The Last of Us Tactics and Strategies
18What tactics & strategies (if any!) do you and your team use?
Stealth? Rambo? Crafting? First aid & revive?
Are you a careful player or a run n gunner?
Tell me dammit!
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Both modes--Supply Raid and Survivors--are, essentially, variations of Team Deathmatch. In Supply Raid, teams have a finite pool of respawns, while in Survivors, every player has only one life in each round--there are no respawns.
As noted in previous previews of the single-player campaign, approaching The Last of Us like an Uncharted game will result in utter failure. Multiplayer makes that even more clear. While TLOU has all the dressings of a standard third-person cover shooter, the limited ammo and lack of regenerative health force players to approach combat quite differently. Running and gunning almost certainly results in quick death.
Instead, multiplayer encourages the same kind of methodical play that the single-player does. Many of the systems are carried over into Multiplayer, including crafting. Having a molotov cocktail can significantly turn the tides of a battle--and you'll find yourself looking for drop points searching for the materials necessary to craft these valuable items.
Shivs will let you instantly and silently kill opponents you sneak behind, while bombs can be strategically placed on the map to kill unsuspecting foes. Melee weapon upgrades are my go-to item to craft: it will give you the edge if you and another player are caught in a fisticuffs duel.
You'll want to crouch often and make your way through the environment slowly, as the radar highlights any sound that's made. And obviously, weapons are an obvious giveaway of your position. Like in single-player, you'll be able to "listen" to your environment using R2, which lets you see an moving player in your immediate vicinity. It's important to note that Hearing mode (R2) only lasts a couple of seconds before a long cooldown is started. You should use it sparingly. Because every player is keenly aware of sound and motion, it behooves you to be very aware of your own surroundings.
The meta game does add an interesting wrinkle to every multiplayer match, because there are always additional considerations to make in every battle. Oftentimes there will be specific objectives you'll need to accomplish--like getting a certain number of kills by a certain deadline. In addition there is a crafting mechanic as well as a shop. You can gain an edge in battle through crafting weapons (akin to the campaign) using supplies you have found. However, you also gain currency (dubbed "parts") throughout the match. These can allow you to shift the tides. The currency can be used to purchase ammunition, overpowered weapons (the ability to buy these needs to be slotted into your loadout prior to the match), and upgrades to your current weapons. It has been confirmed that spending this currency does not affect the post-match results pertaining to your clan in any way. This means that "saving" your parts will not make a difference to the population of your clan. Go ahead and purchase whatever you need!
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