Welcome to the first entry of Battlefield Royale, a segment which will contain all things Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 1943. Videos, editorials, hysterical comments on experiences that day, and just straight up fun is on the agenda here. Today will be a short tutorial on how to play the Assault class in Bad Company 2. Now, when you see this class you may think that it is all about the kills, but that is far from the case. This is just as much as a support class as the others, and here is why.

        Well let's just get this part out of the way, and that is handling an assault rifle. Unlike most other games you can't just hold down the trigger and hope to get big kills. That may be the case when you are up close to an enemy, but as the Assault class you will be want to keep a distance of mid-range anyway. You goal when shooting is to either get the kill in a few bullets or to weaken them enough for the Engineer to take them out (more on the Engineer in next post). Here is the golden rule when firing weapons in Battlefield, ALWAYS FIRE IN BURSTS! I can't stress this enough. Firing with the trigger held down will get you nowhere fast, so always remember that. If you die in a shootout, chances are this is the reason, so don't blame the game for your suckage!

     Secondly, as the Assault class you will have the job of resupplying your teammates constantly (do this by pressing right on the d-pad). Ammo goes fast in this game, and until you unlock the Increased Ammo Specialization later on, the initial three clips won't cut it. So in actuality, you are more likely going to run around resupplying people rather than just racking up a kill count. You will especially need to make sure the Engineer and Recon classes have all the ammo they need, because it is these guys that take out the tanks and APC's efficiently. And let's not forget all the points you will get for your effort in resupplying your team!

     And don't forget, you can resupply yourself as well!

     So let's go over what your key objectives are as the Assault class:

1. Kill enemies from mid-long distance/Weaken them for your teammates

2. Resupply nearby teammates when necessary

3. Make sure the teams Engineer and Recon classes have demolition ammo

     Well that covers this quicky tutorial on playing the Assault class. The next entry in the Battlefield Royale series will be a guide on the Engineer class, so stay tuned.

Bad Company 2 releases on Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3 March 2nd.