User blog:Zealot Guy/Common sense and common courtesy

The person is smart, intelligent, and strong. The person is also selfish, senseless, and moronic. That makes no sense, but just look at the way people act in Bad Company 2. Not enough assaults share ammo, not enough medics heal and revive, recons don't help take objectives, and engineers don't repair vehicles! What on earth is with these people!? It's the role of the class. Not only that, but I've seen players screw each other over while actually thinking it was a good idea. Well, here are some ways to grow some common sense and common courtesy in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Ride your armor until it's dead
Everyone knows that this game has vehicles. Both light and heavy tanks can turn the tide of a battle. For the sake of balance, one team is ussually given more tanks than the other, but the team with less tanks get Stationary AT guns. So, when you're operating your tank, don't bail out of it. Tanks don't re-spawn until the original is destroyed. On Port Valdez, for example, the Russians get one T-90 and one BMD-3 AA. That means that there can be only one T-90 and only one BMD-3 AA on the map at any given time. So, if for whatever reason, the Americans get their hands on the armor, it wont re-spawn until it's destroyed.

Time after time I see people riding the tank into enemy lines, take a beating, and then bail on the tank while it has 14 health left. Well, here's the deal: If you bail on the tank, there's a good chance you'll end up dying anyway. There's also a chance that the opposing team will steal the tank, repair it, and then pound you and your entire team into the ground with it. A single lost ticket is better than the 20 you'd lose if the opposition steals your tank. So ride it until it's dead.

Don't touch my tank
Pure and simple, if someone is driving a tank, and they jump out to repair it, it's their tank. Do not get in the tank. Do not touch the tank. Do not look at the tank. If the person operating that tank has displayed that they are adept at tank warfare, it's obviously in your best interest to let them keep the tank and keep doing their job. I've had my own tank stolen from me by my own team mates. The first thing they did was drive it directly into a field Anti-Tank Mines and die.

Also, if you see someone repairing a tank and another guy in the tank, don't jump in the empty seat. Those two guys are squad mates and are working together because they're good at. It's what they do. Jumping in the other seat will only serve to annoy, and hinder progress. Professionals are at work, so back off.

Let me help you help me help us all
In the introduction, I was actually being a bit harsh on the engineers. Most engineers actually do go around repairing vehicles. Or should I say, try to go around repairing vehicles. More times than I can count I've seen tanks driving forward with 70% health and an engineer running behind it, full sprint. It's a really stupid sight. If your tank is damaged, hold tight. An engineer will be there to assist you.

Same could be said of medics and assaults sometimes. If the medic isn't dropping a health kit for you, there might already be one. They're marked on your HUD, so look around. Ammo crates, too. When the fighting starts, assaults tend to toss down an ammo crate behind hard cover and sit atop of it while shooting at enemies. If you don't do it, it's time to get in the habit. After fire-fights, however, an assault should always drop a fresh crate after regrouping.

to be continued...