How do you counter light swords?

[Hugs]

I'm hoping it's just me getting skill diffed and I can learn to counter them but I feel lost against them. Any tips on dealing with them as a medium?

[Walmart Balrog]

shoot them before they get in stabbing range

[Tolak]

Dont panic and shoot, theres weird auto aim with swords so they cant really dodge your ak

[Hugs]

Originally posted by Tolak:

Dont panic and shoot, theres weird auto aim with swords so they cant really dodge your ak

Bet tyty, I'm assuming that weird auto lock/aim is what causes them to fly past you/teamates when they hit you

[JewelRunner]

Use mines/sonars

[tater]

light main here. swords are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ur just getting outskilled.

[Caelestus]

Gas mines killed my pursuer...

[AndyMac2010]

i just run backwards and hip fire with med or heavy and they usually die first most of the time, heavy shotgun and medium shotgun are good counters

[Hugs]

Originally posted by RonnietheRubber:

light main here. swords are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ur just getting outskilled.

Really helpful info man. Genuinely game changing tips there

[Greybush]

Keep your ears open for the sound of stealth activating/deactivating.
It takes 3 hits to kill you, so if you're in the open, a quick jump pad can give you room to shoot them.
Just jumping out the window, off a ledge, ziplining, or any quick getaway to give you space.
Don't stand still unless you're in a corner with a clear view of every possible angle they can sneak in from.
Invisibility gives off a telltale blur whenever they move, so if you hear them or get away and they re-stealth, keep your eye for that and shoot at it. A single hit will deactivate it.
Other than that, mine the ♥♥♥♥ out of any enclose space. Gas, explosive, turrets, sonar, whatever.
If you do get caught vulnerable, don't bother trying to aim. Just spray and pray. It takes few hits to kill a Light. Worst case, you'll miss and die (which you would anyway), make them a free kill for any teammate or hazard, or at least force them to back off for a bit to heal.

[Balm]

Originally posted by Hugs:

Originally posted by RonnietheRubber:

light main here. swords are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ur just getting outskilled.

Really helpful info man. Genuinely game changing tips there

anime profile = garbage opinion and attitude 99% of the time

[tater]

Originally posted by Hugs:

Originally posted by RonnietheRubber:

light main here. swords are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ur just getting outskilled.

Really helpful info man. Genuinely game changing tips there

Try bringing a sword into a tournament and you will get trashed on by the enemy team, and your own team will be pissed as well. 3 lunges just to kill a heavy, which are tricky as ♥♥♥♥ to land, i'd rather use the double barrel, hit them twice, go invis and reload, then comeback for the kill.

[Thir13teen]

Flamethrower

[MrGalaxy]

Originally posted by ratworld:

light main here. swords are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, ur just getting outskilled.

i hope you realize we arent 'unskilled' your just an annoying piece of crap that ruins the fun. so next time leave an actual tip

[X•]

I'm a light and sword main. stay with your team, and stay away from close range. Don't panic, i tend to get alot of kills becuase people just run away and i catch them. glitch grenades are good too.

[Polar Test 53]

a fart in the wind will do the trick.
a stiff breeze works as well.

in reality lights are super weak and will either kill one guy and die or kill one guy and leave unless super lucky or cracked.
so staying relatively close together and doing a bit of damage before they get to you works well. if they do get to you you can hipfire into them and they'll die pretty quick you can usually out dps them unless your playing light yourself.