Hi! New guy here.

[facepoppies]

So, I prepurchased Assault Squad yesterday after reading that rock, paper, shotgun review. I am... Well I am typically not good at these sorts of games. I sucked horribly at CoH. But I read in the review that this is one of the awesomest coop games ever made, so I had to get it.

What will be a good way for me to learn how to play? Are there vets online who help out noobs in coop and stuff?

[SalamanderX]

I'm a bit of a noob too but I'm sure there are people out there. I prefer the single player myself because then I'm not tied to the pc for the duration.

But all I can say is "ouch" because this is harder than CoH, you have to treat every unit like its gold and theres a lot more of them so you'll have to consider this a game you'll lose a bunch before you win.

[DMS.Instinct]

If you play coop, it's best you start off with easy and some friends, or join a game with more players.

It's recommended to play the Introduction mission which will guide you through the basic elements of the game. Then you can have a look at the guides written by other users:
http://www.digitalmindsoft.eu/forums/viewforum.php?f=149

The game can be a tough nut to crack, but it will keep you entertained for a very long time if you play with the right sort of people who help you getting into it.

[deathstalker242]

I have 500 hours of time logged playing this game through steam(including 50 hours of red tide time) and i still suck at it... If it wasnt so darned fun the few times that i was able to pat myself on the back after an extremely rare victory i would have given it up long ago. But despite how unbelievably tough it is on anything but the easy setting its worth playing. And for the MP games... Even when i get my ♥♥♥ kicked i still get in the odd AT Nade on top of an enemy Super Heavy tank that just makes my day.

[Simon_Love]

If you play coop, it's best you start off with easy and some friends, or join a game with more players.

It's recommended to play the Introduction mission which will guide you through the basic elements of the game. Then you can have a look at the guides written by other users:
http://www.digitalmindsoft.eu/forums/viewforum.php?f=149

The game can be a tough nut to crack, but it will keep you entertained for a very long time if you play with the right sort of people who help you getting into it.

Thanks for the link, DMS.Instinct :D

[Wonder Pants]

Press backspace and turn slow down time. In missions with lots happening all at once i find it a must, and i usually slow it alllll the way down to 1. The AI is a beast which can make hundreds of decisions/actions per second, you are merely human :P

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This is if you're practising single player!