This guide will give you an overview of the Elite mode and tips on how to play.

Elite is a 3vs3 mode (1vs3 rounds) with two opposing teams that alternately attack and defend.

• The match is won by the team that is the first to score 9 points with a gap of 2 points to the other team's score. So they have to have 2 points more (usually).
  
• If a team has a score of 9 but not 2 points more, then the match is expanded. In that case the first team reaching a score with 2 points more wins the match.
  
• Often there is a limit like 15 points. You also win the match if you reach this limit, no matter how many points the other team has, given that a round has finished (both teams had the same amount of turns).

• Each match has several rounds which are divided into two turns - if you win a turn you get 1 point.
  
• In one turn you are the attacking team and in the next one you are the defending team.
  
• The attacking team only consists of one attacker whereas the defending team consists of three defenders.

• If you play as the attacker you are the only one of your team playing at this moment. Your other two team members can only specate you. They are going to be attacker in one of the following rounds. The attacker role gets switched.
  
• Your goal is to capture the pole of the map or to eliminate all 3 defenders.
  
• The pole gets activated after 45 seconds and you have 15 seconds to capture it.

• If you play as a defender you have two other team mates.
  
• Your goal is to defend the pole of the map for 1min or to eliminate the attacker.
  
• At least one of the defenders has to survive to win the round.

• The attacker has 3 shields and every defender has 1 shield.
  
• If you get hit (regardless of weapon type) you lose one shield.
  
• At 0 shields you die.

• The attacker has a laser and every defender has rockets.
  
• The laser is a hitscan/insta-gib[en.wikipedia.org] weapon and has to reload every time you shoot it.
  
• Rockets are slow projectiles (compared to the laser) that are easy to dodge at long ranges. The advantage is that you can save up to 4 rockets and shoot them without reloading between your shots.

• Try to hit your enemy if they are jumping or flying because then they have a "fixed" flying path which they can hardly modify.
  
• Change your movement direction very suddenly and go a different way. It's like the countermeasure to the game sense of your opponent.
  
• Stay in motion and be ready to move in a certain direction at any time. If you stay still you are more easy to hit.
  
• Lower your mouse sensitivity. In most cases people play with a mouse sensitivity that is too high. It gets easier to hit (especially with the laser) if you lower it. After you get used to the new sensitivity you'll be able to be far more precise.

• Use your time! You have the stronger weapon and the defenders have to hide almost everytime. You only have a limited time before you can capture the pole. Try to eliminate the defenders before that.
  
• Be aware of how many rockets the enemy can fire in the next few seconds. Engage, if you know that they have to reload cause they don't have many rockets.
  
• Change your position. Try to kill the defenders from different positions and angles. Rockets are not that fast and can be dodged. If you stay at one location they can "spam" and may hit you.

• Hide yourself! The attacker has the stronger weapon and you have to hide almost everytime. He only has a limited time before he can capture the pole and you are far more dangerous at close range. Peek out of your cover and shoot one or two rockets and get back behind it.
  
• Try to hit the attacker before he can capture the pole. If they are capturing and still have all 3 shields the round is lost almost every time.
  
• Be aware of the attackers' movements and try to pre-shoot them. Shoot a rocket at a position they could probably be in 1-2 seconds and hope for a lucky hit. The keyword is "game sense" here.
  
• Save your rockets. Don't spam all of them (well.. it's situational but most of the time you shouldn't do it) because you will need them in specific situations that could happen every time (especially if it comes to the capturing of the pole).

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