DUST Search - Forgetting to use Orbitals.

Borne Velvalor wrote:

Patrick57 wrote:

Borne Velvalor wrote:

This has got to be one of the most disappointing Dust 514 moments for me. For some reason, I never seem to notice the "ORBITAL AVAILABLE" message when I get one as squad leader. Sometimes it just completely flies my mind that they exist. Once, I forgot to use 2 and it was not pretty.

Other times I'll forget I have it until the end of the match because I'm focusing on fighting, by which time there's no where left to drop it with a large amount of enemies. At that point, it's either wait even longer, or drop it on one or two random guys. Either way, no one is happy. Responses range from no one saying anything to being reminded to being berated. I don't think I'll ever remember 100% of the time to launch Orbitals without some big, red, pulsating symbol in the corner driving me mad.

Anyone else forget? Am I alone in my plight of being Commander McForgetful? Oops

It's even more annoying when you get 2500+ WP on your own and aren't already in a squad (-________-)

You need a hug. <(~_~ <)

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Borne Velvalor Endless Hatred 981	Posted - 2013.11.21 22:52:00 - [1] - Quote This has got to be one of the most disappointing Dust 514 moments for me. For some reason, I never seem to notice the "ORBITAL AVAILABLE" message when I get one as squad leader. Sometimes it just completely flies my mind that they exist. Once, I forgot to use 2 and it was not pretty. Other times I'll forget I have it until the end of the match because I'm focusing on fighting, by which time there's no where left to drop it with a large amount of enemies. At that point, it's either wait even longer, or drop it on one or two random guys. Either way, no one is happy. Responses range from no one saying anything to being reminded to being berated. I don't think I'll ever remember 100% of the time to launch Orbitals without some big, red, pulsating symbol in the corner driving me mad. Anyone else forget? Am I alone in my plight of being Commander McForgetful? Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn. Panda.
Patrick57 1602	Posted - 2013.11.21 22:55:00 - [2] - Quote Borne Velvalor wrote: This has got to be one of the most disappointing Dust 514 moments for me. For some reason, I never seem to notice the "ORBITAL AVAILABLE" message when I get one as squad leader. Sometimes it just completely flies my mind that they exist. Once, I forgot to use 2 and it was not pretty. Other times I'll forget I have it until the end of the match because I'm focusing on fighting, by which time there's no where left to drop it with a large amount of enemies. At that point, it's either wait even longer, or drop it on one or two random guys. Either way, no one is happy. Responses range from no one saying anything to being reminded to being berated. I don't think I'll ever remember 100% of the time to launch Orbitals without some big, red, pulsating symbol in the corner driving me mad. Anyone else forget? Am I alone in my plight of being Commander McForgetful? It's even more annoying when you get 2500+ WP on your own and aren't already in a squad (-________-) When I'm depressed, I cut myself......A BIG SLICE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Borne Velvalor Endless Hatred 982	Posted - 2013.11.21 23:02:00 - [3] - Quote Patrick57 wrote: Borne Velvalor wrote: This has got to be one of the most disappointing Dust 514 moments for me. For some reason, I never seem to notice the "ORBITAL AVAILABLE" message when I get one as squad leader. Sometimes it just completely flies my mind that they exist. Once, I forgot to use 2 and it was not pretty. Other times I'll forget I have it until the end of the match because I'm focusing on fighting, by which time there's no where left to drop it with a large amount of enemies. At that point, it's either wait even longer, or drop it on one or two random guys. Either way, no one is happy. Responses range from no one saying anything to being reminded to being berated. I don't think I'll ever remember 100% of the time to launch Orbitals without some big, red, pulsating symbol in the corner driving me mad. Anyone else forget? Am I alone in my plight of being Commander McForgetful? It's even more annoying when you get 2500+ WP on your own and aren't already in a squad (-________-) You need a hug. <(~_~ <) Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn. Panda.
Patrick57 1604	Posted - 2013.11.21 23:04:00 - [4] - Quote Borne Velvalor wrote: Patrick57 wrote: Borne Velvalor wrote: This has got to be one of the most disappointing Dust 514 moments for me. For some reason, I never seem to notice the "ORBITAL AVAILABLE" message when I get one as squad leader. Sometimes it just completely flies my mind that they exist. Once, I forgot to use 2 and it was not pretty. Other times I'll forget I have it until the end of the match because I'm focusing on fighting, by which time there's no where left to drop it with a large amount of enemies. At that point, it's either wait even longer, or drop it on one or two random guys. Either way, no one is happy. Responses range from no one saying anything to being reminded to being berated. I don't think I'll ever remember 100% of the time to launch Orbitals without some big, red, pulsating symbol in the corner driving me mad. Anyone else forget? Am I alone in my plight of being Commander McForgetful? It's even more annoying when you get 2500+ WP on your own and aren't already in a squad (-________-) You need a hug. <(~_~ <) :'( When I'm depressed, I cut myself......A BIG SLICE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Mortedeamor WASTELAND JUNK REMOVAL 799	Posted - 2013.11.22 00:40:00 - [5] - Quote :p i do this all the time
TranquilBiscuit ofVaLoR F.T.U. 634	Posted - 2013.11.22 00:43:00 - [6] - Quote same here. that's why i usually don't squad lead. too much work. *tries to flank a group of enemies. YOU HAVE BEEN SCANNED (pâÄa¦át¢èa¦á)pâÄs+íGö+GöüGö+
John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 428	Posted - 2013.11.22 02:34:00 - [7] - Quote Back during the FW event a few months ago, I was running with a bunch of people from the PIE channel (might have even been with mortedemeanor, not sure) and had had maybe just a little too much whiskey. Totally forgot about the orbital until near the end when I realized it. "Sh!t, I have an orbital!" Stop to bring it in... oops, I'm not in cover. Sniped. @&$%#!! Spawn in, ok, let's do this. True calls out objective Charlie. Drop it. Stupid double vision, should have aimed for the middle one... Only get 1 kill. The other 4 reds continue hacking the objective. For some reason I don't do squad lead much any more. Weird. "The line between disorder and order lies in logistics" -Sun Tzu Amarr victor!
Arirana Ancient Exiles. Renegade Alliance 271	Posted - 2013.11.22 02:54:00 - [8] - Quote I used to forget them all the time, but lately idk I have a sixth sense of when I have an OB, and have been getting some insane OB kill feeds several games in a row. I think what helps is looking at a blob of reds and thinking "man we really need to get an OB quick". The anticipation is what fixes it for me. AAAATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA~ WOOOAAATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA
Pokey Dravon OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 1018	Posted - 2013.11.22 02:58:00 - [9] - Quote There should be a persistent notification built into the UI when orbitals are available. Its all to easy to miss that notification we get now. ADS Reports - Defining Racial Themes
Fire of Prometheus DUST University Ivy League 1742	Posted - 2013.11.22 02:59:00 - [10] - Quote I used to forget all the time but I've made a habit of checking the kill feed periodically and when I die I do a rough sum of all the squads WP so I know when to keep an eye out for the OB "It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristotle I'll take your Iskies

