Starting with a question that's driving me mad. Why can't people figure out that the the key to winning Firebase Delphi in Control is zone A. The team that controls zone A will eventually control zone B because of the proximity and protection of the spawn location.

Can't stand to see my team keep capturing C. It's almost a guaranteed loss. Makes me wish friendly fire was on sometimes. Last night in the Iron Banner, we were losing pretty handily until I managed to solo capture A and flopped the spawns. We made a good comeback after that.

Heh - I have the same problem on Blind Watch. Hold C, get B because it's easy from C. Then halfway through the match, some idiot on your team snags A, and suddenly you're spawning across the map, with a huge hike to get back into the action. STOP CAPTURING A, YOU IDIOTS!

Starting with a question that's driving me mad. Why can't people figure out that the the key to winning Firebase Delphi in Control is zone A. The team that controls zone A will eventually control zone B because of the proximity and protection of the spawn location.

Can't stand to see my team keep capturing C. It's almost a guaranteed loss. Makes me wish friendly fire was on sometimes. Last night in the Iron Banner, we were losing pretty handily until I managed to solo capture A and flopped the spawns. We made a good comeback after that.

Ooh, I've got a great IB tip. Play with DBO peeps instead of randoms!

J/K

When you get stuck with randoms like this, just do your best to control the correct control points. On Blind Watch, immediately start working on C if your team loses it and ignore B. B is a death sentence if the other team owns C usually.

Pro-Tip: If you jump in with Randoms, don't concentrate on winning if your team is less than skilled. Focus on your bounties first, then focus on your own K/D.

You stress out far less if you don't get annoyed by Randoms.

Applies to any game, really.

So here's what I try and accomplish per map:

• Firebase Delphi: Capture A to Capture B
  
• Blind Watch: Capture C to Capture B
  
• Shores of Time: Capture C to Capture B, especially since you can hold B from a distance with good sniping.
  
• Rusted Lands: Little more even of a map, but I think the advantage goes to the team who holds A, shorter distance to B, plus advantage of having the higher ground.
  
• Twighlight Gap: Who the hell knows? Might be the only map where holding A and C works. Running back and forth between them might be your best strategy.

I think those are the standard Control maps now since Bastion and First Light were taken out of the rotation.

IB is easier this time around than ever! Watch with glee as Christmas Noobs log in at level 21! Seriously my team won a game 20,000 - 3,000 last night on Delphi.

Seriously, the key this time around is to have a fireteam of at least 3 level 30+ players. That alone should carry most games.

But hey, let's get map specific:

Firebase Delphi -> Controlling A leads to Controlling B leads to killing everyone who spawns at C and jumps through the Window of Death.

Blind Watch -> Controlling C leads to Controlling B leads to killing everyone who spawns at A and runs through the Door of Doom. I like to snipe from the heavy ammo spawn at the bottom of the stairs.

Anomaly -> It's a circle. One player should stand on the opposite side of the circle from point B and shoot people who try to take point B. Everyone else should take point B and then at least one of the other two points. B is the key since it has the most access to the rest of the map. It is fully possible to 3-cap this map and run away with the game.

Shores of Time -> When Heavy Ammo is getting ready to spawn, let your opponent take point C. You want to be at point A or point B to get the ammo. At all other times, it doesn't matter as much.

Exodus Blue -> Controlling point C leads to controlling B. C also has superior sniper coverage of the A side spawns. There's a secret path to the A side heavy ammo by running along a pipe on the outside of the map. I use that path a lot to get behind people at A who are waiting for heavy ammo.

Twilight Gap -> Controlling B is key since the other two points are easily exchangeable. If you opponent has B, go get it. Then go back to getting after the other A or C point that you don't have. Note that B is not worth defending from inside the zone - you're much better off shooting people who are trying to take it.

Rusted Lands -> Controlling A and B also controls both heavy ammo spawns. Controlling B and C also controls the easiest paths to defend. Be aware of when heavy ammo will spawn and make sure you control the right bases at the right times.

I probably missed a map or two. Whichever.

On Shores of Time, I like to capture B + C, then sit back behind C with a good sniper rifle. You can toast a lot of enemies trying to cap B by shooting through the door or by sniping enemies approaching C. Occasionally, I'll move over behind B and snipe people coming through the tunnels in the middle.