All the classic first person shooter rules apply, i.e. keep moving. Campers don’t get far in this game; the kill cam always gives you up. Think you’re clever hiding in that tree? Sure, kill me now, but I’ll be back in seven seconds with a BAR and your exact location. It’s just not a good idea. Also, don’t skyline yourself. The high ground is key, sure, but the human outline is distinctive, and an easy target when silhouetted by a blue African sky.
Another rule, be ruthless. Imagine this: You’re strolling along in Moscow, taking in the sights, and you hang a left into a building. Inside are two players blazing barrels at each other. What do you do? Jedi Knight veterans would stand back and wait for them to finish up, something about honor. Fuck honor. Pick out the one that’s getting the worst of it, give him his bullet, then go to work on the other. With luck, you’ll catch him in the middle of a reload, and make it a Double Killburger with fries.
Former Halo-turned-CoD players sometimes have a hard time understanding that grenades in the 40’s didn’t stick to people. In fact, you’ll find that very few kills in Call of Duty 2 are the direct results of grenades. More often, grenades are used to force movement. You’ll hear the clink-clink of the ‘nade next to you, run out of the shack you were holed up in, and right into someone’s sights. Happens all the time, usually because someone forgot that first rule; they ran into a building for cover, and stopped moving.
Of course, who am I to be giving advice? Ask Mecha; I’m lucky to break even, kill/death wise. But I know where I’m going wrong, and even when I’m losing, I’m still having fun. Most players on Live are decent human beings, provided you don’t run into the drunk ones, and make for good company. The game defiantely looks next generation, and, living up to it’s heritage, sounds amazing. You’ll hear the grenades, the bullets whizzing by, the bullets smacking you, and even that son of a bitch sneaking up on you for that melee kill.
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