Hell Let Loose - You Suck at Defending

Most players don't understand how to defend (or how capturing sectors actually works). So here's a video!

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[CoronaryArteryDisease.]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!!! People will say: "Our commander sucks, he is not even putting up garrisons and we lost because of him." Wrong. It is the responsibility of the squads to communicate to get garrisons up. The commander can help, but he can't do everything.

[sandwichdelta]

I've been watching so many SLs walking right by supplies lately and I'm so tired. HLL needs a tutorial that people have to play before they can jump into a game. One that places emphasis on map awareness, controlling the whole sector, and placing spawn points. I haven't been able to play anything other than support/officer lately because not enough people are placing garrisons.

[TwinCityShredder]

Wow 6 Garry's around an objective? Is this some kind of voodoo? It's almost like all Squad Leaders have the ability to place spawn points.

[politik]

I really hope this gets shared widely, it is much more difficult to explain this to a squad in-game. And it's relevant to squads that are generally attacking, too. After capping, those squads that were attacking need to play defense while the team consolidates control, and this is how you do it. You don't throw a party on your new strong point and wait to get wiped by a bombing run. Situations with 1-2 squads (let's be honest, you're lucky to have 1 full squad) on defense are when map control is most critical.

[jackgrattan]

Been watching so many of your guides so when I start playing hll I won't be a complete noob

[DeadlyInsanaty]

It's amazing how little people talk about the necessity of patrol squads. Everyone considers being defense to mean you're just sitting on the point waiting for an attack. And everyone conserves logistics to mean you're playing engineer and driving trucks back and forth. But both of these squads can be patrolling while the main assault force is attacking the next point.

[pollo-]

damn mono i check my recommended and im being insulted

[jasonmonkas]

Im new to HLL, i have so much trouble finding games where people actually coordinate as a team, in turn it make it hard to learn the game and strats. Ill keep plugging away tho. Will just take a lot longer to learn strats. Glad you post stuff like this, it sure helps.

[ArmadilloManiac]

Nothing is more frustrating in a game than calling out to other Squad leaders to build Garrisons around the point before advancing to the next point. Or Squad leads that don't have the vision to replace fallen Garrisons. I always remind SLs that their priority over anything else is to build Garrisons. Jesus.
Great vid.

[FairdinkumAussie_Quokka]

Thank you for all your well thought out and worded tutorials. I have just purchased HLL and it was your videos that convinced me. So here's a 1 like for this video and I will also subscribe.

[fossnation]

As a SL (both IRL and in game), it infuriates me to no end when other SL's do not respond or chose to ignore you. My squad and I are always scoring quite high whenever it comes to defense and we always try our best to hold the line, but the moment we ask for another squad or 2 to fall back on us and reinforce, we get zero response. I even got yelled at by another SL to put up a Garry, but we were pinned and couldn't even move without getting killed since we were defending alone.

[ekima]

this video need to be plastered on every HLL discussion board and tutorial

[pistolpete]

Great tips! Sorry Mono, I’m hoping not many people watch this so I’ll have a competitive advantage!

[MrJayJarrett]

Loving these analysis-based vids more and more. 'Active Defense' is so crucial for increasing map presence + holding the point!

[oli]

Great video, man. I think Black Matter absolutely needs to mark the capture zones for each point on the map, draw a black box around the entire area, cross hatch the area, whatever. Then mark it in the key. I can't believe they havent done this already. I don't know if they are planning tutorial videos but if they're not they should do what Steel Division 2 did and work with prominent YouTubers (cough, MONO, cough) to produce content exactly like this that is linked directly through the game to explain key mechanics and hopefully bring all players up to speed on how the game works.

[bakunincervantes]

Very good guide. I like the Last part about Defending and finding the enemy garrison and the explanation on the map to it!

[austincorona]

I was playing last night defending the last point, I wasnt a squad leader but playing as support I snuck behind enemy lines took out outposts and Garrison's shooting any enemy when needing too and we held for the time limit and won, these vidoes help out alot thank you.

[definitelynotadam]

Thanks for that. New and old players should be forced to watch this video and expected to pass a test, before being allowed to play again :P

[Triariusrex]

I remember the day 80 Percent of people stopped defending, it was a free weekend about a year ago. Prior to that people that enjoyed the game were about 50/0 on defense.

[swordsman_messer]

I’m gone for a deployment, and you finally take a sledgehammer to this stuck bolt.

Thanks monoe.