I'm one of those Commanders that command in the middle of nowhere. As many of you players who do this (snipers included), you know that a stationary target is a huge attraction for enemy artillery strikes.
But I found a fun way to get around this:
Get into any vehicle, preferably a car that you vehicle drop to yourself (so you don't hurt your team waiting for something that'll never spawn) and then just jump into the second/third/forth seat. Magically, you don't show up on the radar scan anymore. So, if you can get to the middle of nowhere and get into your car without the enemy commander spotting you on the way, you are almost 100% guaranteed to not die.
I found this tip helpful for sniping too, although it's a little more tricky. Same thing, get the commander to drop you a car that has the 3rd and 4th seats without a mounted gun. Drive to your favorite spot and hide your car as best as you can. This also works for boats, here's my story:
I was playing oman 64 and I decided to become a sniper. I spawned at the US flag that had the boats (I forget the name, but it's on the mainland) and drive to the flag that is on the dock (god, I'm terrible with name remembering). I cap the flag sitting in my boat, because no one ever goes to that flag. Afterworlds, I drive back to my spawn point, but stop underneath the bridge. I hop to the 5th seat, and position the boat so that only a small portion of it is visible. I proceed to snipe every sap who tries to cap the base back, and through the entire game, no one spotted me. Not even some moron APC that drove down the river under the bridge 20 meters from me.
I conclude that people who see a car or a boat that isn't moving and isn't close to the road and isn't .50 cal shooting them figure that there isn't anyone in the thing. Try this tip out, and see how long you can go undetected.
But I found a fun way to get around this:
Get into any vehicle, preferably a car that you vehicle drop to yourself (so you don't hurt your team waiting for something that'll never spawn) and then just jump into the second/third/forth seat. Magically, you don't show up on the radar scan anymore. So, if you can get to the middle of nowhere and get into your car without the enemy commander spotting you on the way, you are almost 100% guaranteed to not die.
I found this tip helpful for sniping too, although it's a little more tricky. Same thing, get the commander to drop you a car that has the 3rd and 4th seats without a mounted gun. Drive to your favorite spot and hide your car as best as you can. This also works for boats, here's my story:
I was playing oman 64 and I decided to become a sniper. I spawned at the US flag that had the boats (I forget the name, but it's on the mainland) and drive to the flag that is on the dock (god, I'm terrible with name remembering). I cap the flag sitting in my boat, because no one ever goes to that flag. Afterworlds, I drive back to my spawn point, but stop underneath the bridge. I hop to the 5th seat, and position the boat so that only a small portion of it is visible. I proceed to snipe every sap who tries to cap the base back, and through the entire game, no one spotted me. Not even some moron APC that drove down the river under the bridge 20 meters from me.
I conclude that people who see a car or a boat that isn't moving and isn't close to the road and isn't .50 cal shooting them figure that there isn't anyone in the thing. Try this tip out, and see how long you can go undetected.
