Is it even possible to do Article 5?

[★★★ ZIOM5000 ☭²]

Edit: Jesus, people... Learn to read! This isn't about the difficulty of the mission. The issue here is that I don't get paired up with any players during matchmaking, so it won't even start!

Seriously, for the last few days I've been trying and trying at different times of day and only once did I get another person to join me, before they quickly left. What's even worse, the game won't let me do it with people I'm already in a squad with, which makes matters even worse..

[Neil Young]

I gave up trying to do Article 5 months ago.

[Pvt. Stash]

I land in an article 5 room 2-3 times a day and fail 1/3 of the time. It's completely doable, but you have to get that random team that isn't full of rambo morons. This map is not a zergfest.

Pro Tip:
1. This map is all about backlighting and focused line of sight. Find a position to defend that gives you a long line of sight with a window or lighted hallway opposite of you. Enemies will charge you and their frame will stick out like mud on a white tile floor.

2. Don't run around when defending. You can't see anything but the enemy is AI. Stay in cover. Duck away when reloading. Just don't panic and run.

3. Use friendly crossfire. There are many ways to create killzones where each operator uses backlighting like in tip 1. Find defensible positions which combine elements 1, 2, and 3 before planting the bomb.

4. Cover one entrance and one entrance only. Sometimes you're forced to cover an entrance with no backlighting and poor cover. In this scenario do not move your sights checking your buddies. Keep crosshair focused on one spot and watch for subtle shifts in the smoke as enemies close in. Use single round fire to fire and readjust as you pin down their location.

5. Know when to zerg. Tip 2 states do not move around, but sometimes mobility is the best defense. If you're down to 2 or fewer operators on the last bomb don't sit in one spot. The enemy will pinpoint you and rush that location. Clear all barbed wire and C4 in the area before planting to give you room fo move. When the bomb plants wait to ambush a few white masks which will draw attention to your location then displace and rush behind them. The AI will adjust to your new firing position giving you time to rush back to cover diffuser which is probably being attacked. I've successfully used this sevaral times to win the match when I was the only operator at the start of last bomb diffusal.

Good Luck!

[reprodukTOOOOOOOOOOOR]

I did that on first try, i was probably lucky with good teammates

[✠UK_SPAWN✠]

also 1st time, lucky i guess

[★★★ ZIOM5000 ☭²]

I feel like everybody misunderstood what I said here. The problem isn't in lacking skill to do it, I don't need hints! It's in the fact the matchmaker will never give me any teammates to play with and I can't even start the damn thing...

[no michael no]

Try now, I just did it 3 times in a row.

[Mr Breeze]

Good tips Pvt Stash. I've beaten it maybe a dozen times. It's fun. The low visibility adds to the realism but at times is very annoying. I find that when on the second bomb while everyone stays downstairs I stay upstairs in the corner and pay attention only to see if someone is attacking the defuser.

[Spookiest.of'Spookehs]

Also (unless its been patched), when you launch article 5 - you can pause the intro cutscene and invite your friends to a squad. It will search for the rest of the team with whoever you invite.

[Morpheus]

wtf that article 5 is easiest thing in that game lol

[Mr Breeze]

Originally posted by All.Dayz'Regicide:

Also (unless its been patched), when you launch article 5 - you can pause the intro cutscene and invite your friends to a squad. It will search for the rest of the team with whoever you invite.

Yup! This makes it the most fun. Has anyone else noticed that if you do this though, only the "host" will get the Article 5 situation completion award?

[★★★ ZIOM5000 ☭²]

I see the trend of blindly commenting without reading is strong here.
Let me stress this one more time.

NOT STRUGGLING WITH BEATING IT.

GAME DOESN'T FIND ANY PLAYERS TO CONNECT TO.

CAN'T EVEN PLAY IT.

Sheesh, that hard to get the memo?

Originally posted by All.Dayz'Regicide:

Also (unless its been patched), when you launch article 5 - you can pause the intro cutscene and invite your friends to a squad. It will search for the rest of the team with whoever you invite.

I'll have to try that one when I get some of my peeps online, thanks for the hint.

[GrimGator]

dont bother with it, not like you get anything worthwhile out of it

[ThePendulum]

Originally posted by ★🎺★ ZIOM5000 ☭²:

I feel like everybody misunderstood what I said here. The problem isn't in lacking skill to do it, I don't need hints! It's in the fact the matchmaker will never give me any teammates to play with and I can't even start the damn thing...

I have the exact same problem, but with terrorist hunt in general. Matchmaking is so fubar'd I have found, literally, 4 games in 2 months of searching.

[Legendkiller456]

Did it first try today. You just have to play extremely safe and get into cover, not concealment.

[★★★ ZIOM5000 ☭²]

Originally posted by GrimGator:

dont bother with it, not like you get anything worthwhile out of it

If that was my approach, I wouldn't have made a thread in the first place. I want to play it for the sake of it being part of the content I have paid for, as well as completion.

Please refrain from comments that add nothing productive to the topic. This is about solving a problem, not about opinions.

Originally posted by Legendkiller456:

Did it first try today. You just have to play extremely safe and get into cover, not concealment.

One does not simply read what the topic is about.