(public matches not events!!!!! which is how you judge the merit of a real server, because while events can be more organised they also cater to some players who don't practise or play pubby matches.)
The last games i have played in have been terrible. its due to a whole heap of reasons but im going to throw some out there for you. and im also going to tell you the good things about PRTA and then what i think you should do to make them better.
Teamwork
Okay so most if not all the PRTA members and players want to be good team-members but in a REALLY stupid self centered way! I'm European and i know most Europeans have language issues and bad communications, i live with a native polish person and a native italian person and their english is terrible. But i can understand them just fine!!! dont be afraid to talk to each other. (sorry i cant speak your language, i only speak english, gaelic and bullshit.)
Stop just grabbing stuff like HAT and not telling people! dont mortar positions without getting clearance first! ask for permittion to do stuff, its not a sign of weakness its a sign of good manners, intellect and civility!
Mumble
PRTA needs strict rules in order to work. some of which should be...
*ALL squad leaders must be in squad leader channel in mumble!!!
if your not in the squad leader channel then that shows how much you really care about the outcome of the battle, and thats not teamwork. thats selfishness.
*All squad leaders must use the radio in your officer kits to call in all targets!
(how do you inforce such a rule? you cant, not as far as i can see anyway. but it accurrs to me that if there is a general mentality set then everyone will do it. and all you have to do is spam use your radio in console to remind squad leaders to use their radios. it might seem a stupid way to make things work but the fact is i would bet my life that it would work.
Admins
You are everywhere you just dont know it yet. become an admin if you are worth it. learn the commands and kick Idlers and squadless gimps to make space for good players. im not an admin but i was recently offered a place, andim considering it now simply because the community in PRTA was filling the server as much as TG was, only this time the ping is nice. selfish reason yes, but it has made me want to help the admins out. (reason i didnt want it in the first place was because i did admin for TCC and i know how enoying it is to deal with noobs all the time.)
currently existing admins... expand your workforce. i didnt see any admins on today when some idiot was mortaring friendlies for shits n' giggles.
Im kinda angry that after all the time i have spent playing PR and the thousands of hours i put into squad leading my greatest enemy is common sense!!! im a good squad leader. Good squad leaders are rare, dont chase them all away with this sillyness.
Moral
the Europeans like i said before have communication problems, after about 3000 years of beating the **** out of each other we are all suddenly holding hands awkwardly, united under the EU flag wondering...just..."how the hell we actually got to this place and time."
Now we make up for that lack of warfare by killing ourselves in a digital battlefield.
The Americans have great moral, thats why they regularly have great teamwork when they play late at night (late for us) as USMC vs Taliban. Its the power of positive thought. same with the British, in their own way they communicate well. And im betting the Germans play better when they play as germans, allthough i bet they wish they had their HAT. (dont worry you'll get it eventually)
The PRTA community is actually worth investing time in! but if your going to invest SO MUCH OF THAT TIME in it, then perhaps you should PLAY properly.
Now as i finish this rant i'd like to note that this message is not racist or supposed to enrage or troll anyone. over and out. and i'm not drunk
