JaSmAn

Just to be clear, no complaints about the work we got and how it played out. Zeus did a great job of keeping us busy with plenty to shoot at. Loads of fun was had by all Bravo!

@JaSmAn Plus that Zeus OP when I was MAT TL attached to you as BSL Alpha was the cannon fodder in that AO.  So Bravo is not always bullet catchers as you say hahaha

Can Team Leads get Hunt IR monitors, please?
 

All other things permitting, I will be there. I like the lead roles and hope to get better at them. 

@D34TH Nice shots from last night's game... shortly before we were slaughtered by that tank because our own tank went on a sight seeing trip!

I know there's a plan to continue with the AWE training nights (and a specific thread for these), but in the meantime, I'd like to propose an idea. I like to think that I am no longer a complete noob on AWE -  my only qualification is that I am actually answering questions from new people and teaching them a few things - and I'd like to offer up arranging a "Newbie hour" every now and then.
 
The way I see this working is, I would enlist (probably through begging and nagging) an admin/very experienced guy (I'm talking guys like @Lost Bullet, @S0zi0p4th, @BloodInTheSand, @Amentes - just to name a few - all of whom I can thank for what they've taught me) and get together with the new guys who want to join us and take them through the basics + maybe some small skirmish with Zeus'd in enemies a few km from base (not a Gauntlet mission). This would give them a chance to learn, practice and get to ask questions without feeling the pressure of messing up in a Gauntlet mission or working in a squad.  Again, no intent to replace the more intensive training missions, just an hour of practice, learning without interfering with guys who want to play.  Appreciate any thoughts/comments. Also would like to hear from the newbies, would this be useful?

I know there's a plan to continue with the AWE training nights (and a specific thread for these), but in the meantime, I'd like to propose an idea. I like to think that I am no longer a complete noob on AWE -  my only qualification is that I am actually answering questions from new people and teaching them a few things - and I'd like to offer up arranging a "Newbie hour" every now and then.
 
The way I see this working is, I would enlist (probably through begging and nagging) an admin/very experienced guy (I'm talking guys like @Lost Bullet, @S0zi0p4th, @BloodInTheSand, @Amentes - just to name a few - all of whom I can thank for what they've taught me) and get together with the new guys who want to join us and take them through the basics + maybe some small skirmish with Zeus'd in enemies a few km from base (not a Gauntlet mission). This would give them a chance to learn, practice and get to ask questions without feeling the pressure of messing up in a Gauntlet mission or working in a squad.  Again, no intent to replace the more intensive training missions, just an hour of practice, learning without interfering with guys who want to play.  Appreciate any thoughts/comments. Also would like to hear from the newbies, would this be useful?

I know there's a plan to continue with the AWE training nights (and a specific thread for these), but in the meantime, I'd like to propose an idea. I like to think that I am no longer a complete noob on AWE -  my only qualification is that I am actually answering questions from new people and teaching them a few things - and I'd like to offer up arranging a "Newbie hour" every now and then.
 
The way I see this working is, I would enlist (probably through begging and nagging) an admin/very experienced guy (I'm talking guys like @Lost Bullet, @S0zi0p4th, @BloodInTheSand, @Amentes - just to name a few - all of whom I can thank for what they've taught me) and get together with the new guys who want to join us and take them through the basics + maybe some small skirmish with Zeus'd in enemies a few km from base (not a Gauntlet mission). This would give them a chance to learn, practice and get to ask questions without feeling the pressure of messing up in a Gauntlet mission or working in a squad.  Again, no intent to replace the more intensive training missions, just an hour of practice, learning without interfering with guys who want to play.  Appreciate any thoughts/comments. Also would like to hear from the newbies, would this be useful?

Some ASLs and TLs will die... a lot.  Others will hardly be affected!

Damn! Got me. Nice one.

@Chuck Norris can you give us an idea of what the changes will mean?

@Samous I recently started playing on these servers I can tell you they are the most helpful bunch of guys I've ever met online. And I'm old and have been playing online games since they were invented. 
One piece of advice - learn TFAR and ACE. You'll enjoy the game a lot more if you know how to use these. 

Hi,
 
During the last mission, it seems (to me atleast) that there where some confusion about locations. I for one feel a great disadvantage when not knowing my exact location without spending some time in map trying to orient myself. Would it be a bad ide to give us a standard GPS so that we could better orient ourselves and the teams?
 
Jorgensen73

Unfortunately the links in the original post are dead.

It was.... interesting.  Can't wait to read the debrief. Thanks for organising. 

Yeah, I guess I read Scar's no-comment as negative ; )
Please don't get me wrong, I think this would be cool and would really like to help find a way to make it work!

