Strategy & tactics (Conquest)
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:04 am
I haven't found any topics about this, so I might as well start one. Please note that I'm always playing solo against the AI in Conquest mode, but feel free to contribute ideas that apply to human vs. human play. I'm also not really interested in space battle strategy.
Do you have some basic strategy for particular units...?
Do you count your shots and time your reloading? Do you try to keep the weapon overheat gauge below a certain level so you're always able to shoot? Is one class generally better than others, or do you choose a soldier class for particular maps or strategies? (There are some that I never play.) Where do you aim? (head, body, lead the target?) If you're a sniper, do you go for headshots or two to the body? What about with the regular blaster rifle or the shotgun? Is the recon droid good for anything, really? Is the rocket launcher + mines unit only useful on maps with small choke points? How often do you change your unit within a single life, and why?
...or in general?
Do you ask AI teammates to follow you around? Is there a particular class you like to have with you? Is there a way to make them actually fire at the enemy while they follow you, instead of just watching you die like they usually do? Is it worthwhile to take them to health droids or steer them to health powerups? Under what circumstances do you release them from your command?
Are there generally key command posts to take over and mount an assault from, or abandon for practical reasons because they'll be so easily recaptured? For example, is it wise to forgo nearer CPs to go after the enemy CP where their vehicles spawn?
Do you target enemies with the lock-on or just freestyle with the reticle? When do you zoom in to shoot? How sensitive should the look controls be? Is it worth playing in first-person view for certain purposes?
When do you roll, and in what direction? Do you try to roll toward cover, teammates, orthogonal to the direction of enemy fire, along the direction of enemy fire, only for evasive maneuvers or also offensive? Do you conserve your stamina? Does running serve a purpose other than getting to certain parts of the battlefield sooner (i.e., offense/defense)?
What do you do when...
How does your strategy differ as lightsaber/melee heroes vs. gunner heroes? Always focus on racking up kills, or go after command posts instead? Is it ever worthwhile to get in a vehicle?
I could probably think of more, but let's call this a good start. Feel free to address as many of these questions as you want.
Do you have some basic strategy for particular units...?
Do you count your shots and time your reloading? Do you try to keep the weapon overheat gauge below a certain level so you're always able to shoot? Is one class generally better than others, or do you choose a soldier class for particular maps or strategies? (There are some that I never play.) Where do you aim? (head, body, lead the target?) If you're a sniper, do you go for headshots or two to the body? What about with the regular blaster rifle or the shotgun? Is the recon droid good for anything, really? Is the rocket launcher + mines unit only useful on maps with small choke points? How often do you change your unit within a single life, and why?
...or in general?
Do you ask AI teammates to follow you around? Is there a particular class you like to have with you? Is there a way to make them actually fire at the enemy while they follow you, instead of just watching you die like they usually do? Is it worthwhile to take them to health droids or steer them to health powerups? Under what circumstances do you release them from your command?
Are there generally key command posts to take over and mount an assault from, or abandon for practical reasons because they'll be so easily recaptured? For example, is it wise to forgo nearer CPs to go after the enemy CP where their vehicles spawn?
Do you target enemies with the lock-on or just freestyle with the reticle? When do you zoom in to shoot? How sensitive should the look controls be? Is it worth playing in first-person view for certain purposes?
When do you roll, and in what direction? Do you try to roll toward cover, teammates, orthogonal to the direction of enemy fire, along the direction of enemy fire, only for evasive maneuvers or also offensive? Do you conserve your stamina? Does running serve a purpose other than getting to certain parts of the battlefield sooner (i.e., offense/defense)?
What do you do when...
- a droideka gets you in his sights
- a jedi/sith is running toward you / throwing his saber at you
- the AI enemy has many more reinforcements
- one of your command posts is being attacked and you can spawn on it to defend?
- you are the very last man versus several enemy bots
- the reinforcement count for your team says 1, the enemy has 7-8 reinforcements or more, but some of your AI teammates are alive, so you have to babysit them
- you are down to only one command post (defend or advance?)
- you are being hacked and/or swung at with a lightsaber (avoiding getting stunned and killed, or the simultaneous saber death between jedi)
How does your strategy differ as lightsaber/melee heroes vs. gunner heroes? Always focus on racking up kills, or go after command posts instead? Is it ever worthwhile to get in a vehicle?
I could probably think of more, but let's call this a good start. Feel free to address as many of these questions as you want.
Nah. I just get really annoyed, and go kill everyone else