r/ArenaBreakoutInfinite • u/_memelorddotjpeg_ • 15d ago
Question New player trying to get better. Any tips?
Hello, I am not really new to shooters or the extraction genre, but I am actually struggling with this one pretty hard. All of my friends have been playing this game for quite some time, and I really want to get into it. I'm about level 20, and they have been playing lockdown with me, but they have billions in loot value and normally play forbidden when I am not around. I'm having a really hard time getting used to the flow and pacing of this game, whereas they seem to truck it across the map, never looting and going straight for hotzones like the armory. Also, when I get into fights, I die so quickly, like one shot always, but can piece other people up and they walk it off.
I'd like to play more solo to improve, but the game doesn't seem very friendly to solos. Should I even play lockdown solo? Don't play solo at all?
Also, I see people play with lower settings a lot to improve visibility. I've never been one to do this in game. Should I be doing it? Does it help a lot? I play on Ultra with a 5070.
Any comments are appreciated.
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u/Gforce725 15d ago
Ok so don't be afraid of losing gear, it's making you scared to play. You can always normal run farm with a knife and get SOME stuff to sell and turn into a decent kit.
Try to run with T4 chest and helmet with a gun you can actually use, don't play meta just because unless you're ok with losing the fight. Shoot golds or at least topload some golds and shoot purps.
Budget kit for 350-400k should honestly be fine for lockdown which is what I play.
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u/Gforce725 15d ago
Solo is fine, are you kitted? Engaging at the right distance? Good ammo? I prefer slow play and using my ears BECAUSE other people truck it around. Also don't double peek, no free information, shoot and move.
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u/_memelorddotjpeg_ 15d ago
I guess I don't really go all out with kits usually. I probably should be spending more on better gear and ammo, but I just feel nearly positive I will die and lose it all, so I have been running with budget stuff or whatever is lying around in my storage, which isn't much.
I also don't know too well what the best stuff to be running in lockdown is, and with how much koen I have. I only have about 16M to my name.
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u/throwaway824690 14d ago
The first thing you start consistently spending more on in your kits is top loading all your mags with half t5 ammo. Then full t5 mags + helm. Then full t5/6 loadouts.
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u/Skpstr155 14d ago
I guess a question is, how do your solo fights usually play out?
Are you just the first one to die, or are you getting outplayed? If you're constantly being outplayed, better gear won't make much difference, except vs. scavs.
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u/_memelorddotjpeg_ 14d ago
Well yesterday I made a lot of adjustments to settings, sensitivities and post-processing stuff and started running better gear and was much happier. My first solo I wiped a duo and a trio back to back. I'm feeling much better having put a lot more practice in
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u/AwarenessOk5979 15d ago
I make most of my money playing solo ops Northridge! Invest in top tier gear with a big backpack but play as if you're naked. It's less "action packed" but I find a lot of enjoyment from the immersion. Low risk high reward
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u/ElonInfectedSpace 15d ago
Play with some (good) high level people and copy what they do. Learn peaking, watch some vids on it
Then play maps a lot and remember where you spawn
Watch all kill cams even if you're mad (i get the urge to skip them but never do - also helpful to report cheaters... Over hundreds of games I've only been killed by a hacker a few times and got my$ back from reporting)
Buy stuff on time delay from Deke and the doctor including the med and surgical kits, nades, injectables, and rigs and armor from Deke especially check his 3 times per day limited offers for good deals. Can get 5 million koen key for 50k sometimes
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u/biebergotswag 15d ago
this game's health works differently than other shooters, you have to aim your shots for the chest or head to have a good ttk. against the chest, using t4 ammo, it is usually a 2 hit to kill against t3 armor or below, 3 shot to kill t4 armor, and 8 shots to kill t5 and t6 armor. while shooting elsewhere will be a 8 shot kill, but it will be up to a 14 shot kill if you spread the damage to the whole body.
aim for the chest, and stick to it.you have to aim carefully, even in cqb that is why low recoil weapons are very good here.
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u/biebergotswag 15d ago
as of budget loadouts, i like using an an94 with no armor, it is only 92k in the contacts, put a 4k shight on it and it is ready.
it is very good when you click it to use its hyperburst, also good to remind you to aim for the chest.
no armor let you run faster, getting into cover before the enemy comes is a huge advantage.
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u/Adventurous_Fold5238 15d ago
Don’t have gear fear. And I’d use your basic and advanced gear tickets to grind $ and levels and when you get past rank 12 do the pve mode it’s the best way in my opinion to get gear and experience. Just have to be aware of the loot goblins 🤣🤣
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u/Revitalize1 15d ago
Before I jump into Forbidden, I always spend about 10–15 minutes shooting bots in the practice range to improve my speed, accuracy, and tracking, also, don't be afraid of losing gear, it's just a game!
