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I have a confession to make: I've spent an enormous amount of time playing the Battlefield games over the years and I'm pretty sure I have an addiction. I play a ton of other games, but these shooters always seem to bring me back for a fix of the chaos these titles offer up. I've heard many players rag on the Battlefield games saying that they don't feel like they're improving as they continue to play, then they promptly give up on the game and go right back to the simplicity of the Call of Duty games. While the games do have a higher learning curve than your average FPS, once you get the hang of it there are few shooters that can compare. Veterans of the series will already know this stuff, but for newer players I'll provide some general tips & tactics from somebody who typically plays with random people that should help minimize your frustrations with the games.
Squad
The first thing you should do upon entering a round is make sure you're in a squad. If necessary, go into the squad menu and select the squad with the most players. If your squadmates aren't sticking together, I'd suggest switching to another squad that runs in a pack. You'll always be more effective when you function as a group in these games so try to work with your teammates.
Class
Take note of what classes the players in your squad are using. If there's nobody using the medic kit go ahead and switch over to that class as it's arguably one of the most important in the game. There's never any need for a squad full of the same class and each one serves an important purpose in the game. Everybody will likely find their favorite class to play, but try to get a good feel for each one and change them up as needed by your squad.
Vehicles
If you're having a bad round shooting enemies while on foot, consider using a vehicle. Tanks, AA vehicles, LAVs, choppers and jets can all help the team immensely when used properly. Try not to get too greedy and spend the majority of the round waiting for vehicles to spawn in though as you'd be much more helpful out on the battlefield helping the team out. If you're having trouble spotting the enemies while in the ground vehicles, equip the thermal optics and/or proximity scan to make it tougher for enemies to get the drop on you.
Check Your Fire-Rate Frequently
Thanks to the 360 controller's crappy d-pad, it's very easy to accidentally hit down on the d-pad while switching to gadgets, which in many of the games will change your rate of fire between single, auto and burst. I can't even tell you how many times I've engaged an enemy only to die thanks to the fact I didn't realize my fire-rate was on single shot. This is extremely frustrating when it happens so try to make it a habit to check it every now and then to avoid unnecessary deaths.
Use the Spot Button!
Make a habit of spotting any enemy in your line of sight. Chances are, even if you can't manage to shoot them, a teammate will notice the enemy resulting in an easy kill. This is very valuable to the team and I've witnessed a large number of players that just don't make use of it. Spot the enemy always!
Know When to Quit
If the game becomes more frustrating than fun, and trust me it will if you play it enough, recognize that maybe your anger is preventing you from playing at your best. Sometimes it's best to just turn the game off or back out and find another server. The game is not worth boiling your blood pressure over or smashing your controller/screen as this will only piss you off even further.
Flank Your Enemy
If you see a bunch of fellow teammates running straight into a bottleneck and dying in large numbers, it's time to consider flanking your enemy. Pretty much every map in the game has more than one way to get to each capture point and getting the drop on your enemy from behind is an excellent way to open that choke point up for your team. You'll want to make sure you have a suppressor on your gun when doing this, otherwise the enemy will be immediately alerted to your presence as soon as you open fire which almost always results in a quick death.
Utilize Those Gadgets!
The Battlefield games provide a wealthy amount of options for each kit when it comes to gadgets, and all of them can be very useful when in the right situation. If the vehicles are tearing your team up, throw down some tank mines in commonly traversed spots. If the helicopter is devastating everybody, use your AA mine or laser paint the target. If enemies keep getting the drop on you use one of the numerous spotting devices that the recon soldiers possess. Mess around with the gadgets and know when to switch them up to get the best use out of them.
Don't Be That Guy...
Don't be that guy who plugs his mic in just to complain about everything the entire time. The type of dude who blames every death on "lag" or blames the team for their shortcomings. You're going to die in Battlefield, nobody really thinks any less of you because of it. I seriously doubt anybody is ever going to look at your stats so don't make a big deal about nothing. Luckily the game offers an option via the scoreboard that allows you to mute players, though for whatever reason sometimes it fails to function properly. You also have the option to just create a party or just turn down the chat volume using the dashboard menu. The other type of annoyance with mic users are the ones who blast the game volume on a loud system which gets picked up by their mic and results in the players on the other end hearing garbled echoes of the in-game sound. If you're going to blast the game on your system, please do us all a favor and don't use your headset. I'll be honest with everybody and admit that I usually curse up a storm something fierce when playing these games, but I don't use my headset mic and I'm generous enough to spare everybody else from having to hear it.
Tea-Bagging Is For Tools
There are several types of gamers, one which takes genuine pleasure in maximizing the saltiness of their opponents. In FPS games, one way that many players like to celebrate a kill is to crouch and stand repeatedly and quickly, signifying that they are "tea-bagging" you. Speaking for myself, when a player does this to me they overtake all other priorities within the game and shoot right to the top of my hit-list. More often than not I'm successful in taking down these guys, which should prove that maybe it's not in your best interest to tea-bag everybody you kill. I once used to play with a gentleman that went by the name of Capt Crunch who said it best, "Act like you been there, bruh!" I can't tell you how many players I've shot down while they're attempting to tea-bag their victims, where if they would have been paying attention they likely could have gotten me. To top it all off it's just bad sportsmanship and unless you're really dominating the player on the receiving end (which is rarely the case) then you just look like a bad sport. This is all my opinion of course, and as long as there are competitive video games there will be taunts like the tea-bag, but if you must use it then save it for special occasions and don't do it every kill to avoid looking like a complete ass.
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