Originally Posted by A.WICKENS

If we end up with multiple locked TF21 squads to the detriment of other players then it will need to be addressed.

We don't do that :/. And if there is a cap on the number of squads in that situation, we would of course invite some people in.

Originally Posted by A.WICKENS

This is a TG server and if if becomes full with players who use their own voip and have no wish to assimilate with the TG community then the foot has to go down. Supporting members don't pay for that.

oh ohes, Tango's quoting himself again...:

Originally Posted by JCTango

Just because we sometimes play in locked squads, doesn't mean we have little interaction with the community... I'm constantly reporting enemy asset grid-locations to the team via team chat.. ALWAYS... sometimes until the commander marks it for the team!
When someone is calling for an engineer and I'm relatively close by, I help him get repaired.
When someone is calling for a medic, or is injured (I check my map frequently]) and is relatively close by to my squad, I help him get some healing/rezzes.

Squads are not individual organisms themselves; they are organelles that assist the cell (the team) in accomplishing various tasks.

Originally Posted by JCTango

We do use the in-game VoIP... All the time.. We use the in-game VoIP, Commander VoIP, and TeamSpeak.

Originally Posted by A.WICKENS

On the other hand I totally understand the point Wolfe makes about co-ordination so it is a difficult one. Perhaps a little more effort on both sides would help things along.

Here's something Randy wrote on our forums:

Originally Posted by TG-6thRandyShugart

Last night, I had the chance to squad up with a bunch of you TF21 guys on 7 gates, and you proved a scenario I have been trying to work into a tactical outline to place in the TG forums.

It basically is using 2 squads as a whole, and on 7 gates you guys proved it.

I can see how the use of your TS is very useful, and i wish there was a way we could have your TS intertwined with TG's. [JCTango: The problem here that might arise is the potential communications overflooding that may occur.. our ts is a lot smaller than TG's. Sometime having voice comms discipline on our side itself can be a problem.. having too many people on using TS at the same time can be an issue.]

But at the beginning of 7 gates, and throughout the map seeing how wolfes squad and patterson squad interacted and setup a perimeter was right on. I know you guys use this type of tactic a lot however this was the first time i was able to be apart of it and see how well it can be used, when done right.

Thanks again for a great round, it was a lot of fun. I definitely enjoy squadding up with you guys a lot, there are many similarities between TF21, the 6th, the E-1st, and the 10th, mostly through communication, coordination and use of tactics properly.[JCTango: I agree. A lot of times when I'm on the same team as these guys I look on the map and see a squad in prime position on a flag, or defending an area of key interest.. then I look who it is.. sometimes it's Pancho.. or Warehouse, disposable, randy, etc. hehe.]

Randy wasn't the only non-TF21 guy we squaded up with yesterday night either. AvariousHippo came on our TS and was invited to our squads each round. I must say he's a pretty good shot lol.

Just because you see a few locked squads in the team doesn't mean they're not assimilating or not helping out the team. It's not an elitist attitude. Perhaps the SL wants to keep things concise and efficient (Trying to live up to the quality over quantity ideal). Perhaps he doesn't want the squad to turn into a revolving door with people we don't usually squad with that leave and others join. Most of the time our squads won't be out in the middle of BFE poking around with each other with a stick.. We're usually in a position where we are offensively defending a flag, or capturing a flag that the enemy has control over.