Well this little tidbit has been mentioned to an extent, but I wanted to add, never be out in the open very long as engineer on foot. When your commander is using a UAV in your area, or is spotting infantry, check your map and know where they are, you can tell which direction they are running and if they are just around the corner or on an opposite side of a building. Another tip is if you encounter an enemy, try to hit the key that opens up the "Spotted" window, and click on him as you fire a round. That way if he runs around a corner, you can see him on your map still because you spotted him. Make sure your 'Sprint' Bar is atleast at 80% and chase after him, or wait for him to come around the other corner and blow him with your shotgun.
Also, if you see you are getting shot at and you dont know where its coming from, do NOT jump. It is actually easier to hit someone when they jump, I just wait until they land and shoot. They slow way down, and when you jump it takes 3 stamina bars away instantly. It is much better to run in a zig zag (/\/\/) pattern RIGHT at the guy shooting (If you are really far away)and then when you get kinda close FIre a shell at him with your pump, then Run zip zag again and Fire again. I get kills all the time this way, although I barely survive it. I do this when I'm in a rush, it actually would be better to throw a grenade at him first, to get him off his feet and running, THEN you run at him.
Also, the nice thing about the pump...In close combat, no matter what happens if your facing 2-3 guys, after you fire a shell at someone point blank they 90% of the time die, but you still have 2 others to deal with, so immediately after firing just jump up once and kinda move to the side while your in the air while you are loading another shell, and then fire again and repeat! Don't listen or give a damn if people think its lame to jump close quarters. By God you goal is to LIVE and when you got a shotgun with slow reload you should use any advantage you can. Including running away around a corner and just waiting. Also it is better to run along the walls of buildings where the alleyways are on Karkand. Certainly the best map for infantry kills.
I recommend ANY Armored Fury map for the Engineer kit. I love AF and Midnight Sun is my favorite map, PLA vs USA kinda Urban Combat in Alaska.
Here's a good picture, I killed 3 dudes on my way to the mec hotel, health is still pretty damn good, I got 2 more after that =P
**Another tip is to find a server with all the weapon unlocks (Just use the filter, uncheck ranked. I think thats all u need to uncheck, then type in Weapon/ unlock in the server name. Should bring up some? I know they exsisted before. Test out some guns, see what you like.
Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2007-01-28 15:35:57)
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