MW3: Search and Destroy Tactics

I don't play much Search and Destroy, but a lot of people do. Search is the fourth most popular game mode in MW3, but Why? Is it the high XP per kill? The slow paced game-play? The teamwork required to win? Today I'm going to tell you two reasons why many people play search, and two reasons why I don't play Search.

The first reason why a lot of people play Search is the high XP per kill. In search you obtain 500 points per kill, and 1100 for a head-shot. There is also big bonuses for planting the bomb. The high XP numbers give people the illusion that they are gaining a lot of XP, when they are really gaining about as much as they would in Domination.

The second reason why many people play search is because they think it is a game mode that takes skill, when in reality, it is the opposite. In Search and Destroy, your lives are very limited, thus making each death more rage-inducing then in a game type like Domination. When you get killed by a grenade off the spawn, and don't have a chance to help your team, it is very annoying. So Search and Destroy doesn't take skill to win, it mostly luck, because if you are lucky you can pick a lot of easy kills. Luck in search can be as simple as a triple grenade kill, or a lucky throwing knife. Luck plays a huge role in Search due to lives being so limited.

The first reason why I don't play Search is because it amplifies bull-shit. Such as portable radar, if someone throws a portable radar near you, you won't know. The person will know exactly where you are and you won't know where they are, making for an easy kill. Another example is snipers. If a sniper pulls off a lucky shot, that I could not control, it makes me very frustrated with the game.(and that player) To conclude this point, Search results in more annoying tactics that don't give me a chance to help my team win.

The last reason I hate Search is because of the way the objective is setup. When on defense, you only have to find a good piece of cover, and camp the bomb sites. When attacking you must overcome campers, and plant the bomb, which makes a lot of noise and anyone with a headset can easily wait for the briefcase to be opened, then pop out of hiding and kill the planter. The last part I hate about the objective is that the bomb is visible to the defenders. This makes for a game of camping as soon as the defenders find and kill the bomb carrier.

All in all Search isn't my cup of tea, tell me in the comments below what you think of Search. Why do you play it? Why don't you play it? As always, if you want to see more great content subscribe on the right via E-mail, Google, or Yahoo.