Once you've mastered the basics of Battlegrounds, you'll want to learn some advanced techniques, such as combos, evades, and counter-attacks.

A "combo" is a quick string of attacks with no chance for your opponent to reply. In Battlegrounds, you can create combos using hand-to-hand moves, as well as adding weapons systems and arena hazards! For example: you may kick your opponent into a forcefield, then uppercut them, and finish with an energy cannon as they fall to the ground. It's up to you to be creative and use your surroundings to help you.

Of course, the game wouldn't be complete without some defensive tactics. Every robot is equipped with evasive moves such as side-stepping, rolls, dives, and backflips. These moves help you to dodge incoming attacks and set you up for a counter attack.

If you find your opponent is using a predictable pattern of attacks, you can take advantage of it using a counter-block. Just before your opponent strikes, activate the counter-block. You'll block your opponent and immediately hit them with an attack of your own! This will force them to quickly change their strategy, opening up more weaknesses for you to exploit.

A giant robot is nothing without a pilot. In Battlegrounds, you select one of 50 pilots to represent you in the game. Each pilot is rated in four areas: Strength, Endurance, Agility, and Focus. These ratings affect how your robot behaves in the arena - Strength and Endurance influence the damage you give and receive, Agility influences how quickly you move around the arena, and Focus influences how well you can control your robot's special abilities. All the pilots are fairly balanced, but there are guaranteed to be a few that suit your personal style the best.

In addition to their ratings, each pilot has a unique portrait and colour scheme. Your pilot's colour scheme is used to paint your robot according to its "paint job" (a paint-job is like a futuristic colour-by-numbers - it's a pattern that takes on your pilot's colours). Your pilot's portrait is shown on your opponents' HUD and your own during a fight.

And if you aren't satisfied with the pilots in the game, you can easily create your own! Just scan or create an image, and choose a colour scheme that suits you.