This is one of the few games I seem to be actually ok at in all aspects.
Today was pretty sad...in several games I got between 10-16 downs...one ally had 0 and the other two had under 5.
Really the only thing that REALLY annoys me is when I'm the first to die on sudden death...I've had a total of 2 deaths all game and the others on my team have just been absolutely feeding. I just can't stand it.
I have to say, I'm new to multiplayer gaming and I'm not a responsive kinda player. I can get 10,10 every now and then, but sometimes I get smashed by better players and end up with 3-4 downs/Exec. I've noticed after the first completion, the players I'm playing are generally better. Since I've been playing the collecter/crafter/reviver, I've started getting a lot less downs/kills due to the fact I'm pretty much trying to craft and gift and mark. This is a problem with the game in a way. But I have played games with really good players on both teams, and I keep getting killed, and my team mates keep getting the kills, and I've ended up with hardly any kills. You are obviously a trained gamer whereas myself and many others aren't. I also think support players are handy, in revivers and markers. But you do need at least two players in the action.
Having said that, my games are 200% better with a team on mic. For example, the high school, random players run out side and get sniped by the opposition. A smart team would have two down bottom, two up top.
I like the idea of playing the same team multiple number of times. The university is an interesting one. When I first started playing, we would head down the left corridor from the sniper nest. Now we run to the fountain and hit the right corridor. I've noticed people sneak around the side, and thats when people had snipers on the other side ready. I've started sitting in the middle bricked wall bit waiting for those guys sneaking, then take them out with the support in the corridor on the other guys.
Good teams win by
Sticking together, but not on top of each other, how many times I've played randoms and 3 guys get molotoved at a toolbox or in that room at checkpoint. I always hang back and keep on the look out.
Marking - most underestimated task in the game, so many players don't do it, its a huge advantage.
Bombs - I had a team where 3 guys had their inventory full of bombs? WHY? most people drop bombs in the obvious places. I try to hide them in less than obvious places, and strike the unsuspecting players.
Planning - communication, setup and flanking. Having 4 guys with sniper rifles is pretty crazy.