I had a funny argument while commanding

**Rustxko78** · 09-25-07, 02:17 AM

I meant to post something about this argument that I had on another server.

Late at night when TTP dies out and noones on. I have been going to idiot servers to get commander time. I was amazed that two of the squadleaders actually had mics which rare in those games.

Anyway, they used to voip ability to bitch at me that whole time. Why you ask?

Because I was hiding at our base commanding. Yes, these fools were pissed that I wasn't in the fight. Their logic was since I was a high enough rank to command then I should be good enough to fight and take tickets and just command the orbitals.

Yeah, look at my k/d ratio!

**Too Much Damage** · 09-25-07, 07:49 AM

there are so many tards out there. I'd rather have a commander doing his job rather than lollygagging in a key position just itching to bleed off tickets.
or my favorite is the commander that sits in the driver's seat of a tank/walker in the main base and just stays there. thats 2 kinds of useless

**Turtlesexx** · 09-25-07, 08:44 AM

Priceless..........

**SinShadow** · 09-25-07, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Too Much Damage

there are so many tards out there. I'd rather have a commander doing his job rather than lollygagging in a key position just itching to bleed off tickets.
or my favorite is the commander that sits in the driver's seat of a tank/walker in the main base and just stays there. thats 2 kinds of useless

IS IT?? If a commander is in the walker or tank in main base , he's keeping them from being stolen by the enemy and he's situated to guard his assets effectively from RDX attacks , I would hope that COM would give up his tank the moment a teammate comes by and let them have the tank/walker to use in battles.So maybe it's not useless but a really good idea as long as he's not driving it off to join battle? :2

**Rustxko78** · 09-25-07, 12:41 PM

I've been using Turtle's hide in the water technique.

**Benandorf** · 09-25-07, 12:44 PM

It's useless if the commander sits in the vehicles that squads could use. For an extended period of time, at least.

**laggyNgroovy** · 09-25-07, 12:58 PM

i will jump into the upper gunners seat on lot of maps just to prevent them from being stolen. when someone jumps in the drivers seat, i will hear the vehicle start up and take that as my cue to jump out.

alternatively, i have a hard time getting people to spawn in base on gibraltar and/or tunis. frequently, i will put the IDS on the walker and drive it to the nearest squad. getting my sonar moving helps me out anyway

laggy via blackjack

**Krueluck** · 09-30-07, 09:36 PM

You said silo and not flag so I am assuming it was a Titan game? I usually stay on the Titan. I use to hog one of the guns but realized that it was out of use whenever I was in the Commander screen, so I stand beside it and repair it or jump in and out of it as needed.

We had a recent post, locked now, for some poor guy that wants to leave TTP. Wait 'till he gets a load of getting knifed every time he commands... and you can team up but nobody follows any orders. I agree, that a Commander has his hands full and should concentrate on Commanding, and protecting his base secondarily. If a Commander has to run and gun, it is only because the enemy is in the reactor room and it is the last ditch effort to survive. I have run into a reactor room and thwarted an attack before, but I am not proud of it. A good commander will assign a team to defend... I was on Shuhia Tabia last night and the Commander called everyone back to the Titan to defend, which means suicide if you have to, right? But I noticed that some teamates just waited until they died, and it was too late. One thing that does stand out is that whenever we are losing really bad, esp. on a conquest game, I can usually spot the Commander in the thick of it.. lol.