Skyline
Tactical Key Location Overview
Map Focused Loadouts
Prebrief
Tower over the idyllic Avalon from a resort rooftop with access to a pristine lounge, kitchen, gym, pool, and state-of-the-art penthouse suite featuring its own built-in panic room. Rogue Black Ops and Crimson One aren’t the first combatants here, either: a trail of bodies signals a hit job on the rich clientele who frequent the luxurious getaway.
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POI Overview
Prepare for your deployment to Skyline with these points of interest based on key areas of the map. Get a rundown of the major features in each POI plus tips to win your battles.
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Main Spawn Point: Helipad (West)
The Helipad offers a natural infil from the West that provides breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Step down to flat ground before heading into the central building. The planter box near the Lounge provides decent waist height cover, though the two landings outside the second-floor Office offer the best vantage points over the area.
The concrete pavers extend into the southwestern Terrace, composed of one of the above-mentioned landings plus an entertainment and dining area on the ground floor including a television, grill, couch, and dining table.
Tactical Location: Lounge
The sunset casts an amber hue over the Lounge bar and sitting area, its calming effect juxtaposed by the sprawled body at the foot of the grand piano.
Note the Elevator route by the Bar leading to the Duct and Panic Room areas detailed below.
The Gym behind the staircase faces the Pool, the glass pane windows offering clear lines of sight in and out. Take cover at the corner column by the pool table or the wall with the stationary bike. For a higher view, take the stairs up to the Corridor.
Tactical Location: Kitchen
At the map’s center adjacent to the Pool, the Kitchen lends itself to intense skirmishes. A large fireplace offers cover coming in from the western Terrace while the other end of the Kitchen shares a thick wall with the entertainment room facing the Garden. The bar top in the middle offers solid cover against attacks coming from the Pool, though it’s highly exposed on both sides.
Tactical Location: Pool
Pierced by sight lines above and below on three sides, the Pool is a hotbed of activity and thus the site of key objectives like the B flag in Domination and the first objective zone in Hardpoint. With support from teammates on the second level, holding the area becomes more manageable.
Tactical Location: Panic Room
Descend into the Panic Room via the secret bookcase that every good mansion has or by traveling through the Duct connected to the Elevator. Intended for emergencies, the room is small though defendable with only two ways in. Crawl through the Duct to reach the Elevator where you can climb up into the Lounge or ascend to the upper Office.
Note the security panel midway through the Duct. Activate it to begin an emergency lockdown in the Office.
Main Spawn Point: Garden (East)
Of the starting spawns, the Garden is more easily defendable, with just three paths forward taken in at a glance: up to the Roof or toward the Kitchen or Bedroom. Use the protruding stone wall to manipulate sight lines and ambush enemies and cross to the wooden deck by the Fire Pit for a powerful ground floor view over the area; don’t miss the easy step up to the Roof nearby.
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Prevent panic: That’s what the Panic Room is for. Get down there with a close-ranged weapon and cross the map underground, avoiding the chaotic Pool and Kitchen. When heading to the Office, activate the security panel in the Duct to begin shutting down key access points into the upper room.
Enhanced Enforcer: Though any Combat Specialty can excel here, the Enforcer is particularly well suited to Skyline. Boost your health regen and movement speed after every elimination. Try a combo of the Bruiser, Gung-Ho, and Bankroll Perks for an aggressive playstyle that earns Scorestreaks fast.
Secure, step, and Stim Shot: You can’t go wrong with the Stim Shot if you can back out from damage fast enough to apply it. Heal your wounds and then get back into the fight, preventing enemies from storming across key routes like the Corridor, Pool, and Kitchen.
Tactical Key Location Overview
Roof Sight Line — Alpha (A)
Lay down over the low wall toward the back of the Roof for a long-distance view over the Corridor. Enemies without scopes will have a difficult time landing shots on your position, plus you’re set far back from the dangers of the Pool below.
Secure the Premises — Beta (B)
Need an extra hand? Head into the Duct running below the Pool — accessible via the Lounge Elevator or the moveable Bathroom furniture — to reach the security panel. Interact with the panel to activate security measures, shutting down two access points into the Office. The same procedure can be activated on the desktop computer within the Office, as well.
A Grand Maneuver — Gamma (Γ)
The grand piano in the Lounge cuts a striking pose with its elegant white finish and raised lid. Luckily, the instrument serves form and function. Climb up onto the lid and use it as a ramp to jump up into the Office. Reach for the dripping blood to vault up into the room.
Map Focused Loadouts
Get the right gear for the job with these Loadouts meant to dominate on the upscale Skyline.
Hold the Line
Assault Rifle, Strategist
Maintain control over the middle of the map with this Loadout featuring a highly customized Primary Weapon via the Gunfighter Wildcard and a mix of offensive and defensive supporting items.
Deploy your grenades liberally with the support of Quartermaster, the Flak Jacket helping to keep you in the fight when enemies respond with their own explosives. Use Dispatcher to earn non-lethal Scorestreaks more quickly, and the Assault Pack to keep you and your teammates stocked for sustained fights. Finally, keep aerial threats out of the sky using the Cigma 2B Launcher.
Cannonball
SMG, Enforcer
Head straight for the flash points with this aggressive close-ranged fighter. Via the Overkill Wildcard, you’ll head into battle with an SMG and a pump-action Shotgun in tow. Deploy the Trophy System near objectives and tight choke points for added defense while deploying your own Concussion Grenade and Combat Axe to stun and swiftly eliminate enemy Operators.
Equip Bruiser to replenish your health and earn extra score on melee eliminations along with Gung-Ho for reduced movement penalties when reloading or using equipment. With Bankroll, you’ll begin each life with a score already in your pocket toward the next streak.
Wallflower
Marksman Rifle, Recon
Take a precision approach to Skyline with this Loadout featuring four Perks via the Perk Greed Wildcard, giving access to the Recon Combat Specialty with the added benefit of Fast Hands for those times when you need to swap weapons ASAP. The triple burst SWA 5.56 preserves your ammo and stays on target, with a Pistol backup to get you out of a jam. Use a tactical array of gear including the unpredictable and fiery Thermo Grenade. Control the field with a combination of your Prox Alarms and Neurogas, warning of incoming danger and disorienting foes with a neurotoxic gas cloud.
Equip Ghost to conceal your movements as you pivot between power positions. Use Vigilance to see through enemy Sleeper Agents and to remind you to move when you’re firing from a still position and showing up on the enemy radar. The Recon Combat Specialty offers further advantages, indicating enemies who pass by outside of your view.
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