People who say "left/right" instead of "east/west"

[eljesus]

Stop that

Almost everyone has an onscreen compass so make it easier for all of us and say east or west when reporting flanks or whatnot.

:IS2:

 

[Com}{rade]

Left/Right flank are just as viable.

Shouldn't be any more difficult. Left is left, Right is right. It's always according to you looking towards the enemies spawn to dictate that.

 

[eljesus]

It's always according to you looking towards the enemies spawn to dictate that.

Says who? You? Not everyone makes this same assumption, hence the east/west usage being more efficient.

 

[potehto]

Using left and right is usually sufficient but on maps like pavlovs house it can be a little open to interpretation

 

[Unterscharfuhrer]

Not everyone makes this same assumption, hence the east/west usage being more efficient.

I say left or right flank if theres something there, where

 

[AussiePariah]

Not all servers use a compass

 

[eljesus]

Not all servers use a compass

Hence "almost everyone" in the original post.

I've yet to see a decent argument for left/right over east/west in this thread.

 

[I. Kant]

I've yet to see a decent argument for east/west over left flank/right flank in this thread.

 

[Mikeedude]

I can see if you have to paint left and right on your shoes to tell which one is which it could be a problem.

 

[Conscript]

I use left/right in a hurry.

Quicker than looking at the compass/map, typing it, then everyone else needing to check their own compass or map.

 

[Cwivey]

The enemy is at 230 Degrees from the middle-north of grid square B7! Go take them out once you open your map and find yer protractor.

Left / Right is quick and pretty much EVERYONE IN GAME has a decent idea of what it means.

 

[Shiznit]

Why not say left/right?...

 

[Mungo]

What was the point of this thread other than telling everyone to conform to your utopian world of ShackTac players?

 

[Nylle]

It's all about using common sense and applying the method that fits the situation best. I prefer Left and Right because I think it's faster locate and type. E.g. "Squad, flank right!".
Heres how I think:
Left and Right is usally relative to the direction of the next objective from the current spawn point(s).
East/West/North/South allways is relative the map.

 

[JosephBaier]

no map grids+keypads in pubbing? Pff
but honestly, everyone knows what "enemy flanking right" means. You just have to face the obj to see whats right/left

 

[Cpt-Praxius]

Stop that

Almost everyone has an onscreen compass so make it easier for all of us and say east or west when reporting flanks or whatnot.

:IS2:

If you're in classic, perhaps that would work, but it really doesn't.

Maps are fought at different angles and having to remember if you're East/West/North/South, etc. from map to map and team to team is a pain in the arse. I always found the compass as useless for gameplay. If there is no little timer like in the Mod or the mini GPS, then I'd rather nothing at all.

Also, I could be at one spot of the map and see an enemy to the West, but you could be elsewhere on the map and they could be North or East of you..... so then you look West and then get a bullet in the head from the North.

Though if you're with the rest of the team, facing a front line.... it's quicker and easier to say Left or Right than East or West because you already know what's left/right based on where you're facing and you don't have to look down at a compass to figure it out.

And maybe the target isn't West.... maybe they're North North West, or East South East......

 

[y2jrock60]

I understand that just saying left and right may be confusing when you first start playing. However, I think everyone that has been playing can agree that they refer in reference to facing the enemy spawn. I find it easier to say and comprehend left/right flank then east/west flank. Each map is different so when some one says east flank I'm required to bring up the map to get my baring. It also becomes complicated on maps where objectives are placed in different orientations.

I know that west/east/north/south flanks are more technical and precise, but in the heat of battle I comprehend right/left much quicker.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

I know that west/east/north/south flanks are more technical and precise, but in the heat of battle I comprehend right/left much quicker.

Exactly. Every map may be different as far as East, West, North, South, but Right is Right and Left is Left every single map!

 

[I. Kant]

ITT: OP gets a shouting down for not displaying sufficient tact when coming across an established RO procedure.

 

[Cpt-Praxius]

ITT: OP gets a shouting down for not displaying sufficient tact when coming across an established RO procedure.

Lol, look out OP, you're getting refuted from the North, South, East and West.