Overview
This should make your coop gaming experience much more enjoyable.
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After over hundred hours put into Far Cry 3 Coop, I have noticed many ridiculous mistakes a lot of players do and it’s so infuriating. No, this isn’t noobs actually trying to play a game & getting better at it. It’s players who either lack common sense or are just flat out lost.
First, let’s start with the basic coop knowledge that players SHOULD use in every game that has coop multiplayer.
– Stick together. ALWAYS stick together for survival. NEVER go ahead of your team thinking you can play this ‘single player’ style. It NEVER worked & NEVER will. Period.
– Learn basic controls. If the game offers an offline mode with bots, play that FIRST & learn gameplay mechanics. Far Cry 3 doesn’t, so look up the Coop controls & remember them.
– Use every available thing that helps you during fights. In Far Cry 3’s instance, booster shots. USE them. They are scattered around the maps & they AREN’T rare. Excuses like “Oh, it makes the game easier.” or “It’s cheating.” should die. UP the difficulty if the game is too easy.
– Test weapons and figure out their tactics, like which area certain weapon is best utilized.
– For Christ’s sake, stop using weak mics that makes you sound like you’re talking while covering your face with a pillow. Get better mic, learn how to type fast or just don’t do either.
– ALWAYS watch your back! NEVER let your guard down & NEVER stay in the open! Take cover! This is the most common mistake I’ve seen in Far Cry 3. It’s common sense, people!
– NEVER go near the enemy spawn point thinking you’re gonna murder them all and call it a game. It NEVER worked and NEVER will. Most common occurs on the chapter called ‘Payback’ in the last area in Far Cry 3. What happens is when player fails to ‘spawn-kill’, other members of the team will go and revive the pinned down player & get…well…pinned down in the process. Stop doing that and again, stick together, watch your back and take cover. Trust me, you’ll be good to go.
– Booster shots! I repeat this so that it can stick right into thick skulls.
– Choose the right weapon modifications.
— Recoil on sniper rifles & revolver or D50 don’t mean much compare to recoil on machine guns & assault rifles, so upgrade those with the recoil reduction modifications.
— Use hot rounds on D50 & revolver. It’s a killing machine if you don’t fail at aiming.
— Use fast reloading skill on Heavy Machine Guns
Logical upgrades. You get the point.
– Adrenaline, haste & accuracy are the best booster shot abilities in my opinion but others are great too.
– READ the tips during load times.
– Stay AWAY from Armored Pirates & Privateers. Take cover & aim for the head or use fire arrows which are IMMENSELY effective against them. Oh & don’t knife them. It doesn’t work. Also, at least one of the team members should have something against these enemies.
– Move around from time to time. Don’t just stay in one spot.
– About the repair tool… Use it ONLY when the thing you defend is damaged. I’ve seen players constantly use it, even if the object is fully repaired. Don’t be a fool.
– DO NOT put difficulty up to Insane if you’re not experienced well enough in coop. AI ain’t stupid what comes to aiming. They WILL murder you.
– Player carrying a bomb or a gasoline can MUST be protected. Get close to him & defend him from every direction!
– DO NOT wander around like an idiot. I’ve seen players just screwing around, not co-operating.
– DO NOT join the lobby & go AFK. If you can’t play, then quit. Other players might be able to join in.
(Also note that depends on the number of players, the game balances the amount of enemies on the chapters. Keep that in mind.)
READY OR NOT
– You can jump on Seto’s boat when defending him & have a full view of the place. Very useful if you bring sniper rifle with you.
RUSH HOUR
– When you defuse the bombs on the bridge, run ahead of Seto & kill the pirates as quickly as you can. Seto is programmed to drive forward no matter what, like an idiot.
– After you load medicine to Seto’s truck, get INSIDE the church as pirates will begin swarming.
JAILBREAK
– In the last fight, it seems there are unlimited amount of privateers but that isn’t true. FIRST kill all of them. (I’m talking about those that spawn AFTER you fire your first rocket.) Then, go for the rest three rockets. Make sure you load yourself with a lot of ammo & aim for the head to reduce ammo consumption.
REDEMPTION
– Before you enter the dam area, use two booster shot abilities. Adrenalin & haste.
Then, three players should pick up all of the bombs simultaneously & put them into the marked spots while the fourth player is covering them.
As you may know by now, Far Cry 3 Coop is incredibly glitchy. From minor, like animations to major, like game-breaking ones.
– When the game breaks & you can’t do anything beside wander around, all players must commit suicide in order to respawn on the latest checkpoint.
– If you can’t grab the bomb, let other players do. It might not be buggy for them.
– Booster shots not working sometimes. If that happens, ignore them.
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That is all I have. Trust me, if we play as a team, we’ll have so much fun.