slidero wrote:
Dying from claymores.
I think people are just careless when it comes to claymores. I have over a 12 to 1 k/d ratio with claymores because I use them in strategic locations........but, if people would go slowly and check in places where claymores are LIKELY to be, they could avoid a lot of claymore related deaths. I think that's why I've only been killed by them 18 times in 500 hours of play. Whenever I approach a place or an area that I expect to be full of claymores (ie, the TV station on Sharqi or Warlord)........I go slow, and peek around corners......if I see a claymore......I try to find another way around. Sometimes....you can even get past claymores if you are careful (like, a well timed jump....or sometimes people are stupid about placing them, and you can just walk around the back of the claymore).
And always be careful of the sniper that peeks around a corner, shoots at you, and then ducks away. Resist the urge to run after him. I know one of my favorite tactics while being sniper is to shoot at someone basically to get their attention........when they see me, I duct behind a corner.......toss down a claymore, and run. Almost inevitably they come after me and *boom*.
So basically, long story even longer.......what I'm trying to say is dying from claymores is something that can for the most part be avoided. You can't do anything about everyone standing around on a carrier and not capping, except go cap flags yourself.........but you're still at the mercy of the entire other team while yours is doing the circle jerk on the airstrip.
KiL