The Patient Hunter #7
Lets get a little Esoteric! Chapter 7 Hi there everyone, So last week I spoke briefly about the idea of ‘locking the target’: either knowing where your opponent is going to be, or engineering the game such that you can herd them into a desired location. This adds onto the assassination checklist, which over the course of the series has evolved to the following: The plan Target assessment(s) Getting into position The next...
The Patient Hunter 6
She told me to ‘Walk this way…’ Chapter 6 Hi there everyone, So it’s been a couple of weeks since the last instalment when I provided some examples of different assassination runs and how they didn’t necessarily play out in the way that I first intended. This week I wanted to talk briefly on the idea of ‘setting the scene’. There is a new film coming out that keys into this quite well, or at least the shorts...
The Patient Hunter 5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Chapter 5. Hi there everyone, This week is going to be a fair bit longer than the previous ones, and that is because of the examples contained within. So if you don’t like marathons – you may want to grab a coffee first. Last week I did some work qualifying the likely scenarios in which I feel you would want to perform an assassination. For the most part I feel like the last few...
The Patient Hunter 4
Four Assassins walk into a bar… Chapter 4 Hi there, Last week in my article I spoke about identifying the salient points with regards to your target. Essentially what that can be distilled down to is this: know your own limits and don’t try to bite off more than you can chew. Subsequently (and because it came up on the forum) this week I would like to address something else that is of central importance to this series. ...
The Patient Hunter 3
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you! Chapter 3 Hi there, Last week I focused on the importance of having a plan and how it is a necessary feature for executing a good assassination. This week I would like to discuss another vital element of the assassination: target assessment. This walks hand in hand with an effective plan; the information available to you and the accuracy of your target assessments will...