Ronin’s advice is spot on and I played a lot of support and medic in the beginning too, not really killing much but learning how to support, spot, capture objectives and make points
Another thing I did (because i really sucked in the beginning) was focus on using tanks until I got to know the maps, tactics and user interface. You dont really need high twitch skills for tanks. Anyone with patience and experience can get good in them.
Same thing when the behemoths pop up, jump in them. Its a good way to learn the basics of the game and get a few kills.
i try to find One primary setup that is effective and within my areas of knowledge, and then find Another, in-case that isn’t working, even if solo-queueing.
I main support and though my Mortar Barrages have gotten me shot in the back a bit lately, i still find (for me) the Lewis Suppressive with optic and 2.0x magnification to be my Primary Loadout. AB and HE are different, and in the jungle, AB won’t work.
Best idea (the way i started with Multiplayer Gaming) is to find a decent clan that isn’t too sweaty and too good for you(?) but that works well with you and has good communication. Everyone needs to have standards, and good chemistry should be one of them. I joined a few clans when i first thought i was learning the game (R6 Rogue Spear at the time) and i actually aces a 2v1(me is1) againnst them in a try-out.
Challenge Cruxial Clan (x3c), TTK, IKAIKA, were just a few.
There’s so much about this game … I’m not sure on the hours already, but it’s quite a lot, and I’ve yet to fly a plane. Or get on a horse. And so many things … I avoided medic because it’s quite hard to be around the other players, and not get shot, while reviving players. That’s one of those things … so I chose Assault, but couldn’t find a gun I’m comfortable with. That’s cause I need to get the aiming correct, and my positioning is very bad. But at least I know where I’m wrong … I found the Lewis gun something entertaining, so I’m doing lots of that, oppressive fire aiming at nothing in particular, but trying to be close to the team so that I hope I’m helping them, if not just by scaring the enemy.
And now I got the SMG 08, which I understood is the noob gun by definition, and it suits my style. Still crap, but at least I can get even K/D ration, which is something I needed quite some exercise for. I’m actually not a FPS player at all, this is the first shooter I really get into. I remember the first kill I made, which will sound extremely lame, but also that took quite some time. I’m not sure many can understand how difficult this game can be. Stated earlier : there’s so much about this game.
Love this Bam!
Put a smile on my face remembering when I first started this game.
BF1 was my first FPS as well and although I am still not good at the game, at first I was t e r r i b le !!! I’m talking 1 kill/ 25 deaths per round the first 6 months I played lol. Just keep at it. Pick a gun you like and get good with it. I’m a firm believer that ANY gun ( well, almost any) can be effective and competitive once you get good with it. My advice is stick with support and medic at first. Help your team with heals/revives/ammo/repairs. At least that way you are helping your team even though you are getting slaughtered. You will get better. Keep at it and just have fun!
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p.s. I remember when I first started, I thought I was getting kills when it was actually my teammates getting the kills. Post round scoreboard shows me with no kills…Whaaaaaaaat?? '(
I’ll never forget that first “cha-ching!!” of my first real kill. To this day I just loooooove that lovely sound.
I think you and I could have been noob twins. Your experience starting out sounds very similar to mine. I remember feeling kind of good when i finally got my kd up to 0.5. Lol
I’ll never be able to break free of those many many months at .1 and .2 k/d.
But Honestly, I don’t care too much. Lot’s of times I have a martyr playstyle. For instance, I’m a big fan of the stationary AA guns. I love to shoot down planes. As you know, manning these things for any length of time is a pretty much a suicide mission.
But I know keeping the skies clear is a massive help to my team. I will literally get killed over and over but I will keep respawning, repairing the gun and and filling the skies with flak.
Who cares if I go 10/20? I know taking out 5 or 6 planes and keeping countless more have to fly off for repairs is much more valuable to the team than my 20 deaths are a detriment. I’ll do the same thing as assault sometimes going after tanks. Guess I’m kinda weird that way. Taking out big targets is fun, regardless of k/d.
I like to take the Lewis gun to try and take planes down, it can be so much fun. The K/D ratio usually is unrelated to my fun rating, I can also still enjoy the game, even with 0 to 15.
Another problem is that DICE made these maps so nice looking, I’m just sometimes enjoying the scenery. Passchendaele (Passendaele in my language) is so nice, and some other of those trench maps are nothing less than epic. To be honest, I rate this game actually as the game with the best graphics, ever. Any type of game, any period. I can’t believe they made this 5 years ago.
Just have fun and enjoy the BF1 experience since there’s no game like it right now. Keep in mind, those players with the 3+ k/d and 100+ kill games are only able to achieve those numbers because of the less experienced, less skilled players they play with and dominate. If they were put in a full game with only players with an equal skill level as themselves, I bet most would quit since they wouldn’t be able to dominate.
I think exactly the same, if you take out the noobs, there will be much less kills, and the KD ratio would be much more even. For example winning with 60 to 5 would become winning with 21 to 19, something like that.
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