Do you Follow orders?

[Verluste21]

All the noobs and kiddies that never follow orders, that make out 70% of all the RO players, never visit the forums....

 

[Gomer Pyle]

I'd have to say "It depends". If I think the commander is competent then I like to follow orders. Unfortunately, about 30% of the time I'll be working into a cap zone and the commander will order an attack or defense on the other side of the map. As a general rule I follow orders if they make sense and I'm able to do so.

 

[Lizardhands]

I don't obey someone orders just because they chose the commander spot. That's just stupid.

I listen to everyone, and make what actions I think will most benefit my team. If someone seems to be a very good leader and knows what they're doing, I'll often listen to them, regardless of whether they are in the commander role.

 

[Colt .45 killer]

well the commander dosent havta be the commander position, ive commanded my team from other positions sometimes...

 

[Wüstenfuchs]

I follow the orders of Karl Stiner because he always knows how to beat the evil soviet forces.
I would also follow orders of other competent commanders if they make sense to me.

 

[Nugetti23]

I really follow the orders!

 

[Rameusb5]

First of all, you don't need to be in the "Squad Leader" class to lead.

Secondly, most of the time that I play (on pubs), there is NO LEADER at all. So I normally take command and start trying to coordinate the players. Sometimes people seem to follow along, other times they don't.


I'm of the personal opinion that leaders in this game need to ASK people to do things, not TELL them to do things. It works better IMHO.

 

[Rapp]

I dont need to be ordered, I'm always trying to be first into a cap zone and I'm checking the map for zones being lost whenever I get a chance. I often go tank commander on maps like Arad and have to constantly spam defend South Village whilst you have many german tanks doing useless stuff like taking 1000m pot shots at an AT rifle.

 

[[5.SS]Strother]

whilst you have many german tanks doing useless stuff like taking 1000m pot shots at an AT rifle.

but thats one less AT guy to worry about!

I usually lead my men, most of the time. If I'm not, no one else is and it's just a frag fest waste of time.

 

[Zell]

Honestly, in all the time I've played RO:OST, I have never had a commander actually give orders. If one were given, though, I'd probably follow it. I often give orders when I'm commader, though. No one ever listens.

 

[Lizardhands]

I find, when I'm a commander, people seem seem to tune out when it comes to voice commands. They only ever seem to listen when you type orders in all caps in a very aggressive manner.

 

[Colt .45 killer]

i would say the exact opposite, all the type commanders ive ever seen had no success, all the ones with voip had MUCH more..

 

[Lizardhands]

No, not VOIP. The preset voice commands.

 

[Feldwebel Crin]

If the leader is competent and respects my lack of VOIP, yes. Especially if it's Orel or Black Day, I've had some great commanders. Actually, since I'm a bit more ****y at it, I would be more prone to listen to a good commander as infantry, because everyone needs to be in a good place to support if the plan's going to succeed. And I have less of an idea about where I'm going as infantry.

 

[Rameusb5]

Voip is absolutely the key to good leadership. Accept no substute!

 

[Afterburner]

Two things I would like to note. The first is that when it comes to pubbing there usually isn't a "leader". What I do is I'll do my own little thing, but if someone calls for help, or calls out that a postion needs to be taken or some sniper or MG needs to be eradicated I'll see if I can help them. If I can't, well, then I can't. Thoguh if my team is really disorganized I usually try to see if I can get them to work together. Sometimes it's as simple as asking guys to stick together, or telling your speciality units(MGs, Snipers) where is is a prime killing field or where they can do the most good.

The second thing is that I personally feel that the Squad Leader's job is not to lead, but to serve. He is the one who has artillery, he is the one who has smoke. He can, in many ways, decide the outcome of a battle. But he also has limited knowledge of the battlefield and really needs to listen to his team. If a bunch of team members are yelling "WE need artillery fire on that south bunker." or some such thing, then PUT THE FRIGGEN ARTILLERY ON THE BUNKER. If six or seven people are saying the same thing, they are probaly right.

 

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

If I am not trying to sound like the announcer guy on Fox I am usually calling out enemy positions or telling my team to 'push' for an objective. If some prick started telling me how to play my game directly I'd get angry, so I don't do it to others.

 

[Colt .45 killer]

what i find the most funny is when some noob tells me to shut up and stop giving orders .. hehe, do i ever lay into em after that.. which is always followed with them maintaning silence and not trying that stunt again..

 

[[tR]Mad Mac]

I like to give out orders over VOIP.

My favorite is "GET IN THE CAPZONE!"

I'm not going to tell you which way to go, or who to shoot at. Just take the objectives.

 

[snakedude24]

what i find the most funny is when some noob tells me to shut up and stop giving orders .. hehe, do i ever lay into em after that.. which is always followed with them maintaning silence and not trying that stunt again..

Ahahaha..... I had that yesterday. Some moron teamkilled me because I was "being a n00b" - i.e, I kept giving orders even though he was Squad Leader.