Why do people camp? I would rather sit and watch paint dry then hold down a very small section of a cyber map, averaging less than a kill per minute.


this is not a troll or bitch thread i am genuinely curious as to why people do this and i have always wondered, I guess the clear answer would be to level up guns and boots KDR but, its so boring I just really dont understand

- Close to a scorestreak
- Running around into open territory, especially with snipers is just plain stupid
- They're sniping
- They aren't good enough to win gun fights yet

-they dont want to be a fag and use smgs 24/7

This post was edited by Buffjesus on Mar 4 2013 01:27pm

part of the blame lies on the map design. a lot of BO1/BO2/MW3 maps don't really provide an incentive to rush..which varies even moreso depending on game type.

some maps require you to rush to gain map control, usually objective game types. the map hijacked for example on search and destroy provides no incentive to rush while on defense. all i have to do is ADS down the sides. even if i cross the threshold of the map, i'm going to push into their long line of sight, so it's advantageous for them to camp as well. the same goes for slums..there's no reason to go into the enemy's spawn when i can just ADS the 3 possible entrances for them to come through.

most of the original MW2 maps had countless flank routes, so if you weren't paying attention, then you'd get shot in the back. claymores weren't very good in MW2 either since you could run past them. they're pretty much guaranteed kills in BO2 unless you have flak jacket or are using engineer, which is rare for people to use.

also, MW2 had infinite sprint and fast climbing capabilities, so you could run forever and climb into windows and over hills really fast to flank campers. in BO1 they removed fast climb, so climbing in and over shit was risky as fuck since it was slow and clunky. in MW3 and BO2 they removed infinite sprint completely and simplified the maps, which is completely anti-rush.

the spawns on certain maps also don't provide an incentive to rush. pushing spawns doesn't always flip them, but tend to produce a lot of people coming back for revenge kills. why leave the spawn when they're spawning there?

This post was edited by ericswanson_19 on Mar 4 2013 01:33pm

You've been given very good reasons why ppl do.

Now what you can do to combat that is run UAV's (be a team player) since if they are camping they show up on the mini-map anyway.
Use that radar shooting sight. Can't remember the name but it's like the last sight you unlock.
Then check all corners when running around and be fast the the trigger, most campers are bad anyway.

a lot of people run ghost in respawn. also the target finder is a very cheap and douchey attachment to use. also, lag comp gives a huge advantage to campers, so even if you check a corner quick they have a full second advantage.

the spawns are so confusing. i've been in their spawn cleaning it out.. and most of the team spawns elsewhere, but the last guy i killed spawns at the nearest point behind me and he slaps me in the back. wtf 3arc?

is the reason i quit BO2, i only like to play free for all but can never get over the 3-4 kill streaks where bo1 i used to get dogs all the time.

tried cod 4 and its the same shit lol

Only reason i'll "camp" is because i know someone is coming in that direction. In fact i don't even consider it camping. Camping to me is when someone just sits in a corner for the majority of the time (maybe switching corners here and there) in order to get cheap kills. I will "camp" like when i know someone is about to come around a wall i'll jut sit beside it for a few seconds until i've killed my target. Then i will continue on my way.

This post was edited by Adom505 on Mar 4 2013 08:50pm

yur playing it wrong if u "rush/over run" in ffa

u shld be rotating spwns which isnt camping imo

This post was edited by pvp_stan on Mar 5 2013 02:40am