"Hi, I'm Sexxella, and I'm a noob."
(all) "Hi, Sexxella."
So I've noticed a few things about being a noob and thought I'd share; Feel free to disagree or add your own thoughts.
First (and the most important point) is there are ways in which we noobs can be useful players in team games. I'll get to this in a minute, but it's true.
Second, work on the skills that will transform us into non-noobs ; )
A lot has been written on this particular subject but I'll just add my own opinions (and please post your own)
1. Don't die as often:
You know where it says in the manual to always be moving? Yeah, that's pretty much true. Many of the only frags I've gotten have been when another player has been foolish enough to stay put, allowing me to put a rocket into his bottom.
2. Translocator is your buddy:
Ever been in a firefight with a good player and notice how they always get you in the back? The good players have mastered the art of using the translocator in combat; They pull you towards them while dropping their translocator behind you... then Zap. Pretty good idea. I've been practicing with bots... it helps. Remember the quick switch method ( fire translocator, press and hold down alt-fire to locate, then (without releasing alt-fire) press fire to end up at your destination with your original weapon enabled) I'm not good enough to zip around like the good players do, but I now can do a few useful things like:
Getting somewhere useful quickly
When I get to the somewhere useful, having a weapon ready.
When I start getting pounded, I can get away.
3. Choose the right weapon for your skill:
On the forums you might notice that the rocket launcher is often referred to as 'the noob tube". Har har, but they have a point. While I'm busy working on my aim etc. with bots, when I go online I pick the weapons that I can actually be useful with; Like the rocket launcher, flack cannon, minigun etc. Things like the lightning gun are great, but if I never hit anything, it's not great to me.
4. Be a useful noob team player:
I'm a noob. So what? I've still found ways to be a useful addition to the teams I'm on; It's just about figuring out how to be useful. For example:
Bombing run- Now my stats stink for BR, I hover around 25-30% efficiency... meaning I'm a noob. However, I'm always thinking about where to go and what to do to help the team. On some maps the goal is tough to get to and a noob with a flack cannon, or rockets can be a really good goalkeeper. Other times I play the middle; I run around and stay alive (translocator helps) so I can take a pass from the back and quickly shoot it to someone up front. I've found trying to score by myself doesn't work so well, and ****** my teammates off... however, finding a useful place to be, getting a pass and then dumping it off to the right teammate makes my team happy. And noob or not, my rockets hit just as hard as everyone else's do, so a noob can be a good fire support person covering another player with suppression fire to let them advance, or going after players who have one of your teammates in their sights.
Granted, none of this makes for the most glorious stats, but I find myself getting better, and I really find my teammates much more willing to teach after I've made some good passes, saves, and fragged that guy who was chasing them down.
We are the many, the proud, the noobs
-Sexxella
(all) "Hi, Sexxella."
So I've noticed a few things about being a noob and thought I'd share; Feel free to disagree or add your own thoughts.
First (and the most important point) is there are ways in which we noobs can be useful players in team games. I'll get to this in a minute, but it's true.
Second, work on the skills that will transform us into non-noobs ; )
A lot has been written on this particular subject but I'll just add my own opinions (and please post your own)
1. Don't die as often:
You know where it says in the manual to always be moving? Yeah, that's pretty much true. Many of the only frags I've gotten have been when another player has been foolish enough to stay put, allowing me to put a rocket into his bottom.
2. Translocator is your buddy:
Ever been in a firefight with a good player and notice how they always get you in the back? The good players have mastered the art of using the translocator in combat; They pull you towards them while dropping their translocator behind you... then Zap. Pretty good idea. I've been practicing with bots... it helps. Remember the quick switch method ( fire translocator, press and hold down alt-fire to locate, then (without releasing alt-fire) press fire to end up at your destination with your original weapon enabled) I'm not good enough to zip around like the good players do, but I now can do a few useful things like:
Getting somewhere useful quickly
When I get to the somewhere useful, having a weapon ready.
When I start getting pounded, I can get away.
3. Choose the right weapon for your skill:
On the forums you might notice that the rocket launcher is often referred to as 'the noob tube". Har har, but they have a point. While I'm busy working on my aim etc. with bots, when I go online I pick the weapons that I can actually be useful with; Like the rocket launcher, flack cannon, minigun etc. Things like the lightning gun are great, but if I never hit anything, it's not great to me.
4. Be a useful noob team player:
I'm a noob. So what? I've still found ways to be a useful addition to the teams I'm on; It's just about figuring out how to be useful. For example:
Bombing run- Now my stats stink for BR, I hover around 25-30% efficiency... meaning I'm a noob. However, I'm always thinking about where to go and what to do to help the team. On some maps the goal is tough to get to and a noob with a flack cannon, or rockets can be a really good goalkeeper. Other times I play the middle; I run around and stay alive (translocator helps) so I can take a pass from the back and quickly shoot it to someone up front. I've found trying to score by myself doesn't work so well, and ****** my teammates off... however, finding a useful place to be, getting a pass and then dumping it off to the right teammate makes my team happy. And noob or not, my rockets hit just as hard as everyone else's do, so a noob can be a good fire support person covering another player with suppression fire to let them advance, or going after players who have one of your teammates in their sights.
Granted, none of this makes for the most glorious stats, but I find myself getting better, and I really find my teammates much more willing to teach after I've made some good passes, saves, and fragged that guy who was chasing them down.
We are the many, the proud, the noobs
-Sexxella
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