had an awful time...

seriousturtle · 12-07-2007, 07:25 PM

i'm brand-spankin new to etqw and attempted to play tonight. my awful time had nothing to do with TG, but with how confusing this game was. i even d/l a tutorial and watched that. i need to get into a fireteam (which i dont know how to do) and learn from some of our experienced players. is there a good time saturday that tg'ers come out to play...? i hope i can become a useful member of this community.

~the turtle

sc1ence · 12-07-2007, 07:44 PM

Hey turtle. We are here to help. A good idea to avoid frustration is to try it out with some bots first.

First things first, you have to learn some basic controls. Check out your key bindings. You need to bind keys for VOIP, these are unbound by default. You need figure out what buttons bring you to the limbo menu so you can select classes. You can interact with the fireteam system by the default key KP_ENTER.

Feel free to hit me up on xfire some night if you are looking for a walk through. I am around most nights at my computer.

ScratchMonkey · 12-07-2007, 08:29 PM

I agree that it's a pretty complicated game, but I really like that it is. It reminds me of Tribes 2. That game took me months to learn, and I was still picking up tricks from my teammates a couple years later.

One thing I need to do is print out a list of the voice binds (middle mouse click) and tape it to the side of my monitor. Tribes 2 had a similar system and that's just what I did back then to learn how to talk to people. This was before VOIP. Later we used Roger Wilco and then Teamspeak, but the voice binds were still necessary for those without a VOIP client, and T2'ers still talk to each other forums with the 3-letter binds. For example VGH is "voice/general/Hi!", a standard greeting. (BF1942 had a similar system using the function keys.)

There's a few non-obvious things when first playing ETQW. The hardest one for me was finding the key to get in and out of vehicles: "G". Then "F" (use) is used to do just about everything else, from switching vehicle seats to deploying mines to popping your parachute to repairing team assets.

Bc2ID · 12-07-2007, 08:45 PM

Yes it can be very frustrating your first time out. Heck we are all still learning new things about this game. But if you stick with it you will be rewarded with outstanding game play and a very good community. I am on usually early afternoon and would be happy to let you be my target dummy...umm to show you around that is.

Welcome aboard turtle.

**sparhawkxx** · 12-07-2007, 09:12 PM

Yeah I think BC killed me today

But I didn't have an aweful time I just got back up to be teamkilled 3 more times

I'm still learning my keys bigtime. The way I type I am just as bad setting up my keys. I think I'm getting closer though. What I have been doing is I try to set all my keys just like I have them in all the games I play. It seems to be added trouble but it pays off. Good luck

ScratchMonkey · 12-07-2007, 09:45 PM

Speaking of typing, the most frustrating thing I find is that the game transposes my chat messages. I end up having to t y p e v e r y d e l i b e r a t e l y.

seriousturtle · 12-07-2007, 10:13 PM

thx for the responses. i'll get on tomorrow and try to hook up with someone. yeah, the key bindings are a little goofy. i bind them to all other fps i play, but then there are prob 10 extra commands that i need to place somewhere. gonna take some experimenting. also, is there a way to see how many people are playing on TG server without typing the ip address and entering the game?

~the turtle

bobjones · 12-07-2007, 11:52 PM

get x-fire

http://www.xfire.com/

the lurker · 12-08-2007, 12:09 AM

You can check to see who is on the server by going to the list of servers in the game. Press the filter button found at the top of the screen and type tacticalgamer in the server name spot. It will then give all servers that has that name, though I think this community is the only one that has a server named Tacticalgamer. Then just highlight it and it will give you information about the server at the bottom of the screen, like what map it is on, how many people and the list of their names etc.

sc1ence · 12-08-2007, 01:08 AM

http://www.game-monitor.com/search.p...ll=&showEmpty=
click on any game there and it will tell you who is playing.

**Exploding_Silver** · 12-08-2007, 10:08 AM

The initial learning curve is steep, 3 training videos really helped me and then I realised what the game is about and what to do, for the vids click here (watch vids 1-3)

seriousturtle · 12-08-2007, 02:02 PM

i just played some more offline this morning, and though i'm no expert, i'm extremely impressed by this game. i think this game is complex and has HUGE potential. even with the bots being completely retarded, i had oodles of fun playing, so hopefully i can catch up with yall today.

~the turtle

seriousturtle · 12-08-2007, 04:12 PM

tried getting on a bunch of times btw 1-4, but server was full. rats

~the turtle

**sparhawkxx** · 12-09-2007, 03:59 AM

Thanks for the link sc1ence. That is real nice to have.

seriousturtle · 12-10-2007, 07:18 AM

silver, thx for the link to vids. started watching them. VERY easy to understand and simplified for dummies like me.

