Kaptyn,
Thanks for the comments and discussion. Opschief is also my BF2 game name. It's been awhile since I relooked this topic. In my first six months of BF2 I commanded maybe 75% of the time but I loved playing with the tanks and PKMs and finally got out there to raise some hell and increase my combat score when everyone and their brother outranked (and thus bumping) me because command-only rank in BF2 comes realllll slowwwwww no matter how good one's command ratio was. Fun times.
Good Luck and have fun,
Ops
Thanks for the comments and discussion. Opschief is also my BF2 game name. It's been awhile since I relooked this topic. In my first six months of BF2 I commanded maybe 75% of the time but I loved playing with the tanks and PKMs and finally got out there to raise some hell and increase my combat score when everyone and their brother outranked (and thus bumping) me because command-only rank in BF2 comes realllll slowwwwww no matter how good one's command ratio was. Fun times.
Good Luck and have fun,
Ops
(27th)Kaptyn wrote:
Nice post OPSCHIEF. Some very clear and easy tips for budding commanders, and for those who 'think' they can command.
Like to add that communication should be two-way as much as possible.
Squad leaders need to use the 'attack this target' command for their squads more often. This not only allows the squad to coordinate themselves but it will also let the commander know where they are headed next.
I will always ask bomber pilots to become squad leaders (there are still enough squad leader slots for the rest of the team as long as they aren't all 1 or 2 man squads) and place attack targets for the pilots on enemy AA or tanks/APS's. Place the 'attack this target' command point then immediately 'spot' the target (ie. enemy AA spotted) and pretty soon your pilots will be going exactly where you need them most.
Tip for squad leaders : put the squad leader in the pilot seat of the bomber and rotate the rest of the squad through the second seat of the bomber. If you have a good pilot you can put an entire squad anywhere on the map very quickly and each time someone in the squad dies the gunner ejects, letting the spawning squadmate pop up in the 2nd seat in the bomber. Cannot beat this for rapid deployment of a squad.
My major whine (sorry) about some commanders is the guys who take command at the start of a round and when the going gets hot or they start to lose they resign mid-round. If you are going to command, have some balls and take responsibility for the position. If your team happens to be losing. Communicate more, be more strategic or simply try harder. Do not abandon the commander role just beacuse you are not winning and drop your team in an even deeper hole with no commander.
To determine how good a commander you are do this simple sum.
(Teamwork score + combat score + commander score) minus (global score).
The result will be the number of command points you have had doubled due to winning the round.
Doubled command points do not count towards global score, only the single points.
Some simple maths will allow you to determine how many command points you have from rounds you've won, and how many from rounds you've lost.
EG. I assume OPSCHIEF this is your player name too as the command stats for this player are pretty awesome.
Teamwork score (8080) + Combat score (30794) + Commander score (11509) = 50563
50563 - global score (44974) = 5586
5586 x 2 = 11172 (this is the DOUBLED command points figure for rounds WON)
Command points (11509) minus 11172 = 337 (points earned in rounds LOST as commander)
Rounds won as commander (5586 single points, 11172 doubled points)
Rounds lost as commander (337 single points)
Nice work commander Opschief!!!!