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Good old Remington…is the ACR MW3′s most popular assault rifle?

I haven’t been going as strong with Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer since I’ve been spending most of my time these last several days trying to accomplish two things: 3-star all Modern Warfare 3′s Special Ops missions and beat Gears of War 3 on Insane difficulty. I succeeded in the Special Ops missions (the last few were pretty rough), and am now trying to beat Gears of War 3 on Insane before 12/25 as per Tom Cruise. I’m trying to fulfill his Impossible Mission! But, other than that, I have been spending time with Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, and am going to spend this week’s entry discussing my thoughts on my favorite (and sometimes least favorite) weapons, equipment, and attachments for Team Deathmatch play.

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Recon is one of the strongest new Perks in Modern Warfare 3

Skyrim, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 sit on my game shelf sealed. Uncharted 3 sits in my Playstation 3 and I’ve literally forced myself to play the game but always quit after completing one chapter. I’ve made it about halfway through that game. All four of these titles are big games that I would be totally stoked to play, if I wasn’t so into Modern Warfare 3.

It’s crazy – I cannot tear myself away from Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer – even knowing that I should be playing through and beating those other single player games quickly so I can sell them, but I cannot resist the allure of turning on Modern Warfare 3 any moment I have time to game. cmfl3x is probably the same way, since it seems like he’s playing it nearly as much as I am! (We’re each probably closing in on 40 hours logged in the multiplayer) In any case, since all I’m playing is Modern Warfare 3 these days, I’ll probably be posting Modern Warfare 3 themed entries through the rest of this month. For this week, I’ll share my thoughts on the Perks specifically from a Team Deathmatch point of view.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launch in Australia

I still remember years ago how I first tried out the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta, and was completely blown away. I think I even ran around getting beta invites for friends because I thought it was so awesome. Modern Warfare 2, again, blew me away and I definitely had some good times with those. Now Modern Warfare 3 is here today, and I’m pumped once again. World at War and Black Ops? Forget it – Modern Warfare is where it’s at. Surprisingly, there’s a lot of things that have changed for Modern Warfare 3, so I compiled some information and wrote something up so those of you that are going to be getting into Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer can start thinking about how you want to best get into it.

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The Terran wall-in allows Terran players to rush Reapers with little repercussion.

Up next in my series of Starcraft 2 strategy articles is how to attack and defend against Terran Reapers in the early game. Even with the recent patch that increased the amount of time to produce Reapers from a Barracks, they are still quite effective in the early game when used the right way. Hit the jump if you want to learn how to use the Terran Reaper unit effectively or to better defend against them in the early game for multiplayer matches.

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Proxy Gateways allow your Zealots to potentially overwhelm an opponent’s base early.

With Starcraft 2 still continuing to take up my limited gaming time these days, I decided that I would write up a few more strategy articles for the early game that can help some of you out. The first such article I’m going to kick off with today is how to perform and defend against a Protoss Proxy rush – be it Photon Cannons or Gateways. This article will apply to both 1v1 and team games. Hit the jump if you’re interested in learning more about this early game strategy for Protoss.

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Starcraft 2 has several multiplayer modes. What should you play first when you start?

As someone with over 300 games in Starcraft 2 retail under my belt (and even more if you count the beta), I am still running into some friends and readers that are just starting out with Starcraft 2′s multiplayer and may wonder what’s the best way to start (and get better) at multiplayer: 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4? In all honestly, all of these matchup types are  different, and can each be a great learning experience depending on the type of player you are. I have a general recommended order though, and I will discuss the positives and negatives of each mode if you want to start Starcraft II multiplayer.

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Mass Vikings and Battlecruisers can give Zerg air a very bad day.

Considering that several Starcraft 2 3v3 mid-game options can successfully carry into the end-game, I have consolidated the 3v3 end-game for all three races into this one article. I realize that it may be difficult to find the various Starcraft strategy articles that I have written up, so I will link them again here for your convenience:

Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy – Some Basic Multiplayer Tips
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: Defensive Early Game Builds
Stracraft 2 3v3 Strategy: The Protoss Mid-Game
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: Terran Mid-Game
Starcraft 2 3v3 Strategy: The Zerg Mid-Game
Going Up Against the Protoss’s Overpowered Void Ray

If you’ve read through all of those articles already, hit the jump for my next article on the 3v3 end game.
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When in doubt about what to do for the Zerg mid-game, just mass Hydralisks.

For my series of mid game Starcraft 2 team strategy articles, I’ve saved my most difficult race to play for last: Zerg. Protoss is easy for me to understand, Terran was tough at first but now I understand, and Zerg…well Zerg I now understand as well but like most Starcraft players, feel that even after understanding the Zerg race, it’s still tough to play with them – especially against Terran. But, don’t let that dissuade you as a Zerg team player. Read on for different army types you can go with Zerg in the mid game.

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When I play Terran in team games, I love using the Siege Tank + Marine combo for mid-game.

Up next in my series of Starcraft 2 strategy articles is how to play Terran’s mid-game effectively for team-based play. Back in the beta, Terran was the hardest race for me to learn, since I felt that the Terran units changed most considerably from the first game to the second compared to the other races. I also didn’t quite embrace the power of tanks back in the beta. But now in retail, playing as random, I think I have more wins as Terran than either Protoss or Zerg, so I have to say I’ve come along way. Hit the jump to read up on the viable strategies for the Terran mid-game.

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My Immortals here are about to completely tear apart a bunch of Stalkers.

Originally I thought that I would fit my 3v3 mid-game strategy writeup for all three races in one entry, but because I have so much to say about each race (and little else to blog about these days), I’ve decided to spread the races out to different entries.

With Protoss being the easiest race for me to play as well as a few buddies interested in learning how to play the Protoss, I decided to write about the Protoss mid-game first. If you’re interested in how to play the Protoss mid-game, take a look!

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