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I went 20-0 pretty much by myself
On Team Death Match, on Caspian border
When I say by myself, I mean I did not get revived once
by any of my fellow team mates in the game
so you'll not see any defibrillators used on me.
Before we start, let me introduce you to JetbatUnleashed
who is lurking in the background
say "hello" Jetbat
(Jetbat) Salutations, gentlemen!
My name is, Jetbat
my apologies, I actually am sick.
So if I sound like, Donald Duck, that's probably why.
(Mumra2k) I remember back in the MGO days when Merkent was teaching me
to improve in the game.
This is back in MGO1,
one of the things that still stick with me to this day
is how Merkent talked about using the environment at all times.
Metal Gear Online (MGO) is a 3rd person shooter.
So basically think of...
(Jetbat) Gears of War
(Mumra2k) Yes. Gears of War.
The advantage of being in the 3rd person is that
you see your character relative to the environment.
So you know when you're in decent cover as supposed to having no cover.
I'm not at all used to Battlefield3's FPS concept.
So I have to mentally think to myself
"Am I in an open field here?"
"Am I inviting a 50/50 battle?"
That's another thing as well, that Merkent taught me.
You don't want a 50/50 encounter
It's not about who's the fastest gun in the West
It's about who's the smartest
Players like; SnakeEater, NaxHiri, and DarkAlex
are the MGO legends (according to Merkent) that were
not necessarily the fastest shot, but they were the smartest on the Battlefield
So basically, they chose their moments when they engaged the enemy
It's all about making those Battlefield decisions directly in the game
and deciding when to engage and dictate the terms of engagement.
This is also why I chose this type of playing style
Being the sniper with the single bolt action rifle
and also having the Magnum as my handgun meant
no more spraying.
It also means to me that when you take your shot
you appear on the radar if you're not using a silenced weapon.
But even if you're not using a silenced weapon, for someone like myself
who own an AstroA40 headset or any other decent headset
you know - even if against silenced weapons - the direction
unless they're really far away, where that bullet is coming from
even if the shot doesn't hit you.
In my recent video, you see me be very map conscious
I look at the map all the time
like I'm driving and looking into the rear view mirror
That's what I try to encourage my clan mates to make use of
Not that I'm any better than them, trust me they're all better than me!
A part from maybe, my good friend Gino who I'm trying to help out
I try to say to people as I did in MGO, to make use of the radar map
like it's a rear view mirror
or a side mirror.
When you're driving and learning to drive
your teacher will always instruct you to keep checking your mirrors regularly.
When I hear a gunfire sound I can glance at the radar
and ask myself "where is that shot coming from?"
Is it friendly fire or the enemy?
You'll see in my latest video
I often check the radar and spin round
going to where the danger is and
and then decide whether to engage or not
This type of style doesn't come easy
it requires a discipline
If anybody watching wishes to adapt this type of style
it is highly rewarding but with a lot of
learning through dying to be done as well
but I do appreciate how Battlefield3 is in rewarding players for playing the objective.
Thankfully, with BF3 where it actually rewards you for such practices.
How does somebody achieve this?
In MGO you had access to practice doll rooms
This isn't available in Battlefield 3
Doll practice doesn't exist
The best thing I've done to simulate this
is to enter a private server room and treat that as the practice room.
Thanks to TrickPT, HeWhoDares had a practice server room for approximately 3 months
What I did was create a closed quarters lobby room
For instance, Ziba Tower, and then run around
attempting to improve aim by quick scoping specific objects
So once I've shot all the vases and stacked news papers,
to save time in having to reset the room to get those target objects back
I'd then test my accuracy by shooting the individual letters on the wall signs
or even shooting the smoke alarms
Once you're satisfied and you want to perfect your aim against real opposition
you can then return to the open public lobbies
The closest thing to improving this style of play, for me would be to play
Squad Death Match [SQDM], Gun Mastery mode [GM] and Team Death Match [TDM]
in that order.
Basically, you want the closest thing to Death Match, which would be Gun Mastery Mode
but I'll tell you why SQDM is even better
On the consoles we have half the amount of players
12 verses 12
But with SQDM what you're able to do is
increase your numbers of opposition
because the only team mates you have are in your squad
and what that does is enable you do is play with your setup as supposed to Gun Mastery
where you don't have a say in your weapon setup.
I've heard about those rooms where you can be specific for instance Snipers Only
or Pistols only
but I don't have much experience of those.
Do you know if that's the case, Jetbat?
(Jetbat) That I don't know
(Mumra2k) Anyway ... I'll continue
So SQDM is the best way to improve
in my opinion.
Because you're able to choose your weapons and hand gun
and then get the highest rate of practice
with that chosen setup
against the most opposition
The idea of playing like this is the pursuit of perfection via the hardest means
I want to try and achieve the highest degree of accuracy
and clinicalness
and hopefully it also results in the highest teamwork.
Being the recon class gives you a great ability to help team mates
with the objectives
by using the respawn beacon and usage of TUGs
and MAVs and so on.
There's also something cool about being efficient and accurate with shots
and knowing that when you killed with a head shot that you intended it
it's a lot less gonzo, going through bullets
I often hear my team mates request for more ammunition
because they use all of it up and become empty after 30 seconds into the game!
And they're shouting "*** I need Ammo!"
[laughter]
For me, I'm yet to experience becoming empty and without ammunition
without having being killed first!
The beauty of not going through all your ammunition as a recon
is that you're less likely to get spotted by the enemy on the radar
and alert your position to everyone
My goals for Battlefield 3 were decided early on during my online campaign
I decided I want to achieve recon level 100 service star tags
I'm unsure what I'll do after achieving this
but I want those gold tags
and I want to earn it through this style of play
being an aggressive sniper with high accuracy
and clinical decision making
because this style teaches you to do this
Playing like this teaches you that you have to be objective
and you have to be clinical
you have to not only be accurate but also
more aware of your weapon's ammunition
And also being smart in deciding when to reload
and making best use of the support recon tools, too
So depending on the map and mode
I'll chose whether to use the MAV over the TUGS
So those are my personal goals and reasons why I play the way I do
I hope that answers the many YouTube comments and questions
Now you know why.
At the time of recording this commentary I believe
I'm a level 60 service star recon colonel
so I've passed the half way line
But there is still a long way to go
(Jetbat) Who would have thought that video games would
be deep and compelling mediums of entertainment?
(Mumra2k) Well, not really ...
(Jetbat) Aw Mumra, don't even get me arguing with you!
Don't even get me started!
(Mumra2k) Well I'm going to wrap up here
this is nicely double the limit of what I need so I'll edit this down
Thank you viewers for watching
this has been another HeWhoDares.com production
I thank our lovely guest, Jetbat
thank you for holding my hand through this
(Jetbat) Of course, thank you for having me
(Mumra2k) Even just knowing you were in the background
willing to catch me if I fell was reassuring
(Jetbat) Don't get me wrong, solo commentary is tough
I still struggle with getting it spot on and perfect
so I'm more than happy to help out whenever I can
(Mumra2k) Hopefully, I might have the ability to do more of these in the future
I hope you enjoyed the video.
This is Mumra2k signing out.
(Jetbat) See you later, ***!
(Mumra2k) Goodbye
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