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Twisty

Softly spoken
Jan 20, 2002
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when walking the fields look out for blind spot and such, when your running to your primary these can be critical to keep you out of site from some back players, along with giving you a nice idea where you can go and play in the mid and end games. Learn to run and shoot and work off your reflexes. If you feel a chance to bunker someone, go for it, dont hesitate when your at the front split seconds count and learn to dive, when supermanning, if done right, your profile can change dramatically and it also allows you to use snakes well.. When running to your primary watch where the paint is going but dont try to switch running momentum to dodge it.

Just have fun at the front
Twist
 

Jurg$

know heart. know glory.
Apr 28, 2003
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sorry if this has been mentioned before, diddnt have time to read the whole thread. When walking the fields plan out your run to your primary, this wont always be in a straight line, Use blind spots and talk to your back guys, work out which lanes they will be shooting. Snapshooting, running and shooting and sliding, get good at all of them :D Dont hesitate about anything, if your going to make a move, make it - show the other team fcuking christmas. Dont move for the sake of it, if your comfatable where you are, your deffinitly a distraction to the other team, and you'll be taking guns off your other dudes, but if you see a move, take it. Learn to play with both hands, you should be able to play your whole bunker, proberbly missed loads of stuff but hopefully others will cover it, Good luck dude, see you on the 50 soon ;)

Jurgen
 
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Tommy Gun-Nexus

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In my oppinion, playing at the front you should try to move up at every opportunity. You wanna be at the 50 (or further) within the first minuite or 2. This is a good way for less experienced and technically skilled players to get alot of kills by shooting people in the side..

Dorset, at the moment try not to gunfight with people. Keep making moves on your opposition then gat accross field as your first shot. You should have some packs/backs to rip into.

Practise you snapshooting lots (start by reading the article in the current PGI), and only when you feel confident with this, engage people head to head.

Also, learning to bellyslide well will help you get into the hotspots unmarked.

Good luck fella :)

TommyG
 

Twisty

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Jan 20, 2002
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Originally posted by Tommy Gun-Nexus


Practise you snapshooting lots (start by reading the article in the current PGI), and only when you feel confident with this, engage people head to head.

Thats just coz there are pics of you posing........ you poser........ yeah......... (see you at the weekend)
T
 

Dave Wiles

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Jun 6, 2004
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instinct!something that will come alomng with time just having that gut feeling its time to go!also on the break just fcukin ran low and hard and make the bunker even if you shot on the break keep goin to the bunker chances are judge aint seen ya!LISTEN AND BE PATIENT!dont just pop out blindly looking for people let the backs let you know were they are. use the backs to put a man in wen yo move etc!
peeps have prob said all this cos i aint read the ful post cos im rushing so thought id try help!
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Fly(DV8)

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Jul 15, 2004
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Duck for the wistle

Sup.

Another thing I do, before the whistle blows and you line up. Look for a spot on the line where the other team can't see you. Crouch low and out of site, Then when the whistle blows they don't see you immediately - Sometimes confuses them.

Fly
 

scribble

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Jan 12, 2002
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Threat. Make your primary, secondary and progress with the game. Threat means the opposition just knowing you are in a bunker will mean they commit a man to get you out of there (bunkering) or your threat whether you are firing or not will direct all their attention onto you because if you do pop up and squeeze off a few then they are toast. Making your primary and staying alive is essential. Off the break. Run with your marker behind your body. Body is softer than your hard marker. Example - running to the left side 50, keep your marker in your right hand with your body in between your marker and the opposition. Hand up, palm out in front of your mask. Mask is hard and a ball hitting your mask is more likely to break than a ball hitting a softer glove hand. NB - running with your hand in our face takes practice and feels very unnatural.

Good advice from everyone else aswell. Watch the pros and learn.
Practice there are many componenets that have to come together all at the same time over and over to create a consistently good aggressive, progressive forward.

Ps I am 6'3"
 

SHOG1

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Jul 26, 2004
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Leave front positions to the Young and fit Guys..such as my buddy Ant.:D -Being a former front player-I agree pick your run beforehand...utilise blind spots...high barricades...anything you can get between you and them...till you hit your barricade.
Be ready to move again on occasions where your mid/back guys have taken your flank out on the break.
Don't trade paint....let your back guys take the pressure.
Keep asking what targets are left,and try to get angles on them.
Hope this helps:D