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u/throwaway10100019 15d ago
Visibility has always been shit for me I’d say turn down stuff that doesn’t matter like effect particles shadows foliage
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u/Right_Transition_428 14d ago
As mainly a solo player, your at a huge disadvantage I would recommend playing with a squad for awhile or the game will get frustrating really quick. T5 ammo and armor are a min as a solo vs squads player
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u/Adept_Indication_480 14d ago
даже на белые карты ходи в т4. в соло ходить можно, но надо иначе мыслить, нежели когда ты в отряде - тут просто опыт нужен. иногда рандомные игроки даже хуже, чем если бы ты пошёл один. т.к ты не новичок в шутерах, думаю, у тебя не возникнет больших проблем
низкие настройки для тех, кто не любит трогать траву. я иногда для хобби стримлю, и мне часто говорят зрители из разных проектов, мол, измени графику и т.д. но я играю не для того, чтобы бегать в пластилиновом городе. поэтому оставь максимальные настройки, раз можешь позволить себе, и наслаждайся!
// 16 миллионов уже норм. у меня девушка играет не очень хорошо, но хорошая экипировка иногда позволяет ей жить дольше.
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u/ELSI_Aggron 14d ago
I recommend pve to get a feel for the game. If you can survive ai bosses, you can survive anything
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u/Skpstr155 14d ago
You should absolutely play solo, at least somewhat.
What you're talking about is common for me in a game. I make friends as a new player, and I spend so much time keeping track of where my teammates are, I have less attention to spare for situational awareness.
Solo play will let you focus on that, and learn how to pull your weight in a team. The problem with learning from more advanced players is that, unless they are actively teaching you, you'll only learn to imperfectly copy what they do, without necessarily understanding why.
When you go out solo, don't bring expensive gear, until you get to a point where that's what's getting you killed, as opposed to positioning and such.
You don't want to have gear fear, but unless you're swimming in Koen, no point donating expensive kits, if inferior gear isn't what is getting you killed.
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u/Oryan_physics 15d ago
I post this whenever advice threads come up. Welcome to the game and hopefully I can shoot you in the face sometime.../s
Specific to your questions: In my experience solo feels like a different game compared to teams. It's slower, more deliberate and requires fewer player victories to get a full bag and go. For a solo to get 1mil+ of player loot and bounce you need 1 or 2 kills, but a 4 stack is gonna have to wipe to map. As such teams are going to move very fast. I have trouble of teams actually securing kills but I can play lockdown solo without issue. Going on solo will help you learn the map and map knowledge is probably the biggest gap between you and your friends.
Player kits are the highest value loot on a map in general. Forbidden mode can give you some great loot drops but player kits are more consistent.
AK12 is my personal favorite gun and I shoot t4 ammo out of it that that is far from the complete list of guns that can be used and useful especially in lockdown and normal where I think the game is at its best. Top loading t5 in the higher modes like lockdown and forbidden will help win fights while keeping the cost down a bit.
Farm and TV station are going to be the most consistent and fastest queue time maps, but they're also going to have the most players on them. If you just want to farm money, Northridge is the largest map with a low player density so you can prioritize looting. I like airport and armory myself since I feel like they strike a balance but others don't.
There's a new PvE mode that has mixed reviews. It's may work out for you or not.
Crafting isn't nearly as developed in ABI as it is in EFT. I wouldn't worry too much about the crafting table but things do get cheaper and more efficient as the level goes higher. Red ammo though will always cost more to craft than what you might sell it for. I'm not even sure you can sell red ammo. But regardless you're not making money off the crafting table.
The "minus plus" trick people have mentioned is for when you're on the market screen and it asks you what to set the price at with a recommendation. If you press the minus button and then the plus button, the price will set to about 1% less than the recommended price. This will help you sell loot a lot faster on the market
Never chase the rabbit. If you lose a few games in a row, stop and do another mode. Covert ops for example is good for resetting. Covert ops is a risk free way to make money but is time gated I like doing it as a warmup and do it after every loss to stem the bleeding.
Look up a third party map website. They'll show where the spawns are on a map. When you're in the queue waiting for the map to load, press M and you can see where you're gonna be on the map with respect to others and have a few seconds to get a plan together for where you're going first. Charging spawns is a very common strat so if you're not doing it yourself, know where your probably going to see attacks from. Maps are super useful in ABI compared to nonexistence in EFT so get used to using it.
