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Subject: Countdown: How to play it?
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It's obviously one of the worst maps in the game, next to Sword Base. And voting for it probably suggests that you're trash and want to run around with shotty/sword like you're still playing Living Derp. But pointing that out isn't the purpose of this thread, since it's already obvious to anyone with a brain.

My question is, as a random in a 5v5 (Squad Slayer) how the hell do you play this map? Where do you go? Where are the safest spots to use a DMR from?

Warning: Don't suggest that I grab shotty/sword and camp lifts. Half the time when I pick that -blam!- up I just keep it on my back and stay with the DMR anyway. If I wanted to camp for kills I'd play CoD games.

  • 02.21.2012 9:58 PM PDT

Honestly the only way to enjoy countdown is if you go in with a party of 4 or 5.

Countdown in any playlist is retarded if you play it as a random.

  • 02.21.2012 10:00 PM PDT

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  • 02.21.2012 10:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ghosty Gh0st
Honestly the only way to enjoy countdown is if you go in with a party of 4 or 5.

Countdown in any playlist is retarded if you play it as a random.


Yeah, I don't mind it at all on the rare occasion that I'm playing with others, but holy -blam!- the grenade spam (from my own team mates) makes it damn near unplayable by myself.

The best I can do is stay up top and just stay the -blam!- away from everybody, regardless of which team they're on. I mean I literally run away from my own team when they try to join up with me.

[Edited on 02.21.2012 10:04 PM PST]

  • 02.21.2012 10:03 PM PDT

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3.18 DMR
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7.79 Sniper
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Use jetpack. Grab sword. Jetpack up to ledge and crouch. Move slightly on the edge to avoid soft kill barrier. Abuse it for victory.

  • 02.21.2012 10:06 PM PDT
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Jetpack + shotgun + DMR = you win.

  • 02.21.2012 10:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: ankerd123
Evade + Sword + DMR + TU = you win.

Fixed.

  • 02.21.2012 10:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Inb4BadassBilly

Posted by: ankerd123
Evade + Sword + DMR + TU = you win.

Fixed.


Good luck getting evade in TS.

  • 02.21.2012 11:00 PM PDT

It would be my number 2 favorite map if it didn't have shotguns, or swords. All people to is camp at the gravity lifts just like they do on sword base.

  • 02.21.2012 11:02 PM PDT
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I'm listeni- Oh wait I don't give a -blam!- what you have to say.

-Press down on the left thumbstick the moment you spawn
-Keep thumb pressed for duration of match
-???
-Perfection

  • 02.21.2012 11:03 PM PDT

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my friends and I like to hide in a corner while standing on each others heads on that map. There is no other way to play countdown.

  • 02.21.2012 11:08 PM PDT

i like countdown. dont need shotty-slice to assist me either. either weapon certainly helps though. (both still pale in comparison to the DMR)

[Edited on 02.22.2012 12:00 AM PST]

  • 02.21.2012 11:59 PM PDT

Playing with a team is the only way to enjoy this map. It was my most hated map until I started playing with people on the regular. Now it is one of my favorites.

  • 02.22.2012 1:37 AM PDT