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01-31-2009, 11:13 AM #1
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Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
I've been playing this game for two years now and I think I almost know it all. But I keep learning new stuff from time to time and a recent conversation with Zoticus informed me that what I thought was correct was not true at all!
I was commenting that some squad members dont acknowledge the squad leaders orders to 'Strike this position' by pressing the PageUp key. I've been doing it each time and hate it when a squad leader constantly issues the orders every few yards while on the run. Al-right! Right-to! You got it! Gah! I've been informed by my good friend Zoticus that this is not necessary!
I knew that we got teamwork points if we killed an enemy right after the order to attack or be at a position. The squad leader has to acknowledge the Commanders order to attack so why not the squad members. I've probibly been giving away my position before by yelling 'Right-to!' in enemy territory.
So here I sit in front of my screen playing and trying to resist the urge to hit the PageUp ky each time I'm told to go some where! So I end up hitting the PageDn key and say 'Not happening! No way! Un-oh!'
My hats off to my good friend Zoticus!
Last edited by OldGunney; 01-31-2009 at 02:56 PM.
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01-31-2009, 01:20 PM #2
Re: Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
That´s great haha !
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01-31-2009, 01:40 PM #3
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Nice! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!!
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01-31-2009, 01:51 PM #4
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Hahaha oh man thats hilarious
thanks for the laugh!
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01-31-2009, 02:20 PM #5
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01-31-2009, 06:48 PM #6
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LOL, that's great!
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01-31-2009, 07:49 PM #7
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Re: Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
Who says you cant teach an Old Gunney new tricks !
yAr !
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02-03-2009, 10:05 AM #8
Re: Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
Live and learn -- I had no idea PgUp and PgDown were shortcuts for this. Next thing you'll be telling me there's one for calling a medic or requesting ammo...
Originally Posted by OldGunney
I was commenting that some squad members dont acknowledge the squad leaders orders to 'Strike this position' by pressing the PageUp key. I've been doing it each time and hate it when a squad leader constantly issues the orders every few yards while on the run. Al-right! Right-to! You got it! Gah! I've been informed by my good friend Zoticus that this is not necessary!
My hats off to my former friend Zoticus!
Who needs a life when you can have a heavy bolter?
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02-03-2009, 10:56 AM #9
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It seems reading manuals is out of fashion these days
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02-03-2009, 11:24 AM #10
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I had to do that to figure out how to switch seat positions in vehicles. It was SO annoying during my early days trying to drive to the Titan only to be stuck looking at it because I didn't know how to switch seats to pod out. Originally Posted by LogicalHarm
It seems reading manuals is out of fashion these days
Oh the memories...
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02-03-2009, 12:51 PM #11
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Glad to set you straight Gunney!
Yep, we all keep learning new tricks. Its a part of what makes the community so fun.
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02-03-2009, 03:16 PM #12
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Now the question is, as squad leader if your object is to take a flag, after you take the flag do you have to change the order to defend the flag to get the teamwork points or can you just keep it as attack? It's pretty easy to test but I never remember in the heat of battle.
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02-03-2009, 06:57 PM #13
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Damn straight! Originally Posted by LogicalHarm
It seems reading manuals is out of fashion these days
Except that the Deluxe set that I got from Wally World didn't come with a manual, depriving me of the opportunity to blithely disregard its helpful existence.
Who needs a life when you can have a heavy bolter?
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02-03-2009, 07:53 PM #14
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Re: Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
Manuals are overrated.
Why, just last night I was in my squad's walker and found out I had forgotten to keybind countermeasures to any particular key of recent memory. I did, of course, remember the key it was on previously - that aforesaid key, however, was now the "switch camera" button, which had unfortunate results. Does anyone seriously know just how retarded one feels when, under a barrage of anti-tank fire, one hits a "countermeasures" button only to switch camera to looking behind oneself? It did not help matters, of course, that my squad lead was Crux, and I found it extremely difficult to muster the courage to "explain" the situation to him, as I could just hear the accusing voice in my ear: "Memento, why did you volunteer for piloting the walker then, if you can't even remember to reset your keybinds to anything useful?!" Thankfully, I soldiered onward and maintained my dignity, never letting on about my predicament; equally thankful that Crux never found out his walker pilot was a buffoon. And he never will!
But, back to my point, manuals are over rated. How would a manual help you when you switch camera instead using countermeasures?! Such people who change their keybinds to incomprehensible levels receive no help, and what is our government doing about it? Nothing!
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02-03-2009, 08:45 PM #15
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Re: Not the sharpest tool in the shed!
Originally Posted by OldGunney
I've been playing this game for two years now and I think I almost know it all. But I keep learning new stuff from time to time and a recent conversation with Zoticus informed me that what I thought was correct was not true at all!
I was commenting that some squad members dont acknowledge the squad leaders orders to 'Strike this position' by pressing the PageUp key. I've been doing it each time and hate it when a squad leader constantly issues the orders every few yards while on the run. Al-right! Right-to! You got it! Gah! I've been informed by my good friend Zoticus that this is not necessary!
I knew that we got teamwork points if we killed an enemy right after the order to attack or be at a position. The squad leader has to acknowledge the Commanders order to attack so why not the squad members. I've probibly been giving away my position before by yelling 'Right-to!' in enemy territory.
So here I sit in front of my screen playing and trying to resist the urge to hit the PageUp ky each time I'm told to go some where! So I end up hitting the PageDn key and say 'Not happening! No way! Un-oh!'
My hats off to my good friend Zoticus!
I never knew that, but hats off to Zot!
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