ok yes i'm a newbie to this game i have not played single player i jumped right in the multiplayer cause that is what i like to play...the question is, is there a place that explains some things or i just not looking in the right place it seems as thow this game a big secret or EA expected me to play the 1st on pc not sure...or is there a tutorial on single player...like ok the nano suit i get all how to use it and what not but like the power goes down when i run or when i stealth or amour if it way down is that my hit points like if it low and sumone shoots me do i die easier....so am i suppose to just camp and keep my power up on my suit to have a chance...don't think it should go down when i run or jump and dont have anything active...game says to keep on moveing...what i see that this just inspires more camping...and in multiplayer i meen i play free for-all haven't played teams against aliens if someone can explain some of these things that would be helpful or point me in the right direction...when i play alot of other players are asking a bunch of questions like this and others...and there is killstreaks like black ops also i think well hopefully someone can help...thanks

If you are having trouble I would recommend you play through at least the first few campaign levels to get some instruction on the suit useage, and on top of that the campaign is awesome.

Energy useage does not effect your hitpoints, using armour does. You might be experiencing the lag issues everyone else is.

You use up energy when you sprint and jump, this is to simulate the nanosuit assisting your speed and jump height. Armour and stealth mode also use up energy, so the effect is increased when you move fast and jump around lots. if you don't want to use up energy this way slow down and be more cautious.

Managing your energy usage is meant to be part of the challenge of the game.

There are no aliens in multiplayer, just Cell vs Marines and no bots or co-op mode.

There are killstreaks but you need to collect dog tags from fallen players in order to amass them.

Yea the lag right now is pretty crippling, so if you aren't good with FPS shooters to start with it might discourage you a lot. Hopefully they find a way to improve the connections, it'll help a lot.

thanks for the replys i will try single player for a couple of level....yea you brought up the dog tags i forgot all about that...so what are up with the dog tags that you can unlock the mystry ones and there are alot of others these just differnt pictures nothing special u get if u have...

The best thing to learn on MP is to know when to use stealth and when to use armor. Jumping(high),sprinting all use suit energy, so you have to manage it carefully.