How the hell do you do this?

I used to run in squads a lot, and this is a huge change for me. How do you all cope with the terrible team mates? When you're the only one trying, or the only one that's even any good on your entire team?!

I need help.

I really enjoy running a logi with rep and needle. I get a thrill out of being the medic, even in paintball. I am up in the thick firefight making a difference. But, you don't really solo well in a suit like that.

I have been trying to find a squad that actually plays as a squad. Most pub stompings occur because the other team is in fact running a tighter nit squad than the other.

I don't want to corp jump just o find squad mates, so here are some solutions:

Direct Action Response is a corp that has a pub channel, DAR REC, they are centered to running squads and using military tactics. They are new, and not much action is in their pub channel yet, but in time I hope it grows. The few times that I ran with their CEOs I had a great experience.

ConantheCimmerian runs a great squad in the TSF pub chat channel.

And I own a chat channel TEAM LOKUN. The whole point of my channel is to improve squad formation and simply gather people who are great squad players. This channel is new still and I have not yet had the time to get everyone in the channel on the same page, but their are some great players in there.

I do also sneak around and hack unguarded stuff

Being flexible makes it funner, I usually play a lot of roles, most of them badly, depending on what I think needs to be done. This doesn't work out well for me though as this usually means I'm in a bad spot. I can't care too much about my kdr, but unlike the previous poster I can't stop trying for the win, even when it feels like I'm the only one trying. I'd love to find a regular squad and I have squadded with some people (including some on this forum) that I really liked running with but I haven't really found a group yet.

I was making my character more flexible for PC (although I guess now that's pretty pointless), so I have a Logi suit, a Tank, and an ADS (with maxed Shield skills and Small Missile Turrets). :D I can be flexible, but I only have one infantry role.

I run solo because I like to play on my terms. Nothing annoys me more than a grown *** man crying when I say, "I need to go, later." This plus cry babies and f-bombs every other word. Its a game, you CAN laugh and enjoy it. That said, I die a lot and try to have fun trying new things/tactics. I push to win, but if say some protostomping japaenese corps is dressd in red, I just try to ruin one of their pretty suits. One at a time.

I guess I'm not big on trading freedom for security ;)

I already have Amarr Assault to level three.

Oops.

I meant one Proto infantry suit.

Well, I used to do a little bit of PC, so having a Proto infantry role was necessary.

I disagree. It shouldn't matter who it is on the other team, or who is on your team. Your tactics, strategy, and fighting style should be a large deciding factor in the battle. When i'm on the battlefield none of you make me stop being assault to go snipe, or do something safer out of fear of any of you. My job, role, and task on the battlefield stays the same regardless of what your wearing, firing, or doing. If you and your squad are solid you should move the shift of battle, win or loose.

You can adjust your strategy to what is needed at the time, but deciding not to assist your squad or team in battle at all is cowardly. Want for others what you want for yourself. If you want help from the other team members, give that help. Your not helping me at charlie by deciding to abandon the assault to go snipe at delta?! Two rifles firing at a target are better than one. Bring a compact nanohive, a needle(preferably 50% or more), or a rep tool. Anything is better than nothing?! More ammo is always a good thing.

Anyone who has had the oppurtunity to fight with me or against me knows i will never back down. Bring on your proto suit, tanks, fotm, etc. Threaten me with hunting me down, making me a target, and "stomping my scrub ***"?! It's a video game!!! Your going to die, but not in real life! Stop padding your k/dr. Don't try so hard to make it look like your good, and actually be good! Players respect your gangsta in battle not some number on a board, or atleast thats the way i see it. Guys can tell me all day that someone is a beast, but until i see it he just a target. What you did a week ago don't scare me today. Full q sincs on the other side of whoever doesn't make me back down. I'm gone get my 1,000 wp's!

You can know what i run, but stopping me is a totally different fight altogether. Lag switches, proto stomping, tanks, dropships, attack dogs, jesus, thor, the persian army, i don't care they gone all know i was there! Stop being cowards and fight! 6 guys can't proto stomp a full fighting squad of 16 without loosing money. If you notice proto stompers like to single out targets, and don't wanna fight more than one at a time. They can be forced into uncomfortable situations by giving your teammate BACKUP! I see them all the time leave heated areas to go pick off loners at a CRU, outside points, or camping a drop uplink. They can take out a solo guys quickly while they're damaged modded out, but will leave bravo if they die more than twice against an organized 3 man fire team. Don't let them scare you with that black suit.

KILL THEM AND THEY WILL RESPECT YOU!

Unfortunately, farming WP in public matches and not trying for the objective is frowned upon by certain people in the Dust community.