Poll: Do you use tactics in any game?

[KeithA45]

I mean planned out tactics where some people will get into a little group and do what they do only to curse at someone who messes up.

This may not have happened to you exactly, but these people just get on my nerves when I play L4D. Run-n-gun always works for me, sitting in one spot always made it less fun. But when I ignore their "plan" and am attacked by a special zombie, these guys would refuse to help me, and if I was wounded on the ground, they wouldn't help me up and would continue with their mission. This is like the Leeroy (Leroy?) Jenkins syndrome. Damn, it is annoying when you have military-wannabes playing for "skill" and not for fun.

Sorry man, but if you want to "run-n-gun" play a game like Halo. Now granted your team-mates are dicks for not helping you up (assuming they were able to) but if you were in my game I would have kicked you.

I'm not against fun but Left 4 Dead (on expert atleast) NEEDS to be a tactical game if anyone ever plans to do well. I don't know about you but constantly dying is NOT fun for me. Games like Left 4 Dead, Rainbow 6 Vegas (1 & 2) and Gears of War (1 & 2) require players to play tactically and cooperatively, and I enjoy that thrill and team-work. There's been a recent push in games in the past few years from the Halo way of fighting and being a super-human, to the team-work and (sometimes) realistic shooter where you're NOT a god among men and need the help of your allies. There's nothing wrong with liking the way one plays in Halo, but don't expect a game like Left 4 Dead to be that way too.

 

[spuddyt]

In fact, before I ever played Versus I always pwnd at a regular online game. However, when I only started, these guys with their nondeep voices got on my nerves with their nonstop insults. And when I was on the zombie side, one of the idiots used a tank to kill me when we won and laughed.

don't be surprised, once the game is over, I always TK with tank
On the other hand, if the other members of your team want to play seriously (and yes, that IS fun sometimes) - don't be a douche and ruin it for them, just leave and find another game where they aren't

 

[AlphaOmega]

I used to play pretty solid level Age of Myth: Titans and I had set buildorders and tactics for every opponent god combo.

 

[timmytom1]

Well I play many RPG's where you need tactics (Atlus games for example) if you don't want to get killed.

Isn`t odin sphere a altus game?

 

[Zinras]

People like OP are fail. I understand not wanting to play with wannabe commandoes but running around ruining the game for a regular team is retarded beyond belief. Just press the "single player" button next time instead, where you're not only getting mindless puppets who'll support you no matter what, your puppets will usually stay behind you too (leaving you free to be retarded).

As for me, I think various tactics are great to use in most games. It can even include mentally challenged people like OP, if you need a loud distraction while you go the other way around. Especially games like Rainbow Six are fun, where there will be more entry points than people on your team and usually several floors to cover. Figuring out the point of attack and which floor each mini-team goes into is great fun and only gets more challenging if someone screws up and dies

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

Tactics, what the hell are they?
I thought you were just supposed to run in and die.

 

[timmytom1]

That`s what happens to the poor grunts whose lives are callously thrown away by their commanders

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

I only play L4D on expert, therefore tactics are crucial, any other difficulty I can pretty much solo it with all my teammates dead (ie huge spawns every few minutes).

Call of Duty 4 clan matches also require quite a bit of planning out and agreeing what works best and what just doesn't.

To be honest I'm like that sometimes in L4d, but I don't expect any help whatsoever, and if anyone shoots me repeatedly AND does that, they're asking for a swift shotgun burst to the face.

Edit:

People like OP are fail. I understand not wanting to play with wannabe commandoes but running around ruining the game for a regular team is retarded beyond belief. Just press the "single player" button next time instead, where you're not only getting mindless puppets who'll support you no matter what, your puppets will usually stay behind you too (leaving you free to be retarded).

As for me, I think various tactics are great to use in most games. It can even include mentally challenged people like OP, if you need a loud distraction while you go the other way around. Especially games like Rainbow Six are fun, where there will be more entry points than people on your team and usually several floors to cover. Figuring out the point of attack and which floor each mini-team goes into is great fun and only gets more challenging if someone screws up and dies

I like this guy already, and he's only on his second post :O.

 

[MortisLegio]

Shooters: Stalk and Kill
RTS:The Faint (Distract with small forces, pull them back, attack from behind with heavy tanks and infantry)
Fighters: Randomly press buttons
RPGepends on game

 

[timmytom1]

In RTS`s or RPG`s i`m always strategizing (is that even a word?)setting the right units/people up for the right job getting formations right etc.. but in an FPS like halo or cod i just run and gun like hell ,and get terroeized by martyrdom online

 

[SLy AsymMetrY]

I always check my corners! Thats about as strategic as it gets for me.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

If the group of people is right for a more studied approach, then yes I use tactics. Normally however, I simply rely on my own skill and instinct, and from time to time even try to help out other players in any game. In L4D, I'm all for having a plan for some of the tougher encounters, but there comes a point when someone has to trigger the hoard because in versus the specials do not stop coming just because you're at a hoard point.

 

[nova18]

I never used to, but now Im leading a clan of friends on Killzone 2, I'm taking it VERY seriously.
Im studying militaty strats, how to apply them to the game then calculating who in my group does what. It can be rewarding when you pull it off, but you have to do it without sounding too controlling, it sucks the fun out of a game if everyone just does whatever I say.

But yeah, strategy is good if you want to win. If you just wanna play for fun, then strategy isnt really needed.

 

[Shadowtek]

guerrilla warfare...nuff said

 

[irrelevantnugget]

Otherwise, you are surprised as your team makes no progress.

Well, if your team consists out of teenage twats, they'll just blame their teammates and not their leetz0rz skillz.

 

[Vlane]

Well I play many RPG's where you need tactics (Atlus games for example) if you don't want to get killed.

Isn`t odin sphere a altus game?

Yes so what's your point?

 

[timmytom1]

1.It`s a hack and slash game
2.Just wanted to make sure i hadn`t got the wrong publisher is all

 

[jimduckie]

in cod4mw i don't camp ,i keep my butt moving always