Heretic
Member
+3|6967
After learning about this great page I found out that my first account had no chance of obtaining all possible awards so...  I started a new account with one goal in mind. Earn every award the game has to offer. Sounded like fun to me, and it still is. Started playing on any and all servers out there. 16,32,64 man servers. After about 30 rounds and having lost half of them I realized I needed a more controlled environment. The answer ?

16 man servers.

I am not in a clan and don't know people that play this game so I'm pretty much a lone wolf when it comes to playing BF2. This was definitely a hurdle but, I knew I was going to rip apart anyone that crossed my path so it did not prevent me from trying for that little bastard of a ribbon.

So off I went. Some nights winning 15 rounds in a row. All that was needed was 3 great players. Myself, and 2 guys that give more damage then they take. Joining servers that were finishing the round really killed my win/loss ratio but I got over it and played through.

Did I team switch ? Yes. I did about 5 times total and when I did it was because of people that would drive away from me as I was capping a flag and giving them orders to help me ! Some people don't want to win they just want to play. Fine. Nothing wrong with that but, holy crap did that S@#$ ever piss me off. I would change teams after the round if I could of just leave and take the loss.

Being an active commander really pissed some people off and I'm not sure why ? I was able to give out what people needed at there request no matter what I was doing. UAV,supplies,arty, I did it all while on the move.
Yes I agree a commander should camp to help his team but there is ONE exception. In 16 man servers you need all 8 players helping. I only earned 8 points one game as commander. No big deal right ? I KILLED 26 AND DIED 8 TIMES ! So don't tell me that's not teamwork.

So yea, I'm proud of my achievement.

So for all you people that think the war college ribbon is impossible to obtain, here is the proof that it can be done without being cheap. I earned my fairly and it was damn fun.

http://bf2s.com/player/58292816/

It is possible to obtain with a fresh account. 16 man servers are the key.
I played most of my 100+ hours on EA Official east coast servers. If your in a clan then it's that much easier.

Good luck to anyone trying to obtain it. I wear mine with pride.
Bravery
Member
+-1|6960
That's cool I guess, to bad you don't have it yet.
Thanatos247
100% Artillery Magnet
+3|6941|Derby, England
Well played for getting your war college ribbon. I'm just starting to work towards it. I need another 600 odd wins to get my W:L ratio to 3, and indeed 16 player servers does seem to be the way to go with getting quicker wins to increase your ratio.

If you lose one game, you need to win 3 to get back to the same point again. Now thats tough, but as a few people have shown, not impossible.
Cougar
Banned
+1,962|6955|Dallas
I started going for it a few weeks ago with a 400 win deficit.  Now, 3 weeks later and some 450 or so victories I am proud to say it is within reach in the next day or so.  I'm at a 2.95 and lack about 25 victories, basically about 3 or 4 hours playing a 16 man Karkand server I've been using for the ole W:L ratio.  As soon as my W:L is at 3, I'm headed straight to my clans server, have them change the map to Karkand and force a bridge war and wait for those 45 points to roll in.  50 people duking it out over a bridge.....shouldn't take to long!
Ty
Mass Media Casualty
+2,398|6965|Noizyland

I have my War College Ribbon...
True, I swear! Look at my Sig!
[Blinking eyes thing]
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