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[INCyr]

[DreamOfTheRood]

After last night's festivus, I think we need to practice.

[ThaJinx]

[Nova]

[Clayfoot]

[ubersaurus]

Communication is key to victory in Halo 2...it's a very team oriented game compared to the first one. My buddies and i have the same problem, except we have a leader-just that half the team doesn't even seem to pay attention.

[ThaJinx]

Well there are a chunk of us that are very team oriented (krystyn, weephun, VectorB, and Fenwicked to name a scant few), so when we're all together it's sort of a well-oiled machine. Everybody sort of acts as leader at the same time, and communication is definitely the top priority. As long as everybody know where everyone is and what they're doing, coordination becomes a more fluid thing as opposed to something that people strive for.

[INCyr]

[thunderclap8]

I'm with INCyr, I think most of us are really team oriented. That's why we stick around the beekeeper clans instead of striking off into the unknown void of the rest of Xbox Live.

While we do lack some sort of overarching strategy most of the time, I like to think that we make up for it in flexibility. I can't count the number of times I've done something crazy on my own, managed to get the flag out the door, called for help, and had multiple someones swoop out of nowhere and provide cover.

Or if I manage to get the bomb inside the door, others build off that. Etc.

And yeah, sometimes the other team is just plan superior and even a 100% defensive strategy wouldn't have given a tie.

[ubercado]

On just about every map (except waterworks) I usually make a bee line (no pun intended) for the flag or bomb and have a singular goal in that objective.

I have to admit that I am lacking in the direct shooting department (aka dancing with your enemy and try to kill them with ever is at hand...smg's, shotguns, small furry animals, etc...)

I like to snipe on waterworks and I think that is the only map I am decent at that at.

Not really all that competive...just like to have fun (or snag glitchers when they cheat...grumble grumble)

just my 0.02$ worth...

[krystyn]

Conversely, I like to run out, get shottie, and then wait in the doorway for Ubercado to come running in after leaping off his ghost all suave-like.

[vector]

Id say that we work well togher by seeing what our teammates are doing and then adjust for it. For me, I like the banshe but if some one else happens to be running for it then i will change my tactics and back up some one else or move to defence or go where ever the gun of Vector is needed. And i think that pretty much everyone does the same thing. no complaing of some one takeing your favorite gun or vehicle. I also like that I generaly know what people are gonig to be doing. I always feel safe to continusly throw myself at the flag while our flag is safe under the watchfull eye and shottie of Krysten.

[weephun]

Yah, the general case seems to be good coordination. Only problem I ever really see is going after the objective onesy twosy style instead of all together, but even then there is usually enough communication going on that the next group of 2 is able to follow up quickly enough to make a pseudo group of 4 type thing.

For me, the thing that really brought this home was playing a game with VMVash and having him babble in all our ears the ENTIRE game about meaningless crap. It was impossible to communicate anything to anyone and it reminded me how used to doing that with you guys I am.

[weephun]

Oh no!!!!

[INCyr]