~the turtle

12-07-2007, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
seriousturtle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	had an awful time... i'm brand-spankin new to etqw and attempted to play tonight. my awful time had nothing to do with TG, but with how confusing this game was. i even d/l a tutorial and watched that. i need to get into a fireteam (which i dont know how to do) and learn from some of our experienced players. is there a good time saturday that tg'ers come out to play...? i hope i can become a useful member of this community. ~the turtle __________________ TG-Irr seriusturt1e

12-07-2007, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
sc1ence Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 4,211	Re: had an awful time... Hey turtle. We are here to help. A good idea to avoid frustration is to try it out with some bots first. First things first, you have to learn some basic controls. Check out your key bindings. You need to bind keys for VOIP, these are unbound by default. You need figure out what buttons bring you to the limbo menu so you can select classes. You can interact with the fireteam system by the default key KP_ENTER. Feel free to hit me up on xfire some night if you are looking for a walk through. I am around most nights at my computer. __________________

12-07-2007, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,240	Re: had an awful time... I agree that it's a pretty complicated game, but I really like that it is. It reminds me of Tribes 2. That game took me months to learn, and I was still picking up tricks from my teammates a couple years later. One thing I need to do is print out a list of the voice binds (middle mouse click) and tape it to the side of my monitor. Tribes 2 had a similar system and that's just what I did back then to learn how to talk to people. This was before VOIP. Later we used Roger Wilco and then Teamspeak, but the voice binds were still necessary for those without a VOIP client, and T2'ers still talk to each other forums with the 3-letter binds. For example VGH is "voice/general/Hi!", a standard greeting. (BF1942 had a similar system using the function keys.) There's a few non-obvious things when first playing ETQW. The hardest one for me was finding the key to get in and out of vehicles: "G". Then "F" (use) is used to do just about everything else, from switching vehicle seats to deploying mines to popping your parachute to repairing team assets.

12-07-2007, 08:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bc2ID Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the shed fixing my lawnmower! Posts: 1,885	Re: had an awful time... Yes it can be very frustrating your first time out. Heck we are all still learning new things about this game. But if you stick with it you will be rewarded with outstanding game play and a very good community. I am on usually early afternoon and would be happy to let you be my target dummy...umm to show you around that is. Welcome aboard turtle. __________________ "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results." Gen. George Patton

12-07-2007, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
sparhawkxx Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,932	Re: had an awful time... Yeah I think BC killed me today But I didn't have an aweful time I just got back up to be teamkilled 3 more times I'm still learning my keys bigtime. The way I type I am just as bad setting up my keys. I think I'm getting closer though. What I have been doing is I try to set all my keys just like I have them in all the games I play. It seems to be added trouble but it pays off. Good luck __________________ FUN FUN

12-07-2007, 09:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,240	Re: had an awful time... Speaking of typing, the most frustrating thing I find is that the game transposes my chat messages. I end up having to t y p e v e r y d e l i b e r a t e l y.

12-07-2007, 10:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
seriousturtle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	Re: had an awful time... thx for the responses. i'll get on tomorrow and try to hook up with someone. yeah, the key bindings are a little goofy. i bind them to all other fps i play, but then there are prob 10 extra commands that i need to place somewhere. gonna take some experimenting. also, is there a way to see how many people are playing on TG server without typing the ip address and entering the game? ~the turtle __________________ TG-Irr seriusturt1e

12-07-2007, 11:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
bobjones Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: TX Age: 23 Posts: 32	Re: had an awful time... get x-fire http://www.xfire.com/

12-08-2007, 12:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
the lurker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 46	Re: had an awful time... You can check to see who is on the server by going to the list of servers in the game. Press the filter button found at the top of the screen and type tacticalgamer in the server name spot. It will then give all servers that has that name, though I think this community is the only one that has a server named Tacticalgamer. Then just highlight it and it will give you information about the server at the bottom of the screen, like what map it is on, how many people and the list of their names etc.

12-08-2007, 01:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
sc1ence Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 4,211	Re: had an awful time... http://www.game-monitor.com/search.p...ll=&showEmpty= click on any game there and it will tell you who is playing. __________________

12-08-2007, 10:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: With Wonder Woman in Awesomeland ! Posts: 4,443	Re: had an awful time... The initial learning curve is steep, 3 training videos really helped me and then I realised what the game is about and what to do, for the vids click here (watch vids 1-3) __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division - having fun on the battlefield, the "TG way" Little known facts about the mating habits of BigEyes, sometimes they flood the apartment to call in attractive bigeye females, then build hives from pies where their queen will lay eggs ..<=Awesomeness ribbon

12-08-2007, 02:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
seriousturtle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	Re: had an awful time... i just played some more offline this morning, and though i'm no expert, i'm extremely impressed by this game. i think this game is complex and has HUGE potential. even with the bots being completely retarded, i had oodles of fun playing, so hopefully i can catch up with yall today. ~the turtle __________________ TG-Irr seriusturt1e

12-08-2007, 04:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
seriousturtle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	Re: had an awful time... tried getting on a bunch of times btw 1-4, but server was full. rats ~the turtle __________________ TG-Irr seriusturt1e

12-09-2007, 03:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
sparhawkxx Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,932	Re: had an awful time... Thanks for the link sc1ence. That is real nice to have. __________________ FUN FUN

12-10-2007, 07:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
seriousturtle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	Re: had an awful time... silver, thx for the link to vids. started watching them. VERY easy to understand and simplified for dummies like me. ~the turtle __________________ TG-Irr seriusturt1e

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