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focus on stopping any potential flag

Battleground for that matter. It is

other flag carrier or a Mexican

carriers before they manage to get

every bit the changing landscape

stand-off with both teams secreting

to the flag, but if they manage that

and what might work flawlessly

their flags somewhere ready to

then they need to take them down

in one match will likely fall on

capture while they each try and slip

as quickly as possible whilst also

it’s face in the next. Adaptation

assassins into the other base area

preventing any others from picking

is absolutely key to victory.

to nab a quick kill. The second is the

up a dropped flag. In theory this is

THINGS TO WATCH FOR

worst thing to happen if you want to

a game winning plan, but in reality

So let’s have a look at some

get maximum reward for minimum

this almost never works out how

things to keep an eye on and how to

time in BG. So how can we swing

you would want it to. So read on

adapt to them. Firstly there is what

this our way? Well normally what

into Advanced Tactics to see how

I like to call ‘The Zerg’. It is 99 times

pushes this game opener in one

you can give your faction the best

out of 100 that WSG starts with this.

team’s favour is in the midfield. If

chance of grabbing those flags.

Basically the entire team rushes

you can hinder the other faction on

ADVANCED TACTICS

out and heads for the opposing flag

the way to your flag then you can

Before we go on, it should

room. It tends to lead to both flags

give yourself the advantage. Even

be made clear that there is no

being captured and then either a

if you don’t physically kill many of

one way to win WSG, or any

fight in the midfield to kill off the

them, by being present you act as

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