MA - Fog of War: Taking Advantage of Dark Radar
Jul 16, 2021 13:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Jul 16, 2021 13:47:34 GMT -5
No doubt this is old news to the vets here, mkayyy, but I figured I'd start a thread that may be beneficial to someone new, since I'm not seeing one dedicated to it, and for me it is actually the most enjoyable aspect to manipulate in this game of tactical warfare.
The fog of war is when your radar signature disappears from the enemy HUD. To assist you, when your signature is acquired by an enemy (your mech is seen directly by at least one enemy), a red eye icon will appear at the top middle of your HUD, indicating multiple enemies now see your name in their HUD even if you are behind obstructions, and it begins to fade if no enemies have line of sight (LOS) on you. It only takes one enemy to have LOS for your signature to appear in the HUDS of the enemy team, and therein lies the key to its manipulation for offense, defense, and to both help your own team as well as hinder the enemies. While it is a simple and straightforward feature, its application in real-time combat invovles a complex of factors.
During a match, you have two specific opportunities:
1) Reveal to your team, the whereabouts of certain enemies, and
2) stay dark to radar in order to have ambush advantage.
It is easy to fall into tunnel vision when engaging certain enemies, and this loss of broader situational awareness often results in being seen or being ambushed or shot from directions outside our tunnel. So the idea, just as in martial arts, is to learn to have a broad awareness while traveling or engaging enemies. By paying more attention, it increases your combat longevity, allows you to identify priority targets, find opportunities for ambush or strike, and so on. By trying to stay aware of where your allies are moving, you will be able to see enemies they may not see, or you may have to adjust your position specifically to get LOS on certain targets. In my opinion, it is good habit to get LOS on as many enemies as you can even if you are not the one engaging them, helping allies identify target locations to both avoid ambush or set up an ambush themselves.
In some respects, using dark radar tactics to hide your whereabouts is similar to stealth. When a Shadow activates stealth, they vanish from radar. This is actually one major reason I feel Shadow often has greater advantage as a platform for Javlins, because the stealth allows them to break the lock of other Javlin targeting systems. On other mechs, by positioning yourself in darkness, you reduce the probabilities of being struck, being ambushed, it enables you to recharge weapons and abilities, and take a moment to plan your next move. In close combat with an enemy, by using this tactic around a building or obstruction, they will often not know where you went. In some cases they may think you wandered off, and this makes for a great ambush on them.
In conclusion, by broadening situational awareness and learning to manipulate the fog of war, you will accomplish greater combat performance, mkayyy.
The fog of war is when your radar signature disappears from the enemy HUD. To assist you, when your signature is acquired by an enemy (your mech is seen directly by at least one enemy), a red eye icon will appear at the top middle of your HUD, indicating multiple enemies now see your name in their HUD even if you are behind obstructions, and it begins to fade if no enemies have line of sight (LOS) on you. It only takes one enemy to have LOS for your signature to appear in the HUDS of the enemy team, and therein lies the key to its manipulation for offense, defense, and to both help your own team as well as hinder the enemies. While it is a simple and straightforward feature, its application in real-time combat invovles a complex of factors.
During a match, you have two specific opportunities:
1) Reveal to your team, the whereabouts of certain enemies, and
2) stay dark to radar in order to have ambush advantage.
It is easy to fall into tunnel vision when engaging certain enemies, and this loss of broader situational awareness often results in being seen or being ambushed or shot from directions outside our tunnel. So the idea, just as in martial arts, is to learn to have a broad awareness while traveling or engaging enemies. By paying more attention, it increases your combat longevity, allows you to identify priority targets, find opportunities for ambush or strike, and so on. By trying to stay aware of where your allies are moving, you will be able to see enemies they may not see, or you may have to adjust your position specifically to get LOS on certain targets. In my opinion, it is good habit to get LOS on as many enemies as you can even if you are not the one engaging them, helping allies identify target locations to both avoid ambush or set up an ambush themselves.
In some respects, using dark radar tactics to hide your whereabouts is similar to stealth. When a Shadow activates stealth, they vanish from radar. This is actually one major reason I feel Shadow often has greater advantage as a platform for Javlins, because the stealth allows them to break the lock of other Javlin targeting systems. On other mechs, by positioning yourself in darkness, you reduce the probabilities of being struck, being ambushed, it enables you to recharge weapons and abilities, and take a moment to plan your next move. In close combat with an enemy, by using this tactic around a building or obstruction, they will often not know where you went. In some cases they may think you wandered off, and this makes for a great ambush on them.
In conclusion, by broadening situational awareness and learning to manipulate the fog of war, you will accomplish greater combat performance, mkayyy.
