Top tip: when you’re playing Operations or Conquest (well, any mode really) and you’re heading into a heavily defended area, just pop a flare right in the middle. While we’re on spotting - because I can’t emphasise this enough - Scouts have a rather handy Flare gun that not only spots enemies within a wide radius, but it also burns them if they run through the flare. Even if you don’t get the kill you’ll earn 25 points for a Spot Assist, and 50 if your squad mate does the slaying. The visual spot works on line of sight, so you’ll lose track of the foe if they dip behind cover for too long, but they stay on your radar so you can hunt them down one-on-one. Because their class is highlighted you can even work out the best way to kill them (if it’s a Scout, close the distance, if Assault fire from mid/long range). You can see it, your team mates can see it that enemy is essentially marked for death.
Tapping R1 (on PS4) while you’re looking at an enemy will spot them, highlighting their class and putting a massive red marker over their head and on your radar. When you tell people to spot enemies in a Battlefield game you’ll always be met with the same smart-arsed reply: “duh”.
