Nub to PR, what should i know/expect

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-15 23:00

da_schmitty wrote:YESSIR! da_schmitty is my nick....Original nick too...no 2nd accounts for me. I learn from my mistakes, but I learn from them. I shoulda searched, I'm a forum vet...*sigh*.

I'll keep my eyes out for you!

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-03-15 23:04

Welcome!

Be prepaired for some serious pwnage. After a week you're K

ratio will be about 1:20, and that'll be an improvement from the first few days. VBF2 teaches you lots of bad habits which get you killed quickly in this mod. If you've ever played America's Army you'll have a slight advantage over just BF2.

Be usefull, grab a medic or rifleman kit unless otherwise told. Help your squad mates and you'll make friends.

If you join a squad and nobody is talking on VOIP quit and join another. Look for squads with "TEAMWORK" or "VOIP" in it. "COWS HEROS" is also a good one to join

Let people in your squad know you're fresh meat. If they kick you or give you a hard time leave and join another squad. Most good players will be happy to help you along.

DO NOT TRY TO FLY!!! Goto an empty server with "AlBasrah" map, join the US side and then you can practice with the Cobra, Black Hawk, and A-10. Other flying maps have different planes.

Don't bother with specialy kits (machine gun, sniper, etc) until you've gotten a pretty good feel for basic infantry.

Look forward to seeing you out there. If you're on my team feel free to join my squad. If you're on the other side, Fear The Moo...

Desertfox · Post by **Desertfox** » 2007-03-15 23:04

Join up on the devfile server

(Check my sig

)

wow I cant believe I went to take a shower and when I come back its 3 pages....

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:08

Sheesh im intimidated! But im very happy about the squad play... Do most ppl use the ingame VOIP or do they use TS or X-FIRE?

Desertfox · Post by **Desertfox** » 2007-03-15 23:10

Most just use ingame but some servers have TS set up.

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-15 23:11

Desertfox wrote: wow I cant believe I went to take a shower and when I come back its 3 pages....

Active community, eh? Or it's just that we grab every chance we get to spam the hell out of any thread...

Agree on the piloting thing.

To practice flying, create a local server with e.g. Gulf of Oman or Al Basrah, open console and type sv.numplayersneededtostart 1. When the game starts, create a squad and request the pilot kit from the planes/helicopters by pressing T. Then you can fly without killing anybody, except yourself.

eddie · Post by **eddie** » 2007-03-15 23:16

SPAM!

Edit:
Type: 'sv.NumPlayersNeededToStart 1' to be exact, without the quotation marks or w/e.

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:17

'[R-MOD wrote:eddie']SPAM!

LOLZ ZOMG!!!!11!1

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-15 23:19

See? Even the moderators spam in here. Now go to Off Topic, and type random stuff in the Official PR Forums Spam Thread.

And the uppercase/lowercase doesn't really matter.

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:26

Liquid_Cow wrote:
DO NOT TRY TO FLY!!!

HAHAHHA! Yes i know this...im excited for the little bird. I fly the BH very well. Glad to see a light Heli with troop movement in this game.

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-15 23:29

da_schmitty wrote:HAHAHHA! Yes i know this...im excited for the little bird. I fly the BH very well. Glad to see a light Heli with troop movement in this game.

You can fly the PR BH? I think you're the first I've come across...

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:33

KP wrote:You can fly the PR BH? I think you're the first I've come across...

No the vanilla BH....i have no exp with PR vehicles...

eddie · Post by **eddie** » 2007-03-15 23:35

Hehe, you're gonna have a shock when you try the PR Blackhawk

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-15 23:36

Yeah. Train on local first. Believe me, you don't want to try in a public server first...

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:37

KP wrote:Yeah. Train on local first. Believe me, you don't want to try in a public server first...

OK Helis....better or worse?

eddie · Post by **eddie** » 2007-03-15 23:39

Oh, check out Operation Ghost Train to experiment with the Merlin HC3 (heli in my sig).
Edit: Better. Easier to hover imo.

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:41

'[R-MOD wrote:eddie']Oh, check out Operation Ghost Train to experiment with the Merlin HC3 (heli in my sig).
Edit: Better. Easier to hover imo.

OMG Hovering is my BIGGEST issue.

Viper5 · Post by **Viper5** » 2007-03-15 23:43

Keep an eye on the Tournament. Lots of great teamplay and strategy in a competitive but fun environment. Signups will start in the next few weeks and its free

tournament.realitymod.com

eddie · Post by **eddie** » 2007-03-15 23:44

Just steady your hand and press no keys. Anticipate when you need to start slowing down so that you can release the W key. When you get to where you need to hover bring the mouse towards you a bit, then edge it away slightly until the chopper slowly just floats. You will obviously need continual inputs, but only very small ones.

da_schmitty · Post by **da_schmitty** » 2007-03-15 23:46

I just love that POINTS don't determine a players worth, or rank.