Its All About Team Play!
AgentX
Join Date: 2003-05-17 Member: 16420Members
Join Date: 2003-05-17 Member: 16420Members
<div class="IPBDescription">I won my first game playing as COM</div> I have been playing under three weeks now and today on ns_nothing as COM we won the game. The game was played on the CHI_Mayhem Server. They are for the most part a "super bunch of guys" and I recommend game play there for best over all experience. I must tell you as I played I felt the excitement never knowing if we were going to make it. I am certain NO ONE WILL EVER WIN a game UNLESS the team work is there. Mistakes can be made set backs can happen but if you have Team play going on and others are listening to you and also communicating with you many wins are possible.
Our team win would NOT have happened if had not been for every single player pulling their weight. Its not about the COM alone as a good leader but as each individual playing a team effort. Some is luck of a move and some is skill. I have spent some hours looking over drawings of map layouts seeking to discover and understand map weakness's and strengths. As COM you must find the HIVE and then make a choice to remain at your base and work to destroy that hive immediately or expand to the remaining two hives. This will not happen if your team is not working with you.
I have also met some great new friends and players for ns. NS is a great game, and most of the time the players are there for fun and friendship and a great time can be had. It is never fun when you have a mess-off or someone who feels they are so much better than everyone else. The real leaders are those who really do know it all and are humble about it and helpful to others he is playing with (remembering it is a team effort). It is better to give than receive, and the best gift is seeing the fruits of your efforts come alive in someone elses game experience. For those who have just begun, keep up the good work. Read the many posts in all the Forums and listen to the more experienced players. Dont demand of anyone, you get more bees with honey than vinegar, and your ns experience for the most part will always be superior.
AgentX <-- skulk bait, newbie (unclanned)
Our team win would NOT have happened if had not been for every single player pulling their weight. Its not about the COM alone as a good leader but as each individual playing a team effort. Some is luck of a move and some is skill. I have spent some hours looking over drawings of map layouts seeking to discover and understand map weakness's and strengths. As COM you must find the HIVE and then make a choice to remain at your base and work to destroy that hive immediately or expand to the remaining two hives. This will not happen if your team is not working with you.
I have also met some great new friends and players for ns. NS is a great game, and most of the time the players are there for fun and friendship and a great time can be had. It is never fun when you have a mess-off or someone who feels they are so much better than everyone else. The real leaders are those who really do know it all and are humble about it and helpful to others he is playing with (remembering it is a team effort). It is better to give than receive, and the best gift is seeing the fruits of your efforts come alive in someone elses game experience. For those who have just begun, keep up the good work. Read the many posts in all the Forums and listen to the more experienced players. Dont demand of anyone, you get more bees with honey than vinegar, and your ns experience for the most part will always be superior.
AgentX <-- skulk bait, newbie (unclanned)
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It took me a lot longer than that before i even learned the maps fully let alone win a match as the commander. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
I agree that NS is a great game to play. It's got a friendly atmosphere unlike alot of the other HL mods.
Really made me mad. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
I need a mic though, communication without a mic is near impossible when playing comm.
Isn't HA better for base defence?
Welcome to the world of Fatties and Marines!
I also wish to speak on "disrespect" that lurks in the games at times. Today I was in Marine team and a COM quit. no one would take chair, I did, then I immediately took to upgrade to HMGs, and built arms lab and began upgrades to heavy armour and level one weapons. I had just finished level two weapons and began level two armour. Someone didnt like the heavy armour felt it was unnecciary and screamed for a vote to "remove me from com chair" for I had to have been doing a lousy job. Now mind you two games earlier today a well known com taught me that it is imperative to upgrade as fast as possible to the hightest level of weapons and armour to win game, but there you go, another opinion. Go figure.......
Everyones strategy is different and everyones opinion is somewhat different as to how the game should be played but I sure felt 'insulted' by the "cheap vote by people I dont even know" to remove me from chair when I volunteered to help out as another com deserted game. To those who have no patience or respect for the game, the players or common decency and repect. For those bellyaching complainers who wont even dare to wear the chair you bring deep disrespect to ns game and lack character. When you play the game and specially when your Marine, listen to and assist the COM when asked and try to act as a team. Even if the COM is wrong, that COM will bear the loss and wear it for a while. You will wear the shame for disrespect and for an unco-operative attitude as well.
Agent X
Character is what you do and say when no one is looking.
pulling your weight doesn't mean you can win in a fight. I was commanding a great team yesterday: everyone listened well and followed orders and we had a good tech level and one hive when the Aliens got their second. But teamwork and a good attitude doesn't amount to jack squat when the acid starts a'flying and even with jp/hmg and upgrades my rines went down and went down hard before we could take that second hive. Whoever says there is no skill involved on the rine side is silly.
Can you believe the rush you get when game play is under way? Its a rush to play let alone Com. I encourage all new players to learn, practice, and COM on slow nights every chance they get. The most published authors have had the most turn downs. Babe Ruth had the highest batting average for his time, but he was also up to bat more than most. Never give up.......
Forgive the ones who make snide remarks to you while your learning, even when you get good, someone will comment on how bad you are perhaps when your having a bad day. The glass MUST be half full and you will have fewer low days playing this game.
Have a great night all
AgentX
This sort of thing makes Flayra's spine tingle.
But the whole post gets a big thumbs up from me. Respect.
** very very important, you must capture many rts and build on them. You will need them to advance in game play fast enough to catch the aliens off guard. This is my best opinion based on my experience so far. It will feel like your cutting yourself a bit lean at first but you would be surprised at how fast your resources will grow for the hard work in the beginning.
I dropped a boat load of health and reloads on the floor right inside their door. We splattered them. I was just about to announce "come back to base for jps, and heavier weapons" when the "sad music denoting a loss" played. The marines had won. I wanted to say "Hey you "alien", us "loser" marines just kicked your behind. I didn't do it. I felt like the message got across without words. I do want to say "good work Marines, it could NOT have been done without you all pulling together.
AgentX[TFC] The Forsakened Companions Yes Clanned at last and proud of my clan You can often find us on the CHI-Mayhem Server. Type mayhem.longviewlan.com and you will be with us next thing you know.
You can also visit our website at www.forsakened.com We look forward to your visit and game play.