Team Ball

Team Ball is a team variant of the oddball type. In order to win the match, your team must hold the ball for a collective time of two minutes. Weapon settings are on default. There may be up to 8 teams fighting for the ball at a time.

Overview
The time that the ball is held by each player contributes to the total score. For example, suppose the following the game scenario:

Red Team
LegendaryMark  - 0:14

CoB PEZ        - 0:09

CoB Krypto     - 0:07

Blue Team
CoB Zervon     - 0:20

Sigafoos       - 0:04

Brathnok       - 0:03


 * Red Team has a total score of 30 seconds.
 * Blue Team has a total score of 27 seconds.
 * Red Team is in the lead by 3 points. This is the same for most Oddball/King of the Hill games.

Strategy
The best way to win is to play as a team.

If the ball carrier decides to stay in one place:
 * The other teammates should guard all entrances to the ball carrier.
 * The ball carrier should be moving as quickly as possible to a safe, guarded area.
 * The others should watch his/her back and basically act as a meat shield.

When holding ball:
 * Remember that you have a marker over you all the time.
 * Therefore your enemies can always see you and know where you are.
 * Going out into the open isn't always a good idea.
 * Tactics and communication with your team is essential.
 * Going into close-quarter areas helps, as you can simply attack enemies with the ball for one-hit kills.
 * Hover over a drop where you can die (like on Lockout or Elongation). Once the other team kills you the ball drops forward into the abyss and you will hear "play ball" as the ball respawns to its default location. This forces the other team to walk all the way to the ball spawn point, wasting time during your respawn.

When the opposing team has the ball:
 * Head straight for the marker leading to the ball carrier, no matter what.
 * Any time you can get the ball is crucial.
 * Even if you die two seconds after getting the ball, two seconds could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Related Pages

 * Oddball