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9/27/2014 12:26:44 AM
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How do YOU play your guardian?

I feel this has the potential for some great discussion so ill kick things off! I absolutley LOVE playing in a supporting role. Im not the kind of person who really runs around looking for kill after kill. Alot of the time i use Titan Defender. I know the defender can be a beast offensivley but i really enjoy knowing that i have my teams back. Ive lost count of the amount of times a random team mate of mine has come under attack from all angles and i come flying in and drop my shield upon them from above! Giving them a vital shield, morale boost and time to reload! I stay in the bubble with them because as many of you know, there aren't that many players who are willing to go toe to toe with a Titan defender INSIDE his bubble! Sometimes ill follow a group around at the rear and support them by keeping the enemy pushed behind a corner with void grenades and some fire from the SUROS regime. Giving them time to reposition and go in for the kill. I tend to focus on dropping the opponents shields for my teammates to clean up, as they tend to panic when the shield drops. So rather than try to kill one of them, ill try drop the shields on 3 of them to create a bit of chaos in the ranks. I know flanking is more of a hunters game but i have found that if the oppertunity arises ill advance along the far outside of my group in the hopes of getting a different angle on the would be aggressors. Just today a rocket was sent at my team and i popped the bubble just as the rocket smashed into the side of it!! It would have been certain death for at least two of the team! I get far more assists than kills but that really is how i play the game. There are far more skilled killers out there than me, so my job is to make their job alot easier. And i genuinly am very good at it. I love the feeling you get when you really pull someone out of a tight spot. This brings me to one other point, a rather controversial one, and im not here to start a debate on this or an argument. But i will say that at first, the random loot genarator for PvP seemed ludicrous. Awarding items to some of the lower scorers. But having been playing support for a while now i came to realise, that if the loot system was to award only the top top scorers, then playing as a true support i'd have no chance at getting the gear. So from my point of view at this time i have to applaud it. It means i can focus on my job and not worry about looking silly at the bottom of the table. I might not be the one killing you, but i can assure you, that i am the reason my team survived that little bit longer, pushed that little bit further, and bit that little bit harder. I know im blowing my own trumpet but i really am proud of my playstyle, and more importantly i really enjoy it. What about you guys? its time to big up your playstyle. Ill wager there are some of you with very interesting and really in depth strategies! lets hear it!

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  • Edited by FoeJarmer : 9/28/2014 8:07:28 PM
    Exo blade dancer here. I have a super aggressive play style centered around getting around the map as fast as possible. I'm the type of person who would drop into a Titan bubble and Duke it out with the host just to see if I can do it. I usually only play crucible when I have my friends online because I can't stand playing with randoms. Because I'm always part of a coordinated group I can take more chances and have a lot more fun while still getting the win. I play with a hand cannon and fusion rifle although I mainly use my primary for the majority of matches. I am an objective whore so I usually am hounding all the zones and preventing the opposition from getting any ground once we have the points secured. I usually try and stay in charge of heading off enemies who are going for the objective as well as flanking enemies who are already being engaged. As well as just feeding my clan as much information as I can. When it comes to actual combat I'm a very in your face type of player. My hand cannon allows me to quickly dispatch enemies from any range and having a fusion rifle as a backup allows me to assault larger group of enemies with a higher success rate. Blink strike is a godsend for me. Between using it to supplement my firearm damage in close quarters and to finish off kills when people try and run away (please don't run away...... You will only die tired) it couldn't be used any more than it is. I die a bit more than I should for someone of my skill but that's the price you pay when you have a close quarters aggressive style in a game where EVERY ONE shotguns. At the end of the day all I care about is getting the W and having fun while doing it and I thibk I have a pretty good blend of having a fun play style I enjoy and being serious enough to make sure the other team has no chance. I just lol at the people who get a hard on for KD and will do anything to keep their KD up. But hey if people have fun playing like a pusspuss then who am I to tell them otherwise? I'll still get the win regardless.

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