I’ve played the game for like 10-15h around half a year ago and stopped. Picked the game up again after the new update and am struggling with re-acquainting myself with the controls, but I’ll get back there I think. More importantly, I don’t know when to take opportunities to come out and make plays.

For context, I played a round yesterday where I found the boss lair after a single clue which was in the neighbouring compound. I went there by accident and started the fight. Looking for a boss weapon, which I didn’t know didn’t spawn next to the boss lair anymore, I attempted the Assassin without a weapon and almost got killed. After wasting a sticky, I ran in the attic and hid there for like 35 minutes, listening to my surroundings in the hopes of finding a hunter. Fast forward a little, I managed to find a hunter that’s been trying to kill the Assassin themselves for like 15 minutes straight and killed them, then I had like 5 minutes left to kill the boss and extract but didn’t get it, so I just extracted.

Ultimately, I just spent 35 minutes in an attic doing nothing which wasn’t as engaging. Any tips on how to make myself go out of my way to make proactive plays?

  • MoonguideEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Agree on most points. But would push back on two specifically:

    • “Try to make your first shot a kill”: I’d say instead of risking overthinking in order to make a kill, trying to find out what the next step would be after taking a shot should be priority. Going for a kill specifically could result in a bad position between two teams. I’d instead opt for blocking an extract or supply and control high-ground, especially with Necromancer
    • Hand crossbow ammo choices. Fire bolts, to me, hold the most value. They burn small chunks on direct contact, burn bodies, and can instantly blow up barrels. Only downside when compared with poison ammo is it won’t go through walls, which at a low experience level you won’t try anyway. Instead, I’d recommend a loadout that looked like this: Winny C (infantry 73c I think) with levering, Ironeye and FMJ, hand crossbow with fire ammo and bolt thrower, melee tool, medkit, traps, one big regen, one big stamina, one dynamite, and an empty slot, with bonus traits being the one that revives you with full health, the one that revives you with full stamina, and kiteskin for easier flanks.
    • LouNeko@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Sure, if you’re in a bad position don’t bother going for a straight up kill, but usually if the enemy team is unaware of me, I try to announce myself by killing one of them. It gets easier if you 3rd party a 2v2. One of them will sooner or later stand still long enough to pop their head. Even if its a 1v1, the other player is at a disadvantage, because they have to fight you and try to revive their buddy before he burns.

      I don’t like using the Dragon Breath arrows, because they are essentially as loud as a normal shot. Poison arrows also leave behind a cloud that lingers for quite a while and can be used to stop a push or deny a revive.

      Sound is everything in this game. I’ve had countless games where a teammate shot a zombie in the beginning and we instantly got wiped on the next compound because the other team waited for us. As an experienced player, a single misplaced shot tells me where you are, how far you are, where you’ll probably go, possibly what weapon you use and most importantly that at least one of your teammates is an impatient hothead with a happy trigger finger.

      It’s all about being quick and stealthy, that’s why I think the silenced Nagant is so good. It’s perfect against NPCs and with fanning an excellent weapon in a pinch. The best thing is, nobody expects it. Cocky shotgun players try to rush you, miss their shots and get drumdumped with poison ammo in return. This doesn’t really apply to solos but it also can’t be used against you. I’ve had numerous encounters where I got downed first, the enemy then stole my Avtomat and proceeded to wipe the rest of my team with it. Nobody willingly picks up a Nagant.

      • MoonguideEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Valid points. I don’t really stealth, don’t have the patience for it honestly unless I have a vetterli with HV, but it’s a valid strategy. I tend to prefer a lot of movement over being sneaky. Keeps me alive longer and nets me more kills. Then again, I haven’t played in a while, with only one match since the update. Things might’ve changed.