it takes a little bit of time. you have to learn all of the hot routes. keep in mind everyone that you're playing against know all of these routes so it's very tough at first since the other players have a lot of play time and have the map mangement down.I think I'm gong to trade this in while it is worth what I payed for it. I can't get the hang of the shooting and I have never sucked this bad at a BF game before. I don't even see people 90 percent of the time and I think it is just a little to fast paced for me.