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Yeh it's made worse when you're asking for supply drops and he's too busy setting them down near his friggin M1A2 for his own comfort and you can't get enough people to mutiny.

I agree, seeing commanders flying choppers, jets, or running around in combat and not making use of there assets can be extremely frustrating. Butl un3asy, try defending your assets with just a pistol and knife. If I am in hiding at a critical flag as commander or are near my assets, sometimes it is necessary to defend it or them and I would prefer to do so with more than just a knife and a wrench.

Last edited by Darth_Fleder (2005-11-01 16:24:07)

Some severs Iv played on ban and kick if the commander is in action.  When I play as commander I like to hide and do my thing.  But if I am approched when in hiding I will defend myself and try and repair stuff as well.   I don't get into vehicles or planes and give aid as best as I can.  But once I was cussed out for not doing this or artillary an area as my guys arrived not my fault if ya dumb A$$ didn't heed my incoming warnings..   But all in all do what ya got to to win.

you can never please everyone. if the guy thinks youre a moron for not doing this or not doing that, fuck him. i doubt he could do a better job.

Commanders flying pisses me off. Pisses me off more when they insist that they can commande and fly at the same time. Maybe if their crew, but not bloody pilots!

Sometimes I take an active role in commanding. I make sure never to attack control points as such. I just basicly walk around with the bulk of my army and send specific groups off to do certain things. Kind of like being the squad leader of a really big squad.

I never try to do any rambo shit when I'm commander though. Only if it's Dire Straits, (Sultans of Swing,) do I ever bring out the weaponry and defend control points etc.

Mostly though, I find a nice quiet spot out of everyone's way and rain artillery down on the enemy.

You're right about needing to have thick skin. People will always die and blame commanders. those teamkilled by friendly artillery often go straight to mutiny against you. Mostly though, nothing happens, as only three other people vote yes, and they only did it because they forgot which button is no.
I reckon their should be a way to punish mutineers... then again, you'd have the same problem as you do with teamkill punishing.
"I mutineed against this dingus for good reasons, he's a crappy commander and he insists on teamkilling. Yet, people didn't notice the vote thing so I got punished."

Last edited by Tyferra (2005-11-15 13:54:00)

Thats bullshit, commanders were never intended to just hide and command the enitre time. Only a retard requires the enitre time to fufill the duties that are simple half second clicks. If someone asks for supplies or uav you simply caps right click accpet it takes 1 second, same with arty the ONLY time that you should hide somewhere is when you scan and spot and that does not need to be done constantly. Now if you want to bitch cuz hes not doing his job thats great, but saying the commander should allways hide is a waste of time and bullshit imo. Plus people allways blaming the commander is for retards, its not that critical, its certainly helpfull but how many times have you won without having a commander at all ? .. myself dozens of times ..

I think if more people actually listend to commanders commands... and followed through on their commands then commanders would not have to be so involved in the combat. 

If you look at real military most commanders are in a nicer place then those that are in combat.  On the bridge of a ship, at a base that is well defended... etc.  but in this game everyone is out to get points and kills abandoning the commander to defend himself from artillery strikes by the opposing enemy.  I stay under hanger bays or in tanks... but since it is difficult to get in a building and remain hidden from the enemy... commanders need to keep moving.  That solid red dot that remains in the same spot is always one of two things.  the commander or some guy who is in the bathroom and is just standing at the base.  in both cases easy knife kills if it is reported to the right people.

people please listen to the good commanders.  It may take some time to learn if they are good or not but if they tell you a flag is empty... or to go to a flag it might be good to go there.
... sometimes It is so silly it is rediculous.  both teams fighting over one flag when I tell my team to forget that flag and go for the 4 other flags that have none to about 2 enemies at them.

I only deny the commander if I have to defend a spot or if I see 3 other squad leaders going for the same spot.  unless that is the only spot left.

Defending points is just as important and rewarding as capturing flagpoints.  remeber that.

*steps of soap box*

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