Official Tips Thread!

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You just made my day.

[imported_Whiskey]

Some folks have complained that sometimes all the icons on-screen during objective-type matches (ie. Defend, HQ, BOMB, etc) get in the way of the action.

Someone at the IW.com forums found the commands to make these icons smaller on your screen.

- Open up your config_mp.cfg file.

- Add the following:
seta waypointiconheight "15"
seta waypointiconwidth "15"

(you can change the "15" to different numbers, depending on the size you want...you can even reduce them down to zero and go by your mini-map alone.)

- Save and exit.

Give it a try and play around with the numbers a bit if you ever find your screen too cluttered.

[Kodakk]

-If you find yourself reloading after every kill, use Sleight of Hand
-The red dot sight is one of the most accurate attachments

-Know when the enemy has a UAV airborne, you can bait the enemy into thinking you are in an area, and you can watch the direction they will come from.

Tip:

Never tell your significant other "it's just one more round"... better to buy them something nice and then be brutally honest. Tell them you'll be in bed "sometime before the sun rises".

[Super Six Three]

Use Overkill perk in Sniper classes, and use an SMG as your secondary weapon

[Kodakk]

Sleight of hand works wonders on bolt action sniper rifles once you learn to accurately snap off a few rounds.

[Micster]

Steady Aim for a Sniper Rifle does good if you want to turn it into some sort of pistol. Works best with the Barret .50, Dragunov and M21.

If you're caught with your pants down and don't have that split second to switch for your pistol, you can attempt to spray at them with your Sniper.

[Bladeeagle]

Why would you need steady aim for sniper rifles?

[seoulspirit]

R700/.50 cal
silenced pistal

claymore/bandoiler
stopping powar
steady aim

My new HC kit is:

M4 Silenced
M14 Red Dot Sight
1x Frag, 3x Stun

3x Stun
Overkill
Dead Silence

It works wonders.

[seoulspirit]

m16+m4 carbine us same universal ammo

[imported_Joey]

^^^^100% agree

Hardcore:

MP5 + Silencer
UAV Jammer
Dead Silence

Great iron sights and it's an SMG, so Steady Aim isn't really necessary if you need to run and gun. I've had tremendous success with this kit in HC mode.

Well, before I started getting killed by people shooting me in the foot. That's just about the biggest HC turn-off ever. If you're going to play Softcore, use the Silenced MP5 with Stopping Power.

It's winrar.

[seoulspirit]

R700 with stopping power = death

all single-shot assault rifle's and sniper rifles use universal ammo..like the G3+R700

[Westy543]

-Use C4 to help you cover several doors. If you have two doors you need to cover, place C4 at one and guard the other manually.
-Remember that a headshot is a headshot, even through a wall.
-For HC, find what works for you; I use an M60 or M16, whichever I'm feeling up to; rather, if I'm up for aiming or not.
-Use your thumb to hit knife / jump. If you're using to tapping space bar, which I'm sure you are, just slide your thumb up a tad using V; this is assuming you don't want to bind melee to a mouse button (I haven't, and I do fine!).
-Play for satisfaction. And I don't mean k/d satisfaction, I mean that one shot during a game.
-Play perks based on your style more than what looks good on paper. For example, if you tend to spray with your M21 / Dragunov, take bandolier! Don't be afraid to sacrifice something that should be meaningful (like Iron Lungs) for something that helps you!
-If you are trying to be stealthy, and miss the first knife, be ready to pull a gun; if you miss the second time, and perhaps even 3rd, just pull a gun on the guy, especially if you miss the second.
-Stun grenades make for easy knife targets. From what I've observed, this is one of the most bothersome methods of killing someone in the game.
-Scorpion makes an excellent sidearm!
-Etc.!