Hi everyone, StevetheHaloGod here, your resident Halo vet, well I thought I’d take a little time out from my Halo session to share some knowledge to those looking to improve their game. This is intended for players who have a good FPS understanding, but can’t seem to get into rhythm. Now aiming and button muscle memory I can’t help you there because you need to practice that and telling you to talk to your team I can’t improve because some people are just shy or anti-social, I’m mostly talking about the mindset going into each Team Slayer game, the playlist I focus on the most. To an extent, the same also applies to FFA.
Your opponent is as good as you let them be.
Before a game starts, the introduction tells players to control power weapons to win. This isn’t something they just put in for filler. Slayer is a numbers game. If you let the other team control the weapons, you’re team is at a disadvantage. Keep letting them do it, and chances are, no matter how good your team is, you’ll have a bigger chance of losing.
Stay calm.
Lots of low-level players are really impulsive, and they freak out when something that they’re not familiar with happens, such as when their shields are down or when caught in a corner. I call this the “cornered animal” syndrome. You have the advantage in this situation, they have no option other than let you make the first move. Make that move wisely.
Play out of your confront zone.
You should be prepared for everything in any situation. Learn to be effective with all weapons, because your “go-to” weapons won’t always be there for you. I hated the light rifle, railgun, and suppressor. Now they found a niche in my repertoire. A player should never use an excuse such as “I can’t do well without a sniper rifle” or “I’m garbage with the plasma caster”.
People are predictable.
When your shields are down, 90% of the time, an enemy will try to pursue you or throw a grenade in your direction. If you predict where they will follow you from or where they will throw a grenade, it’ll be easier to evade them. 90% of the time at the start of the game, players rush power weapons, maybe flanking them from behind is a better idea than rushing to the power weapon also?
You can’t approach every game with the same style when facing different people.
Some people wonder “how come i played so well last game and did terrible this game?” Usually it’s because they played the same style without adapting to a different team. Some games you need to be offensive, other games be defensive. Some games the enemy team isolates themselves, some games they attack as a group. You need to be able to change the way you play to adapt to the other team.
Everyone has their own play style.
Remember who killed you, how they killed you, and where they killed you. Forcing that player to play out of their play style may mess them up. Keep getting sniped? Have you or your team make sure you keep that player from even grabbing the sniper. Someone keeps camping with a shotgun around corners? Throw a grenade or bait them out where you think that person will most likely be.
Most importantly: Control your opponent(s).
Have the enemy player (or team) play into your (and your team) hands. You have to force them to go where you want to go, do what you want them to do because you will always be prepared. I’m not just talking about map control, but even in 1v1 situations such as nading a spot so the enemy has to avoid it and go in a direction where you’ll have the upper hand.