Tips for Drop Zone

[SeaBass]

So lately I've been getting pretty addicted to Drop Zone, as in that's all I play anymore. But the reason for my new found love for DZ is because I'm getting better at the game.

Drop Zone is a pretty easy game to understand once you learn where all the drop points are, plus what role you and your teammates fit into.

When I first started playing DZ, I was nothing but a capper, usually averaging around 3,500 points +. But I was dying about 20 to 30 times a game while only getting 10 or 15 kills. So while I was snagging a lot of points for capping, I was also causing my team to work harder and pick up my slack.

So now I play a support role. I work my way into a DZ area, and provide overlook for the DZ's and sweep up any enemies that may wonder into my Area of Responsibility (AoR)

1. Decide what role you fit in to, are you a Capper that can sit on a DZ and protect yourself, while taking out enemies? Or do you work better as a Sweeper, i.e. keeping the enemies off your Cappers back.

2. Learn where the next drop point will be, and have a clock watcher that can pay attention to when the DZ will change to the next area. This way you can alert your team and have "Runner" peel off and head towards the next DZ.

3. When you decide who on your team will be the Sweeper, have them learn the flank points. I'll use the first DZ on Fallen for the example. The first DZ is basically in the middle of the map.

If you start by the tree and are facing the "court yard" most people will head directly for the DZ. But lately I've peeled off from my group and flank around the back ally way and engage them from behind. This works pretty well, because I've had at least 6 or 7 people run past me as I'm pulling into the kill zone.

If you start on the truck side, I recommend having someone post up on top of the building directly in front of you. Having the high point provides a great advantage. Also have another Sweeper stroll the back ally way again and head out the 2nd pathway. You can usually surprise 4 to 5 player and take them out.

4. I can't stress this enough, communicate with your team!

As I continue to improve, and figure out other points about DZ I'll post them up here. Maybe I'll try to get some game footage as well, so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.

[Mr88bright88]

[MENTION=17097]SeaBass[/MENTION] we could get a group together from IPC and kinda do a tutorial?

[gmrgrl4life]

Oh dont you love flanking?! Yeah I have a habit of running straight to the drop trophy system and all!! Lol DZ is my favs too! I score really high and I dont really stress out about the KD cause I can make it up in TDM or something. My M4A1 is the best for this game type

[SeaBass]

[MENTION=34063]Mr88bright88[/MENTION], that's what I was considering doing. I may turn my theater mode back on so that I can start recording some of our games. Especially games that we lose, because something is breaking down, and I'm not sure what that break down is. Like that game we played on Dome earlier this evening, it seemed like we were overran after a certain point.

But so far I have some pretty decent strategies for a few of the maps,

Hardhat - is pretty easy if you can lock down areas, because there's never more than 3 attack points at any given DZ. If you communicate well with your team, you should be able to easily hold those DZ's and run that match pretty quickly.

Lockdown - is pretty easy as well, but again you just have to know how to lock down areas and have people that are good at sweeping. About 2 weeks ago you and I played a match on lockdown, I had a 8 or 9 killstreak on just the first DZ, and I think we even went on to win that match.

Fallen - can be easy, but you have to understand flanks, and with several of the DZ's that are pretty exposed you have to know where to put your people. For instance, the Truck DZ area is pretty difficult to hold. Because you have 4 points where people can flank you from. So at most you would only have 1 capper for that DZ, the other 5 would be locking down that area. 1 person to lock down the bushes walkway to the left, 1 person to lock down the corner of the building on the right of the DZ and prevent anyone from coming down that ally. 3 people would protect the 2 points coming from the truck.

That's strategy just for one of the DZ's, of course there's plenty to cover throughout a DZ match.

Oh dont you love flanking?! Yeah I have a habit of running straight to the drop trophy system and all!! Lol DZ is my favs too! I score really high and I dont really stress out about the KD cause I can make it up in TDM or something. My M4A1 is the best for this game type

[MENTION=5718]gmrgrl4life[/MENTION] - But that's the role that you're good at, I don't run the trophy system, even when I was capping and that's what caused me to die a lot. So now I've built a class that suits my game style for that particular game type.

I usually run with

ACR 6.8 w/ Red Dot and Grenade Launcher
Skorpion
Frag
Concussion
Blind Eye
Quick Draw Pro
Marksman Pro

[SoNiC_HD_TriCkZ]

I heard using tactical insertions and placing them, not too close, but near the Drop Zone helps a lot. That way, you can quickly run back to the drop zone and kill anyone in there.

[VABOYINDUVAL]

I gotta admit I got turned on to dropzone mostly playing with you guys [MENTION=34063]Mr88bright88[/MENTION] and [MENTION=17097]SeaBass[/MENTION] , and I love it too! It took me a lil bit to get used to. Acr, c4, scrambler, blind eye, blast sheild pro and marksman for me! I remember the other night after me and bright left tdm,he went to infected and I went to dropzone! I guess we all love the community playlist!

[SeaBass]

I heard using tactical insertions and placing them, not too close, but near the Drop Zone helps a lot. That way, you can quickly run back to the drop zone and kill anyone in there.

[MENTION=21027]SoNiC_HD_TriCkZ[/MENTION] - I haven't tried using the Tac Insert yet. It's great in theory, but at the same time it can hurt you as well. Especially if you lay a tac insert near one DZ and then it changes to another DZ and you die either at the new DZ or on the way to the new DZ you are taken out of the first for what could be up to 30 seconds. But I'll give it a try, doesn't hurt to try something new.

[Mr88bright88]

[MENTION=21027]SoNiC_HD_TriCkZ[/MENTION] From my own experience that rarely ever turns out well, maybe for a match? Usually people wise up and instead of you getting the drop on them, they turn it around and get a double kill on you, not really a risk I personally take.

[Beardnor]

It was fun playing with SeaBass and Mr88Bright88 today on DZ.... I usually hate DZ because of how pub teams play... but running a javelin and a barret in order to clear DZs for your team is a hilarious way to play. lol

[SeaBass]

[MENTION=34063]Mr88bright88[/MENTION] - how the hell do you use the javelin, every time I attempted to use it, I had to lock on to stuff? what the hell was I doing wrong?