I was just wondering how you guys would feel if dpgfx.net hosted a Call of Duty 4 tournament. Of course this is all just an idea, and I just want Dylan (iPLaYY) to tell me how he feels about this. I was thinking probably a 2v2 Search and Destroy tournament. Bandolier, Stopping Power, Juggernaut, and Dead Silence only. Respond to me in a message on XBOX LIVE iPLaYY.

-Saint Makarov

Dylan

Ok, so your’e interested in getting into competitive gaming. Before you do anything else go to Gamebattles.com and register! This is the most popular competitive gaming community out there today! With OVER 1million registered and active users it is insanely easy to either join a team or start one up yourself.

Joining or Creating a team

If you have a group of friends that have never played gamebattles before and they want to start up a team I WOULDNT recommend it. Having a team of only new gamebattles users will be insanely difficult to win (trust me… I made this mistake).

So, lets get started. Go to the forums for the game you want to join a team for. Go to the recruiting/free agents section and click new topic. Name the topic, “Looking for Team Ladder” or something to that matter. In the post, explain that your looking for a team, and give some general qualities about yourself. Such as, your age, if your relaxed, etc… DONT POST, your public information such as, your kd ratio, prestige, etc… When I see this stuff and I’m recruiting for my team I immediately stop reading and click the red x. This type of information turns team leaders off because it makes it seem like your only interested in pubs and have never played competitively. After you are finished be sure to bookmark it and check it often. Next go to the free agent section and register. If you do both of these sooner or later you will get team invites.

Becoming good

Don’t expect to join a team and have a good record. My first teams had records of 6-12, 2-8, etc… as you can see, not good. The one thing people do way to much is GIVE UP! If you want to be good at gamebattles and competitive gaming you can’t quit after a few losses. You have to understand that the more you play the more you will learn from your mistakes which will make you better.

Something I see a lot of new gamebattles players doing is not using dead silence/ninja pro. This is a NECESSITY! I would say at least 95% of the Gamebattles community has a headset. Which brings me to my next point on becoming better.

… BUY A HEADSET ASAP! Go to bestbuy and but a pair of Turtle Beaches. This will make a huge difference in your game play. You will be able to hear your enemies coming from all angles, even when they have ninja pro.

Next, if you notice that you are always carrying your team mates (always being on top of the score board by a large margin) find new team mates. Don’t be a jerk about it and call them bad, just explain that your looking to meet some new people. Pretty much just say your finding a new team in a nice way. This way you wont have people talking crap about you to others, giving you a bad name in the community.

Trash Talk

In your first few matches you might get beat prettyyyyy badly… Please dont talk trash, trash talking will only get you bad rep and make you look worse that you really are. The only time trash talk is good, is when a team disputes a match after you kill them. Then go ahead and lay it on ‘em .

Conclusion

Overall, becoming good is not an easy task. Just don’t give up.

If you have any questions or need some advice message me on gamebattles.

MY PROFILE

My youtube with tips and matches

For more information see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkA_vzqlXSU&feature=sub

Game Settings

Join in Progress: Not Allowed
Spectator: Team Only
Friendly Fire: Enabled
Forced Respawn: Enabled
Wave Spawn Delay: None
Radar Always On: Disabled
Max Health: Normal
Health Regeneration: Normal
KillCam: Enabled
Headshots Only: Disabled
Allow Perks: Enabled
Killstreak Rewards: Disabled
Number of Lives: Unlimited (Does not apply to Search and Destroy)
3rd Person: Disabled
Hardcore Mode: Disabled

The following settings are specific to each Game Mode, so please read them carefully before setting up the server.

Search and Destroy

Round Length: 2.5 Minutes
Bomb Timer: 45 Seconds
Number of lives: 1 Life
Plant Time: 7.5 Seconds
Defuse Time: 7.5 Seconds
Multi Bomb: Disabled
Score Limit: 4 Points
Round Switch: Every Round

Capture the Flag

Time Limit: 10 Minutes
Score Limit: Unlimited
Respawn Delay: 7.5 Seconds
Note: In the event of a tie, the Overtime tie-breaker will not be used, the map must be replayed until a winner is found.

Demolition

Time Limit: 3 Minutes
Round Switch: Every Round
Bomb Timer: 45 Seconds
Plant Time: 5 Seconds
Defuse Time: 5 Seconds
Extra Time: 2 Minutes
Respawn Delay: 5 Seconds

Banned Weapons

Grenade Launcher
Claymore
C4
Secondary Launchers
Blast Shield
Tactical Insertion
Riot Shield
Shotguns

Banned Perks

Bling
One Man Army

Note: Copycat must be used as the Death Streak

Saint Makarov

Heres the link to the first championship map. The other 2 maps are linked from this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6bxD28P6bc

Heres the link to the tournament bracket http://challonge.com/dpgfxnettourney

Saint Makarov