Objective and Your Team Vol. 1 Flag

[GNOM3]

Whenever the word ‘objective’ is brought up, players immediately begin to think about roles, specifically which position they should fill in an objective gametype. Many teams like to nominate at least 1 player to strictly run the objective out of what MLG objective gametypes have to offer: Narrows CTF, Pit CTF, Onslaught CTF, Guardian Ball, or Construct King.

The truth of the matter is that by selecting 1 player to solely run the objective, your team could be in a great deficit before the game even begins. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t put the objective job in the hands of that respective player, but when it comes down to it, every member of the team should be focused and talented in objectives- from start to finish. In this example, I’m going to go over Narrows CTF and how the above applies.

When you think of teams with the most chemistry, some of those being Str8 Rippin, Instinct & Triggers Down, they also just happen to be some of the best in the league. It’s fun watching these teams dominate in Team Slayer, but their smarts and team work are truly tested in moving that flag across the map.

One of my favorite games I got to see this past Columbus 09’ event was in the championship round: Str8 Rippin vs. Triggers Down: Narrows CTF (Game 1). I chose this map for CTF since at times it can be the most daunting. Indeed, when this gametype loads up on the main stage, prepare to settle in. Why can it be the most difficult? Even with a great set up, the opposing team is always spawning either directly behind the flag or on the other side of it. At that point, if the flag was not man cannoned over, all they have to do is scope bottom middle or top center and the flag will be close to their sights.

That’s why it’s important to have great team work in this objective gametype. Narrows is a sniper’s haven, so having one person solely chasing after the flag will be near impossible against good teams. There are numerous sniper angels, so when the flag is pulled, that’s where they are going to be watching.

Video Link: http://www.mlgpro.com/video?play=282964

In Game 1 of the championship series, Str8 produces beautiful flag work even though they came away with the loss. During the game, every member of the team juggles the flag at least once (some multiple times). On either team, you will never see a player just sitting back and slaying, unless for a short moment with the sniper, in which they are getting kills to open up the flag for a pull (notice Heinz and Hysteria). Both teams show a lot of aggression, which is a must in this CTF game.

Check out 15:45 – 16:15 of the video. Here, Legit pulls the flag from a 3 down TD. Running it bottom middle, he actually drops it by mistake. Snipedown picks it up realizing the situation (when & where the flag was pulled) and continues down bottom middle as if it never happened. While running it however, he gets sniped in the back, dropping his shields. From there, he instantly tosses the flag out to a full shield T2, who unfortunately gets sniped from behind and they wind up not getting the cap. Again, while they didn’t get the cap, it was an impressive run by Str8 to say the least. It shows their chemistry and awareness as a unit is far beyond many teams.

Check out 15:15 – 15:32 of the video. As an individual runner, Heinz impresses here as well. While running the flag bottom middle, he fumbles but recovers quickly. Just as he is about to pop out of the sniper lobby, he stutter steps to avoid prefire and nades. Performing this simple act saves their team a cap which otherwise could have very well been a loss (as well as the game for that matter).

In the objective, be aware as a team and individual player. Make sure all of your teammates know what is going on at all times, and what they should do in certain situations beforehand if possible.

**taken from mlginsider.com**

[Ponked]

I end up getting too objective oriented a lot of the time during KOTH or Ball and often go considerably negative.

[GNOM3]

I end up getting too objective oriented a lot of the time during KOTH or Ball and often go considerably negative.

its all about being smart and knowing when to be in hill and when to have ball....i personally go extremly positive when playing Ball...not so much hill, Ball is easier and more efficient, but like i said before its about playing smart and knowing when to do what [/color]