When I first read this I though "this would be very cool", imagining myself being part of a small, elite team of Russian special forces infiltrated behind enemy lines, causing all sorts of havoc, communicating and attacking and then disappearing!
And then I remembered... this is a public server, most people on there just want to run around like they are playing COD and have very little regard for any sort of organisation or basic concepts of infantry combat. Most of the time they are just fighting the urge to kill their own teammates! They will drive straight to the blue base and get a kick out of blowing up choppers waiting on pads or sniping people at spawn, ruining it for most.
So, sadly, and as much as I think the AI is almost useless and this is an exciting concept, I second what most people said. Leave it as Plaver vs. AI and develop another PvP server option.

@Samous I recently started playing on these servers I can tell you they are the most helpful bunch of guys I've ever met online. And I'm old and have been playing online games since they were invented. 
One piece of advice - learn TFAR and ACE. You'll enjoy the game a lot more if you know how to use these. 

So I have been spending quite a bit of time on EU1 over the last weeks and I quickly got bored of the run for 10 minutes and then get team killed by the guy who drives over you in his Hunter, so I whipped out the old joystick, learned to fly in advanced and became a pilot. Yeah, I don't mind getting shouted at occasionally.
I have noticed, however, that a lot of pilots out there are very inconsiderate to others.  So, I thought I'd make a short list of beefs and some things that I do that I think make the world a better place, for pilots and passengers alike.
 
1) Pilots, lock your guns before you take off. Clearly the temptation to fire miniguns at base is too much for some people. So, as a matter of course, and as the choppers spools up, get in the habit of locking the guns.
2) Look 360 degrees before taking off from anywhere. Too many times I've been coming in to land at base and the guy in the other pad takes off and flies right into my flight path (or into me). It's just a matter of having a look, really.
3) If you see a pilot waiting for a chopper to spawn, don't just run and take his chopper when it does. It doesn't hurt to ask. In other words, don't be a jerk.
4) This one really gets me - if you crash a chopper but you live, DON'T just leave it in the middle of nowhere!  [Edit:see replies below for best repair option]. Only if you can't do that, then make sure you take some explosives with you at all times and blow the chopper. If you don't have explosives, get another pilot to bring you some. Finally, if you can't do any of that, send a message to the admin. But that should be a last resort.
5) If you crash the chopper at base, don't just leave it there and take another chopper. Most of the time you can walk to the repair truck, drive it to the chopper, get in the chopper and it will be fixed. Alternative, ask a repair guy to fix it. Seriously, it's not that hard.
6) Mark sensible LZs - too many times I have seen people mark LZs that are useless, only to then leave that one on the map and mark another. Other pilots will likely use the bad LZ. If you got shot down, don't just leave it there for others to get shot down.
7) Ask your passengers where they are going. If you don't get an answer, than take them wherever you feel like, but definitely ask. 
 
I'm sure I'll got some AA for this post, but hey, what pilot doesn't?
 

So I have been spending quite a bit of time on EU1 over the last weeks and I quickly got bored of the run for 10 minutes and then get team killed by the guy who drives over you in his Hunter, so I whipped out the old joystick, learned to fly in advanced and became a pilot. Yeah, I don't mind getting shouted at occasionally.
I have noticed, however, that a lot of pilots out there are very inconsiderate to others.  So, I thought I'd make a short list of beefs and some things that I do that I think make the world a better place, for pilots and passengers alike.
 
1) Pilots, lock your guns before you take off. Clearly the temptation to fire miniguns at base is too much for some people. So, as a matter of course, and as the choppers spools up, get in the habit of locking the guns.
2) Look 360 degrees before taking off from anywhere. Too many times I've been coming in to land at base and the guy in the other pad takes off and flies right into my flight path (or into me). It's just a matter of having a look, really.
3) If you see a pilot waiting for a chopper to spawn, don't just run and take his chopper when it does. It doesn't hurt to ask. In other words, don't be a jerk.
4) This one really gets me - if you crash a chopper but you live, DON'T just leave it in the middle of nowhere!  [Edit:see replies below for best repair option]. Only if you can't do that, then make sure you take some explosives with you at all times and blow the chopper. If you don't have explosives, get another pilot to bring you some. Finally, if you can't do any of that, send a message to the admin. But that should be a last resort.
5) If you crash the chopper at base, don't just leave it there and take another chopper. Most of the time you can walk to the repair truck, drive it to the chopper, get in the chopper and it will be fixed. Alternative, ask a repair guy to fix it. Seriously, it's not that hard.
6) Mark sensible LZs - too many times I have seen people mark LZs that are useless, only to then leave that one on the map and mark another. Other pilots will likely use the bad LZ. If you got shot down, don't just leave it there for others to get shot down.
7) Ask your passengers where they are going. If you don't get an answer, than take them wherever you feel like, but definitely ask. 
 
I'm sure I'll got some AA for this post, but hey, what pilot doesn't?
 

Thanks for the reply @Colsta, made a correction to my message above with what I meant by the servers.
 
In any case, I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that playing heavily modded Arma online may be beyond my capability and the time I have available to put into learning all the intricacies of solving bugs, connection issues, running .bat files, allocating memory, etc.
 
Have received great help from everyone here and much appreciate that!

@PERO that worked! Thanks. I had ACE through the steam workshop.