Re: School is out for sure now....

**Superfast** · 06-25-2008, 01:34 PM

Maturity usually comes with age, but not always...

**Ferris Bueller** · 06-25-2008, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by TheChapKid

Oh, do not get me wrong. I kept reprimanding one of my squad mates for constantly getting a sniper kit. I told him, "Get anything but sniper. We need a HAT or any AT loadout." But, he kept getting sniper and kept dying.

I have seen bad snipers and I have seen good snipers. If you have a 1:10 ratio that means maybe you should stop wasting assets and let someone more skilled take the kit. Plus, saying "BOOM! Headshot!!!" every time you take someone down is not necessary. Especially when it takes 5-6 shots to every hit the guy (I was spotting out his target from another position at the time).

This is where you kick the guy from your squad and report him for disobeying orders.

I will point out that one of the two insubordinates did take a medic kit when it was pointed out that we did not have one. But he did not know how to heal himself and was too busy screaming for help that he couldn't hear us tell him what to do. First time I saw a medic die by bleeding when no enemies were around.

Take the initiative to teach then. It takes less than 10 seconds to completely teach someone how to heal themselves. Sometimes a good "SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME" is what it takes to get that point across.

Guys, the problem isnt necessarily the young players. A big part of it is the level of gameplay on our server has made some of us complacent. If people dont know how to play properly, teach them. If they're intentionally insubordinate, report them. Solve the problems instead of just letting it ride and we can surely develop a playerbase of younger, knowledgeable players. I can remember when most of the guys in the 15th joined up and I can say with confidence that about half of them didnt know their butts from a hole in the ground when it came to the inner workings of PR. But they were taught and groomed to fit the TG mindset and quickly became professional, knowledgeable, mature players and now anyone is proud to share the field of battle with them.

Pick up the torch and get the job done guys. TG isnt about getting rid of the people who dont get it right away. It's about helping people become the gamer that we all know they could be with the right help.

**Eavy Gunner** · 06-25-2008, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

I can remember when most of the guys in the 15th joined up and I can say with confidence that about half of them didnt know their butts from a hole in the ground when it came to the inner workings of PR. But they were taught and groomed to fit the TG mindset and quickly became professional, knowledgeable, mature players and now anyone is proud to share the field of battle with them.

I know my Ass from a hole in the ground. at least i hope my ass isn't full of dirt

Originally Posted by Superfast

Maturity usually comes with age, but not always...

just because your getting older doesn't mean you have to grow up

**NerdyDodge** · 06-25-2008, 01:51 PM

Regardless of Gunner, who still doesn't know, thanks for the kind words!

This is part of what we as a squad, are trying to do. There is a very real difference between insubordination and merely not knowing what is expected of you, people need to bear this in mind when dealing with the influx of new players.

**jOHNNYdOUBE** · 06-25-2008, 01:51 PM

If you got pounded into the ground....would you still know the difference??

**Eavy Gunner** · 06-25-2008, 01:52 PM

If i was getting pounded into the ground I would call the NSPCC and/or 999. On a side not, if a new player is in game and asks something like "whats this spade for" don't go "RTFM",abbreviations to this game are alien to an outsider, either say nicely to read the manual or invite them to a squad and just give them a quick brief about Project Reality

**Raej** · 06-25-2008, 01:57 PM

The squeaky voices I can deal with but the accents of some players drives me insane, the British and UK is cool but the middle easterners drive me insane they always talk in a yelling voice and have that attitude were you ask them to repeat something they flip out.

*no offense, not racist its just there accent*

**Skud** · 06-25-2008, 01:58 PM

It's best to keep that to yourself...

**Katanama** · 06-25-2008, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Eavy Gunner

I know my Ass from a hole in the ground. at least i hope my ass isn't full of dirt

technicly a hole in the ground isnt full of dirt either

Yes new players require teaching and we need people that are willing to do that, i would not mind but i found out that they need to know the basics (vanilla) otherwise its not really posible (for me at least) to give them a good tutorial ingame.

**TheChapKid** · 06-25-2008, 04:44 PM

Well maybe next time I will give them a little more time, I just didn't like the fact that he quit medic after that rather than learn how to play it.

**Superfast** · 06-25-2008, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Eavy Gunner

I know my Ass from a hole in the ground. at least i hope my ass isn't full of dirt

just because your getting older doesn't mean you have to grow up

ohh that hurts kid.

Seriously, it's a game. Respect that others are different is the important thing. It's like everything else in life. Don't you agree?

**llPANCHOll** · 06-26-2008, 12:11 AM

I like kids...

served with mashed potatos

**gijoe** · 06-26-2008, 12:40 AM

Yeah welcome to the club boys! This will be my second summer of Off-Schoolers. I myself am off school but i dont talk so much so there aint no problem there. Unless you dont like my voice. Good thing for you boys that i play COD4 now!

**TheChapKid** · 06-26-2008, 12:56 AM

Well I don't mind that they talk. As long as its useful chatter. When the SL is trying to give the game plan, that means don't scream over VOIP...

"Hahahahaha, I am the driver. AHHHH GET OUT OF THE WAY!! HONK HONK!!! I AM HONKING MAH BIG HORN!!! Haha... Everyone put on your seat belts!! Hahaha..." It might be ok for a little bit. But when your driving in Qwai from Pig Farm all the way to Processing, it gets REALLY annoying.

**billyinorganic** · 06-26-2008, 02:45 AM

"Yes new players require teaching and we need people that are willing to do that, i would not mind but i found out that they need to know the basics (vanilla) otherwise its not really posible (for me at least) to give them a good tutorial ingame."

School is out, and it's a good time to train new squad members...

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