Thread: Asset Squads and Locked Squads

Hey, thanks for all the info.

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

Learning to fly in single player or on another server will keep you from getting shit from people but there is no rule saying you cant do it on TTP. I never flew before i got to TTP and im doing ok. I just dont tolerate the bs in game from those that wish to cry about someone else could do it better. It goes both ways you can learn some where else and those that like to cry can fly some where else.

As long as your trying to help your team then you are within the rules of the server. More specific to your questions like it was said before you can name your squad almost anything you want but it in no way means if you name it MIG SQUAD that your even going to get an air asset much less the mig. As for the locked squads well it isnt against the rules unless for a couple reasons that the commander and or admins will tell you to unlock it. Doesn't happen often but it does happen.

PR is a little different only in the fact that if you haven't read up on the differences in flying from vanilla (like warming up the engines) you can cost the team tickets because of the loss of the vehicle (in PR a destroyed vehicle can cost tickets, air vehicles are a lot). This is why hostility is a little high when you load up a squad in a helo, they don't warm it up and flip it on the flightdeck and you not only lose the vehicle for 15 minutes, do not have those tickets, but you also lost a squad (if they didnt get out) that could be really helping the team.

Still though, there is nothing that says you can't do that, but expect some disgruntlement from your team if you really dick it up.

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=61921.0

I hear you about the locking of squads. It's something the admins will probably be dealing with shortly. For some reason we have had a lot of people on the server lately doing this: join server, create a locked squad {usually named for an asset}, invite their clan buddy, and fuck the rest of the team. We don't encourage the locking of squads on the server, we do not endorse or condone the naming of squads for the purpose of controlling assets. Should you continue to run into problems, such as players not inviting you into their locked squad, please take screen shots of the players doing so, and post them in the disruptive player thread. Also, feel free to call out for an admin in game chat a few times, but remember to keep it respectful, let the admins handle the rest. Please understand that admins are frequently leading squads and trying to make things happen for their team, so they may not see your request for help and immediately respond to your current situation. Give the admins time to deal with a situation, but don't be raising a big stink in the game chat, which hurts the team as much as locked/named squads do. Thanks for bringing your questions to the forums with a respectful manner too them. It's much appreciated.

Originally Posted by DaKillerFox

But how does one such as myself learn to fly or learn the ropes of flying, if I don't get a chance because the squads are locked

Hey Killerfox! Good to see you on the PR forums and on the server. We can always use more players until the good people of PR create their own source file and make the greatest game ever.

That being said I have found one of the BEST ways to get to learn flying is a little earlier in the day. Maybe around 4p.m. (7EST) or earlier. The priming hours.

You get to learn flying without people yelling at you and you're priming the servers(5 people or less!!!). It's what I used to do all the time and I do it every now and then these days.

TTP may frown on use of assets for training on the real server but if you're priming(5 people or less!!!) and getting the server up to population, TTP chooses a much more Machiavellian mindset.

This is also the best time to get direct player training. If someone else who flies helicopters or whatever you're at the controls of joins, they'll likely give you tips hints and tricks to pass the time. Maybe they'll give you a challenge or two! (Pinnacle landings, running landings, confined area operation, slope operations etc...)

Hey SleepyBean, thanks for the kind words. I definitely tried all the different servers out before finding TTP to be one of the better ones to play on, if not the best in my opinion. I've been on plenty of other servers where, even in a 6 man squad there is nothing but dead radio silence for most of the round. I've found that there are a lot of consistent and great players like yourself here on TTP.

That's not a bad idea really. I mean, I check GameTracker.com to see how many people are on TTP througout the day when I don't have a few hours to play yet, but plan on playing later in the day. I usually hop on when there's about 20 players or more, just because I don't know what happens when there's only 4 or 5 players. But I guess that is a great way to prime the server, when there's only a handful of players, there's really not a lot of people to fight over assets.

This thread really was more about people locking their squads and not letting other people join, but I was enlightened when someone mentioned that those locked squads aren't friendly anyways. I still get a little peeved when I see 2 or 3 man locked squads, but I just shrug it off and remind myself that I probably don't want to be in those squads anyways.

I'm still having so much fun learning all the weapons (the difference between HAT and LAT and the Insurgent kits, like the RPG) and gunning on the APC's and Tanks that it'll probably be awhile before I learn to fly.