Escort and Artifact Assault... | Forums

[n00bfi_97]

So I've seen a lot of people say these two modes are very exciting and go hand in hand, but I personally don't find them as enjoyable without teammates...

Am I doing something wrong or is the Lone Wolf inside me rebelling?

[UrbanSaint]

I enjoy Artifact Assault more than Escort but they are both really fun games even though I tend to enjoy the FFA modes more. They took me a long time to get the hang of though, and you kind of have to have decent teammates in my opinion to enjoy it.

[AwkwardlyBruta]

Escort is plenty playable solo, I find unless your team is good, and constantly talking about how to maximize points in escort, they just get in the way of the VIP killing round, but on the defending round you want smart teammates.

A good team is more important in AA then escort.

[Sukramo]

Stay away from AA. Since the maps arent mirrored, it will never be balanced.

[thergbcolor]

If you're going to play Escort solo, you have to adapt to your teammates' tactics imho. Most of the time I find my score (and the team) is better served by going for stuns and trying to occupy the VIP defenders during the VIP Hunting round. This is because more often than not, you're going to have at least one random teammate who rushes kills on VIPs and does not give a crap if you're setting up a Poison / Hidden / Whatever for max points. If you're playing with a team (which is pretty hard to do considering the horrid matchmaking in AC:R) and you're coordinating (or your teammates are more patient in the pursuit of points) then Poison or Hidden kills are a more viable option.

When you're defending VIPs it's really just a matter of aggressive bird-dogging or staying close to the VIP. Since random teammates usually tend to stay close, that frees you up to scout ahead and *****er the opposing team by intercepting before they get to the VIP.

Escort was more fun in AC:B (by a lot) but it can still be fun in AC:R.

EDIT: Apparently the filter doesn't like bu tc h er.

[AwkwardlyBruta]

Escort is ALOT faster now.
It has a completely different mindset then it did for AC:B.
AC:B's took more skill and a slower approach to fool the other team, but now in AC:R's seems to be about getting to the VIP's faster then the protecting team can, and if they show up just drop a smoke, get two stuns, kill the VIP, streak, and repeat.

BTW rgb what's your highest sore in AC:R escort?

[april2011]

I never got into Escort on Brotherhood, however on Revelations it just seems more fun to me. I really like it. AA can be annoying tho, I just hate playing against a team that always use teleports!! They just throw a bomb and grab the flag and teleport, there is no fun in that.

[FilipinoNinja67]

AA is extremely fun competitively but when you play against n00bz it is terrible. After the smokebomb buff Escort became what awkwardly said.

[april2011]

I guess it depends on who you play with, I love playing with my friends. I really like playing team modes with mics, but I rarely use one if I am in a room with complete strangers…unless they are good players. Still tho I guess every mode has its noobs, that goes for Brotherhood and Revelations.

[Limed_-]

Artefact assault is the worst in my opinion. Either some idiot will rush your base, hide in a chase breaker and teleport away or you'll get shot. Therefore, this mode is ruined by two abilities.

I used to play escort, rolling with disguise/poison. Was fun until stupid teammates took my points away from me for their own chase kills.