to hit running targets than with any assault's weapon (700 m/s) on mid ranges.
But yeah, I remember it to be a real hassle to unlock the 3-round burst, all before co-op was introduced.
On the other hand it's also possible to kill snipers on very far range despite the recoil if you just don't burst too fast.
Often these guys won't retreat into cover because they think they have the better weapon and because lag and latency won't tell them in time that they got hit I guess.
Indoors I use the ion shots for the A280-CFE to bust heavy and droideka shields.
All other sniper rifles are still without any unlocks and I don't even feel the drive to co-op grind them.
Well, unless I want to play an anti-vehicle soldier one day. The NT + ion shot has proven to be really devastating in that regards, making the class essentially even better than the heavy for fighting off vehicles.
Like, is the officer the only class whose features are unique enough to not be used by a specialist in a smiliar, but more versatile way?
- @billyyank1 Someone might have suggested this, but you could read the “tips and trix” ongoing page that’s pinned to the top of General discussion - maybe you could learn something there and even contribute your own ideas.
What Warp said - keep up with Co-op - there are also guns unlockable you can exclusively earn in Co-op only. Move onto Galactic Assault and just go for it after a while - then Supremacy for a longer, more trooper based mode. When I started off I pushed myself into the thick of it, but it only worked so much. The campaign has a few good parts to it that teach you about game mechanics, but not too many, so unless you generally want to play it don’t do it if you want to learn more - I mean, other than practice.
My other suggestion is arcade, arcade and more arcade. You can play instant action and if you turn up the difficulty and switch on enemy reinforcements and vehicles, it could as well be multiplayer. Take the time in arcade to try out all the heroes and reinforcements before you take it to multiplayer - in Co-op there are other people who will take your preferences and draw enemies to you, so watch out and probably try arcade first. I hope you’re here to stay on AHQ, you generally seem considerate and calm, more than I can say for our more toxic members here...but mostly so all the work we’ve poured into you hasn’t been for nothing 😉 See you around.
