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I learned a lot of what I may say here the hard way and, well, wisdom is no good if you don't share it. Anything you guys see to improve upon or disagree with, post and do so. My scores are still break-even or with my deaths doubling my kills so I know I am not a god at this game 
Just figure that I may have learned a few things someone else my not have.
1: Guns have kickback:
I watch some people play and spray wildly when they get into a fight, only to then wonder how they missed. Remember, your crosshair widens as you move or shoot, showing the area where your bullets can go. So even if you aim on someones head, the bullet may go a little left, or right, or down, or above. Rifles are more accurate than a fully automatic. If you have a fully automatic gun, or even semi automatic shoot in bursts. This give your aim time to steady and also allow you, the player, to readjust your aim.
2: Bullets can go through walls:
Don't think you are safe just because you are behind a wall. I have killed a few people with the heavy MG just by spraying the wall they ducked behind. Walls do reduce damage buy a bit (I think..) but a bit of lead in the head is still lethal, even through concrete or plaster.
3: Be aware of your surroundings:
I have died many times while sniping or camping with the heavy MG simply because I did not think to look around and so someone walked up and knifed me.
If you are sniping, pause every once in awhile to take stock of where you are, this is very important if no one is covering your back. If someone is protecting you, know there name! If they die, you know to switch to your pistol and get ready, or even call for help. Even if you die, you can alert your team before you drop and they can take down the person before he causes more damage.
4:Communicate:
I notice a team does better when they all act like scouts. This is something I do all the time. Even if I can't shoot a guy or he runs by an area where I did not have more than a second to see him, I always update my team and they usually kill the person with little trouble. This is why we named different buildings and areas. 'Enemy going into sniper house' will let anyone inside know they are in danger. 'Enemy in tank house' lets people know if it is safe to cap the tank flag and where some people are.
It may be excessive but the eGo server I play is always on Donner and when I use the MG, I pick an area and stays there until I die. If I pick back alley, I will say 'If I die, enemies are in back alley' or 'If I die, enemies are in the field'. Thus, when I do die, they know where I was and where some enemies are and may be coming from.
If I find myself bored or I think I am camping too far back, I will let my team know I am moving positions. A team can't work together without teamwork.
5:Don't get discouraged/Angry!:
I will find myself sometimes getting really angry when I thought I killed someone, and did not. Or when I undeploy the heavy MG, and THEN someone comes around the corner.
My biggest gripe, by far, is that the bullet seems to come out of the gun AFTER the firing animation. I can't count the number of times my gun went *BA-* and I dropped dead, doing nothing to the guy shooting me. When I get angry, I stop doing as well, die more, and get MORE angry. Then the game stops being fun.
And it's always ment to be fun. Forget your score, forget your rank, or how many headshots you have. If you are not going to play to have fun, you should not play. If you start getting angry, log off for a bit and do something else.
Remember: It's ment to be fun and you will get better with practice. So hop on one of our servers, load up your gun, Soldier, and fight like you only have one respawn to give for your country! Dismissed!
Just figure that I may have learned a few things someone else my not have.1: Guns have kickback:
I watch some people play and spray wildly when they get into a fight, only to then wonder how they missed. Remember, your crosshair widens as you move or shoot, showing the area where your bullets can go. So even if you aim on someones head, the bullet may go a little left, or right, or down, or above. Rifles are more accurate than a fully automatic. If you have a fully automatic gun, or even semi automatic shoot in bursts. This give your aim time to steady and also allow you, the player, to readjust your aim.
2: Bullets can go through walls:
Don't think you are safe just because you are behind a wall. I have killed a few people with the heavy MG just by spraying the wall they ducked behind. Walls do reduce damage buy a bit (I think..) but a bit of lead in the head is still lethal, even through concrete or plaster.
3: Be aware of your surroundings:
I have died many times while sniping or camping with the heavy MG simply because I did not think to look around and so someone walked up and knifed me.
If you are sniping, pause every once in awhile to take stock of where you are, this is very important if no one is covering your back. If someone is protecting you, know there name! If they die, you know to switch to your pistol and get ready, or even call for help. Even if you die, you can alert your team before you drop and they can take down the person before he causes more damage.
4:Communicate:
I notice a team does better when they all act like scouts. This is something I do all the time. Even if I can't shoot a guy or he runs by an area where I did not have more than a second to see him, I always update my team and they usually kill the person with little trouble. This is why we named different buildings and areas. 'Enemy going into sniper house' will let anyone inside know they are in danger. 'Enemy in tank house' lets people know if it is safe to cap the tank flag and where some people are.
It may be excessive but the eGo server I play is always on Donner and when I use the MG, I pick an area and stays there until I die. If I pick back alley, I will say 'If I die, enemies are in back alley' or 'If I die, enemies are in the field'. Thus, when I do die, they know where I was and where some enemies are and may be coming from.
If I find myself bored or I think I am camping too far back, I will let my team know I am moving positions. A team can't work together without teamwork.
5:Don't get discouraged/Angry!:
I will find myself sometimes getting really angry when I thought I killed someone, and did not. Or when I undeploy the heavy MG, and THEN someone comes around the corner.
My biggest gripe, by far, is that the bullet seems to come out of the gun AFTER the firing animation. I can't count the number of times my gun went *BA-* and I dropped dead, doing nothing to the guy shooting me. When I get angry, I stop doing as well, die more, and get MORE angry. Then the game stops being fun.
And it's always ment to be fun. Forget your score, forget your rank, or how many headshots you have. If you are not going to play to have fun, you should not play. If you start getting angry, log off for a bit and do something else.
Remember: It's ment to be fun and you will get better with practice. So hop on one of our servers, load up your gun, Soldier, and fight like you only have one respawn to give for your country! Dismissed!
