Tactics

So, newbe here and here's what I've found to be the best fighting tactics, for me, so far.
1. Keep moving at 90° to the guy who's shooting at you. It will help them to miss.
2. Keep your back to the wall! (Or your side to the wall if you prefer) Nothing worse than being surrounded by people trying to shoot you, you die too quick.
3. Use waves for cover. While your weapon is charging, stay between the waves. When you're ready to shoot, move to the top of a wave if you have to.
4. Sorry, but, club those seals! A little boat's weapon can hurt you just like a big boats weapon can, so take out as many guns as quick as you can.
If you possess a small, weak ,boat, your job will be to distract the big boats by being fast and annoying while your team mates take them out.

Well that's what I think anyhown. Please add your own suggestions and critisms! But please, stay on topic eh!

 

Those are all nice tips. But be careful of tip #2... Its nice to have a wall as cover, but if you hug the walls too much, youll get blown to bits by a big torp.

 

5. If you feel that everyone is shooting at you, RUN AWAY!! They probably are!
So get some distance, re-evaluate and go back in.
6. If someone is pointing their gun at you, they're probably about to shoot you, so press boost.

Obvious! Maybe

 

1. Look for the human players(s) and take them out first!

I am just starting out the game, and in the beginning at least 3 out of 5 players seem to be Artificial Intelligence. Look for the guys that have real player names and take them out first, because they are motivated to do the same to you!
Or if someone with a name that seems to be fake is really pounding you hard, he probably noticed this rule before he created his account. We will all laugh at him when he is like a level 25 with a stoogey name ending in random numbers...

 

Ughhh. I just read that you can change your name under options. So much for being smug that the guys that try to have names that blend in at the beginning will stand out like sore thumbs of shame later in the game

 

1 big tip, especially as you progress further. Try not to be the first ship spotted by the unfriends... Meaning don't run far ahead of your team. This is because of the auto aim feature, and the fact that usually the first ship spotted is the focus of the entire unfriends team. It's easy to die instantly if the entire unfriends team is shooting at you

 

Don't hesitate running behind teammates and forcing the shot on them! If you're low and they're healthy that is Also, if you're a shooter, stay by the fixer!!! They are (I am) trying to help you!!! Don't run away from the guy trying to save your life

 

Keep moving - Keep track of where your team is - Don't be a 1vs5 suicidal hero - Play Fixer for 10 games to learn how the different heals work - Don't get caught (& stay) in a tunnel/close space, the team with moveability wins 90% of the time in those situations.

 

In Chill Zone, stick with your team and wait for the enemy to come out first.

 

One important thing is to notice the arrows on your ship. Sometimes you get lured to find out that you've got surrounded.

If you move fast enough, hide behind obstacles immediately after you spot the first enemy ship.

 

One advise players spamming mortars when no unfriend is on the radar.
Usually the radar will catch unfriend after either side got 1st damage. This is a good way to locate unfriend on a map but will back fire if unfriend counter after seeing your projectile for an estimate location you fired from.
Move away from the spot you fired the scout shot and try to make sure that no friendlies crowing around you.

 

This is a big one I've noticed. Everyone wants to rush out...there are several maps that this will actually get your whole team surrounded by the enemy and ruin your day before you get a shot off.
Be patient. Stay behind cover and let the other team poke their head out first...them bombard them. Never be the team to lose the first ship because that'll usually result in a loss...

ALSO: If someone is capturing...you don't need to kill them to interrupt the timer...JUST HITTING THEM will reduce/reset the timer on the capture point. stay back and enjoy that they are in one place and reek havoc!!!

 

And also you can go inside a enemy’s Tesla shield to shoot them without breaking it. It gives you the sneaky badge

 

And use the Tesla shield in the middle of a mortar/Genade/missile shot to block.

 

Ok you caught me. I’ll stop. If I would I could change my name to retired Necro Master

 

Wait, you mean to not do the common tactic?: Rush to the point, as fast as you can, regardless of whether or not your entire team is with you, and die, quickly.

 

As an enfo I boost real close to to tip, shield up, fire a torp, the get to the back. I can usually do about 1.5k damage with one torp, and take about 1k, which isn't a big deal. Plus it lets my team spam some mortars and puts the unfriends mortars on cooldown.

 

My name's still the default name in game, cuz I was too lazy to change it...

So i guess I'm a robot now