Re: Secret SL tactics, sacrificing your SM lives for tactical positioning

**Takk** · 04-18-2008, 07:24 PM

After watching the Mythbusters episode about jumping on a grenade, it would be fun to have that put in the game.

I would gladly jump on a 'nade to save my squad. Especially if it was a bad 'nade that I threw and I know it's going to get me about four TKs.

**Augustus Gloop** · 04-20-2008, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by jonathanshifty

as in "guys im getting shot plz get in front of me" like that?
or say a nade lands on you, " Lie DOWN on thAT GRENADE NOW"

"Gentlemen, I am shortly going to ask you to spawn in and stand between me and the men who are trying to shoot me."

**Adaxa** · 11-08-2008, 11:34 PM

Bumped as a useful reminder to all SLs.

Diversions save lives. Yours in particular, guaranteed. (Applies to all SLs- SMs may only apply for a band aid and a kiss)

**Lusitano Louco** · 11-08-2008, 11:44 PM

When does this fall/or not into suicide tactics? Does it depend on the admin's interpretation?

**Adaxa** · 11-09-2008, 10:12 AM

I'm not sure, but you can use common sense for deciding what it is or isn't a suicide tactic.

I personally have used this to my great benefit on Carebear, ordering two of my squad to spawn in when I reach Roadblock as PAC, and using them as a diversion, I order my squad to spawn in on Command Center when I reach it.

Keep in mind that the SL is basically your personal spawn point. If he stays alive in deep enemy territory, you can easily flank and capture back flags.

**Mercenary90** · 11-09-2008, 10:18 PM

Maybe we should make it a policy for meatshields to scream "BANNNZAAAAIIII!!!one!!" before they charge with their knives out to sacrifice their lives for the glorious SL.

**Adaxa** · 11-11-2008, 03:01 PM

Interesting tactic Mercenary! While my meatshields are busy making the enemy snigger to death, I will sneak around the back and knife them one by one! Shivvvv POWAH! :P

Really though, I would like to see what an enemy's squad reaction would be if they saw that happen.

**Bagheera** · 11-13-2008, 10:15 PM

A single sniper or an engie with an HMG serves as a wonderful distraction for an entire squad!

**<FHC]==0 HighNoon** · 11-13-2008, 10:51 PM

Engineer with HMG? Siiigh... if only...

**LordKelvin** · 11-25-2008, 03:28 PM

I think he meant support, but haha, yeah... if only the Engineer got a more manly weapon than that stupid peashooter. The EU one especially is atrocious.

**RogueEidolon** · 11-29-2008, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Lusitano Louco

When does this fall/or not into suicide tactics? Does it depend on the admin's interpretation?

I call it suicide tactics. I don't play like that and I personally think it's "low" to use such tactics considering we [TG] hold ourselves to a high standard of integrity. Sacrificing your men is wrong. You wouldn't do it in real life, so don't do it in BF. Charging headlong into oncoming fire IS a suicide tactic, no matter how you look at it. If the goal is to distract the enemy by dying, it's the wrong goal.

Just an opinion and I know a lot of you won't agree with me, but tactics like this are not exemplary of what makes TG an integral part of the community and should not be allowed.

**FooFighter** · 11-29-2008, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by RogueEidolon

Sacrificing your men is wrong. You wouldn't do it in real life, so don't do it in BF.

You would. To some degree, war is like chess...very fast chess with a lot of guns. Look up some military science - even though most officers wouldn't admit it, it often is necessary to sacrifice some soldiers to accomplish certain objectives.

**jazy2** · 11-30-2008, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by RogueEidolon

I call it suicide tactics. I don't play like that and I personally think it's "low" to use such tactics considering we [TG] hold ourselves to a high standard of integrity. Sacrificing your men is wrong. You wouldn't do it in real life, so don't do it in BF. Charging headlong into oncoming fire IS a suicide tactic, no matter how you look at it. If the goal is to distract the enemy by dying, it's the wrong goal.

Just an opinion and I know a lot of you won't agree with me, but tactics like this are not exemplary of what makes TG an integral part of the community and should not be allowed.

By this reckoning you would not try to cap a flag with RDX on it?

Put RDX on all flags on Fall of Berlin and then it's game over?

**LordKelvin** · 11-30-2008, 02:20 PM

Charging repeatedly into gunfire when you have a seemingly endless supply of lives is more stupidity rather than suicide tactics. It's stupid because you are giving the enemy free tickets, but your team does not lose you for a very long time, esp. if there are revives.

This is different from RDX suicide, where the intention is willful destruction of self in order to accomplish the goal, not to mention, it almost guarantees an unrevivable kill from your body landing far from your kit.

If all kills were one-shot deals... Then running headlong into gunfire would be suicidal and not allowed. But, this is 2142, and we have magic electro-shock paddles that can renconstruct brain tissue and spontaneously preform organ transplants with the click of a button.

**RogueEidolon** · 11-30-2008, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by jazy2

By this reckoning you would not try to cap a flag with RDX on it?

Put RDX on all flags on Fall of Berlin and then it's game over?

Diffuse them, or take out the sniper around the flag.

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