Umm... I fail to see how hiding around a corner and waiting for someone to appear to blast them with an M60 is a "strategy" . And to that last remark, are you trolling or have you not played a Call of Duty game in the past 3-4 years?ShakesZX said:
Is it ever okay to camp?
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Way I see it there are three kinds of camping in the gaming world. Those that camp (What snipers do. Okay unless you plan to sit there for the whole damn game.), those who defend (Holding an area, usually temporary), and ambushing (find a spot, kill some people as they go buy, move if you think you've been discovered).
All are legitimate strategies.
All are legitimate strategies.
Of course it is, it's a legitimate strategy. Besides that, it's not too hard to kill a Camper, if you use your head (Well, at least not in good games; I seem to remember the first Halo making it easy enough to remove a Camper, but I don't really play shooters anymore, so I don't know about these dangfangled new games)
Besides, isn't that what grenades are for?
Besides, isn't that what grenades are for?
Camping is always a valid strategy,no matter the game. They're easy to counter,once you know where they are.
Approach from an odd angle.
Swarm them.
Or my personal favourite...Indirect fire or shooting through a wall.
People just whine,moan,***** and complain about campers because they're uncreative,unadapting people who,ultimately,use the same tactics as those they complain about.
Approach from an odd angle.
Swarm them.
Or my personal favourite...Indirect fire or shooting through a wall.
People just whine,moan,***** and complain about campers because they're uncreative,unadapting people who,ultimately,use the same tactics as those they complain about.
It's always a legitimate strategy, but it always makes people mad. Whether you're properly defending an objective, sniping, or just getting cheap kills by hiding in a corner, people will ***** you out.
I personally don't camp because it's boring. I can barely even snipe in MW2 without getting bored and rushing with my sidearm.
I personally don't camp because it's boring. I can barely even snipe in MW2 without getting bored and rushing with my sidearm.
with a sniper yes what the fuck do you expect them to do? a sniper cant just rush into a crowd of enemies
with everything else no all your doing by camping is taking away from the game, and let me clarify something camping and defending a position are different:
sitting in the corner of a room waiting for someone to walk into that room is camping, just waiting for somebody to walk by and then shooting them in the back is camping
shooting from a window to try and keep the other guys from getting close is not camping, just trying to hold your ground is not camping
the difference is clear and your either lieing or blissfully ignorant if you cant see it
with everything else no all your doing by camping is taking away from the game, and let me clarify something camping and defending a position are different:
sitting in the corner of a room waiting for someone to walk into that room is camping, just waiting for somebody to walk by and then shooting them in the back is camping
shooting from a window to try and keep the other guys from getting close is not camping, just trying to hold your ground is not camping
the difference is clear and your either lieing or blissfully ignorant if you cant see it
To answer your first question:Assassin Xaero said:
Camping is a viable strategy. A strategy is a plan to achieve an objective. Per en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy : "Strategy refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal." Camping is a way to achieve a higher Kill/Death ratio. While not socially acceptable, it is still a worthwhile strategy for some players.
To answer your second question:
And no I'm not trolling. I'm seriously confused as to what martyrdom, the sacrificing of one's self for a particular belief has to do with a modern FPS.
You hear people complain about someone camping when their team is a mess. A sniper can only kill one guy at a time-If he is a real problem (Hiding in a corner with 20 kills and 2 deaths), get one guy to distract him and have another pick him off. Basic teamwork that is almost never used. If he's not in a corner, he can be flanked if you know you're way around the map and if he's not too bright, he'll keep going back to that spot, where you can flank him again. I once got 11 kills from a sniper on Combat Arms who kept going back to the same spot.
Is it ever okay? Yes, of course it is, it's a legitimate strategy, but it does have its flaws, which can be exploited.
Is it ever okay? Yes, of course it is, it's a legitimate strategy, but it does have its flaws, which can be exploited.
It's been said a few times already.
But yes, depending on the situation camping is a perfectly acceptable strategy.
For example if you're a dedicated Sniper. That's the whole point of sniping, to camp in one spot and pick off the enemies at a distance. If you aren't camping to some degree then you're crap as a sniper.
Same can be said for objective defending.
I get harped on a lot in the WoW battlegrounds for trying to defend objectives instead of running around like a lunatic attacking everything that moves.
At one point I even had to defend myself against one of the Mods saying that they had received several complaints about my camping.
Once again, if you're just hanging out at a spawn point and gunning down everything that pops up...well then you're just being a douche.
But yes, depending on the situation camping is a perfectly acceptable strategy.
For example if you're a dedicated Sniper. That's the whole point of sniping, to camp in one spot and pick off the enemies at a distance. If you aren't camping to some degree then you're crap as a sniper.
Same can be said for objective defending.
I get harped on a lot in the WoW battlegrounds for trying to defend objectives instead of running around like a lunatic attacking everything that moves.
At one point I even had to defend myself against one of the Mods saying that they had received several complaints about my camping.
Once again, if you're just hanging out at a spawn point and gunning down everything that pops up...well then you're just being a douche.
what is and isn't camping
isn't:
1.finding a good sniping location using once or twice and then taking a new position
2.defending an objective
3.capturing an objective
4. noticing that just around the corner someone is coming and waiting so you can get the first shot in and then continuing what your where doing before hand.
is:
1.staying in one location where you can't get killed unless by someone really skilled with grenades
2.going into a room with only one entrance and keeping your cross aim aimed at it
3.using an incredibly overpowered weapon an doing point 1. or 2.
4.keeping your cross aim aimed at a spawn point
5.going on holiday in the wilderness and sleeping in a tent
apart from point 5. camping is not a legitimate tactic and hear are the reasons why:
1.the dictionary definition of tactic 'a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.' sitting in a corner and shooting anyone you see is not a tactic.
2.if everyone did it in a game the game would be no fun.
3.if you are like me I presume that someone won't camp because if they do they are a dick meaning that I will go past there camping spawn again due to that or a heated battle and they will kill me making it an incredible pain in the butt.
4.new people to gaming will be discouraged from games if they meet campers because they don't know what a camper is, how to tell whether someone is a camper and what to do about a camper.
5.it's cheap. saying using a weapon which has a 100% chance of killing someone is a legitimate tactic would be stupid because it takes no skill to use it and it takes no skill to be a camper apart from patients.
isn't:
1.finding a good sniping location using once or twice and then taking a new position
2.defending an objective
3.capturing an objective
4. noticing that just around the corner someone is coming and waiting so you can get the first shot in and then continuing what your where doing before hand.
is:
1.staying in one location where you can't get killed unless by someone really skilled with grenades
2.going into a room with only one entrance and keeping your cross aim aimed at it
3.using an incredibly overpowered weapon an doing point 1. or 2.
4.keeping your cross aim aimed at a spawn point
5.going on holiday in the wilderness and sleeping in a tent
apart from point 5. camping is not a legitimate tactic and hear are the reasons why:
1.the dictionary definition of tactic 'a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.' sitting in a corner and shooting anyone you see is not a tactic.
2.if everyone did it in a game the game would be no fun.
3.if you are like me I presume that someone won't camp because if they do they are a dick meaning that I will go past there camping spawn again due to that or a heated battle and they will kill me making it an incredible pain in the butt.
4.new people to gaming will be discouraged from games if they meet campers because they don't know what a camper is, how to tell whether someone is a camper and what to do about a camper.
5.it's cheap. saying using a weapon which has a 100% chance of killing someone is a legitimate tactic would be stupid because it takes no skill to use it and it takes no skill to be a camper apart from patients.
