Defenders: Shoot on Sight
At the start of the match, if you have enough people on your team, you’ll want to spread out evenly and have people guarding each of the three comm links. Remember that attackers will need to stay within range of a link for a period of time before they can capture it, giving you the perfect opportunity to take them out before they even start the download.
The key to being a good defender is trying to ensure that the attackers don’t even get a chance to capture any of the comm links and start the download right at the start of the match. Your goal, therefore, would be to try to kill the clock and waste as much of the attackers’ time as possible.
Of course, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to go through the entire match without having the attackers capture at least one comm link. Don’t panic, though; things will only start to get dicey if the attackers manage to grab at least two of them. Once they’ve captured their first comm link, it’s usually not a good idea to rush in guns blazing, as the attackers will have likely regrouped and be in a better position to take you out.
Instead, consider continuing to camp out at your current position and eliminate the attackers only when they enter your area. You can also try taking them out with non-lethal means, and leave them incapacitated on the field so they won’t be able to respawn immediately. This will at least buy you a little bit of time to retake the comm link they just captured.
Unlike the attackers, the defenders’ main priority here is to eliminate the enemy as soon as you see them, and take back comm links when it’s safe to do so. If there are turrets lying around the comm areas, make sure to use them and keep the attackers away.
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