Pete_LeGrant November 17, 2009 PC, PWNage, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 1,939 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

I’m not a pro at Modern Warfare 2 (but I don’t totally suck. My KDR is around 1.5 and has been rising), but that doesn’t mean that I can’t pass along little tips that can help you survive a bit longer. These tips will work, not only for Modern Warfare 2, but for COD4, and Call of Duty: World at War, and any other FPS, game.
You will find that certain spots on maps are very popular sniping spots. The hill on “Afghan” is a great example. Windows and doorways in elevated positions, for example, are usually sniper nests.  If you’re sniping, one thing you can do to help your team or clan is to find very unpopular spots and countersnipe.
Snipers will usually focus on popular corners and hallways–places where enemies will “bottleneck.”

If you’re countersniping, you want to win the battles around these bottlenecks. You might find that the opponent’s sniping spot is so good, however, that you have a great deal of difficulty finding out where it is. One thing you should not do is “feed the loop” by repeatedly approaching the spot again and again in the game. This will only make you frustrated.

Move on to something else in the particular game and then  fire up a custom match and run around a map by yourself.

First, I’d recommend using different scopes as you scan areas, because surroundings can look radically different when you’re using a thermal scope, for example.

Second, ask yourself what you can see from that popular sniping spot.

Then, while you are on a custom match, put out a claymore in the popular sniping spot if you have one, and then check out the different angles from which you can see it. See whether you can blow up the claymore.

Or recruit a buddy to be a dummy target. (You could do this on your own with split-screen, but your view on your TV screen is going to be very different.)

I’m guessing that on each map, you’ll find about 5 to 10 really popular spots. You can usually research these spots on one map in about 20 minutes. Doing this research will help you not to be frustrated later on as you play games online. You will know better the ins and outs of these spots.

Now, if you’re already doing this–great. If you find that this article doesn’t bring you any new good information–great. Pat yourself on the back and check out our other stuff.

But not everybody might have thought about my suggestions, and it’s written for them.