How to protect yourself from death in Garena Free Fire? Garena Free Fire guide, tips
Last update: 18 November 2019
The gameplay in Garena Free Fire has a much faster pace than in a typical representative of the Battle Royale genre - like Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. This is caused mainly due to its mobile character. For this reason, duels and battles usually last up to several minutes, and death is not as painful as in other titles. Still, it's worth knowing how to protect yourself from dying, cause you will get a much higher chance of getting to the end of the match or even have an opportunity to win the whole battle.
- Pay attention to sounds of surroundings
- Pay attention to what's going on around you
- Use the mini-map
- Monitor the ammo in your weapon's magazine
- Monitor your health bar
- Avoid using vehicles if possible
Pay attention to sounds of surroundings
Most of the actions performed by a player emit sounds or noises - these include: sounds of footsteps while running, jumping over fences, standard jumping or noise of using weapons. Moreover, shots are also recorded on the mini-map - the position of the player who fires his/her gun will be marked with a red triangle. Therefore, it is worth using the sound to gain an advantage over others - thanks to this, you'll be able to track other players' positions before they do, making it easier to set up ambushes.
Please note that the whole in-game sound mechanics works in both directions and other players can also track you down after you make a lot of noise. Try to move quietly, in a crouched position, and never use your weapons when there is nothing (or no one) to shot at.
Pay attention to what's going on around you
During the game you should look around regularly and watch out for the movement of other players. This will allow you to catch someone running in an open field more than once without being able to hide behind a cover, giving you a huge advantage over them. Also, it's worth looking at the buildings in the vicinity - simply look for player silhouettes in one of the windows or someone running into the building. Being in control of what happens in your neighborhood will help you avoid many ambushes set by other players.
Use the mini-map
The mini-map is visible in the upper left corner of the screen and shows everything that happens within a radius of a few hundred meters from the player. It highlights the positions of players with special marking (after they use weapons or have been scanned by a UAV drone), marks the active zone, as well as indicates the area affected by the danger zones (red, green and orange). Regularly look at the mini-map to assess whether your area is safe.
Monitor the ammo in your weapon's magazine
First of all, always try to have a loaded magazine in all your weapons - there's nothing worse than starting a battle with enemies only to find out that you have 3 bullets left in your AK47's magazine while you still have 300 extra bullets in your backpack. Secondly, never reload weapons while standing in plain sight, especially during combat with another player - a few seconds to reload may be enough for the enemy to come at you and finish you off. Always try to disappear from your opponent's sight before you start reloading. Thirdly, always collect proper ammunition for weapons you intend to use. Even if you already have 100 bullets for the AK47, it's worth collecting extra bullets - if you don't have enough space, you can just throw them away.
Monitor your health bar
During the game, the health bar should always remain at full capacity. You must not allow a situation in which you run with half or lesser amount of health points, as this significantly reduces your chances of survival. Use Medkits regularly to restore your health - even if you are wasting some of these items.
Note - it is not worth going to the extremes. If your character has 197/200 health points, you don't need to replenish this value to maximum. Use first aid kits when your health level is gets below 190 HP.
Avoid using vehicles if possible
While in games such as Playeruknown's Battlegrounds, the vehicles make the game much easier to play, in Garena Free Fire it's quite different, because it's very easy to hit the driver even if you're not a sharpshooter. There's only one reason for this - targeting assistance system which activates while you're aiming with your weapon. Simply point your weapon sight at your enemy and then the game is going to lock target on the selected opponent. After that, all you have to do is to fire a few shots to defeat your enemy. The blue pickups are the exception - they have a fully enclosed cab, so it's impossible to use the automatic aiming option to shot the driver. However, all vehicles have one thing in common - they are very noisy, so enemies can easily locate you within a radius of several hundred meters.