First Strike Forums — Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-05-12T23:11:17Z

Alright, Buddydog has posted on the Nations in Conflict forums that we only need one more neutral Admin, before he can start the general sign-up thing. That's good news, so if you are available, go contact him.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-04T11:06:06Z

Yeah, there does seem to be a problem in the fact you can only see the First Strike related boards once you've registered on the site. There should perhaps be a preliminary FS Campaign board which you don't have to be registered to see. Just so you can clearly see the FS precence. Maybe this board could even be where new recruits can sign up for either faction. Or at least make their preference known. Also it could do with having a FAQ section to introduce new players to what is basically involved in the campaign. Things just need to be made a bit clearer.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T21:31:44Z

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Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T21:27:56Z

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Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T21:14:56Z

I don't yet know how "regular" people are meant to sign up and choose what army they want to join. All I know is how officers work, and AFAIK all officers have been chosen. I just hope there is some layer of security in that the Generals of each army have to approve applicants before they get as far as viewing forums. Otherwise I could easily create an alternate account and view all of the other armies things with no effort at all (not that any honourable, good-natured FS player would do such a thing of course ).

At the moment closest thing to "Signing up" for an army is posting in a specific thread available on that armies boards. Considering those boards are private, there isn't really going to be much people fighting if only officers + event organisers can see the threads

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T20:59:50Z

Twigs wrote:

plus two other areas for rebel and imperial teams.

which of course are hidden from guests and the other team

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T19:11:20Z

Kampher wrote:

I seem to be a little bit confused.
The website that we keep being redirected to in order to sign up for the campaign is only half complete, and I don't see any information about First Strike at all.
Where do we go to actually sign up for this?

http://nictest.enjin.com/forum/m/852257

There are three areas, Campaign Planning with a First Strike campaign subsection, plus two other areas for rebel and imperial teams.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-04-03T19:02:21Z

I seem to be a little bit confused.

The website that we keep being redirected to in order to sign up for the campaign is only half complete, and I don't see any information about First Strike at all.

Where do we go to actually sign up for this?

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T19:37:33Z

Well Buddy, seems everyone has been under the impression from your site that the team leader would have to play as commander and not be able to join a squad as a grunt on the ground.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T19:26:28Z

In tournaments, being in charge of an army does not necessary entail being a commander. Actually, it is preferable to give orders on an officer channel on team-speak since there is increased communication between all officers.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T17:09:56Z

That is what I'm saying, that rather than go Commander the person in command should go in as a Squad leader as with a squad and an Officer kit that gives him the First Strike equivalent of command assets that you would get if you were playing as Commander in BF2142.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T16:03:58Z

I'm HQ of the Rebel side. I'm helping plan the strategies and then I'm jumping in a squad as a member, letting my SL's do their job.
I'll maintain contact with and guide the SL's through Xfire chat and let the SL's talk to their units through ingame chat.

Meanwhile I'll be firing rockets at things that need blowing up and putting blaster bolts into white chestplates and helmets.

There are some larger maps like Jundland which may benefit from commander's eye view but most of the time what is really needed is another body in the capzone or a sniper round through a critical enemy's head.

If anyone has a real problem with a Commander of the Rebel SpecForces leading from the field I refer you to Star Wars episodes 1-6

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T14:07:37Z

Didn't think you could deploy the blaster as commander (since you have no squad mates).

It's exactly the reason why I haven't signed to do it myself. Commander is pointless in First Strike. No benefit and it means you can't get the extra support of having squad mates. Essentially you are a lone wolf that spams orders and annoys the rest of your team mates while providing no supporting role.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-20T13:10:38Z

Oh? Well yeah, that is pretty pointless. There are no commander assets used within First Strike, so any player playing as commander doesn't give his team any real benefit by doing so, other than being able to co-ordinate between various squads under his command, but this can easily be done via Teamspeak or Ventrilo by setting up squad and command com channels.

This then means that the player who is in command can effectively lead his team, but also get in on the action when the opportunity arises, also the Officer kit allows him to support his troops in the field in a similar way to the Command assets. Extra firepower support in the form of the stationary blasters, additional logistics support in the form of ammo and medical supplies, and intelligence support in the form of sensor sweeps.

Re: Join Planning for future First Strike Campaign

2011-03-19T20:50:06Z

It means playing commander. I refuse to do that - it's pretty useless in FS, especially if squads are able to communicate between themselves anyway (Teamspeak). Last time we had a guy that went commander in FS, I hand a wee bit of a problem with him . I'm happy to take that position if it still allows me to control squads.

Buddydog - I'll go Imperial Bigman if it means I don't have to bother with silly commander position. That OK? I've controlled multiple squads at once before in Clan Battles, while acting as a SL myself - this isn't much different.