How do you choose a squad to join?

Jayrot · 08-02-2005, 02:37 PM

Just curious: when you first arrive in a TG server, how do you choose which squad to join? Do you look at:

name (custom -- VOICECOMM or TEAMWORK vs. ALPHA, BRAVO, etc.)
squad size (only nearly full squads, never 1 player squads, etc.)
squad leader/members (looking for someone you recognize?)
etc.

Or what?

jex · 08-02-2005, 02:39 PM

I look at the make up of the squads. I generally avoid air squads and look to place myself where I would be the most useful. Usually I just make a squad though.

Telorn · 08-02-2005, 02:48 PM

I'll first look for a familiar squad name. After that I'd drop down each squad and look for a leader/squad members that I know. And finally, I'll join a random squad, and if the SL doesn't seem to communicate within the first few minutes I'll go looking for another squad....or if I know I'll have some time, I create my own. Problem is, I rarely know how much time I'll have in game, so I rarely lead.

Cur · 08-02-2005, 02:48 PM

The one with as many |TG| or |TG-xx| in it

Also there are quite a few non-TG tag wearing TG'ers I'll gladly join with... Tarp, B, Ironclaw, etc

Basically the people who have shown to play in the spirit of TG.

Mateo · 08-02-2005, 02:50 PM

I look for TG & TG-42nd tags first, the squad that is open with the mostest I join.

Otherwise, I start a 42nd squad and invite players in.

BillyGnosis · 08-02-2005, 02:58 PM

I usually avoid air squads as well, since I'm only an average pilot.

I'll check the squad to see who's in it, because I have a short mental list of regulars who have VOIP capability. I'll also try and join the squad with the most regulars and people with |TG| in their title. TG regulars are more likely to have VOIP and/or work as a team, in my experience.

Named squads don't attract me as much as others, I guess. You can call the squad whatever you want, but if the members aren't working together and talking, it's just not as much fun for me.

That said, if you join the "Gnosis" squad, you'll get a squad leader with VOIP who's doing his best to win the fight, whether that means capturing flags, defending flags, or sabotaging enemy assets. It ALWAYS means working as a team, though.

Xink · 08-02-2005, 03:16 PM

i jus look for familiar faces providing their not air squads,

Cantina_Fly · 08-02-2005, 03:18 PM

I usually look at the largest squad with an opening and then see what kit they need. Within a few minutes you figure out whether your SL is leading or just playing solo and likes to hear the commander, or be a pal and give you another spawn point. If that's the case, I jump to the next squad down. I always seem to have good luck on clan servers if I join the squad with the clan members in it. If they're a good clan, they welcome the extra guy and work together. The bad clans have there squads locked so I just change servers then.

Joebar · 08-02-2005, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayrot

Just curious: when you first arrive in a TG server, how do you choose which squad to join? Do you look at:

name (custom -- VOICECOMM or TEAMWORK vs. ALPHA, BRAVO, etc.)
squad size (only nearly full squads, never 1 player squads, etc.)
squad leader/members (looking for someone you recognize?)
etc.

Or what?

All of the above

FishRoy · 08-02-2005, 03:24 PM

I try to join a squad with 1-2 people in it as I seems after 3 lots of people join up.

|TG| B · 08-02-2005, 03:27 PM

As the time goes by you will start to recognize faces etc... Till then...

StrikeFear · 08-02-2005, 04:05 PM

All the above.
If it's a map with Jets and they don't appear to be in use - I'll be making a VMFA-531 squad and putting those assets at the disposal of the Commander, and probably whining about how the SL of squad 3 needs to stop taking the bomber, and spamming "ne1 wanna gun b0mbz0r, join my squad for teh win + mad TKs".

Otherwise, all the above.

**Jest** · 08-02-2005, 05:50 PM

I look for familiar faces, guys I know are skilled and are friendly and someone I've known in previous games as a good squad leader. If none of those factors are met I look for someone using voip. Most of the times it seems all the good squads are filled when I'm getting started (which is usually in primetime 1030pmEST) and I end up having to start my own squad. I don't mind being squad leader but I know there are many others who do a better job at it.

Ghost

Dirt013 · 08-02-2005, 06:01 PM

I look for a leader that i recognize...if i can't find one, i form my own squad.

Dirt013

human_wave · 08-02-2005, 06:04 PM

First I'll look for well-known SL's such as Tarpan or Wulfyn(sucks for them!). Failing that, just look for a 5/6 squad and dive in.

