BF2S Forums Getting a squad to comply with orders?

play with friends duh.

I don't care...I just play for the squad leader mins....unless I really wanna win, then I just yell at them over and over.

If I am in a squad I will usually follow the orders unless he is asking my to go to the other end of the F@#$ing map and there are enemys taking the flag right next to me.  I hate that sh!t.

Forcing teamwork is always a pain in the ass, and I deffinatly haven't figured it out.

But VOIP, if your not saying it over voice Id say you have little to no chance.Its much easier to ignore text then voice.

Your best bet would probably be something like "3 is moving into position to capture refinery, defend your position until they have control, then move to North Docks."

Or what ever...not boring them with the details of your plan, but at least making sure its apparent that you have on.

So often you get commanders who are very much just looking at the moment, rather then a bigger picture. These commanders will just issue random attack orders for what ever has their attention at the current moment. These people end up getting ignored because their plan is only as deep as the current order.

You just want to make sure the squads see that you have the big picture in mind.

I rarely lead, and when I do I obay my commander....But Im more persistent, and encouraging to my squad mates when I can see that I'm carrying out part of your plan, rather then your whole plan being my current order.

lol^ ok I gotta reply to some of these responses but I am hungry.

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

m4s3rchi3f wrote:

I don't care...I just play for the squad leader mins....unless I really wanna win, then I just yell at them over and over.

Says someone with a name like m4s(t?)3rchi3f.

I'll usually try to follow commander's orders, but some days you just need to kill someone in game or you might do it in real life.

My name was supposed to be m4st3rchi3f but it was really late when I registered for BF2 and I didnt notice until 2 weeks later when I've already played a couple of rounds and didn't want to lose my stats. I looked up what a maser is and its apparently some laser tool for scientists to cut something?

-=]NS[=-Eagle wrote:

No one's gonna listen to you unless theyre somewhat high.

It's sad but its somewhat true

lol, if they are high they would never be able to drive to where I tell them to attack. They'd end up on the beach at wake starring into the suns reflections on the water

m4s3rchi3f wrote:

My name was supposed to be m4st3rchi3f but it was really late when I registered for BF2 and I didnt notice until 2 weeks later when I've already played a couple of rounds and didn't want to lose my stats. I looked up what a maser is and its apparently some laser tool for scientists to cut something?

Because I guess, Masterchief and proper speeling would have been to cool? I still don't know what your name is supposed to be...To be honest with you. I was gonna go with 1m_D@O@'M3D but some bastard already took it....

csl wrote:

My most desperate tactic after all this fails and I'm sick of asking a squad to stop pointlessly raping an uncap for points while the enemy rampages unopposed across the map, taking all the flags, is to drop arty on the offending squad leader.

"Artillery, your area!!!"

Ha, this is the order I would do that in. First tell them "Squad leader, Artillery available ON YOUR REQUEST!" then I'd go "I Read you!" and then say "ARTILLERY YOUR AREA!" Right on his head.

maxQ wrote:

Of course you also have the tards that want to be commander so badly they will follow you arround trying to goad you into tk's etc., all part of the glorious game called BF2.

don't be one of the wankers that uses rank to get commander then runs around inf'ing all game.

QFT, dude I hear ya. A guy by the name of Jamesfklee who has 162,000 points was on (-BS-) server (Don't know who that is or what it stands for...) but he got the command position after a few rounds, and after I have been placing first for the past 4 rounds...This guy got the command cause of rank, and took the M1A2. But I told our team to mutiny him for a few reasons, got him kicked and I got the command Pos. He proceded to flashbang me endlessly and shoot me in the foot lol. I mean, ffs does he need the points?

norge wrote:

play with friends duh.

I got a problem with that option, thanks for rubbing it in!

Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2007-02-20 18:13:52)

One thing I hate is a commander/squad leader constantly telling me to go here or go there.  I will often "follow orders" but if you bug the heck out of me, I will completely ignore you and do my own thing.  Most of the time, that entails capturing flags or raping someone.  Damn, I love raping.

killer21 wrote:

One thing I hate is a commander/squad leader constantly telling me to go here or go there.  I will often "follow orders" but if you bug the heck out of me, I will completely ignore you and do my own thing.  Most of the time, that entails capturing flags or raping someone.  Damn, I love raping.

lmao, you had me as commander once?

"Move to this posistion"
..."Sorry, my bad."

"Attack here!"
..."Negative."

"Defend this position!"
..."Sorry, my bad."

"Move to this position..."

"Follow orders soldier!"

"Attack here!"

I can do this for a whole round lol.(jk)

I agree with alot of what people posted.

1. VOIP
2. Play with friends
3. Be a regular
4. Being an overall good comander helps, supplies, good arty hits, spotting enemy. doing your job will get you "respect" and others will be willing to help you.


I follow some orders, and not others. I'm usually on my own ajenda, trying to win. So getting an order that is not in my best intrest or the best intrest of winning is out of the question.

If I get asked to.

1. kill a near by enemy
2. kill a flanking squad
3. defend a close flag

These I will do almost 100% of the time.

I will usally not do when asked

1. repair assets. your a commander use supply crates
2. assault flags that everyone else is going is usually out of the question. I hate getting the order to assault flags. I know where to go, I do not need the commander telling me where to attack.
3. Defend this position, when we are bleeding and need flags. I will defend if there are enemy's close by, but if not, I feel the need to do fast assaults to stop the bleeding. Let the cannon fodder slow down the enemy.

You have to find a squad leader or 2 that know what there doing and help them out as much as possible by spotting the enemy around them and dropping supples while there capping or defending flags, or in need or repairs. Talk to them about flanking enemy's. The squad that listens should get extra attention. They are the ones trying to win. Help them, help you win. Do not give stupid orders. If a squad is assalting a flag, do not ask them to assault the flag there already going to. Do not arty on a flag if they are already assaulting it. If you can, watch the flag there attacking, before you arty. If they can eliminate the enemy, arty somewhere else. Try not to drop arty on a flag your main army is attacking, this will keep them from assaulting till the arty is finished, or they will be the ones dying, not the enemy. Many flags need to be swarmed and attacked quickly not waited on for respawns, in hopes arty kills a few.

Basicly communicate, if a flag gets flanked it is your fault if you did not spot the enemy. If you let flags get taken due to lack of spotting people will not listen to you.

Those that complain about to much spotting are idiots and should not be listened to. spot, spot, spot, spot. To much is way better then to little.

Last edited by bobroonie.bda (2007-02-20 20:29:04)

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

I would suggest a clan.

Can't go wrong here.  Unless you join a clan that suck or they're filled with 11 year old jerkoffs.  Join a clan that has a lot of members who play frequently and you'll never have to deal with a squad of comatose pussies.