has anyone heard this lately? I used to hear it fairly often but since the patches have not heard it at all? I dont even knwo what it meant but it was funny........
Yep heard it loads yesterday. (Was engineer repairing Titan guns)
GreaseMonkey
Yep, heard it all the time last night as someone screamed for repairs to the Mech and all the engineers ignored him.
oh well must just be me.......i guess i havent played engi in a while (do you only hear it then?)
No, everyone hears it.
naah I think you should hear it always. And you should definitly hear it when "you" request repairs.
And Fenris_GreyClaw nice pic.
And Fenris_GreyClaw nice pic.
The term "grease monkey," meaning mechanic, possibly dates to the Industrial Revolution when children working in factories performed menial tasks, such as lubricating the gears in steam rooms. The ashes coming from the furnaces combined with sweat caused the children to appear dark-skinned. When they "monkeyed around" as children are wont to do...
That's one version I've heard anyway. Probably apocryphal, but kind of cute nonetheless.
That's one version I've heard anyway. Probably apocryphal, but kind of cute nonetheless.
well thanks for that Capt'
In BF1942, the call for an engy is mostly, " I NEED A GREASE-MONKEY!!"
now i understand that term 'greasemonkey'
You only hear calls for support (repair, heal and resupply) if your not that class when you are close to the person requesting the needed support action. If you are the class you will probably recieve notifcation of the need action no matter where you are on the map. Although, I've had a few cases where I didn't recieve notification.
The reason they did this is to prevent annoyance like seeing everyone who needs a medic when you are playing as Recon.
The reason they did this is to prevent annoyance like seeing everyone who needs a medic when you are playing as Recon.