Nosgoth Basic Guide: Vampires

Introduction:
Hello everyone this is Zachary Snow here bringing you yet another basic guide for Nosgoth. This time we will be tackling some basic tips for how to play well as a Vampire. Just like my Human guide this will be mainly for newer players, but veteran players may find some use for these tips as well. Also, thank you to my friends Tryer, Shadow, and MistWolf19 for helping me take the pictures used in this guide and my earlier Human guide.

Use Vantage Points Often:
Unlike Humans with the rare exception of the scout(who needs the grappling hook skill) vampires get the great advantage of utilizing high altitude vantage points. This is extremely important to utilize as a vampire as it can give you consistent views of where the humans are at or where they might be heading to.

In this example I was a Reaver crouched  on a high tower as a result I was able to spot a Alchemist far off into the distance, and could inform my team-mate where she was at. Knowing where the humans at is crucial as vampires as it can give you the needed information to perform successful attacks that catch the Humans off guard, and can make it hard for the Humans to find where you are at.



Communicate Attacks With Your Team:

Now this is a tip I see Vampires either doing really well or not at all. I am guilty for note doing this one to much if I am playing with randoms(matched up with random people instead of making a party). This is ABSURDLY important as vampires because if you are unable to coordinate strong attacks the humans can just keep you at bay easy peasy and win the game due to their strong ranged abilities. 

In this example my Tyrant friend told me was going to engage on the 2 humans on  the bridge so in preparation I placed down a Choking Haze as his used his ground slam. This resulted in the humans being forced to stay in the toxic cloud for a few crucial seconds, and they did survive very long due to our teamwork. Make sure you do this as much as you can as it can make or break your teams chances of winning.

Stay Close To Team-mates:

Just like the Humans staying fairly close as vampires is quite important, but as vampires you do not need to be as close to your fellow vampires. With vampires you generally want to stay close enough to team-mates that you can see them or can at least get to them fairly fast. This is because if you are to far from your team it is near impossible for your team to make a strong imitation due to the lack of a vampire or two. The vampires may be good 1v1 but a 2v4 or 3v4 is not ideal for vampires.

In this example I am sticking close to my Tyrant because if he wants to initiate a fight I will be able to fight with him instead of being near useless on the other side of the map. Just like humans do not stay to close to team-mates especially in team-fights where the massive Area of Effect abilities the enemy will use may turn the battle in their favor. 


Know what to do with dead humans:Now this is something that I find is very simple but knowing what to do with this is very important. So of course when a Human is knocked out the vampire may execute them to get HP which takes a few seconds, or may drag the body to a safer location to execute afterwards. This is quite important as in some situations it may be better to leave a body despite that you are in dire need of one, or it may be smarter to drag a body away from an open area despite you not seeing any humans nearby.

In this battle I recently killed a Hunter who got me down to half health, and I was planning on executing him to get full HP. However, another Hunter showed up so I decided to leave because I would of died trying to execute the body, drag the body, or 1v1 the Hunter at half HP. In this situation that was smart to do since he could very easily burst me down at half HP and I could drag the body fast enough to get away from him, nor could I have found a good spot to execute him even if I could. This is important as a vampire as it could save your life or at the very least a moderate amount of HP after a fight.


Don't stay in one spot for long:

This tip I also find me and other Vampires either not doing at all or doing it quite a bunch. Staying in one spot can make it easy for the Humans to know your exact location, and lets the Scout get a nice charged arrow shot aimed right at your skull! Keeping a move on keeps the Humans on their toes and it makes it hard for them to know your exact location even if they manage to spot you moving around.

In this battle I was staying on top of this tower for a good amount of time, and this aloud a Hunter to easily spot me simply because he was looking around at rooftops. Moving around will keep the humans on their toes and can save you quite the large amount of HP. So just keep a move on from time to time and the humans may never you see you coming at all.

The End:

Hey thanks for reading my Basic Guide on how to play the vampires in Nosgoth. If you want to comment below feel free to tell me what you thought because I am always open to your opinions. If you want to keep up to date with this blog feel to subscribe to the blog, like/follow my Facebook page, follow me on Twitter. Also, you can check out my Google+ page for updates as well and you can go to my Youtube for the occasional video guide or maybe even a simple Lets Play.