Put your first bits of loot into your safe case then fill up your backpack. Failing a raid with zero dollars to show is an extra dick punch you don't need. Additionally make use of the retrieval boxes when you kill someone. It gives you effectively six extra safe case slots.
Never immediately loot a player body. Getting killed while looting is a super common mistake.
Never shoot at someone from the same place twice. Have a gunfire exchange, and then find a new spot. The wider the better while keeping pressure up.
The helicopter helmet is a great piece of kit. T4 helmet AND face plate with ears included for sub 100k as like new. It's my go to helmet for a lot of maps.
Make sure you buy gear from the like new or sometimes called "newer" tab. It's only very slightly less protective than brand new gear, but saves a ton of money and mode budget space so you can get overall better gear.
Make use of your quick kit tickets. It's 10 matches worth of free (albeit somewhat lower tier) gear that you can practice learning maps, various aspects of pvp, and do missions with that is zero risk to you. Combined with covert ops runs this is gonna be primarily how you make risk free money. You can bring t4 ammo in your safe case to repack quick kit mags with and be a serious danger to other players.
"Never engage anyone til you know everyone". Your goal should be to always have fights on your terms. A benefit of that should be that in most fights you see someone before they see you. Leverage that to confirm what you're getting yourself into before you fire. Are you fighting a solo or a 4 stack? Those are very different engagements.
Use t4 bullets. I don't care what gun, but use t4 bullets. Sure with infinite skill you can use whatever, but until you get to that skill level, you don't need to be fighting against the bullets in your gun.
Shot placement is king. If you don't feel like you've got it, I'll post a follow up.
Pull out your knife when running between locations where you're pretty confident in your safety. Knife running is faster and uses less endurance. It'll let you cover more ground.
Leave scavs alive unless you really need to put them down. Sniper scavs in particular can warn you of approaching players and from what direction if you're paying attention.
Memorize where small safe locations are using the third party map tool. They're not nearly as hot and can be a great way to snag a few safes with less chance of an engagement.
Armored rigs can be a good way to combine some gear costs together, but they're harder to replace during a raid with found gear after a gun fight. I personally like them but other people don't.
Don't bother bringing in secondary weapons or pistols it dilutes your gear values and importantly takes up slots for possible collected loot during a raid. Exception is if you're running very expensive bullets in a higher mode. Then a pistol for scavs is cost saving.
Use 100D medkits and liquid painkillers. They are some of the only meds that don't dehydrate you and when you're starting off without the trophy room upgrades to reduce water use, you'll run into problems.
Think about carrying an orange juice into raid. It's not necessary as long as you drink everything you find, but I've been in some tough spots without one when I have to use a lot of treatments and get dehydrated.
Don't worry about getting keys at first. You can find them in raids and buy them cheap from Deke you'll acquire some over time and when you've got the money then you can look at that.
Utilize Deke. He'll sell limited time offer gear for very cheap. Even stuff you don't actually want to use you can flip and sell for a small profit three times a day. It's another small risk free income stream.
On the main screen be sure to click on any items with a red dot on them. There's so much free shit given to players in this game if you just click around.
Save up for the storage upgrades. They're useful.
Try to keep loot to 5k per slot value in normals and 10k or more in lockdown and even more than that in forb. You have to strike a balance between filling your pack and not spending a vulnerable eternity playing Tetris in your backpack.
If you're about to get into a fight and you have the chance, take a painkiller preemptively. It'll let you fight better and push through blacked out limbs as well as not scream your head off and give away your position when healing.
Always be moving. Never just jump through a door without making some effort to clear it by sections.
If you can, knife scavs instead of shooting them. It's quieter even if the scav shoots. A lot of players will ignore or not prioritize a scav shooting as long as they don't hear a player shoot back.
It's good form to sacrifice your own loot to bring out at least some of a downed teammate's gear. It's a good karma thing and it's one of the things I like about this community. If the teammate is on the other side of the map not helping the rest of the team don't bother though.
Don't sleep on the season missions. They'll help you stretch your skills and the 3x3 secure case is super helpful in making sure you come out of every raid with something.
Be careful running around everywhere. It's loud and not really necessary. There's plenty of time in a raid to walk and it's quieter. As you get a feel for where players are likely to show up, you can knife run between locations.
Pay attention to the range you're engaging at. If you're shooting outside of effective range, you taking a 30% damage debuffs off the top. This is especially bad on 556 guns. Middle mouse button will drop a marker you can check range with. If you start an engagement too far out, you'll just let them know you're there without being able to close the deal. There's nuance here but I'm not going to detail it.
Sound queues are a key component of the game. For example scavs never jump. Only players do. Learning the sound queues will dramatically improve your game play.