BF2S Forums What am I doing wrong with the assault kit?

1) go where the action is
2) stick with your team
3) stay near medics/support (for teh noobs)
4) dont zoom unless the guy is at least medium range
5) dont prone unless the guy is at medium range
6) dont go fully automatic unless the guy is at close range
7) dont run/fire but at the same time, dont be a sitting duck

HOPE THIS HELPS

spray and pray,
with an AK.

after rhyming, i have to say jump and prone, then dont zoom. I like to jump over my victem, because if they are zoomed in, its really hard to turn fast enough to hit you. But that only works if your close.

Wow, thanks for all the fast replies chaps!

Here's another question if you don't mind...

What would you do if you came face to face with an enemy at say, 30 metres?

Prone, crouch or stand?
Full auto and tap fire button, full auto and hold fire button down, or semi-auto and tap fire button?

At this range would you try for a headshot at all? Or just hope to land the bullets on them somewhere?

just played a round sharqi , kills 50, deaths 13. And all whit the m16.

NEver zoom in , just switch from single shoot to burst or auto.

on ur 2 question i would jump, prone, shoot 2-3 shoots, jump prone shoot. Thats what i do all the time:)

You are doing nothing wrong, it's just crap.  Lol Nah, it's just personal preference really but i never play Assault and always Spec Ops when i want an assault rifle.  You should try Spec Ops because the rifles are far more accurate and accuracy for me is more important than power.  Just try experimenting and find out what class suits you best.

Whats your connection like? If you've got high ping, then the chances are the other guy will always be getting the first shots on target, when yours may very well not be, due to lag (even though they look like they are).

I played some time with the G3 and thought it was good, but now I must say that it isn't that hot. I always loose half my mag after a duel and gets killed when reloading soo... It got heavy fire power but it's crap with that tiny mag. Use the stock for assault unless you know you'll stay away from close combat. And always crouch when firing...it helps.

If you're in close-quarters with plenty of ammo, keep standing, don't zoom in, and circlestrafe around them while shooting on full automatic.

Lear how to shoot an assault rifle perfectly. I never zoom in on a map like S@K.
I play myself mostly the assault role, but with the medic kit. I get the same gun and I need no friggin GL and no n00bish body armor.
Just shoot for the head and they´ll be dead...

EricTViking wrote:

I have just started playing assault and am having a 'mare with the kit.

Okay, your first mistake was choosing assault as a kit... LOL

Joking aside, you need to practice aiming with the assault rifles to get used to the iron sights; singleplayer is a good place to get some of that without it negatively impacting on your stats. When the bots don't seem like much of a challenge human players won't get the best of you as easily.

You might also want to practice using the assault rifles playing medic. You won't have the GL but the basic weapons are the same and if you nearly die in an exchange you can get yourself back up to full health before you encounter the next guy... well, with a bit of luck.

If you do want to get used to assault specifically then I'd suggest playing it more in SF, where you can more often get the drop on people from unexpected vantage points you'll reach with the ladders and your grappling hook.

EricTViking wrote:

My usual tactic is to go prone, zoom and fire. Maybe I need to not bother proning / zooming?

You might try zoom, jump sideways, prone (hit the button in midair), fire instead. If you want to leave the jump out for whatever reason get into the habit of strafing left or right as you prone, makes you harder to hit.

Whether to prone or not I think depends on the range. IMO pretty close (less than 10m maybe) it's often more of a liability than an advantage if the other guy stays moving, but this may depend on the power of your machine and whether you get any scope lag.

EricTViking wrote:

Also, I wonder if I am too close to the fighting, do you tend to get right into the fight, or do you play a more stand-off game where you make sure you are in a good position?

This is an open-ended question. Basically for you, it's probably better to hang back a bit, play a bit more sneaky, and try to get the drop on guys. When you've had a bit more experience you can step it up a bit. It's much the same with me: although I'm slowly getting used to the assault rifles and carbines now I still can't throw myself into the fray in the palace on Warlord for example, I'd tend to get a KDR of 1:1 in that sort of situation as I'm just not as skilled with them as guys who use them every day.

Some other basic tips:
Only play on servers where you have good ping.
Adjust your latency to a typical ping you get.
For standing targets aim for the upper part of the torso or the head, particularly if you're right up close to a target it's not a good idea to shoot for the centre of mass; if you can get into the habit of aiming for the head when you're toe to toe with someone you'll find you kill a lot more easily.