Crux

I've heard it said before: Stop being such a Rambo. "Ramboing" is practically a verb to describe 'going it alone', lone-wolfing, and a general aversion to team play.

We must put a stop to this! There is much we can learn from Rambo that would make us ALL better players for TG.

1. Pick Your Battles



Remember that time in the movies, when Rambo charged into a pack of armed soldiers holding just his knife hoping to get a tag and got shot and killed? Oh that's right, it never happened. Rambo may be outnumbered at times, but he is never outmatched. We know this because Rambo is still alive. Rambo never throws his life away through careless play trying to get on top of the leaderboard, or heaven forbid get someone's tags. Sadly I see TG players do both of these things all the time.

Instead we know that Rambo is patient. When outnumbered, he will cover himself with mud and wait until the enemy line has passed him by. Then he will strike when he has a chance to have an impact, and relocate! We may not have mud, but we do have rocks, buildings, water and other wonderful hiding places. Don't be afraid to use cover! Don't be afraid to not attack those 2 squads all by yourself. Bide your time.

Be more like Rambo. Know when to attack and when to fall back. When you stay alive, you give your team and yourself a fighting chance to make a difference. Remember Rambo never gives up. He just waits until he is in a situation to win and then strikes without mercy!

2. Never Leave A Man Behind



Rambo knows the value of his fellow soldiers. In First Blood: Part II, Rambo is sent in to Vietnam to take photos of some POWs still held in prison camps. But Rambo is a team player. With the help of his trusty Vietnamese girlfriend, Rambo breaks them out. When his girlfriend is shot, he rushes to her like a good teammate. Unfortunately Rambo was playing Support, and his girlfriend was carrying a Recon kit, but you can bet if he'd had a defib he would have revived!

3. Shoot Your Enemy In The Back



Just because you're using an assault kit or a support kit doesn't mean you have to run around like an idiot charging into groups of enemies head first. Recons do not have a monopoly on sneakiness!

Whenever possible, ALWAYS try to shoot your enemy in the back or in the side. Surprise is a force multiplier. It can make one soldier worth 2 or 3. Take the poor, unsuspecting asian terrorist guy in the picture above. He has no clue he's about to get his ass kicked. I bet his buddies are clueless too. As such, he has no chance.

This is war. Your job isn't to give your enemy a fighting chance. It is to kill them. If they could, they'd do the same to you.

4. Practice, Practice, Practice



Rambo wasn't born a badass. Ok that's a lie. He was. BUT, he became the ultimate badass through training. We don't have a special forces training program for BF2142 players. But, there is nothing stopping you from training yourself. You can practice your marksmanship. Your grenade throwing. Your rocket fire. Your defibbing. You can work on mine placement, APM placement. Movement. There is very little you couldn't do to improve yourself as a player. Rambo did it. So can you!

5. Be A Team Player

Rambo isn't ashamed to ask for help. In both First Blood Part II AND Rambo III, he goes into his mission as a part of a squad. It may be a small squad, and it might well be locked. But it is still a squad. Rambo doesn't believe in tying up more of his team's resources than needed to do the job.

But note that he has people fill different needs for his mission. Everyone has a role, even if that role is just to come along and get killed in order to make Rambo mad so he can destroy creation. It's still a role.

So learn from Rambo folks. Be a team player. And the next time you call someone a "Rambo" in the TG server, make it a compliment!

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Augustus Gloop

Instant classic!

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MDFubar

Uhmmmm, I think you have too much time on your hands! LOL! Great Post! I love the incorporation that you used.

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ionpig-A

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rage4order

Awesome post.

You forgot correct use of the recon cloak

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Arithea

Great writeup!

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Superfast

I love Rambo.

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Shurikane

This thread delivers.

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Smachin007

Great post. Rambo has always been my hero!!!!!

spiff913

Nice.

Col. Trautman would be proud.

Searching IMDB to find the spelling of the Colonel's name, I found this gem -

Plot keywords for
First Blood (1982)

Sadist
Booby Trap
Humiliation
Christmas
Cruelty
Vietnam Veteran
Bad Cops
Colonel
Anti Hero
Cliff Jump
Male Nudity
Shower Scene
Self Surgery
Death By Falling
Shot In The Foot
Exploding Gas Station
Power Abuse
Veteran
Vietnam Flashback
Police Brutality
Violence
Chase
Escape
Revenge
Outsider
Police Harassment
Police
Post Traumatic Stress
Human Relationship
Moral Ambiguity
Tragedy
Weeping
Green Berets
Rambo
Special Forces
Anti War
Father Figure
Father Son Relationship
Blackout
Disguise
Dog
Fall From Height
Falsely Arrested
Forest
Impalement
Jail
Jump From Height
Knife
Mentor
Motorcycle
Murder
National Guard
Pacific Northwest
Prisoner Of War
Rat
Rocket Launcher
Sheriff
Small Town
Vulgarity
Escape From Jail
Green Beret
One Man Army
First Of Series
Bully
Drifter
Fish Out Of Water
Harassment
War
On The Run
Independent Film
Based On Novel
Title Spoken By Character

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Grimmfist

So I should now see all the Rambo movies to understand how better to play bf2142? Man, I knew I was outta the loop. First it's Chuck Norris flicks and now it's Rambo. I have days of video to watch before I even begin to practice! Great write up Crux

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Baggy911

This is the quote of the decade.

Azura

Awesome post!! Something tells me we'll see one for Arnold and Steven Segal very shortly!

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jazy2

Stolen for my sig!!!

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Exploding_Silver

Awesome !

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