Seriously. I'm really really shocked with not only the ease you guys are able to make it to the lighthouse, but (and what is even more impressive) is how you are able to dissect a combat situation, and play it out rather smoothly, calmly, methodically. My guns skills are pretty decent, my tactical play is good, but the ability to control myself and apply these skills under pressure is what makes you guys top notch.

That really is an important part of winning in Trials (or any PvP, for that matter). It doesn't come naturally to me at all... I've been learning a lot from my teammates over the past couple months. That's one of the reasons I enjoy doing these recap posts so much; I like to go back and take another look at how we reacted to various situations. How can we improve? What could I have done different or better?

When the shit hits the fan this is how I handle it. Brute Force!

SO MUCH PUNCHING!!! This is awesome :D

I also think that having either good natural team cohesion/communication is #1, or (for me) having a team leader who dictates where we go, when to push, and who forges the path is the most important aspect of consistent play. I remember the second week playing with Squid and Xenos on Pantheon. Squid (if i remember correctly) would often give out commands that were very helpful. If I tried to push up to far he'd call me back. I'm not a general on the field, I'm a medic. A cleanup man. I guard the orbs of fallen combatants while my leaders push the enemy to the brink.

Yes, having a "point man" can help a lot. Chaos, Ottermack and I fell in to an unusually natural rhythm together. We'd each call out enemy movements and positions as we saw them, and as soon as any one of us sensed an opportunity they would call it out and we'd all break into action. We've played these maps enough at this point to have a decent idea of how to rotate and flank based on our relative positioning. We didn't need to waste too many words spelling stuff like that out, which saves a lot of time and energy.

Playing with Banana and Mac yesterday, we all showed moments of brilliance. Each of us took turns being the better player.

That was us last night, too. I'd say I'm the weakest of the 3 of us, but not by a wide margin. Each of us are capable of going off for a huge game at any time. It takes a lot of the pressure off; when Ottermack had a couple weaker games, Chaos or I were able to step up and take the lead. I was way too tired by the end of the night, and ended with a couple not-so-great performances. But Ottermack and Chaos were more than able to pick up my slack and keep the win streak going.

But it was apparent that three lone wolves were just not enough. But then we went to play normal control and DESTROYED. :)

I just came off an hour or so of playing Skirmish and WRECKING the whole time :D

Speedracer and I had an unexpected game. Ottermack got disconnected as we landed, so we fully anticipated things to end horribly.

In the end we won 5-0 despite being down a man, with a combined total of 19 kills and 1 death. I was so close to a Mark of the Unbroken I felt genuinely bad for the guys we went up against.

Ottermack told us about that... I wish I could have seen it! Great job.

The very next round saw Ottermack Shotgun 3 guys in 5 seconds as the last man standing.

I've seen him do that many times... it always amazes me. Last night I told him "remind me never to piss you off" :)

My personal favourite moment was purely accidental. I was last man standing, freshly out of Shotgun ammo when their final guy popped around the corner. He threw a magnetic grenade at me but missed, and I lunged at him with my Melee in the desperate hope I could punch him out before he shotgunned me. I hit him once, and he was dead. Whaaaat?! I couldn't figure out what had happened, until the other guys told me his grenade hadn't missed. He'd stuck me, my melee had given me a Flame shield, which saved me from the detonation. Of course, as I was stood right next to him when it went off he wasn't so lucky. Oops.

That sounds hilarious! Did you save a clip?

Speedracer and I had an unexpected game. Ottermack got disconnected as we landed, so we fully anticipated things to end horribly.

In the end we won 5-0 despite being down a man, with a combined total of 19 kills and 1 death. I was so close to a Mark of the Unbroken I felt genuinely bad for the guys we went up against.

Are you sure you didn't play against Red, banana and I? Cause we totally lost to a two man team... in our defense though, one of their guys was a fricking BEAST with the last word.

Another highlight for me was this occurence.

I laughed pretty hard at that.

Good runs and good people. Time for to prep for the Iron Banner.

I'm still giggling about that one :)

Side note: How are you getting our party chat to come through the recording? Are you using a capture card, or is there a setting somewhere in the PS4 to allow party chat to be recorded by the DVR?

That was a fun game. I really enjoyed that. Especially that 2nd round (4:15ish) where I popped open the lower door & did some damage. :)