Dealing with army guys and elites

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Dealing with army guys and elites

Post by draegohn » Sun May 27, 2007 3:06 pm

i posted this elsewhere, so i will do a copy paste and adda bit more. for those that don't know, the army guys are the talkative soldiers on waves 17 and 19, and scattered throughout other waves. elite soliders are those that stand still and can only be killed by telefragging.

1: hitting and killing the army guys is a pain, isn't it? unless one has wand, essr, or mini ssr, killing just one can take a bit of effort. so here is some advice with some weapons to kill them more effectively. for the mini rl, ak47, blast cannon, fireball, flare, rocket launcher, fire launchers, plasma ball, and lady, you should make the most out of the splash damage effect since hitting these guys straight on can be a bit difficult. so simply do this--aim for their feet! if you hit them, good, but if you can hit the floor near them, the splash damage will take effect, hurt, and kill them very well. this is also very nice when many are gathered in a group as well, then you can hit multiple ones with splash damage!

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i have found that one can successfully battle these guys with mp5, even though it is not as good as the aforementioned weapons. it seems like with mp5 battling against effigies (aim for the blue rider), there is a more vulnerable spot that takes off more damage. shoot for the army guys' heads, and you will see their life bar with awareness change faster from green to yellow to red. yes, i know, they are hard to hit since they move fast and are small, but if one has nothing else, do this!

2: elite soldiers and telefragging them can be a funny experience to watch. some can do it well, others just look silly trying again and again as their hp is widdled away. so here is the best way to telefrag them, which is what i do. don't go for their ankles or such as many think you should do, you need to get them head on! best position to be is right in front of them i have found. so, stand in front of them, but not up against them fully, shoot your trans to their chest, and the very momentyou believe it makes contact with them, hit alt fire to trans and telefrag. this takes some practice to time it right, for too early or too late results in needing to try again. also, there usually is no rush for these guys. all but the mini and flare launcher ones shoot and stop, giving a window for telefragging. you can also have someone else divert their attention as another goes to kill.

(contributed by amy the squirrel's experience)
if you really do fear the damage and can be killed easily, then there is another technique you can try as last resort. this is actually the only way to kill the old wand elites that no longer are present...without using globe. in fact..i have noticed there are no more wand army guys or elites. they should be brought back since it made things a little harder! anyways, do this. toss your trans close to the elite as you can from a safe spot and press the trans primary button again to get a caerma view from your trans. move the camera so you are facing directly at the elite. if he isn't close enough for your liking, toss and try again. if he is a good distance where you want to try for him, then hit alt trans, teleport to him, the camera view will have you facing him directly, then quickly trans at him to telefrag!

(added after more experience)
ok, so you hate who you can't vamp of these guys and they can hurt so bad? try being one of the last one or two alive with these guys! anyways, there is another strategy here i try to adhere to, for myself and other during waves 17 and 19. there are some vampable enemies that appear, and they are needed so bad at times. i suggest not killing them or shooting them unless you need the health. if i am ok in health, i leave them for others to shoot and replenish hp. i have been last on these waves many times, and if i see a queen, titan, warlord, i "save" them and cocnentrate on army guys. when hp lowers, i shoot at them to refuel without killing them fully, and put attention back on the army guys.

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Post by |bah|Ariel » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:49 am

If you have high adrenaline , or adrenaline surge (i think) use health boost.

But in my experience the best weapon against army guys is the one they are most familiar with .. THE Howie

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Post by popnstyle » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:22 am

I have done very well using the flack at there feet method mentioned here and has given me some higher scores then I am used to (nothing big for most but for me they were big scores)
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