BOMB PLANTING GUIDE IN DE_DUST2

Where you plant the bomb can decide whether or not it gives you an advantage, or a disadvantage. There is usually two generic positions to plant the bomb in each bombsite, and I will go over these, explain why they are used, and try to show some special places to use in a clutch situation that will catch your enemy off guard.

de_dust2: Bombsite A

This is usually the bombsite that is held with three players, and another player generally watching one of the entries (catwalk from middle) to the bombsite. Once managing to clear the bombsite there is two main places to plant to the bomb.

Planting for Short A:

This is most commonly used plant at Bombsite A. It’s effective for the fact that most teams will take the site from Short A, so by quickly planting the bomb here and rushing back to where you’ve cleared you have already done half your job in holding off a defensive retake. As long as your teammates can cover A ramp, and ensure that a mid defender didn’t rush up middle to flank the planter, this should be simple.

When holding off a retake on this plant, you should ensure that catwalk is clear, and then you can come back up the stairs, and know that the enemy is coming from either CT spawn, or Long A. Practicing your timing on when to step is very important, especially in clutch situations. Knowing when people are faking or not is also a good skill to pick up.

Planting for Long A:

The Long plant is commonly used when an offensive team has an awper that can get into a cleared pit. The ability to shoot the defence when they try to defuse from here is a huge advantage, especially with a scoped weapon. There is other ways to plant for long, but this is the most common. While planting you have to be sure none of the defence are coming from CT spawn or can step from short, because you are very vulnerable to these areas. Long A should also be clear at all times while performing this plant.

Once the defence realises that the bomb is planted for long they will automatically be looking towards you, so make sure you either hide until the right time, or hit your shot before they hit theirs. The bomb, as I referred to as a player earlier, wont mind you baiting him, so use it for all its worth.

Planting for CT Spawn:

This plant is the least common, mainly because you plant the bomb towards the direction the defence is coming from. Having said that there is a time for this plant, and if performed will generally ensure a round win for your team. Say you have cleared A site, and you know that the remaining players are coming from short and long. You plant for CT spawn, and don’t have to worry about two guys coming from both directions, all you need to worry about is hitting your first shot when they go for the defuse.

This plant is a once off, but if you manage to get it down you give yourself an incredible advantage.

de_dust2: Bombsite B

Generally, this bombsite is held with one player inside of the site, and one player holding mid. The reason for this is that it’s easy to flash over the walls and retake a blind offensive side, but if you know how the enemy is going to play you can easily counter this.

When taking bombsite B there really is only one place to plant, and none are 100% correct .You should just remember to try and plant in the most open spot as possible, which sounds stupid, but when you think about it… if you have to plant in the open, the enemy will have to defuse in the open. The most common place to plant in bombsite B is shown in the picture below. You and your team will need to be wary of the defence busting in the double door before the bomb is down to catch an off guard planter, and the bomb planter himself will have to be weary of a spam spot outside of B in between the boxes.

Once the bomb plant is down, the CTs will set up for a retake and generally flash over the walls and then charge in. To counter this you should either hide from the flashes and step on them when they run in, or save some of your own flashes, wait till they build up outside of the site, and pre flash the defence to push on them. In this bombsite it’s not always wise to hide and use the bomb as bait, especially in a clutch situations.

ENJOY :D