I don't want to type a lot, so I'll direct you to a vid I found a while ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4lAllKCs2Y&feature=plcp

It didn't teach me much because I'd been playing for a while when I found it, but I could imagine it helpful.... assuming you play with a flourish.

It's all a mind game. You can try running below what they can see and they will asume you have run away and when they give chase you pop back up real quick with an attack. Feint attack gf/da users most will use second attack and that will leave them open for attack, unless they have super high asi so watch out for vogs. When there is a recon on the point don't just attack, attack a little off center in 2 directions with a flourish so taht you get most of the point, all recons are different but i would think most would hide away from the side they think an enemy will come from and if you miss them get off point by cotinuing they way your attacks would meet, If I was a recon i would try to get behind you and attack you from where you would run. For guardians have a gun? Boost to their attack range then back off and shoot them with their shield down, gf is good if you wanna take out their shield but a guardian can counter that eaisly so i would attack once shield and attack again then back away as fast as i could while equiping a flourish if they can counter then you can counter back effectively. If you have lag you will not do well, that's just a fact. Gunners will try to shoot where you will be so don't just rush in there try to get behind where they plan to run and shoot from, flourish is best. Don't forget you, might, have a gun so don't be afraid to use it when you run out of boost. Learn what haze bombs you can't run through. Go to where they recon will go not where it dissapreared. guns are nice for bombers but a sword will also do the trick. RSS will be your biggest opponent so learn to dodge it. Don't expect a bomber to only have bombs, flourish is a great way for a bomber to supprise a striker.

Though i don't know what you have i hope this will help.

You think you have it bad? What about those with only 1 bar connection, like myself? Lockdown/Blast Network is virtually unplayable for those that live in Australia/Asia.

-Be a guardian
-Stick with teammates and shield them

I can do 21k damage with 1 bar connection!

Let me just tell ye, boyo.. it isn't impossible, make it possible! XD

Personally, I think watching Lockdown videos will help alot, then try it out yerself. I recommend looking for Blueflood's gunslinging through in Lockdown, and probably look most of the greatest swordsmans caught on video. (Too many to list, don't know who's the best, and nobody is. (^^;). )

Surprisingly, none of the above advice involves capturing points. Whïch is the entire goal of lockdown.

OP asked for techniques, not strategy.

Anyone can capture an undefended point. Not everyone can capture or defend a contested point.

OP: Watch the videos on Spiral-Hipster's account. Unlike most LD videos which are just highlights, he records full games.

Thrillhaus, capturing should lie at the heart of whatever technique you use. For example: the advice given might allow the OP to chip away at an opponent over the course of a minute, but during that time, the opponent might drop- and capture- his point while the OP circles his opponent. Even if he got the kill, the net result would be bad for his team.

Good technique is about leveraging your strengths and finding a place where you can do the most good. Sometimes that's about killing, but often thre are other factors that strikers lose sight of.

And per your example: Hitting undefended points can be a good way to force the the opposing team to split their forces, and by choosing a good defensive position, you can then pick opponents off one by one. (either at the original CP, or elsewhere) Thus you turn an easy task into a way to contribute to your team and also create a favorable fighting situation.

You forgot Do a barrel roll and Use the boost to get through, Traev.

But seriously. If you're a striker, use the boost to get away or to surprise enemies. Or to cover crazy long distances. Whatever works for you.

Stick with an ally or two. This is not only effective, it's great fun if you're both bombers. My last LD games were played alongside another bomber in Merc Demo, she would use one bomb while I used another... dat RSS+VT. And the time when me and two others RSS-spammed the heck out of Frostbite's Base 2... ah, such good memories. Should be good for two gunners, two swordies, or one of something and another of something else, too. Try to figure out how to help your teammate best. If one of you is a Guardian, or both of you are Recons, this is especially effective. (Stealthy double team... what could be more deadly?)

@Epic-Truth:
Jempire doesn't CE rev that much. They just use the first few energy revs with their mist. First rev is 2 energy, second rev is 4 energy, third is 8 energy. With 100 mist, I can go through about 5-7 games, energy reviving whenever my respawn time is 15+ seconds. The excessive energy revs that you're describing only happen in either high-stakes GvG, or when there is a bombhead up for grabs.

@OP: I have a few hours of time available, so I'll post something serious. Do realize that I'm a Recon Hybrid (one or two swords, one to three bombs, and maybe a gun), so the tips may not be the best for Strikers.

- Don't be afraid to avoid combat. You aren't a coward if you do so. If you know someone is really good, don't be afraid to just run whenever you see them. No matter how good they are, they cannot be in more than one place at once. You can nullify some of the best players just by hiding in their wake, re-capturing whatever they capture as soon as they are off-screen.

