Expecting the unexpected is part of the game's nature, and Sineva's passive trait reduces that possibility. With protection against enemies shooting from behind, I can focus on going to a safe spot and devising a counterattack strat

The G17 sacrifices everything a good single-shot pistol has for a slightly better fire rate. It feels like a "last resort" because of the mediocre control and a death sentence if the enemy has a G18 or

I'll take my chances in a head-on fight, but I don't have many options if someone shoots my back. Sure, they can shoot my legs to do more damage, but usually, people target the torso. That's what scares me the most in the Operations m

Even though my first go at Havoc Warfare ended in a loss, my second attempt at the mode went a lot smoother as I got to grips with how to use each Operator’s abilities. At one point, I took out a hallway of enemies with D-Wolf’s grenades, and in another, I managed to fire off Luna’s sonar arrow to reveal which part of the map the enemy team was trying to chokehold. Hawk Ops’ general gameplay isn’t too groundbreaking in the genre, but the Operators do help it feel distinct and satisfying.

The FPS genre might not be my favourite in gaming (it’s platformers, in case you were wondering), but it’s one I still have a lot of love for. From Medal of Honor and Overwatch to Titanfall and Team Fortress 2 , I’ve put a lot of time into shooters over the years, and have given pretty much all of them a good old-fashioned college try.

This tier highlights the cream of the crop among Delta Force's weapons catalog . You'll usually find half of the lobby using these guns, and for good reason — their time-to-kill (or TTK) has virtually no competition , and you can even make them "laser-like" with the right loado

Whichever mode you play, whether it's Warfare or Operations, there are chokepoints that you need to be wary of. Once held, unless you use an AoE skill or grenade, it's hard to clear them. That's why having a skill covering an entire corner is n

This is where the weapons start getting dicey . You'll notice a lot of them are way too niche, have clear outlying weaknesses, or are plain inferior copies of guns in the higher tiers. These factors come into effect when you're playing Warfare, and they'll regularly keep you underneath the top performers because of their negati

The AKM prides itself on being a familiar weapon, and its powerful yet untamed nature is already a staple. With accuracy-improving attachments , the end result works extremely well in open environme

There's barely any time to heal properly in Warfare. However, healing matters a lot in the Operations mode . The faster you get back on your feet, the faster you can get to the enemy or back off from a fi

Right off the bat, the most important thing to note about Hawk Ops is that it nails its gunplay, which feels weighty and satisfying. Considering Team Jade’s past with Call of Duty Mobile, I expected it to be similarly twitchy and fast-paced, but it’s more in line with Battlefield ’s heavier and more realistic feel.

While I like to think that I’m well-versed, there are a few gaps in my FPS resume, such as Goldeneye and Quake , that I’ve intended to play but simply never found the time. The same can’t be said for Delta Force strategy Force, a series of critically acclaimed tactical shooters from the ‘90s and early ‘00s that flew under my radar to the point that I was unaware it even existed.

I suggest checking out streamers for the gun builds and seeing what they run. You don't necessarily need to run 500-700K guns if you don't have the budget and experience. But I recommend importing those gun codes, learning about their calibrations and attachments' benefits, and curating your bu

With the A-tier weapons, you won't regret using your Weapon XP cards to upgrade them, but there are a few visible caveats. The guns are either highly dependent on particular maps and playstyles or underpowered to the point that they need attachments to cover up their weakness

Sure, you can put on some essential attachments and close the distance against enemies so that you don't whiff bullets at range; however, if you're into long-range fights or shoot at sight, the M7 will require heavy investm

I recently had the chance to go hands-on with Hawk Ops at a preview event that let me try out two of its three distinct game modes while chatting to Team Jade's studio head Leo Yao about bringing the series back. The first of Hawk Ops' core modes is a more traditional multiplayer shooter experience called Havoc Warfare, which is essentially Delta Force’s answer to Battlefield’s Conquest mode and features two large teams either trying to take control of or defend points around a map.

Three or four shots and the enemy is down, and if they're headshots, enemies will barely have any time to react since it'll instantly knock them down. With access to multiple ammo types, you can also use it in Easy mission mo