How to position in battle ??

Question

How do you guys determine on where to be ? I find myself getting lost more then id like to admit and then getting asked "where were you!?!?"

I play pathfinder mostly so i can travel great distances pretty darn fast but i always find myself either too far or waaaaayyy too close for my skill lvl.

Any help, guide or even a drawing of flanking tactics would help.

Edit: Id personally love streamer or content creators who would comment while playing as in "im gonna do this because of that" etc. if you guys know anything like that. It would be amazing. Thnx !

Posted Mar 29, 2019, 5:46 AM UTC · edited

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christuhfurr•

I've found the best way to defeat a team is either third party then or have two people attack from one side and the other sneaks from behind, this will sandwich them and they won't know who to shoot at. Ofc it's hard if the single person doesn't know how to aim for the life of them, but it usually works

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SanicisfastMirage :mirage:•

Aggression is key but over aggression will bring you death.

In Apex positioning is extremely important. It can determine if you win a fight or lose a fight. But how do you know if you're in a good position? It depends on the situation really but there are some things you should do and avoid. The most advantageous terrain benefit you can have is high ground, if you have the high ground you can see much more. It makes cover less viable and gives you better understanding of the battlefield. You shouldn't give up high ground unless the weaponry your squad has is incompatible, flanked, or exploiting a weak spot. Being a pathfinder main allows you to close a fairly large gap quickly depending on the situation allow you to exploit weaknesses in other squads such as having shields broken.

Use cover and stay with your team, I see people running in the open far to often. This is bad, don't transition to a new area without cover unless you're forced to. It's always advantageous to use cover in fights. Rocks and trees are your friends, concealment like bushes aren't though.

Positioning is important but if you don't have the correct weaponry it's only a small advantage if one at all. If you're finding yourself to far from fights try sticking close to one of your mates. I know whenever I tend to leave randoms to their own volition and spread out they tend to get into firefights. Thus causing their death or making it so I feel like extra weight.

There is a lot more to it but positioning is a pretty complex issue and I don't want to write an essay, add me on origin SanicThaFastest we'll play some matches together tomorrow.

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SinergizeOP•

I can already see a few mistakes i make every single game just reading through this. Thats very helpfull.

About the games im thankfull but id be stressed out as fuck trying to learn and understand too many things at the same time.

Fairly new but not willing to give up.

Thnx for the help :)

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FoxCrewMC•

I always push for the slightest uphill advantage before or during a engagement. Don't push until you have a idea what your up against pop a few shots see what shields they got Never tunnel vision a fight to hard always keep that third eye out for a 3rd party before during and after when ya looting. Try not to loot to long don't think about what ya need, grab ammo meds and consumables then dip out to a safe place again. Throwables are your friends so many uses, they can flush enemies out, slow a push, aid your team in pushing. There is really just too much to detail it all comes from experience you learn from your mistakes in fights

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SinergizeOP•

Guess ill have to keep going huh :D

So demotivating sometimes. Never played shooters other then versus AI. Doom for example.

And it becomes clear so fast that panic, Lack of aim and knowledge is getting me killed over and over...and over :p

But you are right. Ill keep trying and try to learn from my failure.

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FoxCrewMC•

Yah it's all you can do I only just become confident enough myself to be the one chasing kills and starting the fights. Also another tip until ya get to that point I recommend staying away from river at all costs my squad calls that area endless fighting, most commonly rotated area on the map

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FoxCrewMC•

Also there is another squad always higher then you in that area XD

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CyberdyneAnalyticsPathfinder :pathfinder:•

Youtube GamingMerchant or Frothy. Learn to stay with team. And if maining Path, learn his teamplay role:close, but never far, and always allowing movement options.

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SinergizeOP•

Thnx. Ill check them out after work :)

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weirdkid5Pathfinder :pathfinder:•

As Pathfinder, you want to stick with your team, and if you notice an enemy lapse in their attention or go around a corner, you can use your grapple to chase down.

I also like to fling myself over buildings in order to get people who run away, but stay with your team most of the time. Your Zipline can get your team right on top of an unsuspecting enemy, or even better, to finish off a weak squad as a third party.

Your hitbox is still bigger than most, so if you perform a bad flank and get focused, you're gonna get shredded.

Keep checking your minimap so you don't forget where your team is. Learn how your teammates play and make plays according to their movements.

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raw_taterPathfinder :pathfinder:•

I personally like to be on the high ground at all times. Whether that be ziplining to the nearest mountain top or something as simple as being on the roof of the tallest building in your village. Your ability to travel vertically is your strong suit, so utilize that at all times to give yourself an edge both in and out of fights.

During fights you want to either be with your team, if it's a close quarters combat, or zipline to the highground and find a different angle on the same target(s) WITHOUT GOING TOO FAR. Best of luck!

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Clem_SoF•

dont be an easy target. I have a friend I play with a lot and he is always complaining that he's the first to die in every fight and its just like no shit..you are never taking smart positions. all you have to do to be instantly better at any BR game is just to think 'is what I'm doing right now making me easier to kill'. there are small things like 'am I walking in the open or am I hugging the walls'. if you can be seen from the ground from an angle larger than your POV then your positioning is bad.

As a pretty big pathfinder player myself he's probably one of the worst characters you can play if you have bad positioning sense for precisely the problems you are having..you can get yourself into trouble more easily than any other character. I have to laugh when I see pathfinder players flexing the grapple distance travelled tracker with like 5x the distance I have but 1/3 the kills. like jesus christ grapple smarter not harder. A perfect example of the worst thing you can do with pathfinder is take blind corners with the grapple. just because you can doesn't mean you should. the grapple is a fight ender not a fight starter.

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SinergizeOP•

That awkward moment when grapple distance is my 3rd tracked stat and i was so proud hahaha.

Discribed me 100% there :p

Ya that actually makes alot of sense ill try out another toon and see what i like before i get myself in trouble on pathfinder again

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