Use the shadows to take your opponents by surprise, before they surprise you.

Just in time for the Holiday Season, the fourth multiplayer event for Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag entitled “Miserly Shadows” is the most straightforward event we’ve seen yet. No play restrictions. No forcing you to play in a new way. Play however you wish – just add in a few taunts.

All team objective game modes are active, which means you’ll get to choose between Domination, Manhunt and Artifact Assault. Whereas this is a very straightforward, open-ended game event, I did discover a great tip for these night maps while I was playing yesterday.

Using the Shadows

During a game of Domination yesterday I realized that 9/10 of the kills I got was because of people running around and alerting my teammates and me to their presence. Now of course I always say take your time – as do most other seasoned players – but on the night maps it is especially important.

If you walk, even if you’re not blended, it is extremely difficult to be seen. During a match on the Virginia Plantation map yesterday an opponent snuck up on me from a rooftop while I was defending my zone. Between the dark roof and dark clothing, I was only able to finally see him when he activated a smoke bomb by mistake.

So embrace the shadows in this holiday event assassins. It’ll be your best friend.