BF2S Forums More Commander Bitchin'

I agree with you. I also offen ask for supplies when i trie to blow up choppers in maps where you have anti-airforce tanks but some commanders never answer to your requests.

Be commander in you KNOW how to command and if your dont DONT!!!!

kilroy0097 wrote:

BlaZiN.uk wrote:

I really hate it when the commander keeps saying stuff like " Enemy spotted " over and over again. It just grinds my gears

Well lookie here. Got a celebrity posting on the forum. How does he find the time?
.

It's not him.  It's Canadian_rocker pretending to be Blazin.

Nobody pays attention when I spot people anyway.

Well, of course, it depends on what map/size, and yes, givin' yourself UAV when NO ONE is there...
My strategy is actually to let the squads give me intel...I can see where they are and what, yet I can't tell if their packin' heat or just bunny hopping with their 'nade launcher/pistol/knife...
The only way for them to work is together, the commander for support, and the squads to execute the mission...
I hate it when my team plays for themselves, and ask for UAV/artillery/supplies, when there is a much more vital spot, or when they ask for it, I place it, then they ask for it again, several seconds later...

It bugs me when the commander gives you orders that make no sense.  like on Wake Island, My squad was on the Chinese side, and I was squad leader.  the commander orders the squad to the base after the beach, and when we get there he Immediately orders us to the north village base on the opposite side of the island.  and then when you are a one man squad playing as a sniper, the commander orders you to go reapir his Artillery, or his other commander stations.

Alot of stuff here rings truth in the game. Particularly with idiot comms e.g. they run you over whilst you're trying to revive sumone and start callnig you everything under the sun becasue you chose not to forgive

Though I must admit I did do some of the selfish deeds mention above. Today on 'Strike at Karkand' I went comm when a few people where asking for a comm. I tried to be as fair as possible by placing UAV over the lowest control point at the start and then inbetween the bottom and middle points to try an give the rest of my team the best intel possible. Here's where the bad comm side comes in, I sorta hogged the only tank we had. Baring in mind nobody else was spawing at the top of the map to use a perfectly good tank, I did stay in it and comm the battle as best I could (we won the 2 rounds on the map ). Even though I could've drove straight to the front lines and helped my team mates in the tank I directed things from the rear and protected the upper control point numerous occasions from pesky lone spec. ops.
The point of this is that if a comm is flying around, or going head first into battle doesn't always mean she/he's tryin to rack up his own points. Ok fair enough if he/she's flying a jet then you should kick them or get them to get out of the jet. And if they're just not responding and being a complete pain in the arse (like the atrillery strikes on friendlys as above, now that was uncalled for ) you should kick him. Whilst kicking DO mention to others as to why you are kicking and you'll likely get a succesful vote. I HAVE seen this work a few times, true its a small % in comparisson with all the votes I've seen.
Oh, and with the supply drops I give them out whenever I get a request for them, which is HARDLY EVER. I do give priority on people trying to take out the enemy's artillery or other key things.
I generally find that being in the front of the battle does give you more of a real time urgency to the scene, making you more eligeable to help your team and win.

Ussually commanders should camp in a nice hiding spot. However there are times when you gotta fight. A dead commander has no powers. Saving your main spawn point and keeping your abilities functional are never bad ideas. As fars as supply drops go. How many times does someone ask for supplys immediately after you drop a crate? Of course you only have 9 squads all thinking they are your top priority and not following any of your orders at all. Generally on an open server you've got a large group of people who are going to fight the battle their way regardless of orders. Then you have 1 or 2 needy squads begging for each and every supply drop, UAV, and ARTY shot. I really love it when someone calls the shot then decides to run straight into it as soon as they hear "Artillary in your area". They are almost as good as the guys who request supplys even though the last crate is still right behind them. They lowest priority is the 1 sqaud who constantly requests new orders even though they never even considered following the last order. ........ I especially remember 1 kid probably 9 years old who had his own locked 1 man squad and wanted to chat with me constantly untill I muted him to focus on the other 8 squads

Last edited by FrontRunner91 (2005-11-20 23:36:07)

Shouldn't the Army just supply all Spec- Ops with More C4?
That would make sense.

BlaZiN.uk wrote:

I really hate it when the commander keeps saying stuff like " Enemy spotted " over and over again. It just grinds my gears

REally? I do that... when another squad or people are capping a flag to tell show them where the enemy is when the UAV is elsewhere. So it's not a good thing? I've heard different opinions about this what does everyone else think?

i fly a plane n command at the same time.. it posible... ofcourse the other team suks wit airplaines, and no1 is wiling to try the airplanes out.. i provide suport, bombardin tanks, n stuff when needed.. use the camo options to provide UAV, suplies, n arty... however if it gets oeverwelming i get out of the jet n comand more throughly.

*squeaksqueaksqueaksqueakclipflapflapflap* *salute*

that was the BS flag. you cannot command and fly at the same time. you need to have the commander screen up at all times ( or at least more than 30 seconds ) to command. on the other hand, you need to be able to watch where you are flying, and if you areing dogfighting, you should be bombing. if you arent bombing, or dogfighting, you should be going back to resupply.

same could be said of heli gunners. they need eyes on the game the entire time, because they need to see infantry that are hiding at all times, even going back to base to reload, because there might just be a spawn camper.

on the flip side, when i am commander, and nobody is in squads, im selfish. screw it; nobody is in squads, that means that nobody wants to play as a team. that means that its every man for himself. squad up, even if its only one or two people in a squad, and ill hide and command all day long. *command*. yeah, that means that you should follow my orders when i command. i see things you dont.

too often people think that commander = arty/UAV/Supplies when you want them. if you want them *request them*. if i dont give something on a request, its because i cant. even then, when i can give them, ill often drop them where they were last requested, though i often verbally ask the squad leaders if they still want them (yeah i use voice).

When commanding I only fight as a last ditch effort.On some small maps It's kinda hard to stay in one place hiding.However I do agree a commander should not be flying.As far as spotting goes,yea it's annoying but necessary.