Recon Drone

Now I have heard and seen people say that this point streak is a waste or that they don't understand the use of the Recon Drone. I can tell you that it is a very valuable tool. Especially in objective based games like capture the flag, team defender, and domination just to name a few. Why is it so useful? Well a lot of people are running the perks Blind Eye and Assassin to prevent from being seen on the mini map and by enemy air support. With the recon drone you can allow your team to see these type of players as shown in the video above.

Tagging individuals with the recon drone does the following

• Gives you +100 points, the same amount as if you killed that person with a weapon.
• Temporarily blinds them and mini map goes out.
• Each person your teammates kill that you have tagged gives you +20 points (tag assist).
• Tagged enemies stay on the mini map as solid red dots until they are killed.
• Blind Eye and Assassin are not immune to these effects.

Now the recon drone does come with some downsides. One of them being, that on maps with a lot of buildings it can be tough to tag a person in time before they enter one. Second it can't take damage well, so if the enemy spots it flying around and can put lead on it then kiss it goodbye. It also stands no chance against the EMP grenade. You can only hope that the enemy has a bad throwing arm.

If you have never used the recon drone before, I would recommend trying out in 4 to 5 matches. To allow yourself to be accustom to its controls, and seeing what maps are most advantageous for it. If you have Double XP then definitely run it, you will rack up a ridiculous amount of points.