Harvester Camping - full

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Harvester
Camping
SEALs

Set in a beautiful little village, harvester is just crawling with places that a good camper could exploit. The one thing that I must stress, however, even before I start the write-up of some useful spots, is Stealth. Even though that stealth is always of value when camping (In fact in most maps, you will get killed 95% of the time without stealth), In Harvester, you will get killed 99.99% of the time without it. Don’t believe me? Read on, and Find out for yourself. Notice that most of the spots I cover here are around the central house near the Terrorist spawn point. This is because a lot of the action happens here, and also because in smaller games, this is the only area available. The following are a couple of places that you can exploit:

As a SEAL:

· Ruins: When the map is larger, there are small ruins near a hill. This position has everything a camper could ever want: including physical cover, and some nice foliage in the bushes around it too. Although I find myself saying this throughout this article, I advise an assault rifle. This is because sometimes, you can get a little carried away when it comes to stalking your prey. This particular position can leave you exposed from the road that’s near it, which goes right past the ruins. If this happens, and an enemy starts firing on you, you will at least have a way to defend yourself. This spot is incredibly effective when the mode is set to “night”…Incredible being the understatement of the year.

· Small valley on SEAL side of the house – This clearing, in my opinion, is your best bet for a place to camp when the map has a limited amount of people, making the map smaller. This little valley had unlimited amounts of spaces to hide. In this position, be sure to carry something with nice range, like the M8. Silence is not essential here, although it is useful. Be sure to check for enemies on the small clearing directly in front of you…Snipers and campers alike like to hide there, so be aware of that.


As a Terrorist:

· The house: The large house near one of the terrorist spawn points is an excellent place to camp, mainly because, when done properly, it is difficult for the enemy to kill you. Although, truth be told, it is more effective to kill the people that walk BY the house, not the ones that happen to stumble on inside. For this particular position, I would recommend using the RA-14, with a suppressor. This is because of the suppressor. In a position like this, it is of vital importance to be stealthy, and not let your preys teammates know where you are…especially ones that are carrying sniper-rifles. Remember, silence will get you far in this spot.

· The bushy areas around the main house: These spots work best in combination with the spot above. If you are in the house, you can quickly and stealthily switch into a bush, or vice versa. This is useful if you are carrying a scope (not necessarily a powerful one), and are trying to pick off a guy you missed from your original vantage point. However, use it in moderation. If you move too much, snipers might see you. Use it only when you are sure you have nothing to fear.

· Rocky area around windmill: This is personally my favorite spot to camp when small amounts of people are playing, and the game is confined to that little space. Your best friend here is the cover that you are provided. Brave rushers often come waltzing in here, and often end up not seeing you, which is when you often find yourself popping a nice easy shot into their heads. What I also find quite useful here, is that if you find yourself missing the first few shots into him, and you are forced into a firefight, you can run around a bit, find a rock, go around and dive into some foliage. “Huh, where’d he go??” and then he gets a nice surprise square in the middle of his face.