Karkand

[yuliang01]

Re: Karkand

Karkand is the only map that doesn't have the incredibly broken air power on it.

quite right. put any chopper on this map, it would surely be ruined.

[FM_Echo_One]

Re: Karkand

People like Karkand the best because:

1) Urban map
2) No air cheese
3a) 64 players => mass death = mass points
3b) 32 or 16 players => mass flags = mass points
4) 99.9% of the time, you know where the enemy is
5) You don't have to walk/run far to kill people
6) It is possible to play any kit and have success (fun wise & points wise)
7) Noobcannon FTW
8) Tank whore FTW
9) Camp the spawn points FTW

etc...

[Slapidus]

Re: Karkand

id like karkand if there wasnt any armor just light vehicles

[RedRooster]

Re: Karkand

I enjoy using the Hummers and APCs and mowing down infantry on this map, and people can whinge all they like but it's valid.

The problem (for the other team) is that nearly everyone plays Spec ops or medic because they know that on a map like this that's where all the points are. Spec Ops can sometimes get lucky with the C4 but I tend to keep moving so they don't get a chance. A few AT guys on the other team and I would be seriously restricted...

But nobody wants to play AT on Karkand because most of the points are in the infantry war, and AT is not great against infantry... so that's it. I tend to get killed by the opposite team's tank more often than not.

It's great to turn a corner and see a stream of troops running across a road, they all go prone and I wait for the whooosh of a rocket but no, all I hear is clink clink of all the carbines smashing my headlights. Up on the .50 I go and the road is safe once more. Bliss.

[{USI}_DirTyDeeDs]

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But what I hate about it is the people who just play it to ride in a tank and kill infantry. That's point farming imo.

that comment is just plain ignorant...logout and dont come back please

[RedRooster]

Re: Karkand

id like karkand if there wasnt any armor just light vehicles

I think the light armour is more effective than the armour myself.

Tanks are slow slow, it is very easy for spec ops to jump out of an alley way and blow them up. The light vehicles on the other hand can buzz around and cut up the infantry whilst avoiding spec ops.

It would be interesting to see what this map would be like infantry only, think it could be a lot of fun...

[imported_The 13th Raptor]

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Its easy to score on karkand, especially if you have an apc or tank, just camp all the alleys, chances are you will have 50 points before you bite the dust if you are good at what you do.

[j4k3]

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I was looking at the top players on UBAR. Almost all of them spend the majority of their time playing Strike at Karkand. I haven't played it yet so I don't know anything about it. Is it a stat padders map? I only ask because I see guys with over 100,000 pts and they play mostly on Karkand so that's the conclusion I come to.

here's the beauty of karkand...

in an ordinary map, say, dalian plant as an infantry you'd get about 20-30 pts in a round which will last close to 20 minutes.

in karkand, without armor whoring, you'll get about 20-30 pts IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES!

simply put, if you want to rack up a lot of points, play karkand (assault or medic). if you want even MORE points, armor whore.

[vice]

Re: Karkand

Karkand is by far the best map.

[alistah]

Re: Karkand

Strike is the best map in the game. It can get crazy on with 32+ people. So much infantry action. Constant fighting. It's really the only infantry map in the game which is kind of sad.

But what I hate about it is the people who just play it to ride in a tank and kill infantry. That's point farming imo.

ARGHHH, I HATE PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TANKS BECAUSE THEY'RE VEHICLES YOU CAN DRIVE, dude, driving a frikkin tank isn't point farming, it's just having fun and doing what you'd do in real life. Would you rather shoot a gay or blow him up from inside the safety of a tank.

I rest my case, also, what is imo and stat padding

[Chevy-SS]

Re: Karkand

Karkand is the only map that doesn't have the incredibly broken air power on it.
Watch and see, if they make another map with none of that broken air power, it'll be popular too.
Alternatively, they could just FIX the air units to be more in line with everything else......

Right on bro. A good jet pilot is almost invincible. Heck, even the helis are crazy. I shot eight missiles at a heli (not a BH) the other day, all fully locked and at close range. The heli was hardly damaged, whatta joke.

Of course, you could shoot eight hundred missiles at a jet and hardly ever hit one, LOL.

[alistah]

Re: Karkand

I think the light armour is more effective than the armour myself.

Tanks are slow slow, it is very easy for spec ops to jump out of an alley way and blow them up. The light vehicles on the other hand can buzz around and cut up the infantry whilst avoiding spec ops.

It would be interesting to see what this map would be like infantry only, think it could be a lot of fun...

Ya know what, I like everything aobut this map but one thing, there is no black hawk. How bloody awesome would it be to fly over Karkand City and like out into the main square while you pick up some troops at teh same time as dodging some rockets and s**t, that would be sooooo cool, can't believe you guys want just light armour, thats bad

[evilzucchini]

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I completely disagree with you on this. Vehicles play important role on this map and at the same time they can be eliminated easily by AT/Spec Ops. However, if used correctly they can help the team win the round.

I use tanks / APC on this map not to point farm, but to help my team capture flags and win the game. At the same time I need to be on constant alert because I often end up being blown by C4 / hit by AT rockets.

Word. When I play as an APC or tank, I'll usually play with my friend who will jump in the other APC and come in as engy. I don't even get a lot of points (but I get a ton of kills) because I don't capture flags. . . what we do is gaurd the alleys and corners on the roads near the flags so that other people can capture them.

Ever since I started this tactic, my team has gone something like 10-1 on Karkand.

But, to be honest, it is a lot more fun to get on that front line right at the begining of the battle. . .that few minutes, as long as the MEC holds the bottom two points, are so much fun.

[DLWebmaestro96]

Re: Karkand

I think it would provide for an interesting/different map if they gave each side one assault chopper to spawn at their main base. The infantry and vehicles have a TON of places likes alleys and buildings to hide from a helo, so it's not like it would be unfair. I think the hunter would become the hunted.

[imported_Carwash]

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But what I hate about it is the people who just play it to ride in a tank and kill infantry. That's point farming imo.

How is that point farming, you get more points for getting/ defending CPs than killing soldiers .... no?