BF2S Forums Thats it - I've had enough !

it,s not that ur bad, some other people just whoring about the 2x at the end of the round if u should win. they would even Teamkill you for that

I think its simple, if you want that commander role to be the commander as you said, then STICK to it!!!!

its the same if ; an assault soldier would go into battle and look for a dead medic to get their kit and revive. See what Iam saying, of course youre helping out, but your not sticking to your role.

and being commander , there are so many things to do constantly that I dont think theres time for you to play other roles.

check my commander score vs the time Ive played as a commander, and calculate.. 

I reply a go to all requests if they are availble. I send orders to squads, I warn them both vocally and visually of incoming enemies and arty zones. Its just makes me feel there are allot of kids playing the game that have fun voting a mutiny. this sucks.

Last edited by Absinthe (2005-11-24 13:41:13)

I do find it quite annoying when the commander is in a jet or helicopter.  Any other vehicle is fine in my book.

I have a standard I keep for myself when commanding.  (around) 20 people or less in the server, I will fight and command.  More than 25, I will usually sit back and command unless the team sucks.  That being said, I ALWAYS defend the base I'm at if there are guys there using whatever I can get.

Never been mutinied, but many have tried.  But mainly because they run into my arty and blame it on me.

Last edited by :]-[: El_Shiznit (2005-11-24 13:41:38)

playing commanders suck.End.Its a full time job and no one can possibly claim they can do both

Yep, same here, had this topic before where a commanders role should be or not to be fighting.  No matter what server or people I sit back and drink....coffee... and look what going on. A dead commander is a useless commander.  I notice some people don't like when I call out to other groups not in the UAV that there is infantry spotted, why is that?

so its only the commander who gets the x2 bonus???

*ToRRo*cT| wrote:

it,s not that ur bad, some other people just whoring about the 2x at the end of the round if u should win. they would even Teamkill you for that

That is the only reasson....point whores. I run around and kill, defend, and cap even when I get no points for it just for my team...then some asshole wants to kick me.
This is what I do when a vote it going.
Select ALL of your squads and tell them that UAV, Supplies, Arty is there for them. That shows a good amount of people that you are trying to help, and hand out orders.  I have yet been voted out while doing the above.
Good luck.

If im commander the most exciting movements I make, are repairing commander assets, defending the flag im working at (usualy an uncappable). Other than that its constant battlefield survielance & help for all those players who rely on your eye in the sky & helping hand.

Dont take the position away from someone who could do a better job & take the role more seriously.
Sure on a small server or a server with very few people.

I'm pretty sure my win/loss ratio in games with a "playing" commander is about 1:3.  Esp. if we have no uncap bases.  If all your bases are cap'able and you are running around with a gun, you will lose against any competent opponents.  Your name could be Blazin.UK, and you still won't make enough difference as one man to compensate for not doing you CO duties effectively.  You will lose your main, they will blow your CO assets, and you can kiss you 2x bonus goodbye, loser.

In the sixteen man servers, I can see a fighting commander having more of a role, since you are 12 percent of your team.  But it's so frenetic in 16 man, all you could do is place UAV in front of everybody, and maybe drop an arty.  And everyone moves so fast in a small space, so when you are not paying attention to the CO screen you will probably miss most of the time (and arty on a 16 man size will likely take one of your team as well.)

In the 32 man and 64 man, like TF-voodoochild said, the CO role is fulltime.  It's a totally different experience; you are disconnected from the action.  But that's the role.  If you don't like it, don't do it.  And if you're not willing to do it fulltime, DON'T DO IT.  The Commander needs to stick his head in the CO screen and keep it there until the last opponent ticks over.  The only times he can pull his head out is to defend himself or his own base, repair blown assets, or possibly to drive to the closest flag if it is white, or owned by opponent, and unoccupied.  As imdead said, a dead commander is a useless commander, so keep your head down.

The frustration runs both ways.  Fighting commanders are bad commanders, and I know I'm in for a short losing round when I see one.  Unless we have an uncap'able base, in which case we are in for a long round, probably losing.  But I also know what it's like to be commander, and have no squads to work with, or squads who do not follow orders.  A commander should be an experienced player, and as such it will be frustrating as hell to have no one to give orders to, or have them run off doing their own thing, while you look down into your little screenie and foresee exactly what is going to happen, and that's it not good.  But that's the way it is, you are the commander now.  If your team is poor, there's not a whole lot you and your gun can do about it as an individual.

I've said it before. I still think EA should make the CO be inside the COM trailer to open their COM screen.

I don't get "active commanders"  Stairing at that screen long enugh for a scan is more than enugh time to get poped by a sniper or enemy soldier if you are on the front line.  How do you manage to go from active field service to accuratly scanning, determinging the highest conentration of enemies, where they will be in about 15 seconds, bomb them, and add a UAV for friendlies?  I can only imagine you are dying horibly, alot.

I dislike having to so much as remove my command screen to defend a flag right next to me, or repair assets that a spec ops destroyed.