Post by Capt. Ronski on Oct 4, 2016 18:49:18 GMT -5
Hello everyone.
Most of you know me as [Judge]Usagi aka Usagi Yojimbo aka the rabbit bodyguard, which if you haven’t checked it out is an excellent comic book by Stan Sakai published by Darkhorse, so go and pick up a copy today. Good stuff about a rabbit samurai with three fingers and a katana, what more do you want out of a comic book?
Anyway, I wanted to spend a few minutes writing up some thoughts and comments about Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for my fellow Judges who don’t play ET and any other players out there to read over if they are interested. First of all, if you are not playing it, get a copy. Why? you ask, well because it is free! How about that? So, you have no excuses for not having a copy of this game on your computer. It is not like it will cost you anything, just a little time to download and install it on your computer. Once that is done, I recommend you to read over the documentation that comes with the game. It will give you a good overview of what Enemy Territory is all about.
Okay, time for some general tips from your host:
[Judge]Usagi Tip #1: Keep the game balanced! It will make the overall game play more fun, not just for you but for everyone else as well. You can use the tab button on your keyboards to quickly see who and how many there are on each team. If you see one side needs some help because of low numbers, then switch sides. Please don’t just sit there and say to yourself I wish somebody would switch teams because all my friends are on this one and I want to stay with them. Please remember you are somebody. After all, play against your friends, it will most likely make you a better player instead of you and your friends teaming up and killing us average guys, like me.
Now, this did happen to me the other day on the Gold Rush map. We, the Axis, guys got steamrolled and to top it all off after the map was over all the Allies were chatting to each other good game, good game, and good game. Now, I had checked the team list via the tab button at various times during the match and guess what the Axis side was outmatched 6 to 9 by the Allies at one point.
Now, my question to you is "How was that a good game?" Isn’t a good game when the truck passes the second truck barrier with ten seconds left on the clock? The maps are designed to be a big tug of war with each side fighting for every inch they can get. That to me is a good game, when I start to sweat in my seat because the anticipation of what will happen next is killing me. That’s what I call a good game; not getting worked by superior numbers.
A funny side note: one day I was playing for a few hours and I had switched teams way too many times. I forget what team I was on and started firing at my fellow Axis players in the middle of a firefight. Luckily, I realized what I was doing before I killed anybody, but it was very embarrassing. The good thing was we were in the middle of a firefight and nobody on my team noticed what I did, because I was standing behind everyone. Whew! Sorry guys (even if it was months ago).
[Judge]Usagi Tip #2: Keep your team balanced! It will make the game play more fun, not just for you but for everyone else as well. As a standard Usagi rule, if there are already three or more in a class, I will pick another one especially Covert Ops. I have never seen a team like Allies complete a map when they have four or five Covert Ops. It just won't happen. The offensive power of the team is severely limited because everyone is sitting back and sniping and no one is moving forward to the next objective (i.e. moving the tank).
Remember, this game is all about teamwork, after all this game is not golf; it is like basketball and only the best team will win. If you are not sure about how to play a class read the online forums or the HTML pages which downloaded with your copy of the game so you can get the idea of what to do.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #3: Do what your class is supposed to do and help out your fellow team members.
Staying aware of your team mates is vital to overall team health. Use the map button to find out where a group of your team mates are and hook up with them. Get on a fire team and back them up, especially an Allied Engineer. If you are a Medic always pass out medic packs and if you are a Field Ops always pass out ammo packs. And not just at the spawn points though these are a great place to start and if you are like me you visit them a lot (lol); pass your packs out where ever a group of your team meets (i.e. The Axis courtyard near the two anti-tank guns on the Oasis map. There are always Axis troops moving through there protecting the guns).
If you hear someone call for health or ammo go to them if you are near because most of the time they really need it. If you don’t see an icon for them on your compass look to the chat and see what quadrant they called from (i.e. H4) and find it on your map. At least, go there and throw down some packs. I have also started letting my fellow team mates know I heard them (sometimes, I know I need to do it more) by replying with my function (v16). It lets them know help is on the way.
On a side note, if you call for a medic or ammo don’t run all over the place and expect them to find you. It won’t happen.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #4: Be kind to fellow teammates and players, especially after you just TKed them.
If you get team killed (TK) don’t get mad, most of the time it is on accident. Trust me, I didn’t mean to kill all of you, expect that one time with the panzerfaust; that was just stupid. Anyway, just go on with the rest of your game. Don’t get mad at people who are behind you when you are darting back and forth in front of the enemy, because you are the one getting in their way and they are normally just trying to support you (even if they aren’t the best shot). Remember you can always go prone and let them fire over you at the enemy.
