"To Be Or Not To Be" When To Run To be aggressive or not to be aggressive?  When should you be aggressive and when should you exit stage left ... "Run"?  This is a Newbies biggest goof.  He does not know when to get the hell out of harm's way.  Never enter a room when there is a major fight in progress.  Don't get me wrong, I will come to the sound of a fight, always.  Instead move in after the last shaker has been fired and beat up on the survivors.  If you have shakers or megas then look to attack; but if you do not, the first priority is to find some. Half the time in a game is searching for ammo, and the faster you make your rounds then the quicker you are armed and ready to be aggressive. If you are not armed, then try and avoid all contact, be as invisible as you can, do nothing that will attract attention.  Run away!  Here again, I see pilots fire level 1 lasers at you because that's all they  have.    Most of the time if they had just been quite they would have escaped.  If you are in a fight and you have run out of missiles then run.  Exit as fast as you can. You can't make a kill if you are not armed. If you have killed the other pilot or pilots in a fight leave the area fast.  Pick up their stuff if you can, but get out. Others are also coming to the sound of your fight.  If you are armed then always attack.  Move fast to the attack.  A quick fast hit will unsettle another pilot and surprise will usually get you the kill. It is not cowardly to RUN.  It is better to live to fight again later when you have the advantage.  Always fight on your terms if you can. Offense is still the best defense.  Even when I'm leaving a fight and have a smart missile or two I will most always leave a parting shot as I am running away.  On re-pop "re-birth" after a death your first  priority is to get away, get an after burner and haul ass.