Assassin: Specializes in killing enemies quickly and silently, either from a long range with his sniper, or right up close with his melee weapons. Strengths: High attack power and crit chance. The best sniper in the game (the AWP) can one-shot headshot any class (barring the Tank with Iron Will, and at level 50, the assassin has a 50% chance to crit without any boosts (from stealth, etc.) Weaknesses: Most fragile class in the game, low ammo counts (not counting melee weps)so camping in a safe place is the only long-term survival option. Melee weapons leave the assassin too exposed, and will most likely get him killed.
-Strategies- With sniper: Camp near ammo, use the shadowblend perk to remain invisible until you can get a decent shot. If you're not worried about stealth, pick the Blur (or Vital Sight) perk. Blur will save your life and Vital Sight will make sure enemies go down. With melee wep: You have no choice but to use Shadowblend on this one. Stealth until an enemy comes by, then one-shot them quickly. Smokebomb is recommended, as you can get to other places without having to unstealth. How to Kill an Assassin: Either use your assassin to outrange them, or rush them as any other class. Jump and duck lot, it messes their aim up. Try to get them in range of your weapon, as it will most likely kill them very quickly. Suggested Loadouts for Assassin: Melee: Best Melee Weapon you have Best Single-Shot Pistol (or Cyclone if you want) -Shadowblend or Blur -Smokebomb Tactic: Stealth, kill, tele, repeat. Or, if you're using Blur, wait on ledges and ambush enemies. A good place to ambush is the Cavern stage (with the fountain of water in it). Sniper: Best Sniper (or just your preferred; it doesn't matter that much) Best SMG you have (for close combat situations) Shadowblend or Vital Sight (or Blur if you want) Smokebomb (or preferred KS) Tactic: Stay in one place and kill anyone you see. A good place to camp would be the upper-left corner of Foundry; it has a good view and ammo. -LEVEL GRINDING- CTF on Foundry. 1:2 Team Ratio (so 4 on their team, 2 on yours). Don't go after the flag; just play defensive sniper and kill anyone you can as they cross or before they cross the lava pit. Set enemies to whatever you like. Also a good strategy on the train, especially when you get the right side as your base.
