CONGRATULATIONS on 200 days ! !!! Woooohoooo ! !!! I ' m so happy for you ! Have a wonderful day and Happy Thanksgiving my friend . xo <| sep |> From a veteran to a n 00 b no offense haha , I ' ve got some tips and tricks for ya long post ahead ! 1 . Don ' t ever try to overjudge how far buckshot shotguns will shoot . Chances are you ' ll have had 3 shots on a guy at a PDW distance and he still won ' t be dead . Slugs , flechettes , and especially frag rounds excel at longrange in shotguns . I recommend semiautosmagazine fed shotguns like the Saiga 12 K for maximum effectiveness . 2 . Remember that unlike with magazine fed weapons , individual shellfed shotguns can have their reloads interrupted so you can shoot people that come into view . Very handy when you want to top off but know there could be some more enemies coming . 3 . Sniper rifles perform best at distance of course with a slow and steady shooter . You ' re able to hold your breath to steady your shot , or use a bipod but you ' ll need a solid surface to set up on . I recommend getting the straight pull bolt attachment instead of a bipod , as it allows you to keep your eyes on your targets instead of having to zoom out after each shot . 4 . The best sniper rifles in the game are 1 The M 98 B for its fastest bullet velocity , 2 The Gol Magnum for its fastest boltpull backround rechamber time , and 3 the SR 338 for its longrange semiauto suppression capabilities . Keep in mind , the SR 338 functions most like a DMR rather than a sniper , and you ' ll be able to put on high magnification scopes as opposed to a maximum of a 4 x sight on a regular DMR . 5 . Spot , spot , and oh , spot ! The more enemies you spot , the easier it is for you and your team mates to take them down . They not only appear with that fancy triangle over their heads in person , but as a visible signature on your minimap . Very helpful if you saw an enemy , weren ' t able to get a shot off , but did manage to spot him , as both you and your team now know where he is . 6 . Relocation . No matter what class you play as , if you kill anything , whether it be a group of enemies or even a radio respawn beacon , expect to have a retaliating force headed your way to finish you off . As soon as you ' ve finished what you came to do , immediately go to a different location and A Hide and wait for the enemy to find you and get the jump on them , or B Set down a claymore if you have one or just blindly fire in their direction while running back to your team for assistance . Most of the time , they ' ll think you were running away alone and get mowed down by your new backup . Hope this helped , I had to learn a large majority of these tactics myself and from watching my own kill cams , lol . Good luck with your Battlefield 4 career , soldier !