Attacking a team from 6 different locations, doesn't really qualify as "Lone Wolf" to me. Although you guys are in different locations, you are all still working as a team - Kinda takes the "Lone" out of "Lone Wolf"...

Yeah, like Hatter said. And, actually, plain old "wolf" is not a bad way of describing that. Surround your enemy so that at least one of you can always attack them where they're weak, just like a pack of predators would do.

Nature, the other Sun Tzu. :frog:

As for me I am a nice mix of the The Veteran, The Strategist, and The Prophet. The Veteran because normally when I play a game, I play it a lot and I learn all the tips and tricks of the game, I always like to help smart newbs out. The Strategist is something I love to do and do fairly well but don't always have a team to utilize. Lastly the Prophet, yes yes I am. I had people ask me if I was invisible before while playing me, I wasn't I was ust that good. When I know the game well (Veteran) there is a certain vibe I get while playing.



LOLZ absolutely.

I'm gana throw in my idea of the lone wolf, since i sometimes like to play the part. Lone wolves go out and do their own objectives solo, with out the relyance on a team. They tend to not expect any help from their team, and are frequently more considered useless, dispite their distinct acomplishments. A few people already mentioned the true fact, the lone wolf tends to rack up the most kills as they do whatever they think will kill the most. I played the recon in BF2142, and used the cloaking system and the carbine with a stupid level of efficiency, i'm talking 20-1 kill-death ratio. (did you know that it works better outside in the light then in the dark? the shader it uses is more visible against a dark background as it would create a very noticable ghosty outline, just a bit of irrelavent info).

Anyway, the reason i was so effective is because while working alone, you can skim the edges of hotspots, and go places most people dont look for. Others just got in my way really.

Its also worth mentioning that most people dont have the prowess to pull off the "lone wolf". People dont understand the concepts they need to stay alive long enough to make it worth while, and usually just arnt deadly enough as a player. You need to be very battle smart, precise, and a crack shot, since you tend not to get another chance if you mess up. This doesnt describe most people who take this approach.

Of all of these, i will probably be adapting the baiter, though its not exactly accurate. I'll never sacrafice any one to get MY kills, i need my guys to pull them into a position where i'll be waiting for them. Personally, its the most satisfying tactic i've used. My play style usually ends up with getting people killed even if i didnt do it. In WoW i would sap enemy rogues out of stealth and watch as 3-4 guys jumped on them, and in bf2142, i'd put some pain down on them, then lure them into a friendly ap mine. My kill? no but whatever theyre dead right?

Regaurdless, in brink, i'll be picking up the most deadly package i can get ahold of. I just like killin people i guess :shifty:

If you really want to be a sniper, you might try agile soldier or agile operative. Soldier for extra ammo and cool grenades that you'll be able to use to tactical effect, or operative for the ability to spot enemy operatives in disguise, and hack enemy comms after you get kills.

Unfortunately for you and everyone else who loves high K:D ratios, Splash Damage doesn't want there to be long-range sniping in Brink, and the sniper rifle is not going to do instant kill damage. Sniper rifles will be considered "light" weapons, which means agile body types can carry them as their primary weapon, and medium and heavy body types can use them as their secondary. It also means they won't be very powerful, but by the sound of it you're okay with having to rely on your team somewhat to get you kills, or to finish off your targets.

You should know, though, that Brink rewards players a lot more for doing things besides killing the enemy. It's objective-based, and ultimately the objectives are there to drive the combat, but that still means that if all you do is shoot at people, you'll be considered pretty useless by your team unless you're very good at it and you do it in the right places. Know that you get more XP for shooting the enemy if they're near an objective.

If you want to balance combat with objective focus, you could be an agile medic or an agile soldier: climb up to rooftops and snipe, and when your teammates need ammo or medical attention, swoop down to the rescue, and then resume sniping.

I'm the flanker with the sniper rifle guy

This sounds like something i may sincerely enjoy... I was gana try operative, since i like working behind the lines, but i'm strongly considering soldier.

Also most of my sniping tends to be ground level CQB (a reason i dont get jammed up on it as much), meaning short range scopes, 2-3 quick consecutive shots. You dont NEED a sniper rifle to SNIPE. Just alot of accuracy at range. As i said i used the carbine in BF2142, which is a med ranged but VERY accurate rifle, while there was still an actual sniper rifle avail to my class. Using single shot you can actually kill people at ranges you'd have expected with a sniper rifle, it was very difficult and required a good vantage, but putting 5 quick bullets in some ones head did it, even if it took 15 shots. Thats how i'm probably going to play if i choose to lone-wolf it.

