Top 10 LVP fighters

[Maddolis]

Yeah I gotta agree with that, same when you're jumping on other servers- you may be losing the fight for the first half or first quarter, but when you figure out their movement patterns (and, to a more advanced level, their shooting patterns), the latter half can be completely different.

I posted this on the [W] forum a couple of years ago, but considering barely any W play sa-mp (to my knowledge) and most people I cared for have quit already, there's no point letting good tactics go to waste (as they'd still apply in today's inferior 0.3 game with easier opponents than the good old days </rant>).

I think its due for another tactics-oriented post. Caution: this may be a long one. Heat up some popcorn, grab a beer, stick on some glasses to feel smart and enjoy.

1v1:
I'd like to consider myself a force to be reckoned with 1v1, and I know I win the vast majority of my duels.
I'm hard to hit, partially contributed to my ping, but here's basically how I do things.
-My most recent fighting style I've developed can be separated most simply into 2 parts: offence, and defence.
Offence: Instead of looking for the hitbox straight away, I'd look for the movement style straight away. I'd learn their style, look for patterns and basically predict where they're gonna move next. If they're running to the right, and I have sawnoffs, I wont fire all 4 in the one spot, but the first 2 in one spot followed by the next 2 slightly to the right of that. Depending on the person's hitbox/lag/ping (I haven't got this worked out 100% yet), sometimes when they begin the turn, I'll shoot in the opposite direction to the way they turn (eg they turn to the right of my screen, I'll start right and shoot left with my sawnoffs)- if after a couple of tries this does no damage, then go back to shooting in the same direction- it is fucking lethal when you have their hitbox.
After you learn their movement style, you learn their hitbox (you'll often hear people say "I lost your hitbox"- or at least I do, this is actually due to them losing your MOVEMENT STYLE, as you dont lose a hitbox unless they have a jumpy ping).
So, a rundown on offence:
Step 1: Learn their movement style.
Step 2: Find their hitbox.
Step 3: Laugh at their corpse and take the "autoaim noob" insults (compliments, IMO).

Defence: This is what I have most recently worked on, and something I'm more proud of.
I get a lot of crap for having an 'impossible hitbox' and being a lagger from enemies- of course, I know they're just excuses because those very same enemies cut down other 350 pingers like a knife through butter- but there are strong defensive tactics (movement).
I'm sure you're all familiar with kiting and whatever other tactics/hiding behind obstacles and that, so I'll cut to the chase. How does one dodge more effectively in an open area?
Instead of trying to "move randomly," I try to read their SHOOTING style. It gets tough after you try reading their movement style as well as their shooting style, but you can keep things relatively simple.
Eg. When I see my enemies finish shooting with their uzis/tecs, they switch to their sawnoffs, and all of a sudden I'll sprint the same way I'm moving, or I'll sprint in the opposite direction. Not only will I alter my movement direction, but my speed as well. If I switch direction twice in a row or I feel that they're catching onto that, I'll just sprint in the same direction so they waste 4 sawnoffs. I try to synchronize myself so that I'm NOT firing uzis/tecs while they're doing their sawnoffs- because you're only jogging at that time, and easier to hit.
On the flip side of the coin, I also try to hit them whilst they're using their uzis/tecs- easier to hit them.

Basically, this can be broken down like so:
-"Read" their movement patterns, and fire on them accordingly. Find the movement, and the hitbox is easy to find. How fast can you find a hitbox when someone's jogging in a straight line? 1-2 seconds. Its because you know where they're moving. Learn where they move, and the hitbox will come naturally.
-"Read" their shooting patterns. Move according to THEIR SHOOTING, not what YOU think is "RANDOM."
As much as you'd think you're moving randomly (or if you put on progressive rock and move to the beats... heh heh), so long as you're aiming at them, you won't be moving completely randomly and you WILL have patterns, and your movement can be predicted.
Move according to them, not according to some mystical 'random' force.

tl;dr version:
Hi there.
You obviously don't care to better your fighting techniques and don't know a great teacher when you see one, so go fuck yourself.
Thanks!

Hope you enjoy.