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[PurplePuke]

People love to complain about Domination mode, but I kind of like it. At least it adds variety to the game. But I notice a funny, or annoying, trend.

Some people want their teammates to all run into the middle of the circle. And if you don't, they start getting annoyed, even swearing. You know the drill: "Come on! Get in the effing circle! What are you idiots doing?!"

It's mildly amusing.

In response to those people, I have a couple points to make:

• Domination does not mean stop using cover.
  
• Domination does not mean everyone has to run into the circle.
  
• Domination does not mean stop working like a team and run around like a chicken with your head cut off.

Some of the basic tactical considerations of the game still hold, even in Domination.

• Use cover, and only expose yourself when firing.
  
• Win damage trade-offs as often as possible.
  
• Support your teammates by focusing fire, providing suppressing fire, and covering their small retreats to cover.

Most times, the people doing the yelling and bitching die early. Often, after that, the team wins because they ignored the yeller and played a sound game.

Sure, at the beginning of a Domination game, lights should run to the circle to try and gain an early clock advantage, or to negate one for the opposition.

But usually, running willy-nilly into the circle just means death and defeat.

[Accused]

Well...someone has to be in there.

I know after 5 minutes of holding the circle by myself I start to openly question why all the lrm/sniper/cowards are standing outside the circle.

I have been in a few matches that were lost simply because the team waited outside.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Something way too many people forget is that you don't have to be in the circle to stop a cap, just to progress it.

The easy way to stop the enemy from capturing is to shoot someone in the circle. Yet I've lost games where nobody left alive on my team is willing to shoot a target sitting in the circle.