BF2S Forums I'm Guilty - I've Changed My Playing Style

When I first got the game, I was just trying to kill as many people as possible, now I cap flags when I can, revive when I can, give ammo when I can, always join a squad with 5/6 people in it and hope they work as a team.

I started out as a spec ops and for the most part had a roughly 1:1 k/d ratio. However, more recently i've become a more tactical player and focused more on being a sniper.
I enjoy the aspect of counter-sniping, while occasionally jumping in a tank and mowing down people is fun. I'd say the best i've gotten out of BF2 is when i've been a sniper, like when I shot every single soldier out of a blackhawk whilst it was flying with an M95... Goodtimes.

I started out as a medic as I was rambo medic in Enemy Territory.  I shied away from assault for a long time as I always wanted to be a team player and absolutely love using grenades (I really loved using rifle grenades in Enemy Territory).  Now I use the kit that is most needed for the situation.  If another kit is needed, I pick up a dead person's kit, especially if a medic falls I will switch and revive most of a squad if possible.

I then started using armoured vehicles and do pretty well in them.  Then I slowly started getting in attack choppers as a gunner only and got really good using the main gun and especially the TV missile which is key to being a great gunner.  From there, I went on to flying a jet, which I crashed so often that I was deterred from ever flying again until I decided to buy a joystick.  Now I am decent aviator, and got really good at dogfighting and downing planes and helicopters alike with only the vulcan cannons.  Alas, that era has passed and non-dogfighting reigns.  It is only a challenge when being chased by a jet, but actually shooting down a jet is a bore.

But aside from that, the graphs from this site have really helped me show what I need to concentrate on to improve my gameplay.  With the increased accuracy of the small firearms, I have increased my kill to death ratio steadily towards a positive number.

What also helped me immensely with my infantry tactics was Special Forces.  That game really changed my view on how I should play.  I then transferred that experience and knowledge back to regular BF2 which I now play regularly as I have performance issues with the expansion pack after the patch and I also like BF2 better anyways.

My advice to you would be to stick with a good squad, or even frequent a clan server a lot and they will get to know you.  If you score well they will allow you on their team more often and go out of their way to get you on their team in some instances.  Also try to be proficient in using the vehicles as they are an essential part of the game. Use cover to your advantage, use all your weapons when the opportunity arises (knife kills, pistol for long range combat when you have a short ranged main weapon).  Join a squad and pick a kit that isn't being utilized by the other squad members so you can round out your squad better and be better prepared for combat.  Try to learn your enemy's patterns.  For instance, in Karkand the enemy tries to take the Suburb which is a great CP to launch further strikes from as it is higher ground and easily defended by two or three people if they are placed properly. 

Essentially, try to be proficient with every kit, every weapon (because you don't know what main weapon you are picking up when you switch bags), every vehicle, know their strengths and weaknesses.  You can read the Wiki and UBAR reference guides on this site to give you awesome information on all these things.

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