If you're not that new to NS2, Command!
Balmark
Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3476Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3476Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
<div class="IPBDescription">Give the new guys some good games ;)</div>Just a suggestion for those who have played NS2 for a little while now..
<b>Don't be shy and jump into the commanders chair</b>.. It'll give those new to the game a good idea of techs that are available and what's expected of a commander.. you don't have to be good, just be communicative ;)
Use alert icons to direct your new teammates.. use expressions like 'go to shipping please! south/bottom of the map' (ps. I really like the addition of the mini map in the loading screen introcuded a patch or three back) .. explain what you're doing each step (within reason)
But really .. just set an example and make the new experiences as smooth and instructive as possible :D
<b>Don't be shy and jump into the commanders chair</b>.. It'll give those new to the game a good idea of techs that are available and what's expected of a commander.. you don't have to be good, just be communicative ;)
Use alert icons to direct your new teammates.. use expressions like 'go to shipping please! south/bottom of the map' (ps. I really like the addition of the mini map in the loading screen introcuded a patch or three back) .. explain what you're doing each step (within reason)
But really .. just set an example and make the new experiences as smooth and instructive as possible :D
Comments
Even greens know how to kill stuff with exos, ARCs and MACs >:D
You greenie's are supposed to let me retire!
Are you using a mic? If you're typing then you should expect to provide a purely infrastructure role because people won't notice your text or waypoints. They need somebody talking in their ear, waypoints are just an extra tool for showing them where you're talking about.
Please make sure you go alien if it's all rookies and command. I've not lost a game yet with new players. Like said above, they listen, they try, and they actually sound like they're having a great time doing it!
No I use both some people don't seem to respond to the mic so I set them waypoints but I am always chatting up the team. It's just annoying when they don't listen in the slightest ie we are losing cargo aliens for the love of god we can't win without it. Oh wait you wanted to go to topo instead to only be killed by marines instantly because you were solo?
Biggest thing I've noticed so far - almost no one knows about holding 'C' for the map until you tell them. I'll try to get them directions and they'll be hopelessly lost, and then I realize why and mention the map; the universal reaction is "OHHHHH WOW THAT HELPS SO MUCH D:"
I'm sure there's a tip in there for it somewhere, but it needs to be a LOT more obvious given how common this seems to be. Maybe even a constant, on-screen reminder next to the minimap ("Hold 'C' to expand the full map" or something).
Biggest thing I've noticed so far - almost no one knows about holding 'C' for the map until you tell them. I'll try to get them directions and they'll be hopelessly lost, and then I realize why and mention the map; the universal reaction is "OHHHHH WOW THAT HELPS SO MUCH D:"
I'm sure there's a tip in there for it somewhere, but it needs to be a LOT more obvious given how common this seems to be. Maybe even a constant, on-screen reminder next to the minimap ("Hold 'C' to expand the full map" or something).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I really agree with this I had at least one player every game do this as com or player.