Thread: New commanders

Originally Posted by Burned

How do u spot someone after you use scan. This is probably a noob question but i enjoy commanding and it would benefit me greatly.

Also you do not need to run a scan to spot. Just pepper a area with "right click + spot" and if it comes up with a question mark then it appears to be safe. If there is someone there it will also show up to everyone else as a red dot. A lot of commanders do not do this.

I commander should always do this to a area in which a squad is approching.

Originally Posted by TheJeep1

Originally Posted by Burned

How do u spot someone after you use scan. This is probably a noob question but i enjoy commanding and it would benefit me greatly.

Also you do not need to run a scan to spot. Just pepper a area with "right click + spot" and if it comes up with a question mark then it appears to be safe. If there is someone there it will also show up to everyone else as a red dot. A lot of commanders do not do this.

Alternatively, if you zoom in and get the real-world view and you see a soldier or armor or whatnot, you can right click and spot it. This is a bit more efficient than simply "clicking and hoping."

Also Please Note:

You Cannot Spot Units after a Scan, You must wait for them to Disappear. If you do while the are still red, Your guy just shouts a bunch of stuff and nothing shows up for your team.

Originally Posted by CivilWars

After you scan and all the red dots show up you right click on one and select spotted.

http://www.battlewiki.com/wiki/index.php/BF2:Commander

On a side note burned, why aren't you confirmed for the match??

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=20363.0

I gotta say, it makes me laugh when squad leaders tell me I'm making too much noise because I talk too much. As most of you know, when I command, I make sure to talk to everyone as much as possible.

I feel communication is VITAL during combat. It allows the squad leaders to get a better feel for what is going on across the battlefield so that if something changes suddenly, for example, a flag being taken where they are normally spawning in at to assault somewhere else, the squad leaders can make a snap decision to change orders I issue in order to assist in the defense of a flag somewhere else, or re-assault the flag we just lost. I expect squad leaders to be able to make decisions on the fly, so to speak, to help the team, and not expect me to see everything, everywhere, all the time. I try to jump all over the battlefield as much as I can to act as overwatch/big-brother to the squad leaders on the ground, and warn them of obstacles/mines/ambushes, while spotting as many of the enemy outside of UAV coverage as possible (near friendly troops of course, it wouldn't make sense to spot the enemy nowhere near anyone because nobody can do anything about them).

I sympathize with the valid complaint that it's hard to hear your squad, who could from time to time, all key up at once, AND have the commander talking at the same time. I wish EA would upgrade the com mo so the commander could talk to whichever squad is currently selected and then have a "Hotkey" to allow the commander to talk to all squad leaders at the same time in emergencies. I also feel that there should be some way to allow only one person in a squad to key up at a time so that everybody doesn't have to try to understand two or more people talking at the same time. This also would have the caveat of making the squad leader have the "actual" com mo key, squashing all other transmissions as he/she is the Squad Leader, and should have control over the "squad net".

As for new commanders, I really think there should be a standard of having to be active on the server for a specific amount of time before being allowed to command. In this way, people who are not only new to the server but also new to the game, can see how a commander is supposed to command. I feel that the level of responsibility should be the same, or as close to, as real life, where your experience dictates your level of responsibility. One should have to learn to be a teamplayer First before being allowed to lead a squad, then learn to be a commander by learning how to be a leader of a squad. Of course, just like real life, there would have to be exceptions for the people who have spent time in paramilitary organizations (military, law enforcement, etc) who already know the basic leadership principles and techniques. This would prevent a LOT of the people who get on the server, apply for commander, then jump in a chopper (as I saw last night, yet again) or jet or tank and decide to be a run and gun commander and think the only thing they have to do is pop a UAV every once in a while, drop some arty to save their own ass, as well as supply crates and the occasional vehicle.

Originally Posted by Kelderos

Also Please Note:

You Cannot Spot Units after a Scan, You must wait for them to Disappear. If you do while the are still red, Your guy just shouts a bunch of stuff and nothing shows up for your team.

Are you sure about this? it does not make sense to me that you have to wait until the red dot from the scan disappears before spotting.

He and I am sure about this. Pretty much the only reason I use scan is to place the arty and uav. After that, it only gives me a feel for what they're up to and from where. From there, I can freely spot the enemy that I saw, but YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE RED DOTS TO DISAPPEAR. Otherwise, your just taking up net time and deafening people for no reason.

Thanks - I'll adjust accordingly

ok guys after you told me about how to do the spot after a scan i succefully lead my team to victory over 5 times, and won a round by 233 tickets. I gotta give it to me team tho they were on the ball as well...but it did help alot.

And that right there is the whole purpose of this server, as I understand it. To show and prove that no ONE player can do it all, it takes a TEAM effort!