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Skeet

Platinum Member
There are times, when people do stupid things, or dont do what they perhaps should.

However, as someone stated, you generally shouldnt "Give sh!t" to people for getting shot out.

If you are a back player and get shot out mid game, and your front then gets shot because of it..OK..try and figure out what happened and then try and not let it happen again.

If your the last man on the field, calmly remind them of this!:D

If you are a new team, or mainly comprised for Rookie players, you cant point fingers as such, and if you do, do it constructivly, rather than just shouting and being a twat.

For example...if you get shot out, because teh guy watching your back, drops his gun to reload, point out that perhaps if he could work on reloading and shooting at the same time, or at least maintain covering his lane, it would be a beneficial skill.

It's all a learning curve and it takes practice and focus to think about: Watching your lane, watching an alternative lane, looking for oppertunities to wrap, watching for movement, watching for team member movement, keeping track of time, reloading, looking to bump and of course not getting shot!!:D
 

baby dave

Team Stealth
Sep 21, 2006
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It does get hard playing back but i like the fact that people are relying on me in my team to do a good job covering their a$$'s
 

Samsta

As Others Withdraw, We Push On.
Sep 6, 2005
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N.Yorks
Back players are they to make the front players feel partialy invincible ,if your not there then the other front guy is guna stroll on up and rip through your team like a bull ina china shop....
You get in your bunker you just keep shootin...or laning as some people call it... establish your lane and try not to lose it. You not there to bump up at every chance like ive said your there to protect the front guy of yours on your side of the field... by all means bump up(move up field) as the game as progresses on basis that you can still see and keep your lane established as you'd find it easier to protect your front player if the gap between you is smaller. your front player is guna put his game in your hands on you telling him when to bump as at the end of the day your his eyes and ears as upfront you cant see an overall picture like you can sat at the back of the field.admitidly if can get boring and tedious but dont go looking across field for other targets...
My 2pence....:):)
Sam
 

Magic_8ball

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Sep 24, 2005
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In the modern game its almost getting to the stage where back players are a thing of the past, everyone needs to be more flexible in their style of play. Read PGi :p

But yeah, I play Back and its not the easiest job in the world. You have to prepare a lot more before a game; whereas a front player may only have to walk a couple of bunkers if he's breaking to the 40/50, you have to walk every bunker from your primary onwards as - if you're gonna be doing your job properly - you'll be doing more than sitting in the back centre :rolleyes: