* Gun attacks: Spray, spam, pointblank shotgun blasts.
* Uses the surrounding environment to conceal him/herself.
How to beat
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Beating someone that's camping is difficult to be precise about, simply because
of how versatile camping is, and how organic Gunz itself is. Killing someone
that's camping requires you to be faster than your opponent, sneakier than your
opponent, or simply know where they are. People tend to give themselves away,
either because of clothing like long coats, or motions like switching between
weapons. If you see something around a corner, chances are they're waiting for
you.
If your opponent is on a high ledge, it may be near impossible to sneak up on
them. In this case, the only way to flush them from their spot is to damage
them with long-range fire. A long-range weapon or a well-placed nade may do
the trick. If they happen to see you before you get a chance to damage them, it
may be best to take cover and come back. So long as they have the advantage of
the ledge, they'll be gone before you can reach them.
If your opponent is camping a hallway or stairwell, it's much easier to flush
them out. Throwing a grenade off the wall into the stairwell or down the
corridor will almost always move them out of their spot long enough for you to
get close and finish them off. Sneaking up on them is easy as well. Confined
spaces restrict their movement as well as yours, so getting close to them will
be very easy. Once you've infiltrated their personal space, you're on even
ground with them and from that point it's simply a matter of skill and luck.
If you don't have grenades or any explosive weapons, you'll have to use what
you have. Charge your enemy from the opposite side of where he/she's standing
and come in at an angle so you face your opponent. If you're fast, RS them in
the legs with a shotgun.
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VI. Korean Style (k-Style)
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It won't be long into your Gunz career until you come across 'k-Style.' What is
k-Style? k-Style is a style of play that came from Korean gamers in Gunz; it is
highly agile, relies on rapid attacks, and quickly switching in between melee
and firearms.
At first, k-Style was an oversight in the game's code, which allowed players to
cancel attacks by slashing, switching weapons, or blocking. This expanded from
a few simple tricks into a whole playing style, and eventually became a part of
the game itself.
Now you might be saying to yourself, "OMG KSTYLE IZ DA GLITCH I NO KSTYLE CUZ
ITS CHEAP!!!11/one." Well, that's all fine and dandy, but the problem with that
ill-wrought theory is this: k-Style is now an integral part of Gunz. In fact,
it is now programmed AROUND by MAIET, leaving it intact.
While it's always up to individual skill, knowing at least some parts of
k-Style will provide you an advantage over those who do not. Merely knowing how
to do advanced technique will not make you pro however, as the application of
these techniques are as important as knowing how to do them. The difference
between a newbie k-Styler and a pro k-Style is staggering.
The following is a list of the most common k-Style techniques. I am not going
to list "combo" moves, or list different names for the same technique (i.e.
calling Slashshot 'Fullstep') or adding a single keystroke onto a technique.
You and your friends can make up all the fake -step names you want, but they
won't be added. For this reason, moves like "Million Step" will be nothing but
a footnote (Million Step is simply an HHS with a rifle).
Unfortunately, many of these moves cannot be really "taught," so much as
"learned," since you will have to take into account speed and timing: something
which cannot be easy conveyed via text. Finding a good teacher will help you,
finding a good clan is even better.
Note: All k-Style moves assume you have a melee equipped unless stated.
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VIA. Movement
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VIA1. Jump-Dashing
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Same thing as noted in 'IIB4. Air Dash,' but I felt it had to be added again to
highlight the relevence to k-Style. For the beginning to intermediate k-Styler,
jump-dashing is the best way to get around.
Steps:
1: Jump
2: Dash (any direction)
Difficulty: *
Notes: If you happen to do this very quickly, to others (and in replays) it
will appear that you will be sliding along the ground.
Practice: Go find an open space and drill yourself in dashing different ways.
I suggest left/right, forwards/backwards, and then clockwise/counterclockwise.
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VIA2. Pogo
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Pogo-ing is a variation of jump-dashing that allows you to maintain dashing
speed via momentum, even with your gun out.
Steps:
1: Jump
2: Dash (hold direction)
3: Jump (each time you hit the ground)
Difficulty: *
Notes: Not hard to do by any standard, but it has some use. This move uses the
momentum from the dash to maintain speed when you jump, therefore you can still
keep moving at a quick pace in a given direction, even with your gun out. You
will immediately lose all momentum if you change directions.