BTW though i was better at lonewolf tactics in BF2142, i'm actually looking forward to being a usefull team mate. Its FAR more fulfilling even if its not as cool feeling. I'll be looking forward to alot of bait and switch tactics though, since thats how my friends and i operated. We'll see.

Chant you and I think so alike its almost scary.

I like to think of the enemy team as a sports team, it will but it in perspective for some people. If one or two people can shut down their best players you have effectively neutralized the greatest assets on their team. In football neutralize the QB and they can't score. In basketball/soccer/hockey make sure the best scorer doesn't get the ball/puck. In baseball... idk bean their best player in the side of the head???

As with the reasons you mentioned above I scoff at the people (you know who you are :yuck: ) who scoff at Operatives and how they won't be useful to the team. Our job is disrupting their team making it easier for ours to do objectives.



Light will work best in packs. As I recall I have made this reference already on the boards.

I'm a lone wolf, and guess what... I win games

It's not they Operatives in general will be useless, it's the overwhelming number of people who will play Operatives, and the underwhelming number of them who are actually useful.


Yes, I'm sure these wins are all credited to you, and had nothing to do with the rest of your teammates...

Lone wolves don't tend to win games all by themselves, but rather go off on their own to make it easier for their team to win. This is more true for team based objective games.

I'm generally a Prophet. I'm quick to memorize peoples habits on maps.

"Oh, there'll be a dude with an AA-12 around the corner."

"No way."

(Flashbang)

(ACR burst)

"See?"

I thrive off of being able to say "I told you so!"

I kinda like being the For-the-team guy. I really don't care if I blow myself up or suicide as long as it helps my team

mw2 doesnt count. everyone is a prophet in cod

Pretty much, yeah. Once you've played for a while you figure out pretty quickly where people generally go. Which is why I liked to not go to those places. And why I was such a successful mine layer.

Wow, I guess I've been using the term "Lone Wolf" incorrectly to describe my playing style. The way I've seen it, I've considered myself a lone wolf because I always go alone in my own direction, depend on my own skills, and stay silent instead of coordinating with the team. Now yea that pretty much fills the bill perfectly, but I have NEVER put my own agenda before the team. Helping the team to the best of my ability is my agenda. I don't care about how many kills I get unless it helps the team win. I'm basically a “For-the-Team" guy" who does his own thing like a lone wolf. I'm the guy who risks his life to capture a point a Modern Warfare 2 Domination or committing suicide in Team Fortress 2 to reset the intelligence timer, but without team coordination or planning.

I have the overall great skills and lonely playing style to be considered a lone wolf, but helping the team is the most important thing to me and I will do anything to help my team in succeeding. I still chose "For-the-Team" guy because this description of lone wolf sounds like the selfish people who always annoy me in team based shooters; Just sniping and standing there getting kills while an enemy runs past him with our flag.

Scavenger with claymores?

Yep. Most people use them defensively, to cover their backs. I did that occasionally too, but I really liked using them offensively, putting thim in doorways or around corners where I knew the enemy would go. That's one of the reasons I'm going Engineer in Brink. I enjoy direct firefights, but I also like blowing up unwary enemies while being nowhere near them.

EDIT: Nice new avatar by the way. Hrm, it shows his eyes as red in that scene, but in the recent episodes it shows them as an icy blue. Odd. Whatever, Gin is awesome.

Next to be stealthy blowing people up is the next best thing. At least for me. I love using c4 to cover bases.

For the team guy is in the guy. Makes sense given the nature of Brink.

gaurdian in MW2. if i get bunkered down in a locaton i can get 7-8 kills before i get shot while reloading.

I'm always Strategist. Always.

I know it's a different class, maybe more for operative, but I like how you can put an explosive on the back of a person on Killzone2.

lol, it's known as "camping" - the number 1 tactic in MW2. I like how it says "Guardian" - makes it sound so noble

In my mind camping is sitting an area with the express notion of getting easy kills. The Guardian is denying the enemy the area or covering the flanks for his team. Same tactics different goals. One thinks about himself the other his team.