Originally Posted by JCTango

With all due respect, the quoted portion of your post regarding asset hogging doesn't really answer what Tweaky was trying to ask, Dirt. I bolded the parts that puts the jist of what he wanted to say



Basically what I think he's trying to say is that since the infantry would be more effective in a different squad where they can set down rallies and such, shouldn't it make sense for people that are specialized in things like helo transport to lock their squads?

Unless, you're suggesting 6 man helo transport squads so that everyone in the squad has a chance at flying the chopper?

Yeah that is basically the idea. It is the idea of having a locked squad with only a few people in the squad. Certainly not a one-man locked squad, but a squad that will serve specific role together, and needs no more than 2-4 people usually.

For example, these kinds of locked squads are:

Helo Transport squads = [2-4 players] Usually capped at how many helos are made available on the map, 1 player per helo.

Sniper squads = [2-4 players] Possibly 2 snipers, several marksman, spotters. Usually want a few people in the squad to not reveal the location.

Single tank/apc squad = [3 players] Driver, Gunner, Engineer -- maybe an extra player as a spotter or 4th engineer.

Demo/HAT squad = [2-3 players] C4, mines, etc... to have a specific role of destroying something.

By having these squads kept to the maximum required, it helps keeps comms direct and to a minimum, keeps useless extra infantry out of the squad and serving other roles they should fit in (e.g. fighting on the ground or whatnot). From personal experience, I don't mind keeping an infantry squad unlocked and letting people join in... the more the better I say. But when it comes down to specific roles, locking squads and coordinating as a small group where there need not be excess infantry, that should be OK I imagine.

From experience, having a group of 2 guys doing helo transport, and having the squad unlocked, you get a lot of extra infantry willing to join that don't necessarily want to fly, but just want to tag along in the helo or god knows what. Such infantry should be used to cap flags and fight on the ground... or else all you'll see on the map are small squads fighting for flags and struggling, that is not how it's done, clearly.

If other people want to fly a helo or plane, I have no problem with it. I used to try and get things right away in the beginning of the round, but now I'll wait, or even come to an agreement with other players that we take turns. Works out just fine that way. Sometimes they wont even be in our squad, so I ask that they join the specific squad we have running, to help with coordination with the commander.

Every now and then I'll be in a small squad like these, sometimes leading, and I see people complain that we won't let them in the squad. I'd then have to explain that we already have enough (than preferred) for whatever role we have. Some don't agree, but then again, those are the ones joining the server (late usually) with their hopes set on doing something right from the start.

Personally, I don't think it comes into question whether or not [TG] players should be reserving such roles (like your posts shows Dirtboy), because I don't see too much [TG] whoring to be honest. There usually is an equal amount of distribution for everyone, and if people don't get what they want, there isn't always a problem. I'd say, lately I've seen more people that AREN'T [TG] players using specific equipment while in the server. Could be anyone really.