Top 10 Laser Combat Tips

1 Keep it fun - even when playing a full on scenario it still needs to be fun. You will perform better if you are enjoying the game. Always end the day with laugh with great mates.

2 Keep learning – Watch and learn from those who beat you, it is those gamers who will make you better. Remember you are never that good that you can’t learn something new.

3 Work as a team – Put together a clan and train. Get to know each of your strengths and weakness and create strategies to best utilize these strengths. This sounds easier then it is, it’s probably the hardest thing to do to create a truly effective team.

4 Positioning - Where possible stay back from cover, it will give you a greater angle of sight and somewhere to go if you need to move. As a guide 9ft/3m from a medium size tree/wall works well. Also if you are behind cover it is better if you can sometimes adjust the height in which you come out at. It will help if you are pinned and may give you a chance to get the shot on them first.

5 Training – Like anything the more you train the better you will be. Train in fitness; speed, endurance, flexibility, etc. As well as in strategy, navigating, communication and scouting.

6 Communication – We have seen it time and time again where a clan fails due to poor communication. Work out before hand your abbreviations or if you are going to use them. Keep them simple if they are too complicated it may just cause confusion.

7 Know your Gaming Gun – Each weapon has its uses and you need to know what it is capable of and best used for so you can be effective in a team. A M4 in a creek will not be as effective as a P90, and a Spitfire should stay out of the open. It is good to play with each style of weapon so you can experience the range, fire rate and reload times. That way when you come up against it you know how best to beat it. Each of the different gaming guns has different sounds, learn them so you can identify them.

8 Stay alert - Keep your gaming gun up. It may only take a second to bring your weapon up and aim but on hard mode that could be 2HP gone! Be aware of your surroundings, if you are hit you need to know from where it came from. You need to know where your team is and where the enemy is at all times.

9 Movement & camouflage – Remember camo only works if you are still, so try to move quietly and swiftly. Pick a camo that suits your terrain. If you are playing indoors in a traditional maze, wear dark grey. In the forest scrim netting and face paint are good to break up the outline of your face. Watch out for excessive scrim net use as it could get caught and can obstruct your vision. Often it is good to move in short busts rather than a long run. You should always take note of a safe position to fall back to.

10 Keep your eye on the prize – It is the objective that counts don’t get caught up in battles that do not aid your team and will cost you the win. Learn the mission & know the objective.