Tips for a noob

[iShootCats]

So I've been playing the game for a good two days or so. So far I like the tactical feeling of it and all. However being in a squad is an entirely different experience for me well at least how squads are run in this game. In my first day playing I was being screamed at for not knowing what to do and almost the same situation just happened now mostly because I couldn't hear what he was saying due to the gun shots, and still being new. So any tips..? Also how do you talk in "local" chat, and how is possible to turn up the sound from team mates more in game it says it's at 100% but they still seem pretty low.

[sharpie]

Local chat is default: H on the keyboard-

You can manage your sound options via the launcher: Options --> PR Mumble ---> Launch Mumble; once in mumble you go to Settings ---> Configure and you can **** around with the input/output settings from there.

(Also you can disable the Transmit/Receive cues in the *Audio* tab in the PRLauncher Options,)

Hope that helped; another tip would be to tell your squad that you're new, I know for a fact someone would be more than willing to assist you/ show you the ropes. We're a community and we're here for each-other.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Most players like helping new guys ... If they are in a safe place.

Best to have a play on CO operative local and get used to all kits.

[camo]

Turn your effects down to somewhere around 5%, I know quite a few people who do that so they can actually hear people.

Also read the manual.

[matty1053]

Well, as a usual INF player I tend to play as Squad Leader or of course, a member of a squad.

Tips...
--Repsect others... yeah they might say **** about you, but ignore them most of the time.
-Listen to your leaders, it will make your expeirience cleaner then my wood floor in my room. It really helps a lot too, since you learn new things (PR Wise, and IRL Wise too!)
--Follow Rules on servers.... this is a issue with most new players on PR. They DO NOT listen to the rules/follow them. That is why you tend to see players being kicked from servers a lot. So just follow the rules. Even ask admins what the rules are. (you can use !rules for the scrolling rules of the server, dont' know if every server has them)
--Be friendly... Don't be a mean fellow, be happy and ask everyone how they are doing. If you aren't really friendly, you can lose your 'reputation' in PR. So some players might tell their friends: "Hey Jack, don't let w33dsm0k3r420 in your squad, he is mean to everyone!". That was an example ofc. So, just be friendly, and somewhat happy.
--Always ask questions. Especially if you are new. If I see you in game, which might not happen in about 1 week or so... since I have a TON of **** to do. I will help you out. But on the other days you play on PR, tell the squad leader: "Hey Squad Leader, I am new to PR, can you help me out?". Yes, most players will help you, but there are those few that are just jerks. But most SQL will help you. THey will tell you to get a Rifleman kit mainly. But just follow their orders.
---Don't use assets that you don't know how to use them. PR is not like vBF2 or BF4, where you can just hop in every vehicle and go. There are realistic features in the vehicles and you should learn them before use. I would join an asset squad after about 1-2 months of play time. And then join like a APC squad to be safe, and ask them if they can teach you how to properly gun them. (I prefer driving, so I don't get a **** load of TK's).

But, I think you will be happy with PR. I love PR and it's peeps. It's one of a kind and will always IMO, be in my heart. (And it probably will be implanted in yours too after playing about 50 rounds)
Just my tips so.... yeah.
-matty

[SevenEleven]

I usually have my effects volume about 30 or 40%. That way you can still hear all the sounds going on, but you will be able to hear other people on mumble.

You should probably look at the PR terms thread in this forum as well, as it has some useful information.

You will want to read through most if not all of the manual too, otherwise you might have to learn the hard way
( like the 30 second warm up time for helicopters. )

Just stick with your squad and if they ask you to do something (like throwing a hook over a wall), and you don't know how to do it just ask them how to do it. Also, some squadleaders have rules such as spotting the enemy and firing, so ask what SL wants if no one else does.

[Danger_6]

Ask as many questions as possible from your squad. A good squad leader will always be happy to hear the new guy asking questions. But choose the correct moment for posing a question - during a firefight is never ideal.

