Small guide for BL GM

Now if you take a look at my kill/death rate in-game, you will see that I am not one of the best people around. But just because i have a negative kill/death and suck in-game doesn't mean i don't know how to play.

BL in ghost mode takes a whole lot more skill than in any other mode. The odds are really unbalenced. but that doesn't mean that BL can't win. In fact, the opposite.

(note that all of this is my opinion, and i may be so wrong that it looks ridiculous.)

My observations and thinking lead me to believe there are two playing styles (and a hybrid of both)

Stealth:
Some people perfer to let GR pass them and not ever try to attack them. They usually like to know which site to go to, so that they can concentrate from moving to one site instead of hunting down GR. Least popular playing style. Emphasis on bomb placement and B-hops.

Rushers:
These people have a more aggressive move on GR. Most (not all) rushers do not know or use B-hops. They perfer to drop the bomb if they recieve it and hunt down GR, running at them and trying to overwhelm them. Second most popular playing style. Emphasis on aiming and dodging.

Hybrid:
These people will either try to use B-hops and running to get around the map and hunt down the GR (Rush orriented) or use B-hops and wait for the enemy to pass them and strike them (Stealth orriented). Most popular playing style. Emphasis on Rush and Stealth skills, and bomb placement if needed.

If you want to be successful in BL GM, you will need to have a few skills. If you don't have mastery of all skills, fine. I assume that you can be flexible and change strategies according to what skills you do and don't have.

(not in any particular order)

Bunny hopping:
probably one of the most important skills in BL GM (i'll refer to it as BLGM to make it easier on me). Some people say it's a glitch, but if double jumping is a glitch, then so is bunny hopping. That's what it pretty much is. The "Physics" around bunny hopping has to do with how the double jump works (If you don't know what a double jump is, I'm pretty sure there are some guides around to inform you). With the double jump, you never really "touch" the ground. The apperance is similar to that of levitating. If you never touch the ground, then the game doesn't register movement. I suppose that movement is judged upon moving on the ground (this is why if you jump you stay invisible). As there are numerous B-hopping guides around, i suppose i don't need to teach this.

Aiming:
Not a needed skill, but you will need this or the bunny hop if you are going to live in BL. Bunny hopping is more for people who have stealth over rushing. If you can't aim, don't rush. Try playing some Knife matches to sharpen your skills. Try stabs over slashes, and aim for the head ;)

Dodging:
Needed if you are in a bad position where the GR have found you and are a long distance away, and think that you can take them on. Pretty much just jumping from side to side while moving foward. Practice in MM while being a mutant, dodging the bullets.

Observation:
A no-brainer, although many people forget (and i have died countless times from not using it). If you're moving into an area, check for GR's everywhere. If you don't, you may just have a camping GR shoot you down. If you spot one, you got two options, you can B-hop and continue, or if you can't B-hop you can just run and jump and hope the camper misses.

I'm pretty sure many people have mastered all of these skills without trying. Great. If you got any other skills just post below and i may add them. Thanks for reading.

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