I just had a real disappointing time as Commander tonight on Kashan, but it's pretty late night so it's probably just from all the pubbie idiots.

I started out with an Air squad, but that was full and waiting on spawns so I hopped into the empty Commander post. Made my CP, got my truck, advised the Air squad to keep the CP repaired and headed off. Immediately some guy alone in his own squad started mouthing off that I didn't know what I was doing, accusing me of playing transport till I got the truck blown up. I asked squads in place where they wanted bunkers/firebases and got a response in South bunker, so I took off around the mountain. There was a squad in the hills nearby so I stopped and started a firebase for them but they ignored it and headed off without building. Finally made it to south bunker but they had left. There was an armored column heading south so I went to follow them and set up a firebase/AA gun...but as soon as I got out of the truck some jamoke got in and drove off, taking it directly past the armor, into an enemy CP and got it blowed up.

So I got the truck back and headed to the center map, where they were fighting at North bunker. So I announced my intentions, drove around to the north gate and got blown up, even though there were friendlies all over the north gate who neglected to clear out mines or enemy rocketeers (I don't know what blew me up). All the while that guy in his own squad kept mouthing off to me. w.Warehouse was doing fine, asking me to set waypoints for his A-10 whenever tanks were spotted, but I had a hard time driving and co-ordinating, especially since I couldn't trust anyone else to drive. Finally got sick and tired and logged off.

People need to understand that the Commander post is a very complex and sensitive position and you can't expect a bunker to be initiated immediately when the CO is clear across the map - especially one so big, it takes several minutes to drive.

I just needed to blow off some steam - I guess I shouldn't have expected much at this late hour. Perhaps we can discuss ways to keep people in line and happy with asset deployment and co-ordination in this new, more expanded role.