The Captain-as-a-Lieutenant Heinous Paint ball Strategy Part 2
Tactics - I am a fast runner, but big in stature (implying easy to see/hard to hide), so I was always on the squad that involved the "runners." Runners are the ones that specifically go for the flag, in fact I even played with some folks where the runners were not even armed. I have been a runner too, which requires a 40-50 yard spint, followed by a jog until location spotted and enemy avoided, and finally an all-out dead sprint to grab the flag and return the 250-200 yards to home base. All the while you are sprinting in groups, 2-3, because if the one with the flag gets hit, the flag goes back. But if the runner with the flag hands off before he gets hit, it is like a lateral in football and the new runner takes off. What I like to do more is when I hear the signal, go into a flat-out sprint 1/3 the way up the combat zone and then disappear. I literally become the Predator and blend into the environment around me. I wait until the enemy front lines pass by me and watch them walk away towards my home base. Then I wait for their backups to ease in, usually settling in the middle zone, and if I am lucky they walk past me too. Then the fun begins. By this time 20-30 minutes have passed and there are fire fights going on elsewhere, so no one suspects a rogue sniper. I sneak out and blast anyone close by and then sprint towards their flag. Usually, I can get away, but I do not go near their defense zone, I wait for the back up guys to catch up and blast my way out of that. They usally go back to their flag thinking there is a run on it, so I sneak back and take up my hiding position. Then it sarts over again.
I love this game and need to play again. Also on Ape's ammo-less tactic, this absolutely works like a charm. I once had a standoff where I popped out of my aforementioned hiding spot and my gun jammed with a lodged ball. It made a noise like a shot so he figured I fired and missed. Well the other guy was empty so we stood there and threatened each other. I acted like I was reloading and he then gave up, so I had a kill/prisoner. Too cool.
Sorry to ramble, if you need more advice, you know where to find me. Then again, maybe you don't.
