When playing Hardpoint in League Play every single second counts, just yesterday I won a game by 3 seconds and lost a game by about 1 second. Does it help if your playing with a Full Team? Of course it does, but if you can apply these tips than you can help carry your team of ‘randoms’ to victory or make your Team ‘THAT’ much better.
Famous quote referring to poker, “Know when to Hold’em, Know when to Fold’em” in Hardpoint this also applies. You have to know when to start making your way to the next Hardpoint. There are a few different scenarios for this.Once there is only 30 seconds remaining in the Hardpoint the next two people who die should give up on the current hill and go to the next hill. If the opposing team has the Hardpoint locked down and you absolutely can not break it, DO NOT keep rushing in there. You are just feeding the opposing team kill streaks and losing momentum. Instead start setting up for the next one, and have one person who has an Assault Rifle challenge them so that they can not all push the next hill (Challenge but DO NOT PUSH) if your AR pushes them then they might SPAWN out and closer to the next Hardpoint.
If you do not have an ‘Anchor’ then your chances of winning a League Play Hardpoint match are slim to none and slim just raged quit on you. An ‘Anchor’ is someone who makes sure your team gets the closest spawn to the Hardpoint. One of the best Anchors in the game is Fariko Parasite, if you aren’t sure how to anchor I highly suggest you watch him do it. Kill Streaks are play a key role on Hardpoint. When you have a Kill Streak know which Hardpoint to use it for and which not to. The proper use or misuse of a Kill Streak can decide the outcome of a game. You do not want to waste a Kill Streak, they should be used to accomplish two things, 1. Kill your opponents but more importantly it will help you accomplish the 2nd thing which is Capturing the Hardpoint. You have to know which Hardpoints are “easier” to hold down, this way you know when to make that push for the next Hardpoint a little earlier then normal.
Knowing which Hardpoints are tough break comes with experience, but here are a few for each League Play Hardpoint map that come to mind.
Raid – 2nd & 3rd Hardpoint. The 2nd Hardpoint is very easy to hold, a little easier then the the 3rd, but the 3rd Hardpoint is more important because it is where your team can make a 100+ point gain if you can hold that Anchor. You need to get your anchor on the Fountain this way your team gets the Laundry Spawn for the 3rd and 4th Hardpoint. Raid – 3rd & 4th Hardpoint. At 30 seconds send everybody to Garage and the cutoffs, breaking that Garage Hardpoint is very tough. With the 4th Hardpoint at the Basketball Courts, send 2 people with there 30 seconds left. Watching the middle double stairs, and Money Room. With 20 seconds send the 3rd person on your team, and with 10 seconds send the 4th person on your team. *Note the objective of your 4th person with 20 seconds left is just to stay alive in the Hardpoint for as long as possible and keep it contested. Those 2 Hardpoints can turn the game around in a blink of an eye and the opposing team can watch helplessly as any second they led evaporates.
Express – 3rd Hardpoint. The 3rd Hardpoint in Control Room can be easily held down. The main problem I see with this Hardpoint however is the entire team gets bunched up in the Hardpoint. Having two people on your team who run trophy systems is important for any Hardpoint, but especially this one.
Standoff – 2nd Hardpoint. The 2nd Hardpoint in Warehouse can be dam near impossible to break if set-up right and believe me I ran into a team last night who set-up right. One person behind tires watching Gas, One person at red car watching bottom wood, and One person in Hay Bales by Barn watching broken wall & bottom market. Now you can make the argument that maybe the 3rd Hardpoint in Grandma’s House and 4th Hardpoint in Market can be easily held as well. So for Standoff never give up, you can overcome a deficit as long as you know when to rotate.
Yemen – 2nd & 4th Hardpoint. The 2nd Hardpoint in Treehouse can be so easy hold, I’ve held it for the full-time in a 3v4. So I highly suggest making sure you have 2 people set-up in there with 40 seconds left in the 1st Hardpoint. This way your Team will spawn will good and can still contest, and you will be able to ensure that you don’t get snuck up on because that is the only way they will get you from not being able to anchor it. The 4th Hardpoint is very similar to holding down the 3rd Hardpoint on Express. Now word of advice, with 20-30 seconds left in this Hardpoint, if you die but you still have a teammate in it that is being challenged make your way over to the 2nd Hardpoint Archway. You can watch his window jump-up and still be close enough to the 5th Hardpoint to run up there when there are 15 seconds left to start setting up.
Hijacked – 3rd Hardpoint. Downstairs in the Boiler Room is the easiest Hardpoint to hold down in the game. To hold down this Hardpoint it is pretty self-explanatory yet I see people make the same mistake time & time again and it makes me want to kick them in the teeth. YOU DON’T NEED TO USE A SENTRY GUN, we’re not going up against a horde of Zombies it’s a 4v4! I can’t tell you how many times so random loses us the Hardpoint because he dies trying to set up a Sentry Gun SMH.
Hardpoint Anchor Class Set-Up
Weapon: Assault Rifle Stock Attachment + Attachment 2
Perk 1: Lightweight
Perk 2: Toughness
Perk 3: Awareness*
Tactical: Trophy System x2
Secondary: Dual Kap 40s or B23Rs
*I like using awareness because a lot of times I am alone at the next Hardpoint and I can sound whore to hear if their Anchor is coming up on me.
These are just my observations and opinions. A little background on me, I am currently Ranked 25th in Solo Masters Division. I use my own personal experience along with watching hours of film of Pro Teams some which I think have great strategy, others not so much. I also ask for input (not on all articles & not limited to these members) from members of the clan I am in @LethalEnergy like @Zerox_LE who finished last season ranked #1 in Solo Masters Division and @CheddarMFBob who is the captain of Lethal-Energy’s UK team who finished the season ranked 4th in Master’s Team Ladder.
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