Omega Strikers – The Kai Goalie Guide

A guide on how to play Kai as a goalie.

Guide to Kai Goalie

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Introduction

Kai is often played as a frontline/midfield character, however he is very effective as a goalie if you are on a high skill level. The main advantage of Kai as a goalie is the fact that the long ranged skills can still hit both the enemies and the ball while you stay at your goal and defend for your team.

How to Play

The core gameplay when you’re playing Kai on the goal is knowing the right time to use your skills. You’ll want to use your skills only when the ball is on the enemy’s side of the field, so they don’t interrupt you when defending. Following this concept, we can divide the gameplay in two parts: defending and sniping.

Defending

When the ball is on your side of the field, you should focus on using your basic attack and positioning yourself on the correct place. You should always aim to throw the ball away from the enemy players while defending, not only because that is the optimal way to play the game in general but also because you don’t have any defensive skills.

Whenever you see yourself in a hard spot, use the movement skill (spacebar) to quickly reposition yourself.

Sniping

When the ball is on the enemy’s side of the field, that is the time to do the sniping. Kai has two offensive abilities and both have a really long range, Barrage and Giga Blast.

Barrage should be used to contest the ball whenever there are many players spamming their skills on it. Since Barrage fires multiple shots, it can ensure that by the end of the contest, the ball goes further into the enemy’s side of the field, allowing your team mates to follow up on the attack.

Giga Blast has a longer range and should be used in two situations: to snipe the enemies and to snipe the ball. Whenever an enemy is on the edge of the field, you can use Giga Blast to push them off the field, given the correct angle. Furthermore, you can snipe enemies with Giga Blast to briefly stun then and assist your team mates. The second situation is a bit more tricky and requires more skill, that is sniping the ball. If you manage to aim correctly, you can snipe the ball with Giga Blast, and if you do it in the correct angle to hit the enemy’s goal, it usually is a great way to score because it is very unexpected and fast.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• You can stay at the goal at all times while still hitting both the enemies and the ball from afar;
• Giga Blast does a lot of damage and pushes the ball forward with very high speed;
• Barrage is great for contesting the ball, ensuring that it goes away from your goal.

Cons

• No defensive skills, requiring that you manage your positioning very well;
• Barrage is very dependant on follow up from your team mates since it slow down the ball;
• Hitting the ball with Giga Blast requires a lot of practice.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Kai is a great character to play at the goal if you can manage your positioning and practice enough your sniping abilities. He is somewhat dependant on team mates, but you can still carry a game if your skill level is very high with him. The key here is to understand the character and act according to the situation.