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offthewall2 Novice 254 posts since
Jun 7, 2012

Finally started getting Swarms.

Posted by offthewall2 on Feb 5, 2013 12:17 PM

This thread might make me sound like a noob to some, but I finally have a good system down and thought I'd share. I'm prestige 9 right now, and used my last two tokens on the Orbital VSAT and Swarm. I played last night and during the last hour I got 3 Swarms on 6v6 domination (Overflow, Plaza, and Slums). The key is to get 2-3 captures, and about 6 kills. Once you have a VSAT it's easy mode, and you can rush like a maniac while getting multi-kills with C4 and an SMG.

 

I use a trophy system since grenades are spammed like crazy, and it's easy points. I always throw a trophy down on B if I have one, it'll sometimes get 100+ points (one detected projectile could destroy two projectiles, and cause damage assist or kill an enemy). A trophy system also encourages people to jump on flags if they aren't using Flak Jacket or Tactical Mask. Having a sniper rifle is good too, since it's the most effective way to hold the enemy back when the map is under control.

 

This is my class setup:

 

Wild cards: Perk 1 greed, Overkill

Primary: MP7, silencer

Secondary: Sniper rifle (Any sniper rifle will work)

Perk 1: Flak Jacket, Ghost

Perk 2: Scavenger

Perk 3: None

Tactical: Trophy System

Lethal: C4

 

Scorestreaks:

 

1st: Orbital VSAT

2nd: Lodestar (Any 12+ scorestreak works)

3rd: Swarm

 

If you struggle to get your VSAT then try my setup, it won't dissapoint on Domination.

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  • Zorz0rz Novice 287 posts since
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    Zorz0rz     Feb 5, 2013 12:25 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    Of course you are using the MP7. That mofo is OP.

    • offthewall2 Novice 254 posts since
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      offthewall2     Feb 5, 2013 12:32 PM (in response to Zorz0rz)

      It's not that it's OP, its the looks and the ammo capacity. The PDW is 2x better IMO, the MP7 just looks awesome with diamond camo and 40 rounds per clip is perfect. MW3 was also my first COD, so the MP7 really hits home and I feel good using it. I think feeling good while playing the game has a lot to do with how well you perform.

    • PerkyNipzz Novice 355 posts since
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      PerkyNipzz     Feb 5, 2013 2:23 PM (in response to Zorz0rz)

      what

      mp7 is good at best

    • BryanNnned Novice 257 posts since
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      BryanNnned     Feb 5, 2013 2:37 PM (in response to Zorz0rz)

      are you kidding me? MP7 OP? LOL.. mp7 is **** in my opinion. i only have like 1.7KD for my MP7 gun. my pdw and msmc about 2.3KD and skorpion 2.4KD. MP7 is the 4th strongest or even 5th. 6th is obviously vector.

    • JanThaMan Novice 142 posts since
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      JanThaMan     Feb 5, 2013 4:33 PM (in response to Zorz0rz)

      Of course you would think MP7 is OP since everyone says it is and you keep getting killed by it.

      Ever thought that you're just bad at aiming and/or the lag is in work?

       

      Nothing is OP in this game except pistols.

       

      As far as I know, the combat balancing in this game is near perfect.

  • Err0r_6_ Apprentice 834 posts since
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    Err0r_6_     Feb 5, 2013 12:37 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    your playing with complete safe mode thou

     

    thats cool that your getting swarms, but using a silencer, and ghost I personally look at it poorly.

     

    there has to be a balance

     

    for example i do use the target finder, but i dont use a silencer, id ont use dexterity, or hardline, or ghost, so i am very much on the map

     

    when i see players use a silencer and ghost, it just masks their skill level IMO

  • sdredger Apprentice 748 posts since
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    sdredger     Feb 5, 2013 1:15 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    i would say that the secret to getting swarm is that you need to get lucky with connection.

    this is my personal belief from experience, 10+ days on BO2

     

    10% class/scorestreak setup

    20% map knowledge

    20% skill/reaction

    50% favourable connection

     

    if you get lucky with the connection, you will become invincible and people will just drop dead when you enter the same room as them.

