* Of course, since this stage has one gigantic pit, everyone will be
attempting to knock you off. Again, avoid that by attacking directly from
behind or by shooting from afar.
* The pillar room is of course, a room with rows of large pillars reaching
from the ground to the ceiling. There are a few things about this room that
make it interesting.
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* It's one of the better places for 1vs1 on this map.
* It's not infrequent in TDMs that the fight will break out here as opposed
to the pit room.
* The huge walls on either sides of the pillars provide great practice for
multiple wallruns.
* You can get the drop on people, literally. Climb up the pillars and hang
at
the top of the pillar with your melee. The pillar should conceal your whole
body and allow you to see far. Drop death on them from above, or wait until
they pass and shoot them in the back!
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VB3d. Factory
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* It looks more like an industrial complex than a factory. This is a pretty
open space, since it's all one "room." There are cramped places, like near the
truck and under the building.
* The heal points respawn relatively fast, so hit them as often as you can to
keep your health high. I once went into a veteran channel deathmatch and
finished the game with a 30/0 score because I was constantly running between
health spawns.
* Since everything is square and box-shaped, try to wallrun as often as you
can to get away from people.
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VB3e. Garden
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* Again, another small map.
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VB3f. Island
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* If you go into either the Island or the Dungeon, be wary that people will
just spam the secondary attacks, even if they aren't over the pit areas. Use
this to your advantage: recover quickly and hit them back! Back yourself into a
nook in a wall if you're in the Island, especially on the lower ledges in the
pit area. The only place you'll be uppercutted is into the wall, where you can
recover from the fall and start again.
* In the area with the pits, there are high ledges around the perimeter on the
walls. This is a great spot for sniping, and it also gives you access to the
whole pit area. You can leap from the ledge and airdash all the way to the
bottom of the other side to pick up health or armor. I like to single a person
out and drop from above on top of them.
* The beach area is basically the only other 'area' on this map. If you can't
handle being slapped into the pit, then attack people here. The people who
knock you into pits, for some reason or another, will still uppercut you even
though there is no place for you to fall.
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VB3g. Mansion
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* The Mansion stage's lower level is a good place to rack up quick kills.
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* On the bottom level there are the walls and the pillars (#s) that run
parallel to them. People will generally cluster up between the walls and the
pillars, forming a nice straight line for a burst of fire from a rifle or
rocket salvo. The problem with this is where you stand. If you stand to the
north where the hallways lead off to the rooms and the basement, people will
sneak up behind you from the upper level or the basement. I have invariably
been killed whenever standing there. The best place to stand is on the south
side next to the very last pillar. Stand facing the pillar, so you can see if
anybody is coming down the hall, or is jumping off the staircase. If you stand
back in the nook only facing the hallway, you will be killed very easily since
you won't see people jumping off the staircase. When you turn lvl 18,
immediately buy the Maxwell LX30. Assuming you're in a game with no other
lvl 18s, and you try this tactic, you will mow everyone else down.
* There are two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling which are great sniping
spots, provided that everyone is too dumb to look up. I wouldn't suggest
hanging around too long from these spots.
To get on the chandelier directly above the angel statue, simply stand on the
head, jump, and wallhang onto it. You can jump up from there. The second
chandelier above the stairs is much harder to reach. To reach the other, you
have to wallslash up the nearest pillar and airdash out to it. I find it
easiest to wallslash up the pillar by facing towards the direction of the room
with the angel statue. You can also jump from the third floor balcony, but this
is usually a little trickier.
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VB3h. Port
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* A very claustrophobic map, modeled on a European port town. With a series of
alleys taking up most of the level, there aren't a lot of areas to get into a
full fight. Watch your back, because people tend to run up behind you.
* The best places to get into a full out fight is at the creek, since it's
open enough to allow for free movement.
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VB3i. Prison
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* Comprised mostly of hallways.
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VB3j. Prison II
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* Comprised mostly of hallways.
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VB3j. Ruin
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* This map is similar to the Arena, but with one key difference: the lower
part is disected with a series of walls like a small labarynth.
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VB3l. Station
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* Divided into two very large rooms with a wall bisecting them from top to
bottom.