- Be unpredictable. If you go through the same motions every time you fight, people will adapt and counter you. Also, people tend to have their own habitual counters to people. If you do things that a lot of people aren't used to, then you'll be able to throw them off and generally have an easier time landing hits.

- Loadouts. As you slowly gain new equipment that are good for Lockdown, create new loadouts. Make sure they are organized in a way that makes sense to you. This gives you a huge element of flexibility.

- Equipment. Lockdown is never going to be balanced because you can bring your own gear into the game. Lockdown has always been a fusion of skill and gear. Sometimes, you just need an upgrade. Make sure you have a good gun. Alchemers aren't a good sidearm for swordsmen (they are better suited for hybrid gunner/swordsmen). The Pulsar -> Polaris is (in)famous for its AOE and ability to shut down huge areas at a time. Don't indiscriminately spam it though, because people will begin to hate you (and good players tend to have their own tricks for dealing with Pulsar spammers). Worse though, if you do start spamming Pulsars, so will others, and then it will just spiral out of control. Sentenzas and Argent Peacemakers are good for countering Guardians, because you can capitalize on their slower nature (Good Guardians are also good at ripostes and counter-attacks when a striker charges in and tries to hit them with a sword).

- Use the camera angle to your advantage. The Camera is not directly overhead, but rather slightly slanted. Experiment with it in the ATH. In short, the camera angle allows you to see further to the north than to the south. Always try to approach a player (on a point most of the time) from below. You'll see them before they see you. By extension, if you're standing on a point, shooting a Pulsar at entrances, always cover the entrances toward the south. Good players will almost always come from the south.

- When coming from any direction other than the south, don't go in a straight line. That's the most predictable path to take, and by extension, the easiest to counter. Most of the time, you want to charge toward them, and then, when just outside of sword reach, turn and sweep in from behind. Most Strikers will try to boost out of the way though.

- Never forget your class. By this I mean, never forget the fact that you have a jetpack, or the ability to turn invisible, or the ability to shield. You don't want to engage in a slap-fight, where both players are just trying to spam their sword combos, in a race to kill the other player before they themselves are killed. Using your boost while your opponent doesn't will give you a HUGE advantage. Likewise with Recon Cloak and Guardian shield.

How do I dodge better? Dash away/cloak/shield after hitting and being hit.

How do I die less? Heal when your health is down. In difficult fights, I make frequent trips back to my base.

How do i improve killing people more? Fight them more, it'll show you when to attack and when to dodge. Try to let them swing first then attack.

Also whats strike weave? Magic.

Striker:
Always have at least 3/4rths of your boost bar when traveling, if you come across a person you can't beat, run away. (Try to go south so you can surprise them with a striker or a shot if lucky.) If you see someone you can handle, try attacking from a different side each time you encounter them, Flourish and Sealed sword have the longest range and are fastest so use those on strikers, boost a bit away after each strike to have them run into your hit. (Or boost past them and hit them from behind, just mix up styles and do what you like best.) When facing a guard, brandish and sealed sword are best, rather than use the same number of hits in a combo, mix it up and try to delay the time of your swings. (I've managed to take down some pretty scary guards by hitting them with a delayed final hit.) With recons, spam the first to hits of the flourish, or back away and shoot a gun at the point you should be on before backing up and swinging flourish. Try to remember how some recons move so you can better predict them.

Guard:
Always travel with a team, if you're killed, head to the point with the most of your guys on it. Always shield after hitting and never do the full combo, bring along a gun like Pulsar or Blaster to get people who are out of range of the shield you should be placing down on the point you're on. Try traveling with either a charged brandish, a charged bomb, or while shooting two pulsar shots in front of you.

Recon:
CTR IS AMAZING! Seriously, spam brandishes, spam bombs, spam alchemer charges, just let everything chase you, don't go to something unless you're invisible. Planting a bomb, sending off a few pulsar shots, then cloaking and hitting the target from the side is nice. But also just traveling with a team and deathmarking everyone is nice too, RSS and bombs like Voltaic tempest and Stagger storm are wonderful for aiding allies.

Pulsar:
Sing the song "I shake my hair back and forth" while shooting and shake your gun, shooting two shots before shield canceling and repeating, this should make each bullet go on either side of you, meaning they have to do a large dash around or have pinpoint accuracy and go between the bullets straight at you (Which you would then hit them with a sword.) Shoot as a fellow guard who's in a fight if you're a guard as well, strikers that come close get hit and knocked back. (This usually helps but should not be done if the guard is fighting a guard or if your teammate is a striker fighting someone.)
Pulsar is area denial in a gun, so keep enemies out of paths, off of noobier teammates, and off of points. If a teammate asks you not to shoots pulsar at their enemies, don't.

(Some of my tips won't work with you and will probably not work against certain pros so just practice and try copying other people's styles while forming your own. It takes time.)