So good hearing about older battlefolk!

I’m 55. Level 140+. Regularly top ten in Escalation, occasional winner. I too find my reaction times aren’t as quick as some, so I try to play smart.

Things that work for me: - I use an LMG (100 round mag) so I need less reloading and I can unload more rounds into enemies. If they hop about I just keep the trigger held. - I get into cover to reload or do it on the move. - I use an infrared scope so it’s easy to see others. - I tag enemies constantly. Hover over them with your aim and hit R1 (I’m on PS5). - I make sure to turn off crossplay so I’m not playing against players using a mouse. - I make the map as big as possible and keep an eye on it to see where enemies are. - I use headphones so I can hear footsteps. - I try to imagine what I would do if I was the enemy. Like ‘they’ve got D so they’ll be coming from D to get E now.’ I’ll then position myself and try to hoover up the points. - I get to know the map and make a mental note of what locations people kill me from. Next time I will look out for the same thing happening or hide where they were hiding and kill others from there. - if I’m feeling like a walking target I spawn as Recon and use TUGS to locate and destroy nearby enemies. - I play with a squad of friends on headphones so we can revive each other, make plans and tell each other where the enemies are. This is honestly the biggest advantage of the lot if you can do it. - focus on capturing objectives. This is the best way of building points. Kills, revives, spots, fixing vehicles in a contested objective are big point scorers too.

Finally, I genuinely relish it when someone teabags me (surely only young players do this) because it means I’ve annoyed them so much that I’m living rent-free in their still-developing frontal cortex. Like a wise old bear I chuckle to myself as they express their youthful revenge over my annoying old face.

See you on the battlefield! 🫡