If I see a team holding together or a team that has a good makeup, I will join them. If they scatter, I play something I dont need support with. Usually I wait until I see who is playing what and WHO is playing that mech before i make up my mind how im going to play a specific map.
Often, if my team is a bunch of headless chickens and the other team is a death ball, ill play infil or something and spend time flanking them repeatedly to break up their focus. I usually dont get a lot of kills that way but a couple detonators and lots of heat blasts and grenades usually works at turning some guns around long enough for my team to punch through on the other side. If i see some class b and c's staying organized, I may go tech to boost their positions on the map. If its bunker, I go Vanguard usually as my A's cant handle all the sustained fire from organized teams on that map. If SRD is low on a map, ill go scout because.. flak stomp is fun.
I will help my team if I have a team. if I dont i do whatever and if they get organized Ill join them. Im not going to stand in front of a death ball with a bunch of new players. no thanks. I (try) to maintain a positive KD
That's the spirit.. at least a good chunk of it
... What I try to do -while playing with new players- is to suggest actions and provide intel upon a time on what's going on during a match. Doin that via typing text and/or via tactical markers; from time to time
Some Cons:
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Well, at least most of the times, you should not expect any coherent reaction from your team mates as you're trying to guide, instruct or just provide some possibilities to them on the field
Sometimes they may pay attention while others not even in the slightly. The problem isn't playing with noobs for a number of obvious and, mos tof the times, normal reasons..
what may end up making you feel like pretty deceived will be having that happening while playing with skilled pilots in your team -even more when you may feel ignored and the match is going to hell from minute 3.. or so
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--> Quick conclusion:
Don't expect much from unknown team mates during a match. Sometimes neither from pilots within your friends list. Although many times the magic will flow and your team will perform well cohesionated, you should not get mad when things are going in the wrong way.
If you're about to face 2 or more enemies while having some team mate near to you, don't expect any support from him/her by default while engaging those opponents. Thus do that at your own risk to do not feel deveived if he or she runs away instead or just watches you going to hell while providing zero help
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Related suggestion: Would be good idea, imho, adding one new graphical asset in order to identify pro pilots on your hud. For example, some little star near to their pilot nick names.. this might be of help too. Hoping you get my point here too
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And hoping this helps as well ;)