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VB3m. Town
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* This map is perfect for clanwars, because it's open and both sides have a
common meet-point near the corner near the clock. It's perfect for multiple
wallrun practice.
* This map will be, in fact, the one you are in the most. Whether it's due
to 1vs1s, clan wars, or general fighting, you will most likely be in this map
more times than not.
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VB4. Weapon-specific Tips
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* I label certain guns as automatics, despite that all guns repeatedly fire if
you hold down left-click. This just makes them easier to categorize for
specific situations. All guns I label as automatics have less than a 130 rate
of fire, meaning SMGs, rifles and machineguns. Swapping and reloadshot have no
bearing on this analysis.
* There are two kinds of every gun: a gun with more ammo, but less power, and
a gun with less ammo, but more power.
* If someone knocks you down or juggles you, immediately press the spacebar
(jump). You will flip out of it and land on your feet. You cannot control the
fall unfortunately, and while this won't save you from falling into pits, it
will save you from being daggered repeatedly. This is great against people who
make daggering their style, because they will still aim for the place on the
ground where they expected you to fall. Landing and unleashing a pointblank
blast from a shotty or a staccato from a rifle will do wonders.
* If being repeatedly daggered by someone, start attempting to dash while
still on the ground. Dash so that you will not be in his dagger's path.
Hopefully when you begin to get up, you'll slide away from him before he can
get the stab in. Even if he/she manages to hit you when you slide out, you'll
have more time to recover. If you're hitting space (jump) when you attempt to
slide out, there's a good chance you'll recover right away even if you get hit
again. Always remember that pressing space will save you from being daggered.
* Frag Grenades are usually a waste unless you throw them into a crowd, or
you've managed to become a good grenadier. 1vs1, their effect depends on how
good you are at deceiving your enemy. In other words, if you are pro with
grenades, they are excellent at damage and pressuring the enemy. If you're not
good with grenades, they're a waste of weight and you probably won't be able to
use them to their full potential.
* Flashbangs (flash grenade) are nuisances, not deadly, inefficient, and don't
particularly help. While they may serve as a good distraction for you to escape
if you're low on health, using them offensively is a waste of weight. Most
people when hit with a flashbang will randomly dash and jump everywhere to
avoid getting hit until the effects wear off. I've even managed to kill 2
people while blinded by flashbangs.
* Smoke grenades, along with being not deadly, are utterly useless and cause
the game to lag. People can just rush through the smoke and continue fighting,
or they can just watch their crosshairs until it turns red, indicating they're
aimed at an enemy, and shoot through the smoke. If you must use them, toss
three instead of one, because it covers a much larger area.
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VB4a. Guns
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* If you're one-on-one with someone and use some sort of automatic, don't just
hold down on the trigger and hope you'll hit them. You'll waste ammo quickly,
and your accuracy will be way off. Instead, fire short bursts and fire only
when you're sure you'll hit. Likewise, reload whenever possible, as you may
need all your shots.
* The key to using heavy weapons like the machinegun and rocketlauncher is to
swap them in and out quicky for melee, so you can keep moving at a fast pace.
You can't wallrun with them in use, but you can initiate a wallrun with a melee
and then pull out your weapon.
* If debating over which shotgun maker to go with, go with Breaker. Avengers
notoriously low ammo clip will leave you out to hang in a clinch. Use Avenger
as a backup weapon in the Weapon 2 slot.
* Once you turn lvl 18, the Maxwell LX30 is a must. With a 40 round clip, 160
bullet cache, and fastest rate of fire of any gun up to that point, it is the
best automatic you'll get until later, the Maxwell LX44.
* You cannot equip two of the same weapon in both slots, i.e. you can't equip
two Breaker 7s, so don't buying two of them. You can equip two of the same kits
or grenades however.
* If you're using an official crosshair, notice how it gets larger when you
fire? This is recoil. All guns in the game recoil, and this affects aim,
especially on SMGs. A good way to increase your chances of hitting your
opponent is to do short bursts if your gun has automatic fire (SMGs, assault
rifles machineguns), or pausing in between single shots (pistols, revolvers).
* Pistols and revolvers are basically the same kind of weapon with two
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