After an astonishingly long amount of hours spent in the beta so far, I decided to put together a series of suggestions and thoughts regarding ET:QW and the TG community. I hope to initiate discussion into the guidelines of TG play in this game and how we wish to approach this rather fast-paced game.

Fireteams
In BF, we force members to squad up, or face a boot courtesy of a kick script. I'm not sure if we should include a similar policy for ET:QW, especially since fireteams don't seem to have a real function at this point. Sure, you can issue orders with the radial menu, but that's about it. They exist primarily for organizational purposes. The devs have mentioned that they may enable in-game VOIP for fireteams only, in which case they would be far more practical. If this is the case for retail, we should certainly encourage fireteams, but they still won't be as significant as in the BF franchise, and I'm not sure if making membership in them mandatory will accomplish much.

Bunny hopping
Alright, this is a tough one. Taking bunny hopping out of ET:QW removes one of the gameplay mechanics. You can move a bit faster by strafe jumping, and bunny hopping in a firefight doesn't help unless you're strafe jumping to safety. As long as hit detection is improved, there really isn't a reason to punish for bunny hopping. Jumping foes are easy to hit, and suffer from decreased accuracy. Also, it seems to be a valid escape tactic, especially for the support-based classes. I am usually the first to denounce bunny hopping and its related antics, but in this game, prohibiting it significantly changes the gameplay. It's an intended feature, not an annoying way to dodge bullets.

Comm spam
The radio spam is already annoying me, so I suggest a policy of zero tolerance. People spamming "SSS!" and the like should receive a warning, and if they continue in any fashion, a quick boot. Repeat offenders should be banned. Radio spam is rude, disruptive, and incredibly irritating. TG should not tolerate such behavior.

TKing
It is very easy to kill teammates in this game. Grenades thrown before death will detonate, Stroybombs bounce everywhere, grenade launchers are impossible to control, and artillery (especially of the rocket variety) has a delayed firing timer and will continue to fire even after the target is destroyed. Friendlies will die, and they will die frequently. We should not remove players who unintentionally kill friendly targets, but an excess of incompetence-related kills should be answered with a warning. As in the BF series, players can choose to punish for TKs. As is the TG policy with such kills, players who punish for unintentional friendly fire should be warned regarding their behavior. Because it is quite easy to intentionally damage and kill teammates, we need to be vigilant about spotting such violations and acting on them. I've seen players running around damaging friendlies down to about 10 health, but the victims would often have trouble spotting their attackers. Everyone needs to remain watchful.

Vehicles
Ramming doesn't work, unless you're driving the Strogg Hog. It is designed to destroy other vehicles by ramming them, and is thus an intended game mechanic. TG should not discourage ramming kills with the Hog. As for general vehicle whoring, players who camp the heavy armor spawns, only to waste it every time, should receive a teamwork warning. Players using transport vehicles to mow down enemy infantry should not be tolerated. The transports are there to move troops, not to chase down foes to decorate windshields.

Spawn camping
Forward spawns are intended to be camped. Although doing so may cost the defense valuable numbers, it is a viable tactic. Players are invulnerable for a short period after spawning, and can protect their spawns with a variety of devices, from turrets to mines. However, camping main spawns should be discouraged. Because the spawns have shields, turrets, and artillery interceptors, direct threats are generally small. However, a tank waiting outside to pick off players as they run out of the spawn is a frequent sight on the beta servers. I'm not sure what position would best represent TG's view while upholding designer intentions, so we might want to see how it affects more organized gameplay once retail hits. At this point in the beta, air/orbital strikes still function in the enemy primary spawns. Because they can damage fresh vehicles within the spawn, I would discourage this tactic.

Misc
Flyer Drone spam, Third-Eye Camera suicide runs, Icarus whoring, etc. Some of these things are likely to change through the course of the beta, so I'm withholding comments for now.

That covers the major issues in ET:QW thus far. The game is a great fit for the TG style of play, but has a few quirks and is likely to be misunderstood by the BF/ArmA crowd. We should not police any potential ET servers we have as if it were a BF title. The game functions differently, and must be treated with the intentions of the developers in mind.