Practicing stealth combat techniques in Assassin's Creed Black Flag

Assassin's Creed Black Flag is one of those games in which, when talking about stealth, you will inevitably talk about assassinations. This is because, although stealth can be used for other things, in this game 99.9% of the time it is used to stab someone, either from above or by surprise. So, taking advantage of the fact that the Gaming Photography Weekly Contest has Stealth Combat as its theme, I'm going to show you a bit of how I use stealth to take out my opponents.

Let's start with the basics, which is to hide to attack by surprise. This I believe is the oldest known technique for hiding one's presence and attacking without being discovered. In my case, I have several types of hiding places, the most common being bushes and plantations.

As there are no enemies here, let's weigh anchor to go to a city where we find soldiers.

Once on land, it's time to find some guards to practice with. Luckily, it is quite easy to find them and, after spying on them stealthily for a while, we learn their routine. All that remains is to wait for them in a corner and stab them at the same time so that they don't emit any alarm sounds.

That turned out to be pretty easy, so let's up the difficulty level a bit. This time we'll try to eliminate a guard on the rooftop and we'll do it by advancing slowly and hiding in the bushes on the rooftops. This type of attack is usually complicated, as you are not only seen by the guards patrolling the streets, but also by the riflemen guarding the heights.

Now let's move on to my favorite of the stealth attacks, which is called an aerial attack and consists of hovering above the enemy and unobtrusively swooping down on them. Luckily, as I was looking for a better angle, I noticed that there were a larger number of guards below than I had anticipated.

But it was too late to back out. In one leap I took out two of them and with my pistols I eliminated the remaining four. The problem was that the noise of the gunfire attracted more soldiers, including two artillerymen and a captain of the guard.

Taking advantage of the confusion, I hid inside a hay wagon and little by little, as if I were a snake, I eliminated them one by one with quick attacks.

At this point, perhaps more than one will wonder what is the purpose of using stealth in combat. The most accurate answer would be the numerical difference, but it can also happen that a two-meter tall enemy with a one-meter long axe will force you to use stealth next time.

With the basics of the stealth attack system brushed up, but dissatisfied with the outcome of the last fight, I go through the streets taking it out on every guard I come across.

After releasing some stress, I decide to retry the air strike and, after spotting my targets, I get to work. First I must climb up high, approach carefully, draw and jump. After methodically executing it, it went perfectly.

But wait, I haven't put the ultimate stealth combat technique into practice yet. It's so stealthy that you don't even need to get close to the target to take him out. And yes, I'm talking about the blowgun and narcotic darts. This tool is so stealthily deadly that if the target is not killed by his allies when he freaks out, he dies from the poison after a while. I think there is nothing stealthier than this.

It is somewhat entertaining, mentally betting on how many you will defeat before you are eliminated, even if you are strong.

It was time to say goodbye, but I found a guard captain walking with two gunners and I followed them stealthily. Together we advanced for a while and after eliminating the gunners, I was able to reach the captain's back and without him knowing what attacked him, I ended his life. If this went well, I think that going over the basics of stealth combat was a success.

And now I say goodbye, but I'll be back soon with more adventures in this fascinating world of assassins and pirates. Chao!

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