Be patient with the game and playing the game, read the manual to learn all the buttons/tricks/mechanics of the game. You shouldn't have to ask questions that are already answered in the manual. Most games you can get by without reading their manuals, but in PR you should refer to it before you play.

If you come across people who are too impatient to help you then leave that squad and find another.

Finally, stick to infantry squads for a few weeks before you venture into using assets. These are the basic need to know skills and they will help you in all aspects of your gameplay.

[-kloti-]

read the manual, thats a MUST and Id suggest watch some youtube videos, there are a lot of videos of whole rounds, it helped me a lot, I used to be so confused now its better but I consider myself still a rookie but hopefully one day Ill be experienced good luck

[redman0123]

Yeah the game effects volume thing is a biggy for being able to hear people with crappy mics...

Also each "kit" or class is a whole new skill set. It's almost like an RPG. Don't take the engineer kit, HAT kit, sniper kit etc etc until you've done some research on how they work and you've practiced with them offline. Oh and don't take special kits unless your squad lead needs it! So many times I see newbs take a sniper rifle in a close quarters fighting style map and get yelled at then die (because sniper rifles suck at CQB) and lose the ONE kit that the whole team has.

[Fir3w411]

Best tip I can give is to read the manual if you haven't done so already (here), read it thoroughly if you want to understand a lot of stuff.


Also like a few others said, play a little co-op and test out vehicles and kits, always listen to your squad lead and don't run off on your own, always make sure you know how to use the vehicle / asset you're in.

Then rest is common sense.

[Murphy]

Then rest is common sense.

Essentially unlearn everything Unreal Tourney or CoD deathmatches have taught you and base your actions upon a realistic response to the situation. A great example is learning to give incoming fire right of way. You don't always have to return fire and if someone has your position zeroed in and you're still alive count your lucky stars and relocate before his friends get done flanking you. Movement should be premeditated and not so much "seat of your pants" until you get shot at, cover to cover is something you should have in mind more often than not. Even the best players get wasted in the open when they thought it was all clear, so always keep cover nearby. After you get used to how fights play out you can start to up your tempo adding surprise tactics to your bag of tricks, but don't bother trying to be all l33t and sneaky until you have enough time with the weapons to win fights against larger forces.

But really my only advice to people who are just starting to play the game is "DONT TOUCH THE FUCKN SNIPER RIFLE, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS AND IF YOU USE IT LIKE YOU WOULD IN OTHER GAMES YOUR TEAM WILL HATE YOU".

[Kyle-556]

Yeah, so far I've only played for two days and only two or three squads were nice and taught me how to play properly, and 4 or 5 of them were constantly screaming at me and insulting me.
The thing I learned is that you should play cooperative to get to know the classes, and then join an infantry squad as the class the squad leader asked you to be, and just follow them around and follow the squad leader's orders.

[Midnight_o9]

Yeah, so far I've only played for two days and only two or three squads were nice and taught me how to play properly, and 4 or 5 of them were constantly screaming at me and insulting me.
The thing I learned is that you should play cooperative to get to know the classes, and then join an infantry squad as the class the squad leader asked you to be, and just follow them around and follow the squad leader's orders.

You should join this event : https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f376-p ... 00prt.html

And go for a quick Wicca training session here : https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f10-pr ... ality.html

Also if your squad yells at you, go to another one, there are still people (even vets, not pointing at anyone though) who think they've never been noobs themselves and all the new comers should join the game with a full knowledge of PR. The key is to communicate, if you're both new and don't communicate, then yes people will yell. Also if your english isn't too good, say it, so the others know they'll have to repeat and speak slowly. Cause sometimes it can be felt as the guy is just ignoring what you're saying and that's really annoying.

[Cpt.Future]

Turn your effects down to somewhere around 5%, I know quite a few people who do that so they can actually hear people.

Also read the manual.