Now if you TK someone, please take the time to say you are sorry. It goes a long way, kind of like those stupid thank you commercials. And the great thing about it is, it is simple (v45). I use it all the time, lol. Sometimes, I even say I’m sorry when I get killed trying to heal someone with a syringe and didn’t revive them in time. Trust me they will remember you the next time you need some health or ammo, which could be a good thing if you are a good team player or not if you don’t help out at all.
Remember, to say thanks when someone runs up to you and gives you ammo or health without you asking. It is common courtesy and sometimes they will reply back your welcome and then you know who it was if you didn’t see them. I always like to know who is helping me and the team out.
Also, don’t gloat over a kill. They are already dead, no need to pour salt into an open wound. Let your skills speak for how good of a player you are and not your mouth. No one likes to be repeatedly insulted. The goal here should be do kills which are so good the guy you just put into limbo tells you nice shot! Hey, I have had it happen to me once, maybe twice, but definitely once. See, I had this grenade out and got behind these three guys, but that’s another story.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #5: You can always learn from the best.
Now, if you don’t like to read the forums another good way to pick up what to do is Spec the good players (then again, I don’t know how you would be reading this if you don’t read the forums). I have learned some pretty cool things by watching the good guys running around and doing stuff: like a cool place to hide here or a great place to throw artillery there. Just go into limbo mode and pick the green box as your team. You can then cycle through the players by pushing your left mouse button.
On a side note: don’t spec during the peak hours because you are using up a slot which someone else could be playing in and that really gets on [Judge]Lonewolfs nerves :wink: and I never spec longer than five or ten minutes.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #6: Use the Caps lock button.
And I don’t mean for yelling when you are typing. When you hold the caps lock button down you will be walking in the game. You do not make any noise when walking and you also open doors very quietly in this mode. If there are only a couple of guys playing, I try to walk as much as possible, so I will not be heard by the opposing players, who are usually hiding and listen for my footsteps.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #7: Lean around corners.
I try to lean around corners for a quick look before I move through area I know the enemy is. This way you can see them before they can see you. If I understand this correct ET does not have any lean animation, so you head does not stick out from behind the wall when you lean. How cool is that? A legal cheat. :twisted:
That’s all for today’s Judge Usagis Tips and if you find these simple tips helpful let me know. And remember these are just my two yen on this stuff and in no way should anything I say be considered gospel, just friendly suggestions.
Abayo (farewell),
[Judge]Usagi
Most of you know me as [Judge]Usagi aka Usagi Yojimbo aka the rabbit bodyguard, which if you haven’t checked it out is an excellent comic book by Stan Sakai published by Darkhorse, so go and pick up a copy today. Good stuff about a rabbit samurai with three fingers and a katana, what more do you want out of a comic book?
Anyway, I wanted to spend a few minutes writing up some thoughts and comments about Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for my fellow Judges who don’t play ET and any other players out there to read over if they are interested. First of all, if you are not playing it, get a copy. Why? you ask, well because it is free! How about that? So, you have no excuses for not having a copy of this game on your computer. It is not like it will cost you anything, just a little time to download and install it on your computer. Once that is done, I recommend you to read over the documentation that comes with the game. It will give you a good overview of what Enemy Territory is all about.
Okay, time for some general tips from your host:
[Judge]Usagi Tip #1: Keep the game balanced! It will make the overall game play more fun, not just for you but for everyone else as well. You can use the tab button on your keyboards to quickly see who and how many there are on each team. If you see one side needs some help because of low numbers, then switch sides. Please don’t just sit there and say to yourself I wish somebody would switch teams because all my friends are on this one and I want to stay with them. Please remember you are somebody. After all, play against your friends, it will most likely make you a better player instead of you and your friends teaming up and killing us average guys, like me.
Now, this did happen to me the other day on the Gold Rush map. We, the Axis, guys got steamrolled and to top it all off after the map was over all the Allies were chatting to each other good game, good game, and good game. Now, I had checked the team list via the tab button at various times during the match and guess what the Axis side was outmatched 6 to 9 by the Allies at one point.
Now, my question to you is "How was that a good game?" Isn’t a good game when the truck passes the second truck barrier with ten seconds left on the clock? The maps are designed to be a big tug of war with each side fighting for every inch they can get. That to me is a good game, when I start to sweat in my seat because the anticipation of what will happen next is killing me. That’s what I call a good game; not getting worked by superior numbers.
A funny side note: one day I was playing for a few hours and I had switched teams way too many times. I forget what team I was on and started firing at my fellow Axis players in the middle of a firefight. Luckily, I realized what I was doing before I killed anybody, but it was very embarrassing. The good thing was we were in the middle of a firefight and nobody on my team noticed what I did, because I was standing behind everyone. Whew! Sorry guys (even if it was months ago).
