Leaning out | Game modes Battlefield Hardline Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Each time you lean out from a cover you risk being killed. You do it all the time, so it is wise to learn how to lean out in such way that enemy waiting for your move will have minimal advantage. You will learn this in this chapter.

When leaning out, you must assume that enemy is waiting for you. It means that you must always have your scope near the eye. You must check all positions, by placing the scope before you lean out of cover, but you don't have to move your mouse while leaning out (look at the graphic). You slowly lean out while checking all places where enemy can hide. If you know exactly where he is, lean out in a way so that you will see only one enemy and only half of your body will not be covered. Don't walk too far away as it is very likely that you will be forced to return in a short while. Don't try to lean out on few enemies at once, as when shooting you're able only to shoot one of them at a time.

If you have leaned out but didn't succeed in killing your enemy, hide back but don't lean out at him from the same spot. If it is possible, change your position, this will allow you to surprise your enemy and give you additional milliseconds to kill him. If you're in a spot where you must lean out from the same place, use prefire described in next subchapter.

Prefiring

Prefire is a technique that can give a great advantage to the player on the battlefield. It is based on shooting before you see enemy. It allows you to kill enemies waiting for you to walk out from a corner.

Prefiring is useful when you must lean out and you suspect that enemy is waiting for you on other side. Nothing bad will happen if he won't be there. Much worse assumption is thinking that enemy isn't there while he is. In theory prefiring isn't hard. You lean out and start shooting before you see enemy, so that first two bullets hits the cover from which you're leaning. Most important factor, that will decide about success or failure of action is knowledge of the map and scope position. You must place it in a way so when you lean out you don't need to move your mouse but instead you already have enemy on sight. Such ability is gained with experience and it require lots of hours played on a specific map. When placing your scope, remember for it to be on the head altitude.

Quick leaning out

If you find yourself in the middle of battle, enemy can be everywhere and when leaning out you must check all position, just as it was described in one of previous subchapters. But if you're in a safe position, there is no need to waste your time. In such cases, you lean out twice. First, you lean out without aiming and try to only mark your enemies. You don't try to shoot yet. When you will see enemies, hide again behind a cover. Then lean out and use prefiring described in previous subchapter.

Checking two sides at once

If you're in a situation when you're alone and must check two sides at once, then you must pick one side which you will check first. You walk to the wall that is on the opposite side from the one you have picked (for example, when you want to check left side, then you walk to the right side of passage from which you're leaning out). Then you slowly check out the left, in such way that player standing on your right won't be able to see you. If this side seems to be clear, then you move back, walk to the left wall and check the right side.