Vub wrote:
And another common courtesy point: don't get into the drivers seat of a tank when the driver is fixing it. Happened to me on Sharqi while I was fixing the tank, it took so much restraint not to teach that guy a lesson in the hard way. I just let it roll over and let the guy drive it, and I continued to sit in the gunner seat and fix the tank whenever it got hit by the enemy. Seriously, a bit of leniency and forgiveness actually made my evening!
Totally agree with this. I have a strategy for that.. firstly, I repair away from other players. Secondly, if someone comes near the tank I hop in and drive off. Thirdly, if someone has NOT tried to steal your tank and repairs you, I squad up with them and thank them profusely for not being a thieving twat (and simple psychology means this person will follow you around all map just to get the repair points).
MastersMom wrote:
OMFG!! +1 to you!! Me and a friend of mine play quite a bit and actually work as a team. Whether it's just the two of us or a squad of six, or one commander and one a squad leader...we have two main goals:
1. Have a good round with positive k/d.
2. Win the round.
But one of our favorite ways to do this is in the attack choppers. If we're getting totally owned in the skies than we'll ground pound and take flags. But a few days ago, I was gunning my friend was flying. I went 23/0 (k/d) and my friend was 12/0. Our team won in large part to us taking out every chopper we saw and any armor rolling into our flags. We got a bunch of ground troops as well, but our main targets are choppers and armor. Next round, I was still gunning, got 7 kills and finally we got shot down. Someone else got the chopper before us and I tracked thier progress out of curiosity. They had the chopper for about 5 minutes and had only gotten 3 kills...the gunner had two kills and the pilot had one. They were shot down and got the chopper again. The rest of the round continued like this and by the end of the round between the two of them they had only gotten 11 kills.
I've got no problem sharing, queing, taking turns or whatever. But it's aggrivating to be so dead on, and see this powerful asset essentially go to waste on someone that can't use it to it's full potential.
Absolutely! What is their problem? It's simple common courtesy to let the high-scorers continue to high score. I laugh a lot when people tell me to stop hogging the chopper... what the fuck? How else do people get 50+ kills and 100+ points? By stopping a winning streak to give the chopper to someone WHO CAN'T FUCKING USE IT. Actually, I don't even care if they CAN use it, clearly I have a high score, try again next round. And yes, many a tide have I turned with the attack chopper so I know exactly what you mean.
I get tk'd a fair bit for the chopper though because on my second account I'm only a sergeant so captains and above think I can't fly. CAN'T USE THE CHOPPER HUH ?!? I GOT 58 and 8 and a 42 and 3 LAST NIGHT, ALL SOLO, MOTHERFUCKERS.
Even just now on Kubra, some noob hops in and goes to cap a flag (wtf? it was not the time). So anyway, He's on power station (at top right side of dam from US perspective) I hook a TV shot out of the gap between building and power-pole, curve it up left and take out a chopper. Take another shot, hook it left and down and take out the mobile AA. Then the pilot decides to go driving in the chopper by following the roadways(oooh, I'm so impressed with your flying) and then (here comes the winner).....
.... he lines up a shot for me into... guess.. THIN AIR. he's screaming enemy spotted so I check the gun and sure enough a chopper is lining us up from on high. Still he's screaming. So anyway, AFTER WE DIED he hit's 'k' (for kokknocker I expect) and starts to tell me I'm a shit gunner and I should stay out of the chopper if I can't use it... this after the previous rounds solo effort of 23 and 1. I hate people.
Sorry for the long story and all the capital letters.
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