Well i mean let ' s be fair here . There are politicians who have been for decades whom are no better suited to being in charge of the country than these people . Not that i ' m condoning their appointment , but experience as a politician basically amounts to jack all concerning if they should be or not . <| sep |> As someone who plays a defender titan and seems to spend his entire life having to punch his way to the top , heres some things ive found that help me 1 . Map awareness . Always be looking for the flank or rear . Simply getting the jump on someone is always such a huge benefit to winning a CQC encounter . Try to avoid running head on into a fight as 95 % of people run a M 64 or equivalent these days , which means one hit instakill even if they tickle your foot with it . 2 . High ROF primary and special . This is really underrated for crowd control and allows for a quick follow up if you miss with a meleeslow ROF weapon . At close range you will be doing a lot more hip firingor loosely aimed firing to quickly finish or prime your target . Think Last Word , DOP , Soulstealers claw , Grasp , Clever Dragon etc etc . In terms of secondary , I have far more success using my chaperone then M 64 , but thats because I far more prefer the higher rof to save me if I miss a shot . You dont get that luxury with a low ROF shottie . This is going to depend on playlist . 3 v 3 ? Id use a low ROF shotgun , as its a lot easier to get the kill , and you spend more time on a 1 v 1 basis . 6 v 6 ? try high ROF , as you will have a lot of 1 v 2 , 1 v 3 encounters , and need those quick follow up shots . I absolutely love my Soulstealers Claw for supremacy . But its absolutely useless for anything other than close range encounters . 3 . Use vertical space . You seem to do that already , but if you lose sight of someone right on you , double jump and try to get that sight on them . If not 4 . Disengage . It may seem cowardly , but the amount of times ive just titan skated the hell outta dodge if I feel like Ive lost control of the encounter has helped my KD tremendously . 5 . Commit to the push . Hardest one for me to learn . This comes from map awareness and knowledge . If you know the map and can pre empt where people are coming and going , you will always catch them off guard in CQC and take them down . Dont hesitate , as its this surprise that wins these encounters . You will get more successful with this the more you get to know the way people move around the map as a game goes on . Its surprisingly linear , especially in 6 v 6 . 6 . Agility and armor are your friends for this playstyle . You want to be able to move and maneuver quickly , and be able to tank at least a few shots if possible . Dont prioritise recovery , as even with max recovery its not enough to get your health back if youre trying to fight 6 people at once . 7 . Sliding . Unbelievably handy with a shotgun . If youre going to run head on at someone , the only way you stand a chance is to slide and shoot . This is such a great tool for CQC . 8 . Know when to ADSHip fire . As a rule if youve caught someone off guard you have time to ADS and end them . If youre in a firefight in close and its chaotic , use slides and hip fire . Dont know how handy these are for you , but they work for me ! Good luck Guardian , let everyone in the universe catch these MUTHAFUCKIN hands !