    • offthewall2 Novice 254 posts since
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      offthewall2     Feb 5, 2013 1:23 PM (in response to sdredger)

      True, lag is not good. This game hasn't been that bad for me though, I don't have the fastest internet so I'm never host but I always have a 4 bar connection. If the playing field (lag) isn't even, then it's nearly impossible to win gunfights unless you shoot them in the side or the back. That's where the VSAT comes in handy, it allows you to still kill the enemy even if your bullets aren't registering. It's probably the greatest scorestreak of all time and makes the game that much more enjoyable.

      • iEXTERMINATED Expert 2,008 posts since
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        iEXTERMINATED     Feb 5, 2013 2:38 PM (in response to offthewall2)

        orbital vsat is the goat scorestreak of all time but hosneslty i hate the swarm lol i got swarm like 5 mins ago and the entire team rages and one player joins who ends up dieng and thats the only kill i got with swarm

  • dalger22 Apprentice 378 posts since
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    dalger22     Feb 5, 2013 2:29 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    Meh. 

  • sennalike Master 3,703 posts since
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    sennalike     Feb 5, 2013 2:41 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    I've found swarm to be very hit and miss in terms of getting you kills.  If most of the enemy are running blind eye you can be lucky to get 2-3 kills, which really isn't worthy of the effort to get.  Obviously if the enemy aren't running blind eye then it can be a great reward.  But any person facing a swarm with half a brain dies once and switches to a class with blind eye.  If everybody did that then you'd never get more than six kills with a swarm in a regular game.

     

    I only play domination, and I find hellstorm and lightning strike the best for racking up a good kill rate.  At least with them it doesn't matter what the enemy runs, drop it on flags or their spawn area and you are guarantee'd kills and you can get three or four of each in one match.

    • PerkyNipzz Novice 355 posts since
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      PerkyNipzz     Feb 5, 2013 2:45 PM (in response to sennalike)

      not to mention:
      "swarm inbound"
      -entire other team leaves except that 1 guy using blind eye-

       

      the only "high" streak i really use anymore is vsat due to consistency and if you're solo, your teammates usually need the help because most of them don't have hands, eyes, or ears

      • sennalike Master 3,703 posts since
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        sennalike     Feb 5, 2013 2:48 PM (in response to PerkyNipzz)

        PerkyNipzz wrote:

         

        your teammates usually need the help because most of them don't have hands, eyes, or ears

         

        You've met the team mates I get then.  Most of them don't have a head either, if they do it seems to me to be an empty shell...

        • iEXTERMINATED Expert 2,008 posts since
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          iEXTERMINATED     Feb 5, 2013 2:55 PM (in response to sennalike)

          agreed ive been in lobbies where both team have empty shells lol i had 85 or so kills and got 5 vsats but the second person on my team only had 9 kills

          • PerkyNipzz Novice 355 posts since
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            PerkyNipzz     Feb 5, 2013 3:01 PM (in response to iEXTERMINATED)

            i had a domination where i threw out 7 vsats and emps and still lost and another one with about 5 vsats and stealth choppers and still lost

            then yesterday we were in the lead by about 100 and somehow only won by 2 points, at which point i went back to theater and noticed that while we were being triple capped, my teammates would spawn near A or C flag and run straight to mid

            there's only so much one person can do l:

  • offthewall2 Novice 254 posts since
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    offthewall2     Feb 5, 2013 3:23 PM (in response to offthewall2)

    Yeah, some people will back out even if they hear that the enemy has a VSAT. I'm not sure if it's just that I'm on PS3, but whenever a high scorestreak gets put up only half of the lobby seems to quit lol. If the host sucks, nobody seems to rejoin...otherwise new players will keep coming in.

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