Posted 25 December 2014 - 06:30 AM
River City in Assault mode is probably the second worst map/mode combination in the game, with River City Night in Assault being worse. You either spawn on "Moron Side" or "Chicken S***" side. "Chicken S***" side spawns near the Citadel and camps it, because it's the best defensive terrain in the game. "Moron Side" spawns in the low urban area next to the docked cargo ship, and proceeds to launch a frontal attack against the best. defensive terrain. in. the. game.
And everyone plays it the same way every time. I have no idea why. It's boring and repetitive. Especially as the best move available is to move to upper city/the spaceport, cross over, and flank. Some snipers on the high ground, a few strikes, and a couple brawlers moving in under the sniper cover tends to wreck people. Hell, a 3 mech strike force with just 1 ECM carrier is enough to throw the entire enemy team into a disoriented tizzy. But no one wants to do it. The few times it has happened resulted in a stomp, because people are just so used to the normal "script" that the sudden change in tactics takes them totally off guard.