[Judge]Usagi Tip #2: Keep your team balanced! It will make the game play more fun, not just for you but for everyone else as well. As a standard Usagi rule, if there are already three or more in a class, I will pick another one especially Covert Ops. I have never seen a team like Allies complete a map when they have four or five Covert Ops. It just won't happen. The offensive power of the team is severely limited because everyone is sitting back and sniping and no one is moving forward to the next objective (i.e. moving the tank).
Remember, this game is all about teamwork, after all this game is not golf; it is like basketball and only the best team will win. If you are not sure about how to play a class read the online forums or the HTML pages which downloaded with your copy of the game so you can get the idea of what to do.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #3: Do what your class is supposed to do and help out your fellow team members.
Staying aware of your team mates is vital to overall team health. Use the map button to find out where a group of your team mates are and hook up with them. Get on a fire team and back them up, especially an Allied Engineer. If you are a Medic always pass out medic packs and if you are a Field Ops always pass out ammo packs. And not just at the spawn points though these are a great place to start and if you are like me you visit them a lot (lol); pass your packs out where ever a group of your team meets (i.e. The Axis courtyard near the two anti-tank guns on the Oasis map. There are always Axis troops moving through there protecting the guns).
If you hear someone call for health or ammo go to them if you are near because most of the time they really need it. If you don’t see an icon for them on your compass look to the chat and see what quadrant they called from (i.e. H4) and find it on your map. At least, go there and throw down some packs. I have also started letting my fellow team mates know I heard them (sometimes, I know I need to do it more) by replying with my function (v16). It lets them know help is on the way.
On a side note, if you call for a medic or ammo don’t run all over the place and expect them to find you. It won’t happen.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #4: Be kind to fellow teammates and players, especially after you just TKed them.
If you get team killed (TK) don’t get mad, most of the time it is on accident. Trust me, I didn’t mean to kill all of you, expect that one time with the panzerfaust; that was just stupid. Anyway, just go on with the rest of your game. Don’t get mad at people who are behind you when you are darting back and forth in front of the enemy, because you are the one getting in their way and they are normally just trying to support you (even if they aren’t the best shot). Remember you can always go prone and let them fire over you at the enemy.
Now if you TK someone, please take the time to say you are sorry. It goes a long way, kind of like those stupid thank you commercials. And the great thing about it is, it is simple (v45). I use it all the time, lol. Sometimes, I even say I’m sorry when I get killed trying to heal someone with a syringe and didn’t revive them in time. Trust me they will remember you the next time you need some health or ammo, which could be a good thing if you are a good team player or not if you don’t help out at all.
Remember, to say thanks when someone runs up to you and gives you ammo or health without you asking. It is common courtesy and sometimes they will reply back your welcome and then you know who it was if you didn’t see them. I always like to know who is helping me and the team out.
Also, don’t gloat over a kill. They are already dead, no need to pour salt into an open wound. Let your skills speak for how good of a player you are and not your mouth. No one likes to be repeatedly insulted. The goal here should be do kills which are so good the guy you just put into limbo tells you nice shot! Hey, I have had it happen to me once, maybe twice, but definitely once. See, I had this grenade out and got behind these three guys, but that’s another story.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #5: You can always learn from the best.
Now, if you don’t like to read the forums another good way to pick up what to do is Spec the good players (then again, I don’t know how you would be reading this if you don’t read the forums). I have learned some pretty cool things by watching the good guys running around and doing stuff: like a cool place to hide here or a great place to throw artillery there. Just go into limbo mode and pick the green box as your team. You can then cycle through the players by pushing your left mouse button.
On a side note: don’t spec during the peak hours because you are using up a slot which someone else could be playing in and that really gets on [Judge]Lonewolfs nerves :wink: and I never spec longer than five or ten minutes.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #6: Use the Caps lock button.
And I don’t mean for yelling when you are typing. When you hold the caps lock button down you will be walking in the game. You do not make any noise when walking and you also open doors very quietly in this mode. If there are only a couple of guys playing, I try to walk as much as possible, so I will not be heard by the opposing players, who are usually hiding and listen for my footsteps.
[Judge]Usagi Tip #7: Lean around corners.
I try to lean around corners for a quick look before I move through area I know the enemy is. This way you can see them before they can see you. If I understand this correct ET does not have any lean animation, so you head does not stick out from behind the wall when you lean. How cool is that? A legal cheat. :twisted:
That’s all for today’s Judge Usagis Tips and if you find these simple tips helpful let me know. And remember these are just my two yen on this stuff and in no way should anything I say be considered gospel, just friendly suggestions.
Abayo (farewell),
[Judge]Usagi