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Fracture
Two sites · attack pressure from opposite sidesFracture lets attackers threaten defenders from widely separated approaches. A site hold is rarely just a matter of pointing at one main entrance: teams must anticipate cross-pressure.
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How Fracture works
Fracture lets attackers threaten defenders from widely separated approaches. A site hold is rarely just a matter of pointing at one main entrance: teams must anticipate cross-pressure.
How to attack
Split your approach deliberately. If teammates arrive on opposite sides at different times, defenders can win two separate fights instead of one coordinated execute.
How to defend
Assign clear responsibility for each possible entry and communicate when one side has been surrendered. Flexible anchors and utility that buys rotation time are especially valuable.
Map control and positioning
Plan the timing of pressure on both sides before the round begins, then update it if an early duel changes the balance.
Plants, post-plants and retakes
A successful retake often starts by removing one threat direction so remaining players can turn together toward the other.
Common mistake
Holding an aggressive angle toward only one attacker spawn and forgetting pressure from the second direction.
Practice this map
Load Fracture in a custom game. Walk both site approaches, test the main rotation, and practice one coordinated entry and one retake. Repeat after major map geometry changes.
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