Nosgoth Basic Guide: Humans

Introduction:

Hey guys this is Zachary Snow here bringing you yet another basic guide. This weeks guide is how to do well/survive as the human faction in the Free to Play Game Nosgoth. This guide will tell you helpful tips on how to perform well as the humans and this mainly towards more new people,but experts may find some helpful things they might overlook from time to time.

Stay close but not to close:

When you play as the humans most people will figure they should stick close to their team-mates so they do not get destroyed 1vs1 against a vampire. Now this is a good idea for the most part, but staying to close can have its own problems

This picture is a golden example of why you should not stick to close to your team. In the picture I was sticking to close to my other team-mate allowing the tyrant to land a shock-wave on the both us,thus leaving us vulnerable to his fellow vampires. Additionally, this is also true for all other vampire classes such as the Reavers choking haze, the sentential's air strike, and the deceivers infect. Staying close to team-mates does allow you guys to work together to kill the vampires, but don't stick close or you will regret it SO HARD!

Eyes up high and on the sky:

The vampires can be very sneaky running around on the rooftops and even flying around the map. It is critical that you at least keep an eye up high every few seconds to ensure something doesn't surprise you or your team. Not doing so can result in a game that heavily favours those sneaky vampires.

In this game I was a scout and by keeping my eyes up high I was able to notice this sneaky summoner running around in an attempt to flank me. Not doing so could of resulted in the summoner having free reign on me by spamming her spells resulting in my death without me knowing any better. It is very important to do these even if you do not have the massive zoom of the Scout because not knowing where the vampires are for a long period of time will result in your team losing an upcoming fight that you had no idea was going to happen.

Use your sprint and roll:

This may sound weird at first but it will make sense soon. So the humans in Nosgoth have unlimited sprint and can roll not to long after a previous roll or sprint. It is important to utilize your sprint to do things such as catching up to your team,pursuing a injured vampire, or running away from a losing fight.

Also, using your roll is very important to dodge attacks that the vampires send your way and can make the difference between life the death in many cases.

Anticipating an attack I role once this summoner walks towards me, she did attack once I started rolling so I managed to dodge her attack and was able to cloak and run out before she could do anything else. So make sure to use your roll or else you may regret it.

Keep an eye on your mini-map:

Here is a tip I personally do not enough my self. So the mini-cap contains very useful information such as supply station locations and the location of your team-mates. Keeping a close tab on this very important to know where your team is or if you need a supply station.

In this example from looking at the mini-map I am able to tell where my team-mate is, that he is taking damage, and that their is a nearby supply station for me to heal up at. Especially, in heated situations looking at the mini-cap can make the difference.

Stock up on Health and Ammo Often:

I am also quite guilty of not doing this one as often as I should be. This is very situational as it depends on your current ammo,health, where the vampires are at, where your team is at etc. However, I find that it is better to stock up on HP and ammo sooner rather than later in case of a long fought out fight.

In this picture I decided to heal up even though I had a good 75% of my HP left and had near or completely full ammo. I did this because having the full health and ammo would be critical for an upcoming fight since if I ran out of ammo or got low on HP I would not be in fighting condition. Keep this in mind any time you are even starting to get sort of low on health or ammo IT COULD SAVE YOUR VIRTUAL LIFE!

Focus fire frequently:

This one can make one HUGE difference in a variety of cases. If during a fight each team member is attacking a different vampire the team is bound to fail in many cases since humans usually lose a 1v1 against vampires. Focusing down vampires can give the humans the edge they need especially against vampire classes that are being annoying or even a specific vampire who is playing way better than his or her team mates.

In this scenario me and my team member were focusing down a tyrant who decided to show his face to us, we got in some good damage and we forced him to pop his ignore pain when he was not to low on HP. Even if you do not do a lot of damage to a vampire focusing fire can make them waste abilities or retreat from a fight they otherwise would of stayed in. This tactic works better if your are communicating with your team such as in-game voice or text chat or you are skyping with 1 or more team members.

The End:

Thank you guys for reading my latest guide to playing as a Human in Nosgoth. Comment what you thought about it or any suggestions you have. Go out there and MOW DOWN SOME VAMPIRES!