Learning Commanders Or Those Trying To : Inquiry

Browser_ICEBrowser_ICE Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
<div class="IPBDescription">First time without being ejected ?</div> I got thinking on a reply I did in another forum.

I'm curious to see something.

Of all the commanders that did theire first command view match ever, how many managed to play the whole game without being ejected ?

I mean, if someone wants to learn how to command, how can he do it if he gets ejected in the first 30 minutes ? How can you learn something if people boots you out each time.

I commanded about 10 times in the past 2 years and I admit I am not an expert and did get ejected in 7 of them. So I only had 3 games where I commande through the whole thing (won 2 times in those).

Comments

  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    Easiest way of them all: speak. If the commander seems to be doing some pretty odd things and does not even answer to queries, he deserves to be booted.
  • DerangedDeranged Join Date: 2004-04-07 Member: 27774Members
    mention before you get in that your a still a newbie at comming...

    don't try to comm in bigger games, I've noticed people don't mind in smaller games to let a newbie comm <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • LitoLito Join Date: 2003-09-04 Member: 20560Members
    if they think that you're don't know what you're doing, then they'll give you the boot. Talk on the voice comm, give out orders and you'll sound like a competent comm.

    I didn't command until i was thoroughly confortable with NS, and so commanding kind of came natural for me.
  • Browser_ICEBrowser_ICE Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
    You missed the point of my post.

    I am not asking what to do in this case. I am simply trying to find out how often this has happened and perhaps, if it has blocked/stopped in any way the will to learn commander view to anyone.
  • LitoLito Join Date: 2003-09-04 Member: 20560Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Browser [ICE]+May 15 2004, 09:56 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Browser [ICE] @ May 15 2004, 09:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I mean, if someone wants to learn how to command, how can he do it if he gets ejected in the first 30 minutes ? How can you learn something if people boots you out each time. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You don't 'learn' how to command by just jumping in. Albiet, its the fastest way, but its also the best way to get ejected in 30 seconds.

    You learn the basics of the comm interface offline: in your own server.

    Put cheats on and finding out what each thing does, and how much each thing costs. After you've burned this into memory, you go on public servers and see how a competent commander puts all this to use. You learn strategy by listening to orders and seeing if they work or not. You learn tatics by comparing different ways the same strategy is carried out and learn which one was more effective and why.

    The only thing you CAN'T learn is interfacing with marines (selecting, grouping, waypointing), which you can learn in about 10 seconds, since its the exact same as any RTS game.

    There is no excuse for being a unknowing comm, only a slow one. A slow comm is not as likely to get ejected if he is doing well.

    Using this ideology, i was only ejected (for a reasonable reason) 2 times as a commander:

    the First time was my first game of NS ever. I didn't read the manual and was very intrigued with the whole concept of commander mode, and jumped in the chair to explore. Was ejected immediately.

    The second time was when i commanded as a semi-competent comm, but not competent enough (it seemed) to satisfy the marine team. Ejected within 10 minutes. This is when i smartened up and learned the mechanics of the game before i comm'd again.

    Being ejected never stunted my learning as a commander. It was a wake-up call: You're not good enough yet.

    If all else fails, you can travel to the Himilayian Mountains to train as a Commander with the Shaolin Monks with GoldLeader, Saltzbad and the others...
  • BuggyBuggy Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22400Members, Constellation
    i dont remember being ejected as comm, but it probably happened....somewhere...ive started to comm when i was playing ns for about a month. so i was still new ish, but didnt get ejected because i knew the basics. even if i did get ejected, i wouldnt have cried "WTH nubs dont eject me" cos if someone ever gets ejected, its USUALLY.....for a good reason, right?
  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Buggy+May 16 2004, 12:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Buggy @ May 16 2004, 12:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i dont remember being ejected as comm, but it probably happened....somewhere...ive started to comm when i was playing ns for about a month. so i was still new ish, but didnt get ejected because i knew the basics. even if i did get ejected, i wouldnt have cried "WTH nubs dont eject me" cos if someone ever gets ejected, its USUALLY.....for a good reason, right? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's always for a good reason in the eyes of the person who kicked you, however it is rarely a good enough reason in your own opinion.

    I had someone yell "FFS NOOB EJECT!!!" just because I did not drop a tfac at the start of a pub game...

    <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    But yes, the mike is your key. However, if you're <13 I would strongly recommend waiting for your voice to break first. You really do loose any confidence your marines may have in you if you start sqeaking "Please move to get rteeeeeeeees"
    <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Uhh, what I did is play a lot on servers with ppl who speak the same language, and you could ofcourse make a LAN game with a few bots, so you can practice comming.

    The position of the com is quite a tough job:
    You've got to:

    -Build up a decent base

    -Resupply (give em medpacks & ammo packs) your soldiers all the time.

    -Make sure you get RT's/Upgrades/Research stuff

    -Order those (mostly) un'diciplined soldiers around.

    -Make sure you keep pushing those Kharaa by taking their Hives/RT's


    Though it's one of the coolest things to do imho <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    Note that "build up a decent base " <> "Spam 80 res of turrets in MS 5 seconds after getting into cc"

    Base defence consists of an elec tfac, and then 2 sets of mines round the ips and amoury. The tfac is only really useful for electrification; turrets should not come into MS until after the first fades appear; the res is better used on an armslab and weapon upgrades.

    Turrets WILL NOT take down fades. Marines will.
  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    I agree with that, screw those horrific turret farms that lag the whole server and don't do that good versus the higher lifeforms, put down 2-3 turrets at most, and give you're marines some mines to play with, it will do the job perfectly, if there is more defence needed just use Distress Beacon or just ask for the marines to come to base.
  • WolfwoodWolfwood Join Date: 2003-07-28 Member: 18500Members
    The first time I commed, I really had no clue what I was doing. I had a vague idea, but I wasn't forcing my team to do much

    The second time, we were doing so well. We had 7 nodes and jps. The second I drop the jps, each member of my team flys off in a different direction and dies. I am out of res, my team is dead. I says WTH, recycle the base, hop out and suicide. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BenaiahBenaiah Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22517Members
    A point to note is that people dont like strangers to comm.

    NS is a very tight community and if its your first time on a server and u jump in the chair without even a word you might be booted. Its natural that your team will want people that they are familiar with and trust to be the comm. I comm over 60% of my marine games, and do a fairly good job, however if I want to comm on a server i dont normally play on i just tell em on the mic "I can comm, Ill do a good job" And from then on i keep talking, and to this day i have never been booted for being a bad comm.

    NB. My friends boot me all the time just to **** me off.
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