Online Gaming: Your Genius Moments
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:52 am
Playing against AI is easy, let's face it. Games become a challenge when you're playing against someone. It's nothing you're used to. No recurring pattern. Player 1's gonna have a different playstyle to Player 2, so you usually have to pull off some form of tactical genius if you're lookin at the best kills to death ratio.
Obviously, the purpose of this topic is for you to share those moments when you felt absolutely fucking awesome, and you know that they've either taken their hats off or are raging to fuck.
Me? I usually pull this shit off on Assassin's Creed Revelations. Artifact Assualt and Wanted (or is it Manhunt? The 4 v 4 "you chase us then we chase you" mode anyway)
People utilise a number of tactics, but it all seems to boil down to roofers, rushers, and agressive stealth. I go for deceptive stealth, and watch as my persuers haplessly kill any and all NPC they see while I get off scot free.
It's a clever mix of Morph ability, Disguise ability and the Morph perk.
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't always work (fucking Templar Vision!) but shit's usually timed to absolute precision. One thing people don't realise either is, during Artifact Assault, if you steal the artifact and continue to blend or walk, there's no marker showing your persuers where you are, so I just wait for my team members to come and cover a route for me back to base. Until then, I just chill in the desynchronised compass zone. Gotta say, it's pretty funny sein the other team panic like fuck.
Another tactic I like to employ is providing cover during AA on the Venice (?) map (the small one anyway where it's practically impossible to score if you're against an equal or greater number of opponents) Defending from either side is either, but attacking is difficult, so when I'm attacking the docks side, standing on the roof and utilising thrown smoke bombs and throwing knives (which work a treat when attacking regardless of situation), slowing down as many opponents as possible. The only way they can kill me is by wasting a hidden gun (which is a good thing in the long run)
The last one I'm gonna share with you (besides slippin in a brag of how good I am on GTA IV deathmatches... I'm a beast), is the use of chasebreakers. So many times, fuckers just run through em like headless chickens in a blind panic. Persuer climbs over, gets an arial kill bonus. What I do is run inside, wait for the closed gate to reopen, and just casually walk out as my persuer gives chase to an NPC on the other side of the building, wondering how the fuck I managed to give em the slip.
Obviously, none of these work 100% of the time, and the Mute/Smokebomb tactic really cheapens the experience, but AC: R is great online for that kinda tactical gameplay.
I just wish Double Agent had decent online activity. Anyway, I'll leave you to share your stories. And for Kenny to share his about the time I beasted him on Conviction and he had to leave because he was "tired" (and proceeded to spend the rest of the night posting on the Dojo)
Obviously, the purpose of this topic is for you to share those moments when you felt absolutely fucking awesome, and you know that they've either taken their hats off or are raging to fuck.
Me? I usually pull this shit off on Assassin's Creed Revelations. Artifact Assualt and Wanted (or is it Manhunt? The 4 v 4 "you chase us then we chase you" mode anyway)
People utilise a number of tactics, but it all seems to boil down to roofers, rushers, and agressive stealth. I go for deceptive stealth, and watch as my persuers haplessly kill any and all NPC they see while I get off scot free.
It's a clever mix of Morph ability, Disguise ability and the Morph perk.
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't always work (fucking Templar Vision!) but shit's usually timed to absolute precision. One thing people don't realise either is, during Artifact Assault, if you steal the artifact and continue to blend or walk, there's no marker showing your persuers where you are, so I just wait for my team members to come and cover a route for me back to base. Until then, I just chill in the desynchronised compass zone. Gotta say, it's pretty funny sein the other team panic like fuck.
Another tactic I like to employ is providing cover during AA on the Venice (?) map (the small one anyway where it's practically impossible to score if you're against an equal or greater number of opponents) Defending from either side is either, but attacking is difficult, so when I'm attacking the docks side, standing on the roof and utilising thrown smoke bombs and throwing knives (which work a treat when attacking regardless of situation), slowing down as many opponents as possible. The only way they can kill me is by wasting a hidden gun (which is a good thing in the long run)
The last one I'm gonna share with you (besides slippin in a brag of how good I am on GTA IV deathmatches... I'm a beast), is the use of chasebreakers. So many times, fuckers just run through em like headless chickens in a blind panic. Persuer climbs over, gets an arial kill bonus. What I do is run inside, wait for the closed gate to reopen, and just casually walk out as my persuer gives chase to an NPC on the other side of the building, wondering how the fuck I managed to give em the slip.
Obviously, none of these work 100% of the time, and the Mute/Smokebomb tactic really cheapens the experience, but AC: R is great online for that kinda tactical gameplay.
I just wish Double Agent had decent online activity. Anyway, I'll leave you to share your stories. And for Kenny to share his about the time I beasted him on Conviction and he had to leave because he was "tired" (and proceeded to spend the rest of the night posting on the Dojo)