08-02-2005, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jayrot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4	How do you choose a squad to join? Just curious: when you first arrive in a TG server, how do you choose which squad to join? Do you look at: name (custom -- VOICECOMM or TEAMWORK vs. ALPHA, BRAVO, etc.) squad size (only nearly full squads, never 1 player squads, etc.) squad leader/members (looking for someone you recognize?) etc. Or what?

08-02-2005, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
jex Join Date: May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Age: 37 Posts: 3,407	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I look at the make up of the squads. I generally avoid air squads and look to place myself where I would be the most useful. Usually I just make a squad though. __________________ Jex

08-02-2005, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Telorn Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Georgia Age: 27 Posts: 2,187	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I'll first look for a familiar squad name. After that I'd drop down each squad and look for a leader/squad members that I know. And finally, I'll join a random squad, and if the SL doesn't seem to communicate within the first few minutes I'll go looking for another squad....or if I know I'll have some time, I create my own. Problem is, I rarely know how much time I'll have in game, so I rarely lead. __________________ Telorn

08-02-2005, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cur Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence, RI Age: 38 Posts: 146	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? The one with as many \|TG\| or \|TG-xx\| in it Also there are quite a few non-TG tag wearing TG'ers I'll gladly join with... Tarp, B, Ironclaw, etc Basically the people who have shown to play in the spirit of TG. __________________ \|TG-42nd\|Lt James Please read our TG Rules of Conduct, Player Standards, BF2 Rules and Guidelines, and about wearing the TG tag.

08-02-2005, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mateo Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 6,483	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I look for TG & TG-42nd tags first, the squad that is open with the mostest I join. Otherwise, I start a 42nd squad and invite players in.

08-02-2005, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
BillyGnosis Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 28	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I usually avoid air squads as well, since I'm only an average pilot. I'll check the squad to see who's in it, because I have a short mental list of regulars who have VOIP capability. I'll also try and join the squad with the most regulars and people with \|TG\| in their title. TG regulars are more likely to have VOIP and/or work as a team, in my experience. Named squads don't attract me as much as others, I guess. You can call the squad whatever you want, but if the members aren't working together and talking, it's just not as much fun for me. That said, if you join the "Gnosis" squad, you'll get a squad leader with VOIP who's doing his best to win the fight, whether that means capturing flags, defending flags, or sabotaging enemy assets. It ALWAYS means working as a team, though. __________________ Let them eat war. XFire: billygnosis

08-02-2005, 03:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xink Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England Age: 21 Posts: 794	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? i jus look for familiar faces providing their not air squads,

08-02-2005, 03:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cantina_Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 95	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I usually look at the largest squad with an opening and then see what kit they need. Within a few minutes you figure out whether your SL is leading or just playing solo and likes to hear the commander, or be a pal and give you another spawn point. If that's the case, I jump to the next squad down. I always seem to have good luck on clan servers if I join the squad with the clan members in it. If they're a good clan, they welcome the extra guy and work together. The bad clans have there squads locked so I just change servers then.

08-02-2005, 03:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
FishRoy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richardson (Dallas), TX Posts: 90	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I try to join a squad with 1-2 people in it as I seems after 3 lots of people join up.

08-02-2005, 03:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
\|TG\| B Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 726	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? As the time goes by you will start to recognize faces etc... Till then...

08-02-2005, 04:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
StrikeFear Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austin, TX Age: 39 Posts: 1,877	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? All the above. If it's a map with Jets and they don't appear to be in use - I'll be making a VMFA-531 squad and putting those assets at the disposal of the Commander, and probably whining about how the SL of squad 3 needs to stop taking the bomber, and spamming "ne1 wanna gun b0mbz0r, join my squad for teh win + mad TKs". Otherwise, all the above. __________________ "You live and learn. Or you don't live long." - Lazarus Long

08-02-2005, 05:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jest Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 40 Posts: 370	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I look for familiar faces, guys I know are skilled and are friendly and someone I've known in previous games as a good squad leader. If none of those factors are met I look for someone using voip. Most of the times it seems all the good squads are filled when I'm getting started (which is usually in primetime 1030pmEST) and I end up having to start my own squad. I don't mind being squad leader but I know there are many others who do a better job at it. Ghost

08-02-2005, 06:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dirt013 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Posts: 583	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? I look for a leader that i recognize...if i can't find one, i form my own squad. Dirt013

08-02-2005, 06:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
human_wave Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 20	Re: How do you choose a squad to join? First I'll look for well-known SL's such as Tarpan or Wulfyn(sucks for them!). Failing that, just look for a 5/6 squad and dive in.

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