It's tactical- just the majority of the players (such as yourself, obviously) are too stupid to take advantage of that. Zerging into a deathtrap gets you nowhere.

Explain how it is, dont go durr hurr you iz bad

This is not the thinking mans shooter some fanboys like to tout it as but a throwback to the arena shooters of old only less polished

Easy.
Pretend I have 8 mill SP
You have 1 mill SP
The tactic is I stand in the open absorbing bullets while you tactically reload before I kill you.

Apparently it's not even a punctuation-using man's shooter.

While it's true that Dust isn't what's defined as a tactical shooter, that doesn't preclude the use of tactics. Checking corners is one tactic, bunny-hopping is another. Different circumstances require different tactics.

It should also be noted that Dust has the potential to be a much more strategic shooter, if PC/EVE is ever fully realized or integrated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_shooter

"" A tactical shooter is a subgenre of first-person shooters, where realistic ("real-world") settings are simulated by the gaming engine (to the best of its ability) and players use authentic military tactics to accomplish goals in the game, thus making tactics and caution more important than quick reflexes in other action games. Tactical shooters involving military combat are sometimes known as "soldier sims"."""

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authentic military tactics... check
accomplishing goals in the game... check.
tactics and caution more important than twitch... check

unless you haven't played in one of Dingo's squads

Last of us is a good example of tactical shooter.

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Just because there's a strategy to the gameplay doesn't mean it's tactical.

It's objective based run and gun FPS. If I run into 10 players all shooting at me and can get out alive with a couple of kills then it's not a tactical shooter.

SOCOM, Ghost recon, Rainbow Six - Tactical shooters.

Killzone, MAG, Halo - Run and gun

There's no need to stop or take cover and no prone - not a tactical shooter.

I use cover all the time. I love it when people don't because they're so easy to kill.

This is an arcade shooter. Twitch based gameplay, run and gun kill the enemy before they kill you.

ARMA, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Americas Army, Operation Flashpoint.... Those are tactical shooters.

You use cover or you get behind stuff while you're running around - there's a difference.

Really. Your calling a this a twitch shooter lol. This game is what you call a tracking shooter since you have to actually keep your target on someone for more then 2 seconds.

Yes, it is a twitch shooter, and more than 2 seconds....What kind of gun are you using that it takes you so long to kill someone?

Ok fine it take more then 5 bullets to kill someone. Happy now?

Funny I head shot people with my GLU and drop them in 3-4 bullets. 2 with my scrambler pistol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_shooter

"" A tactical shooter is a subgenre of first-person shooters, where realistic ("real-world") settings are simulated by the gaming engine (to the best of its ability) and players use authentic military tactics to accomplish goals in the game, thus making tactics and caution more important than quick reflexes in other action games. Tactical shooters involving military combat are sometimes known as "soldier sims"."""

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authentic military tactics... check
accomplishing goals in the game... check.
tactics and caution more important than twitch... check

unless you haven't played in one of Dingo's squads

(heh but yeh, i get what you're saying)

Yes, it is a twitch shooter, and more than 2 seconds....What kind of gun are you using that it takes you so long to kill someone?

Being in the military, I promise you: Throwing grenades the very second you see hostile forces 5 feet away from you and running over people as your main method of attack are not military tactics.