Charax
Battleground Superstar
Hey guys... Battleground Superstar Charax Silvershield here giving back to the community with another informative guide. My last guide, Charax Guide: How to approach Horde base, was a smashing success and already I see a couple more players following the Path of Charax.
Today's guide is titled: Don't chase the tail.
I am almost exclusively play on offense trying to take down the EFC. Once I have shamed enough players to actually play O, I am noticing an issue with my team being unable to chase down a higher-end mobile EFC.
Here is how it typically plays out:
My Team: They are incapably trying to chase the EFC. Whether they get snared, lack jumping ability or haven't a clue where the EFC is and just follow the pack, they are typically chasing the tail of the EFC, rarely catching up.
EFC: The higher-end mobile EFC keeps the flag moving away from the pack. This can allow the EFC to have less players on D and create more offensive pressure. Against a team of slow thinking pursuers, an EFC can keep the flag alive for a long time.
Charax: After playing against certain FC's, you understand their patterns of movement (usually figured out within the same match). Once you have this mastered, you should place your toon in a spot where you expect the EFC to move to. Once you surprise the EFC with your higher end IQ, you snare him to allow the tail chasers to finally catch up and make a flag play.
While it is always good to have a couple of tail chasers to force the EFC to be mobile, there is usually a distinct lack of players chosing the Charax role.
If you are a lesser player that cannot predict the movements of the EFC, perhaps you are best suited to be a tail chaser (or, if it's a competitive game, maybe just be a team player and /AFK out so a better player can take a more prominent role). For those that think they are good players, I encourage you to take on the Charax role and practice at it. You will eventually find that flag retrievals will take less time.
I hope that many of you have learned a lot from this guide. Feedback is always welcome.
Today's guide is titled: Don't chase the tail.
I am almost exclusively play on offense trying to take down the EFC. Once I have shamed enough players to actually play O, I am noticing an issue with my team being unable to chase down a higher-end mobile EFC.
Here is how it typically plays out:
My Team: They are incapably trying to chase the EFC. Whether they get snared, lack jumping ability or haven't a clue where the EFC is and just follow the pack, they are typically chasing the tail of the EFC, rarely catching up.
EFC: The higher-end mobile EFC keeps the flag moving away from the pack. This can allow the EFC to have less players on D and create more offensive pressure. Against a team of slow thinking pursuers, an EFC can keep the flag alive for a long time.
Charax: After playing against certain FC's, you understand their patterns of movement (usually figured out within the same match). Once you have this mastered, you should place your toon in a spot where you expect the EFC to move to. Once you surprise the EFC with your higher end IQ, you snare him to allow the tail chasers to finally catch up and make a flag play.
While it is always good to have a couple of tail chasers to force the EFC to be mobile, there is usually a distinct lack of players chosing the Charax role.
If you are a lesser player that cannot predict the movements of the EFC, perhaps you are best suited to be a tail chaser (or, if it's a competitive game, maybe just be a team player and /AFK out so a better player can take a more prominent role). For those that think they are good players, I encourage you to take on the Charax role and practice at it. You will eventually find that flag retrievals will take less time.
I hope that many of you have learned a lot from this guide. Feedback is always welcome.
