- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
An Elite is an awesome multiplayer(MP) player. Not a big guy that says "wort wort wort."
I've been browsing the forums and the far out tactics people come up are driving me crazy. So, I decided to make my own post (or maybe 30 of them) dishing out what I know. If you still play campaign, stop reading. This is a LAN muliplayer tactics conversation, and NO, playing lots of campaign doesn't make you good at multiplayer. 1 hour LAN = 20 hours campaign easily. I've played at about 200 LANs in the last two years, so yeah, I'm qualified. I forgot to say that this is a TEAM based discussion only. Team MP > FFA MP > Coop > Campaign :) Finally, since this is ELITE, this stuff doesn't apply to BG or SW, but I know those maps, of course. I used to play them all the time too.
I really don't know where to start... Oh Yeah!
Basics
Pistol is the best weapon in the game. Period.
Sniper is better :)
I know that is contradicting. For most people reading this, use the pistol, but practice with the sniper rifle. 99% of the time a pistol will beat a sniper rifle. Only when you get l33ts together is the sniper the all around best weapon in MP.
Human Grenade is even better, but it has an INCREDIBLE learning curve. That one just takes time and that's it. Sorry, but human nades define the player and landing a nade on an elevated platform's lip from below just takes months, maybe even a year. Again sorry.
Obviously, shotguns and definitly rocket launchers have their uses. Plasma weapons to some extent. AR's are useless for elites. (Well not completely useless, but I won't go into that unless someone asks) I might use a plasma nade once every 200 lives(about 20 games) so they are crap. Don't touch the needler or I will hurt you.
Timing
Timing is using a watch or mental clock to figure out when the good stuff respawns. (i.e. Rockets, camo, over shield, etc.) Ever map is different! But generally camo comes back every 1 minute, over shield ever 1, and rockets every 2. REMEMBER, every map is different.
Talk it up!
This one can take some serious time. Get your teamates together and get a name for EVERYTHING in the levels you play. Name the area that the rockets sit - ROCKETS! Duh. Same for every other gun. Name bases by their color. "He's on top of blue base." Some places are tougher. I guess I will give an example. I will give you our names for the chill out rooms and places.
Shotguns, Rocket Room, Front Room/Main Room, Camo, Dark Hallway, Overshield, Above Overshield, Ramp, Window, Top Window, Top Teleporter, Dark Hallway Teleporter. We also improvise to be specific. "He is on the upper rocket platform."
Once your team is on the smae page when it comes to room names, use it! How? Call em out dog. This is an important step. Team games are NOT about individual heroics. Every time you see an enemy, call out their location IMMEDIATLY. That way your teammates can help. And never never never accuse a teammate of kill stealling. Teammates CAN'T kill steal. It's not possible. They can only help your team win that much faster.
Another way of talking is calling em out, mostly for CTF with 5 or 10 sec respawn. Calling em out involves keeping track of how many enemies are dead. If four of them are "out" and at least one of you are "in" then you better have their flag and be running it back to base, or spawn killing.
Man, I am so tired. I am sure this is so zig zaggy the way I wrote it. Please, if anyone has questions I will field them. I have an incredible amount to say and I could write an entire essay on CTF HH alone!