Patrick57 1632	Posted - 2013.11.22 03:00:00 - [11] - Quote Pokey Dravon wrote: There should be a persistent notification built into the UI when orbitals are available. Its all to easy to miss that notification we get now. Until everyone in your squad shouts, "OB!!!" And I'm momentarily deaf. When I'm depressed, I cut myself......A BIG SLICE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Pokey Dravon OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 1018	Posted - 2013.11.22 03:04:00 - [12] - Quote Patrick57 wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: There should be a persistent notification built into the UI when orbitals are available. Its all to easy to miss that notification we get now. Until everyone in your squad shouts, "OB!!!" And I'm momentarily deaf. Well we do that as well but often we dont use them right away and eventually forget we got them in the first place. ADS Reports - Defining Racial Themes
Borne Velvalor Endless Hatred 986	Posted - 2013.11.22 03:40:00 - [13] - Quote Fire of Prometheus wrote: I used to forget all the time but I've made a habit of checking the kill feed periodically and when I die I do a rough sum of all the squads WP so I know when to keep an eye out for the OB Actually, I usually do check our scores when I die. Most of the time when I forget, it's because I've only died once or twice, usually before I've gotten an Orbital and at the end of the match when I do something stupid. TranquilBiscuit ofVaLoR wrote: same here. that's why i usually don't squad lead. too much work. Even Biscuit is not immune! Phew. Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn. Panda.
Rusty Shallows 532	Posted - 2013.11.22 04:30:00 - [14] - Quote Patrick57 wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: There should be a persistent notification built into the UI when orbitals are available. Its all to easy to miss that notification we get now. Until everyone in your squad shouts, "OB!!!" And I'm momentarily deaf. This .... except for the deaf part. On the rare occasion I'm placing the defend donuts the notification is always missed. Yet as a squad member I'm always calling it out. "She may not be Miss Right but she'll do right now." SR-71 310k+ SP for +0.05m/s (>2in) on a Heavy. Totally worth it.
Rynoceros Rise Of Old Dudes 1349	Posted - 2013.11.22 04:38:00 - [15] - Quote I hate dealing with the Squad Leader commands, but on comms I don't mind guiding the boys in and around battles. Cheeseburgers.
Borne Velvalor Endless Hatred 992	Posted - 2013.11.22 04:42:00 - [16] - Quote Well, there's nothing like having the guy with the Defend order on him die. Then, you duck between a crate to set another one up and end up tagging a random blueberry near a greenberry and end up having to leave it like that to defend yourself. Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn. Panda.


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