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[PENiX]

Yeah, this gametype is overplayed and almost ALWAYS results in a tie. Assault in the map Burial Grounds: The defense is way too strong and when the offense gets close defense respawns in an amount of seconds.  

So, can anyone offer a good, working strategy for this gametype? If offense gets the rocket launcher before defense grabs it, and the offense gets the sword too, you have a chance. The offense can also grab the Beam Rifle and take out the defense sniper (defense obviously grabs the human sniper rifle before anything).

This leaves the defense with a shotgun and a battle rifle, and maybe a ghost.

Anyone have a good strategy that they dont mind sharing? Im a level 14 dropped down to 13 now, shooting for higher in team skirmish.

Thanks

[esc1]

What you posted is about all you can do in my opinion.  If you don't snipe the defensive snipers you are gonna be in a world of hurt.  

Do you ever use the hog?  I take it to the sword and then drop somebody off around the base and drive as a distraction sometimes.  

[001438]

Take the bomb and jump into the Hog with two other people.  Have the driver drive to the left around the rib cage looking thing and drive straight into the base from behind.  Even go up the ramp if you can.  The guy in the turret can lay down cover fire and kill the offense while the driver jumps out and helps protect the bomb carrier.  You can do all of that before the guy that is trying to get the rocket launcher gets back.  Also, the fourth guy might be able to grab the covie sniper and take out thier sniper and rocket guy if needed, before the truck gets there.  <

[PENiX]

Pretty good ideas. Last night we managed to pull one off, the other team was incredibly pissed, im not even sure how we did it! Well another time (since this gametype happens all the time) last night, our teammate suggested i bring the bomb carrier to the front of their base, now i thought he ment drop the guy off then proceed to bring the warthog in (meaning the bomb guy crouch jump into the base), well I never knew the bomb guy would be weighed down enough that he couldnt make the jump. What my teammate was trying to tell me, was to park the warthog so close in front of the base that we could both just jump on the warthog to gain access to the base from the front. That MIGHT work if all 3 people go in right away, assuming one guy is out getting the rocket launcher.

I've never tried the "ribcage" rush, usually I drive the warthog so i'm in control of our immediate suicide rush. I go forward, then drive under the rocket launcher bridge (there is a good chance our gunner takes out the guy grabbing the rocket launcher ) after that i drive up next to the base and we all get out. Never seems to work, they always get the first hit on us.

One last thing, I'm pretty sure its important to have the bomb carrier in the side seat drop the bomb to help clear out the defense people first before you start planting. Way too often there are only two guys guarding the base, with a third guy shooting, you could quite easily kill them, then pick the bomb back up and get that plant started. Even if one of the 3 dies, there is always one guy to defend the guy arming the bomb.

Anyone else have any ideas?

[bluvasa]

I use the distraction method.  I have my team move off to right while I sneak on the left with the bomb.  

I can always get pretty close, at least through the rib cage near where the ghost spawns.

Then I have my team move through the tunnel on the right while I move in with the bomb from the left.  If you can do this repeatedly, and the team you play against will fall for it, it will work about half the time.

I also never ride in the warthog while holding the bomb, we use it mainly as a bullet/rocket distractor.  <

[sp3cialk]

We usually just try to get the bomb in the base even if we get killed and then we can attack from the rear and the front at the same time... usually bring the warthog in the back and distract them while someone crouch-jumps in the front and arms the bomb...has worked on numerous occasions...  <

[trentdadi]

Basically, wat my team does is try and get all the weapons while staying together.  One guy should start off by getting the battle rifle and one other should get the covie sniper.  The sniper should keep an eye on the rocket launcher while the battle rifle guy goes to get it, the sniper should be able to pick off the defender that was also after it.  Then, the rocket guy rides shotgun in the puma and get a gunner in there also.  By this time, the driver should also have a sword.  During this time, the bomber should be sneaking around the back and crouch walking once he gets close, have the puma drive up through the cave and right ontop of the bomb spot.  The rocket launcher guy should be able to kill everyone in the base because of the added protection from being in the puma and the gunner can pick off any extras that got their shields destroyed by the rockets and the driver can hop out and hopefully take a few out with the sword.  With the gunner, a rocket laucnher, and the sword guy, you should be able to hold off the newly spawned guys.  The rocket launcher guy just has to make sure that he does some good damage to the other team.  It is also a good idea to leave any retard defender around that has rushed your spawn point so they dont end up respawning back at their own base making it a 3v3 battle.  

One more thing I noticed is when everyone is fighting to get the bomber to the position he needs to be in, the bomber holds on to the bomb.  He should just drop it at the nearest sign of danger to help fight.  In order to win, it would be like a 3v4 and the 3 people have to be getting double kills any shit just to keep up with the speed at which the enemy respawns.

One time, the bomb guy got in the passenger, we got a gunner and a driver.  I drove it right through that cave and went along that lil passageway to the bomb planting place and drove it right on top.  Bomber hopped out, gunner got a killtacular and game was over.  It was cool as hell  <

[gcskate27]

who are you playing against thatll let you get all those weapons? they must have no clue how to defend that base...

some i can see but when im defending, i always tell the sniper to guard the rockets while someone gets them... that being said, most people i play just hop in the warthog and drive to the cave (on the left when defending)... almost noone goes for the ghost...

[newtomoding]

JUST GOT AN IDEA  tell me what u think.

 have the bomber in the hog with the 2 others. then slowly drive to the sword room with 4th person hiding behind the hog.(thats y u gota move slow) then have the assulter and the 4th swap places and head out after getting the sword and head out. go to the right of the base (that exit) and drive to the tunnel (where the human sniper is) and they will think the boamb is with u. have the passenger hop out with the sword and slice up the team using the hogs gunn to wipe out the other ppl left. and in the mean time the bomber is sneaking up the other side so when he gets the all clear and can rush in and arm it!!!

What do u think?
if u try let me know how it works out
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[gcskate27]

all depends on how good their sniper is and if they get the rockets... realsitically in the base they have both turrets, a sniper, a shotty, a duel weilding smg and plasma and possibly the rockets and a ghost... way too easy to defend that base...  <

[newtomoding]

 ok well then in my idea just have all the ppl in the wort hog get out and take on 1 person with 2. like the sword takes out lets say one and the shields of the other.  the other 2 ppl pic on the 3rd guy(full shields) and then the depleated one. say theres one guy left on each team. now its a fair fight and u could even have the assulter come in and melee that last one  <

[joseph_hac]

QUOTE (newtomoding @ Dec 13 2004, 06:13 PM)

ok well then in my idea just have all the ppl in the wort hog get out and take on 1 person with 2. like the sword takes out lets say one and the shields of the other.  the other 2 ppl pic on the 3rd guy(full shields) and then the depleated one. say theres one guy left on each team. now its a fair fight and u could even have the assulter come in and melee that last one

That plan's a bit too detailed!  

[Crypty]

The only thing that works well enough for my liking is we get 3 guys in the hig right away, 1 with the bomb. Drive left around the ribs and have the passenger with bomb exit near the front of the base. The hog continues slightly further and creates a masseive distraction in the back of the base while the bomb guy hops in through the front and plants.  <

[nagmine]

well what i do is drop the guy off at the very front of the base he will run right to the middle below the turrent gun. then i will drive the wart hog in to cause a distraction while the bomber does a crouch jump up where the turrent is and arms the bomb. They almost never see that coming ...   <

[wasting]

usually, we get the bomb real fast and jump in the hog, goto the tunnel and go up and get right in and plant it as the hog guards you from behind. we can get it 1/3 times  <