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VIA3. Canceling
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Canceling is stopping a particular movement by canceling it using another move
with a higher priority. By canceling, it allows you to tack on more to an
otherwise regular move. Most canceling involves either slashing, blocking, or
switching.
For example: slashshot allows you to slash with a sword/kodachi, switch your
melee out for a gun and shoot when you land. The block in Butterfly cancels
the slash animation, but
still allows the slash to go through. This is the basic component of k-Style
and advanced moves.
This all depends on what particular movement you're doing.
...IF wallrunning: Jump or slash or block
...IF jumping: Slash
...IF slashing: Block
For example, a wallrun canceled into a slashshot:
1: Start the wallrun
2: Press jump to cancel the wallrun. You'll flip off the wall.
3: While flipping, slash to cancel the flip and hold the slash.
4: While canceling the flip, switch to a gun and the gun will fire.
That's three cancels in a row.
Difficulty: Varies
Notes: As I've said, canceling is the basic component of k-Style attacks and
movement. Learning this is essential. Some k-Style attacks combine multiple
cancels in a row, like a flashstep. The secondary attack (right-click) can
also be used for SOME cancels.
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VIA4. Multiple Wall Jumping
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I call this "wallslashing." This move basically allows you to fly, and scale
walls more efficiently than a vertical wallrun would. Those who are great at
this move won't touch the ground unless they want to.
Steps:
1: Jump (towards a wall)
2: Slash
3: Dash (towards the wall)
4: Repeat
OR...
1: Jump
2: Dash
3: Slash
4: Switch (to gun)
5: Switch (to melee)
Difficulty: **
Notes: To optimize this, slashing and jumping must be done near
simultaneously. If done too slowly, you will wall flip instead of climb up the
wall.
What most people neglect to recognize is that this move can be done facing
parallel to the wall, or even facing away from the wall. This makes it easier
to return fire on an opponent who may be below you or behind you. A caveat: if
your camera is facing DOWN or UP, you will not be able to catch the wall and
you will fall.
Some multiple walljumps actually involve full flips instead of just
wallslashing. There are a few instances when it's more helpful to flip off a
wall. For instance, horizontally wallrunning down a wall in the alley, then
flipping off the wall at the end of the alley.
This also is doable with a dagger, but more difficult since the stab will cause
you to bounce off the wall instead of climb straight up it.
Practice: Go find some walls and practice climbing up one, then climbing up
one and jump over to another. If you're really serious, practice not touching
the ground. Town and Arena are good playgrounds, since they offer plenty of
even, flat walls for you to use.
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VIA5. Multiple Wall Running
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Exactly like the name implies: running on multiple walls consecutively. Very
Matrix. This is helpful for positioning yourself for aerial attacks, especially
rockets from above.
Steps:
1: Start normal wallrun
2: Jump (off the wall)
3: Slash (to cancel the jump)
4: Dash (towards the wall at ~23-45 degrees)
5: Jump, jump (tap twice quickly when on the wall to start new run)
Difficulty: ****
Notes: This move, while easy in concept, is incredibly hard to master. The
hardest part of this whole move is learning exactly what angle to approach
the wall at, then being able to grab the wall. This will most likely take days
for you to become slightly proficient at. Just like multiple wall jumping, if
you are looking up or down, this will not work.
Strangely, some walls are much easier to wallrun off than others. If you're
having trouble, sometimes quickly turning away and back towards the wall as you
jump off it will help you angle yourself better for the next run. Pressing
space more than once may also help if your timing is off.
Surprisingly, using a dagger makes it much easier to do multiple runs. As with
regular wallruns, attempting to do multiple wallruns with a gun is incredibly
easy to do as well. Try dashing at the wall with your sword, but switching to
your gun so you can double-tap jump and grip the wall.
Practice: Go to the Town or Arena and practice multiple wallruns on the same
wall. Practicing going the same direction on a single long wall, like in the
Arena, is easier to start with. Then you can go into Town and practice
mulitiple
wallrunning back and forth on the same wall. Once you've gotten that down,
practice wallrunning around the entire Arena or off multiple walls in town.
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VIA6. Propel
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This move is to get you off the ground very quickly, and "propel" you into the
air, with just a single slash.
Steps:
1: Approach wall at ~23-45 degree angle.
2: Jump (towards the wall, you can either dash or just forward jump)
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