Titanfall: 12 Tips To Help You Survive Getting Owned Online

9. Rodeo No-No

Through trial and error and the general excitement of being able to get on the back of a Titan in an attempt to fry their internal circuits, it soon becomes apparent there is a right and (very) wrong time to Rodeo a Titan. The temptation to do it every time you are above them is ridiculously strong but don't; hold back and only Rodeo a Titan when it is battling another Titan and use the huge distraction(s) to your advantage. Whilst you are inside a Titan and battling away other Titan's, you will all know that the interface can get very messy. Even the suppliant 'eject, eject, eject' cue firing into your eardrums can be missed causing you to get blown up along with your metallic behemoth (unless of course you have selected auto eject). By the above rationale, it stands to reason that in the midst of battling another Titan, an opposition player could easily miss the cue that 'XxMrSneakyPantsxX' is riding on top blasting away at his inner core. The last thing that Pilot will want to do is get out mid battle in attempt to swat you off the top, something that is only ever done if you are obnoxiously straddling a full health Titan in the middle of a battle-less area. Having said that, they may have Electric Smoke equipped which could make light work of your efforts, but we will come on to that...