User blog comment:AndImBatman/Call of Duty: Black Ops II Review - Die Rise/@comment-3967954-20130203100422/@comment-3967954-20130204225358

With 4 players, it's near-impossible to survive a Minion round without taking a few hits. Unlike the Hellhounds, they don't have allocated players to attack - they'll just go for the nearest person, which causes for an inbalance in Minions per player. Which is basically why I don't like them.

What I tend to do is buy the Bowie Knife and stay on the roof with the dragon. The Bowie Knife is a 1-hit kill on the Minions until round 20, so it's very, very useful, plus free perk and 2000 extra points. Mmmmmm.