Game Tactics

**Tactics** are the methods one player uses in the game to kill an opponent.  Each player has their style of gameplay and tactics.  Here is a non-exhaustive list detailing all of the tactics in the game.  While some are praised for their efficiency and uniqueness, others are Controversial and can lead to repercussions for the player.

There are many tactics, and they can be divided into three categories: General Tactics, Weaponry Tactics, And Utility Tactics. Each category yields important methods and strategies that are used by a wide variety of players. Some tactics, like camping, have sparked an outcry from clans and players because of the lack of fairness by using such strategies, and the lack of regulation or steps taken by the administration regarding them.

***Authors note (As requested by Administration):** We do not condone cheating, sympathize cheaters, or cheat ourselves.  We are here to list the tactics used by players. Cheating is dangerous and you could face serious consequences.*

## Choosing Tactics

When confronted with a situation, players choose tactics or game plans that they might use to aid them. Some players make plans in-game, or in the pause menu. Each process works equally well. A prudent player would analyze his surroundings, taking note of players, their weapons and strategies, and their locations. Such intelligence grants them defenses against players in advance.

It is additionally paramount that the player must take in the map to account. Is the map-wide open or full of passages and crevices? Is the area featureless, or are there castles or towers? Are there readily available points of interest, or are there tunnels and ladders to high points? These are all important questions a prudent player must ask themselves before making their move. With all this information, they must select the proper plans and tactics to gain superiority over their foes.

## General Tactics

**General tactics** are used; regardless of weaponry or situation. These tactics are used mainly for an advantage, before finally using a weapon tactic to kill.

* *Tunnels*: Using the tunnels as a hideout, and killing enemy players.

(*Best used with: Egg-K, Whipper, tri hard)*

* *Stalking*. Follow your player until they are in the right spot to eliminate them.

(*Best used with: Free Ranger, Crackshot, Whipper, scrambler)*

* *Sneaking*: Go to an area with a high density of enemy players, kill a portion of them, and then run back to a safe spot.

(Best used with: Scrambler, Whipper, Egg-K)

* *Spawn Camping:* This tactic is good for Capture The Spatula or Teams mode. It’s simple. You can take a low traffic area to your opponents spawn area (labeled by flags), and camp there.
* If you are being swarmed or you are low and you have a four kill streak, find someone that is low and get Hard Boiled so you have twice as much health.

## Utility Tactics

**Utility Tactics** are the tactics players must utilize before anything else. They are a special set of strategies because they are used primarily to transport the player across the area or to get loot safely and quickly. These tactics are inconspicuously used by all players because it is their first reaction to the surroundings after spawning in. Put short, they are the playstyles people use on the match repetitively.

*Getting to the high ground:* using ladders to transport yourself to overlooks or strategic positions for yourself, or your surrounding teammates.

*Going underground:* A almost essential objective in the Shipyard map, this involves protecting a point of interest, such as tunnels, passages, and towers. Players must guard this area against enemies, which may invade the area to set up their positions.

If the enemy team is camping the tunnel, a genius way is to first let someone get in the tunnel, while you are waiting with the RPEGG. Because of it high blast radius, you can kill the enemy players because if they are camping and they see your teammate the shotgun players will try to push and kill him, then when you see them from above, they most likely will die.

*Sabotaging the enemy team (Teams and Captula)* Utilize stealth (See the previous paragraph) to protrude into premises with a high density of enemies, in which you startle them and move to another location. This is commonly done in a group.

## Weaponry Based Approaches

 **These tactics** are used by people of a certain class, which those tactics being the most beneficial to that class.  Each class has its unique tactics and play styles.

### EggK-47/Whipper/TriHard

* *Stalking*: Follow an unaware target and move around them to catch them by surprise.
* *Support* (Teams and Captula): Many Egg-Ks support other classes, especially snipers, coupled with the demand for an anti-sniper teammate. You can harvest kills by protecting your buddy.
* *Tunnels*: When in a tunnel map, patrol the tunnels and kill opponents.
* If in combat with other people closely jump around as that will pretty much prevent you from dying as you kill very quickly in close-range combat.

### Scrambler

* *Camping*.: This highly controversial game tactic involves staying in one spot to jump any unsuspecting enemies.
* *Jumping*: When in a fight, jump aggressively to get kills.
* *Spamming*: Another highly controversial game tactic involves the player rapidly shooting to kill fast.

### RPEGG

* *High groun*d: Stay away from close targets and aim for crowded sniper towers. If chased defend a ladder or on the worst case scenario use the Cluck 9mm.

### Free Ranger/Crackshot

* *Stealth*: Get to a faraway place quietly, and while an opponent is distracted and still, fire bullets.
* *Buddy sniping* (Teams and Captula): Not only do you have protection from your teammates, but you can also easily pick off targets on the ground. Also, a scrambler buddy is not a bad choice as you mainly die from other scrambler players as Crackshot is not good for close range combat if your not experienced with it.
* *Tree sniping*: In maps like Mud Gulch, Use the trees to camouflage yourself.

* *Spamming/ Spraying*: Highly controversial, this is when you use your high rate of fire to take out a group of opponents by covering distance with bullets.
* *Sniper's Friend* ( Teams and Captula): Guard an entrance to your teams sniper tower.  This is dangerous because you are a sitting duck to the snipers on the opposing team. If there is only one tower and it belongs to the other team like if you are blue in the Sparta map, you can chuck grenades up the tower or shoot directly from the bottom of the tower to the top. This is very risky though. Another way is going with second with a buddy as your buddy will be dead.
* When using the Crackshot, you don’t have to wait until your crosshairs are fully centered. You just have to make sure that the bullet will most likely hit your opponent. Free Rangers can also use this tactic but since you have more than one shot and you deal less damage, it won’t be as effective.

## Controversy

Many tactics have been the subject of scrutiny because of the overuse of them, then cheating that comes into play, and unfair advantage.  While there are many countermeasures taken in the game to prevent these, such as varied spawning locations and lack of good camping spots. Sometimes players can use software such as aimbot in their game to boost their performance.