Have fun not hearing footsteps and getting killed. Only turn down your effects if you're playing as a crewman.

[Brisk187]

Or you can assign keys to change your PR volume on the fly
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... ution.html

[Midnight_o9]

Have fun not hearing footsteps and getting killed. Only turn down your effects if you're playing as a crewman.

Eh, my ingame sound is at 7% and I never experienced a problem. It's not about how low your sound is, it's just your ingame sound, so it's just to make a big difference between your ingame volume and your mumble volume, pushing your mumble volume to the max should do the same effect...

[Christie.Front.Drive]

Some things that have helped me since I began playing PR about 9 lives ago:

• Read the manual. Most players are happy to answer occasional questions in-game, but spending your first 5 rounds asking "What does deployed mean?" and "How do I use restraints?" is a great way to make everyone hate you very quickly. People don't stumble home from a 10-hour shift in a factory to play PR solely for the purpose of teaching a kid how to play, particularly when that new player will likely just run off to the next shiny thing to catch his eye. If you're pleasant and humble people will have no problem helping you.
• If you see enemy forces, for the love of God, give a detailed, quick and to-the-point report in Mumble. A lot of players panic when they see enemy and say "enemy here!" or "enemy right by that tree!". This tells your squad absolutely fuck all and makes everyone nervous. Always always always give the bearing of the enemy at the very least, and include distance, type of enemy and whether or not they have seen you. In other words, saying "enemy over here" = bad. Saying "2 infantry at 320 about 100 meters out" = good. "Enemy HAT kit 2nd floor of the T-building at 165" = great.
• It can be difficult to play when it feels like everyone else is an expert in PR but you, but you can take some heart in knowing there are plenty of veterans oblivious to certain parts of PR. Don't take any bullshit: I've had guys ask me if I will swap my LAT kit for their MG kit because they're great with the LAT kit, and then find out they don't even know you can change the sights on an AT4. Or guys who volunteer for breacher when the SL asks if there's a good one in the squad, and then they lose their rope and strand their squad on a rooftop because they didn't know right-clicking is the best way to throw a rope downwards (left clicking the best for upwards). That kind of shit happens all the time, it's nothing to be angry about, just bear in mind that if you read the damn manual you will have a headstart over a lot of people before you even join a server.
• Learn etiquette. If someone tells you your mic is too loud, turn it the fuck down. If someone asks the squad to hold comms for a moment, shut up. There's always a lot of shit happening even in the less eventful rounds, and a mistake I often made when I was a newer player was assuming that just because I hadn't seen any contacts in 10 minutes, no one else in the squad had, but when the tables turned (i.e. when it was my turn to desperately need to listen for footsteps while some moron blabbered on about the latest bunch of shit they bought on a Steam sale) and I got killed because I couldn't hear anything, I began to appreciate how valuable your ears are.
• Another etiquette rule: help people out. If you've got nothing to do at the moment and you see a bunch of guys digging a TOW, help them out. You should never wander too far from your squad or put yourself in a bad spot just to get something dug 7 seconds faster, but by the same token if two squads land on a flag it doesn't make much sense for it to take 10 minutes to get a couple HMGs, foxholes, mortars, barbed wire, AA and whatever else dug up, when it could take 2 minutes if everyone pitched in.
• Last tip for now: check your map frequently. I mean whenever you set off running with your squad to a new direction, open your map up. Whenever you have a second standing still, do a quick check of the map. Knowing what's ahead and around you will help you tremendously. Worrying about uniform colors, squinting to see weapons, all the identification marks go out the window if you've already checked your map and you know anything SW of you is enemy. Equally important is how much this helps you avoid teamkilling: few things are more aggravating in PR than being shot at from 8 miles away by a noob who has now had 15 seconds to check his map and see he's firing at his own squad leader. If you check your map constantly and refresh your brain to friendly and enemy troop locations you will avoid this kind of shit and with a little luck be hailed as a hero.