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Titanfall 2 Bounty Hunting Is a Special Mode

Titanfall 2 has a lot of game modes; Attrition, Mixtape, Amped Hardpoint, Last Pilot Standing, Pilots Vs. Pilots, Coliseum, etc. After playing through a number of them in the last episode I have to say the most fun one in my personal opinion is Bounty Hunt. It manages to make fighting the opposing team take strategy and it becomes who can cause more damage first. In this episode, I take on a Bounty Hunt game that may not get too intense but still manages to be tons of fun.

Luckily for this episode that was oddly absent in the first recording is me and my team jumping into the battlefield. This is one of the coolest parts of Titanfall, you start the match jumping off a helicopter. It’s a really small thing but having the commander of your choice hype you up while looking at your fellow teammates is a harrowing start to a match. After a small speech and swig of a stiff drink, we jump feet first into hell. How every game hasn’t copied this or at least put their spin on it blows my mind.

Boomtown Is an Appropriately Named Map

On the map BoomTown, the first wave’s bounty always starts in the middle on the top of the bridge that gaps the town. A quick sprint over there, jumping through the window of the adjacent building allows a perfect vantage point. I don’t think the ninja star helped at all but gunning down specters and grunts allows me to accumulate some early points.  Thus giving me a Map Hack nice and early, this allows me and my team to see where all the enemy Pilots are.

Ninja Stars Always Get the Job Done

Getting gunned down doesn’t deter me as I jump up to the top of the nearest building, getting one kill but instantly dying again. This actually happens a couple of times and my money takes a big hit, still want to help by cashing in 20 bucks anyhow. I’ve never actually seen a player use a phase shift so it was surprising to me and I had no counter. Getting a quick kill after I spawn allows me to call my first Titanfall of the match as well as the first for my team. Legion and I are determined to take out the bounty Titan that dropped codenamed “Keen”.  Unloading my whole clip doesn’t help but man seeing all those numbers fly upward is rewarding.

Unfortunately, I get double-teamed by the bounty Titan and an enemy which means I don’t last very long and don’t have time to eject.  But it works out as I spawn close to a Bank to deposit the little amount of money I have. First I ninja star a Titan in the face, which is super cool. Get off a few Thunderbolt shots on some enemies before I get killed again. Spawning on the middle bridge allows me to make some quick gains to my Titanfall and I call it in post-haste. Pulling a 1080 degree turn I proceed to run near the fresh batch of grunts that just dropped in.

Crunch, Crunch, Crunch

Running them down in my giant Titan is its reward. Rinse and repeat until everyone is dead and the banks are opened once again. This allows me to Bank about 400 dollars, which makes my team’s lead even bigger. Right back to the Titan and across the bridge to the enemy. Pop the Smart Core ability; hurling a ton of bullets into an enemy Titan and causing them to nuclear eject. Run out the blast radius, activate the electric smoke, grab the battery at my feet and mercilessly unload a full clip into a new enemy Titan.  Unsurprisingly I don’t survive that.

Foxtrot Meet Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt Meet Foxtrot

Turning my attention to the new Bounty Titan “FoxTrot” I can make some easy money.  Mixing the Thunderbolt and the ninja star is a stellar matchup. Spawning with my Titanfall allows me the defense to cash what little I have after dying so many times in a row. Gunning down a Titan, nuclear ejecting is all well and good but missing the drop onto the third was real ruff. It could have been an awesome trifecta yet I blew it.

There’s No Escape for Failure

Focusing on the grunts to gather another Titanfall does not work well for me. Dropping the Titan right into the middle of battle causes my shield and health to vanish at an accelerated rate. Then the enemy Titan places the Gatling gun in my chest and blows me to pieces. Thankfully we have a fairly big lead on the enemy and are able to walk across the finish line. Clearing up the runners and destroying their escape is all business, I swear. All in all super fun match; got a level up and some new banners/weapon skins.

Titanfall 2 has a stellar multiplayer

Titanfall 2 is just a stellar game and I’m incredibly happy to see that since the November 30th update more and more people are playing.  Since Angel City was added via the update they have a 24/7 grab bag game mode. I dive right into that mode as it was easily one of if not my favorite map from the original Titanfall.  Surprisingly after searching for a match, I instantly get into a game in progress; thankfully it’s still early.  My teams winning 20 to 0 in a Hardpoint match and I want to keep it that way.

Hardpoint Is Just so Much Fun

Hardpoint is where two teams battle to control multiple points on the map.  This usually boils down to three locations.  You move to one of the three points and sit on it until a bar fills completely.  Thus you claim the point and gain points, the more spots you hold the more points you get.  The cool thing about Titanfall 2 is that once you grab a point you can Amp the point to gain even more points and add an extra layer of defense on top of that.  It’s super fun; that’s all I’m really trying to say here.

Starting off the match by rushing point B does not end all too well for me.  So I set my sights on point C and still manage to get gunned down on my first attempt. The second attempt though gets me inside with a few teammates and we take / amp the point, allowing us to make a nice lead by holding point B as well.  Grabbing the point allows me to call down my Titan and then the real fun of this game begins.

Prepare for Titanfall!

Even though I’m not the first person in the match to do so, it’s still enough to lay waste to the enemy.  Seeing that point A needs my help I transfer my attention and Titan to go help.  From there it’s Titan on Pilot combat.  I may not have the Smart Core but while taking the point I miss a Pilot completely but am still able to help take down an enemy Titan and secure as well as amp point A.  After this moving to point C causes some more Titans to be downed in my path.  I am put into the Doomed state and need to hide in order to finish capturing and amping point C.  

Bringing down a Titan

This works to my advantage though as I find a Titan that no one has entered yet.  Running up to it just as it lowers its shield allows me to go nuclear and eject into the sky.  This is one of the thrills of this game that never gets old. Everything is constantly exploding, gun battles are fast and it’s all effortless.  The wall-running, the jumping, the Titanfalls, and the gunplay all merge into a symphony of destruction that you’re placed at the center of. The cool part about blowing up my Titan is that I instantly gain another Titanfall immediately.

Down to the Wire / Match Highlights

Taking the victory in stride I rush an enemy Titan to rip out its battery and to help my team take it down.  From there I use my thunderbolt to help take down so other Titans and hold up in a cafe near the evacuation point.  Killing some Pilots and dooming some Titans is all in a day’s work.  This causes me to be at the top of the leader board for my team and a really close second for the whole match.  From there it’s leveling up and getting a new Boost to make sentries that destroy Titans.

Next, let’s focus on having a bounty hunting good time!