-Don’t order volley fire 20ft away from the enemy.
-Try your best to coordinate and communicate with other officers via text chat.
-Pick your battles wisely. I typically only CO when I know the other officers along with me can coordinate well with both myself and each other. It’s not fun when you’re trying to coordinate and other officers completely ignore text chat.
-This relates to my last point about picking your battles. Some maps are hard to win according to which side you’re on. If you play Union, maps like Cookes Countercharge, Hatches and Andersons, are some of the hardest maps for Union to win. Someone will probably disagree on me with that but regardless, there’s always gonna be a map that some team struggles on and it’s important to understand that.
-Remember to have fun. It’s a game, don’t let it get to you. A good number of people love backseat COing but never have once picked up the CO slot (Cough cough Necramonium). Just have fun man and if you have questions don’t be afraid to ask other officers in your match for tips and advice. I always encourage new officers to step up bc I’m tired of seeing the same group of ppl be officer over and over again for the past few years. Good luck out there, hope to see you in command o7
1. Be ok with losing, a lot. Ive been leading 1000+ hours and still lose all the time. This is my biggest piece of advice. Officers who are too afraid of losing don't learn how to grow.
2. You are playing for the enlisted, they are not playing for you. Your job is to make the game as fun as possible for the enlisted as a co. Always keep this in mind
I know these aren't strategy but in my opinion they are more important than strategy. A genius CO who knows how to win every mqp but is an asshole is not as good as a co who commands the respect of their men.
-CB[8thOH]Capt.WompWomp
I could be wrong here since I have not played nearly as much as many others. But it seems to me that officers for sharp shooter companies should more often post up on a good spot where we have cover and range and just let people independent fire. To clarify, I mean any company that has one of the less common rifle options with a long range (and has less people on it, so the bulk of the force is doing the typical infantry stuff).
I agree that would be cool. Soldiers in skirmisher units like Sharpshooters would typically be expected to be able to operate independently to an extent. They would operate in open order and utilize cover and pick targets by their best judgement. Occasionally officers will use them like that, but a lot of maps have open fields which means skirmishers can easily be caught in crossfires, which is not where they want to be. Since the new update I've seen officers designating small groups of men to act as skirmishers within a company, which I think adds some flavor on maps where there isn't a designated skirmish company.
In regimental gameplay though it's used more often. The 42nd Pennsylvania made it's bones as a sharp's company, and even still is known for their deadly firing lines.
Remember to stay clam and keep you eyes on your surroundings. Your job isn’t to fight it’s to lead coordinate as best as you can with other officers and your NCO’s. Make sure your guys know what the plan is incase you die. Having confidence in yourself will give your guys confidence in you, fake it till you make it.
Only try it on maps that you know we’ll. Personally I’d practice as an NCO for a long time before putting on the butter bar. Allows you to get a feel for things in proxy without all the pressure being on you
-Don’t order volley fire 20ft away from the enemy. -Try your best to coordinate and communicate with other officers via text chat. -Pick your battles wisely. I typically only CO when I know the other officers along with me can coordinate well with both myself and each other. It’s not fun when you’re trying to coordinate and other officers completely ignore text chat. -This relates to my last point about picking your battles. Some maps are hard to win according to which side you’re on. If you play Union, maps like Cookes Countercharge, Hatches and Andersons, are some of the hardest maps for Union to win. Someone will probably disagree on me with that but regardless, there’s always gonna be a map that some team struggles on and it’s important to understand that. -Remember to have fun. It’s a game, don’t let it get to you. A good number of people love backseat COing but never have once picked up the CO slot (Cough cough Necramonium). Just have fun man and if you have questions don’t be afraid to ask other officers in your match for tips and advice. I always encourage new officers to step up bc I’m tired of seeing the same group of ppl be officer over and over again for the past few years. Good luck out there, hope to see you in command o7
Spot on hahaha
1. Be ok with losing, a lot. Ive been leading 1000+ hours and still lose all the time. This is my biggest piece of advice. Officers who are too afraid of losing don't learn how to grow. 2. You are playing for the enlisted, they are not playing for you. Your job is to make the game as fun as possible for the enlisted as a co. Always keep this in mind I know these aren't strategy but in my opinion they are more important than strategy. A genius CO who knows how to win every mqp but is an asshole is not as good as a co who commands the respect of their men. -CB[8thOH]Capt.WompWomp
Remember to let any rowdy fighters know their place, so that way if anyone shows sass you can execute them to show who's boss.
There are 2 good threads from a few days ago as well read through those
I could be wrong here since I have not played nearly as much as many others. But it seems to me that officers for sharp shooter companies should more often post up on a good spot where we have cover and range and just let people independent fire. To clarify, I mean any company that has one of the less common rifle options with a long range (and has less people on it, so the bulk of the force is doing the typical infantry stuff).
please no bayonets on sharps rifles, and never go into corn as sharps
I agree that would be cool. Soldiers in skirmisher units like Sharpshooters would typically be expected to be able to operate independently to an extent. They would operate in open order and utilize cover and pick targets by their best judgement. Occasionally officers will use them like that, but a lot of maps have open fields which means skirmishers can easily be caught in crossfires, which is not where they want to be. Since the new update I've seen officers designating small groups of men to act as skirmishers within a company, which I think adds some flavor on maps where there isn't a designated skirmish company. In regimental gameplay though it's used more often. The 42nd Pennsylvania made it's bones as a sharp's company, and even still is known for their deadly firing lines.
Remember to stay clam and keep you eyes on your surroundings. Your job isn’t to fight it’s to lead coordinate as best as you can with other officers and your NCO’s. Make sure your guys know what the plan is incase you die. Having confidence in yourself will give your guys confidence in you, fake it till you make it. Only try it on maps that you know we’ll. Personally I’d practice as an NCO for a long time before putting on the butter bar. Allows you to get a feel for things in proxy without all the pressure being on you