new-recruit-barracks

[pliant tide]

They’re meh

[vocal zephyr]

Yea must likely lol

[latent halo]

I like en

[vocal zephyr]

I need to get into the engineer role more to know more about them

[latent halo]

Plonk, get shell slave, kill

[wooden narwhal]

they're on AT

[vocal zephyr]

Built my first nodes yesterday lmao

[latent halo]

Its an at gun class

Level 3 at

[wooden narwhal]

Kharkov has a funny spot for them

[vocal zephyr]

The field cannons?

[wooden narwhal]

Where you can line up like 4-5 AT-guns and just go crazy

yea

[vocal zephyr]

Huh

[latent halo]

50 supplies to make, 5 munitions per shot so dont go too ham firing

[vocal zephyr]

Well I still need to do engineer things

[wooden narwhal]

i play to have fun

don't care about munitions

[latent halo]

Wish engineer had an AP mine loadout

[wooden narwhal]

just straight up a 6 mine loadout

[vocal zephyr]

I don't see many of those

[wooden narwhal]

cause they're extremely situational

[vocal zephyr]

Kinda surprised

[wooden narwhal]

and honestly?

[latent halo]

If you can guarantee a kill then yeah shoot

[wooden narwhal]

(not that good)

[pliant tide]

Fun fact:

[latent halo]

I like em

Cannon go bonk

[wooden narwhal]

they're very fun anti-infantry gun

[pliant tide]

If you see an empty enemy transport truck in the middle of the map

[latent halo]

And they're easily replaceable

[pliant tide]

Put AP and AT mines down

You’ll stop the truck and kill people

[latent halo]

It's only 50 supply and has pretty good AP AT potential

[vocal zephyr]

I want more tanks lol

All the tanks

Calliope when

[latent halo]

I've been requesting more tanks for ages but people think what we have is enough >=[

[pliant tide]

Churchill crocodile

[vocal zephyr]

Never

[latent halo]

Stug is not "iconic" enough

[vocal zephyr]

That would be so good tho

[latent halo]

Democracy is a failure

[vocal zephyr]

Always

[latent halo]

I will become dictator of hll additions

[vocal zephyr]

If they don't add the crocodile for the brits we revolt

[latent halo]

We will have m18s and stugs and one half built maus that takes 20k supplies to finish

[pliant tide]

es

[vocal zephyr]

Lmao

[pliant tide]

They gotta buff flamethrowers

[latent halo]

Ye

But will they?

[pliant tide]

Hah, no

[latent halo]

Panther still hasn't been nerfed and it's been ages

[vocal zephyr]

What's wrong with it

Tbh like every game that has a panther it's broken haha

[latent halo]

It costs the exact same as a tiger but is much better in every regard

Has faster reload than the American alternative and theres no other option for the Americans

[vocal zephyr]

Hmm

[latent halo]

You can pen the turret cheeks as a medium tho, killed a panther in a medium Sherman and bounced one of his shots by angling

[vocal zephyr]

So just raise the price then?

[latent halo]

Ye thatd be what I do as a quick fix but it's been months

Also german AT can just pen the front of medium and do half hull which I find crazy

Bazooka bounces the sides of panzer 4 a lot

[sweet cliff]

He shot you with HE

[pliant tide]

Reminds me of war thunder German bias

[latent halo]

Maybe but idk why he would have it loaded considering he was fighting our heavy 75

Didnt sound like an HE shell either unless they also make a bounce sound

I want to overpressure panzer 2 with 76mm he

[vocal zephyr]

German stronk

[sweet cliff]

You can't bounce AP shells from a heavy in a medium the game doesn't work like that

[latent halo]

Even angled?

I've def bounced in a heavy but dont often use mediums because of tonk gameplay

[hollow stirrup]

No

Heavy strong

[latent halo]

Ye

Wish they actually modeled the guns instead of gun class

Would make tiger stronk

And maybe give puma a slight buff along with greyhound

[vocal zephyr]

I'd love a total overhaul of the tanks

[latent halo]

And if they had pumas 50mm modeled they could add pz 3

[vocal zephyr]

Right

[latent halo]

Which would pave the path to marders

[vocal zephyr]

I'll never use the puma but

[latent halo]

I'd love to see an m3 lee ingame with the Brits

Wonder how theyll handle the time period for Brits

Or if theyll just shuffle the spacetime continuum and have Panthers in Africa

[vocal zephyr]

Yea would be nice

Idc how bad it would be but I want the panzer 38 t

[latent halo]

Nyoooom tonk

I'd like a grille, priest and a su76 added to game

Although the SU is more of a TD now that I think about it

[vocal zephyr]

I wouldn't mind tank destroyers being in tbh I mean you can have up to what six tank crews

Hardly see that many but still

Bring in the doom turtles

[pliant tide]

Tutel!

[unkempt storm]

🐢 🐢 🐢

[valid vigil]

Team17 propagenda held the truth from the new players.

The crabs were completely massacred by the allied Shrimps and Lobsters.

Long live the shrimpster empire

[unkempt storm]

This is ancient history by now

Lost to the ages

Myth turned to legend

[vocal zephyr]

Everything changed when the crab nation attacked

[unkempt storm]

I saw them… they were… killing younglings

[dawn widget]

M10 for america

marder for germany

and i forgot the soviet one

[wooden narwhal]

SU-85

[late obsidian]

Other than memorizing, is there a better way to figure out what type of tank you see?

[sweet cliff]

It's basically just learning colors and shapes and distinguishing marks like muzzle brake or no muzzle brake

[late obsidian]

Okay

[sweet cliff]

There are pictures in here https://www.theline.gg/tankbible/#top

[late obsidian]

Cool thanks

[glad pasture]

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[knotty vapor]

ZiS-30

[neat robin]

Howdy folks, potential buyer here. I'm just wondering, for someone that didn't gel with squad based on purely a lack of knowing what was actually going on would this game present me with the same sorta challenges or it is very much the same just with a World War vibe?

[unkempt storm]

people are pretty lenient, if you play, choose rifleman until you know what's going on and no one will ask/expect much of you (respectively speaking)

[neat robin]

It was less about other peoples opinions on what I'm doing and more about my enjoyment of it, it's nice to do things other than aimlessly wander around and occasionally die 😅

[unkempt storm]

There are plenty of other "support" things you can be doing; driving supplies, building resource nodes and defenses etc., but they will require some sort of understanding what's going on, where they're needed, why they're needed, that sort of thing, and the willingness to follow directions given to you. If you're running around as infantry however, you likely will die frequently until you get the hang of things, but shouldn't be aimlessly as long as you're following your squad and team

[crude horizon]

Hmm.

[gilded idol]

I wish this question had more commas

[neat robin]

Thanks for the very useful answer, definitely both needed and helpful.

[thin meadow]

pff

i cant wait for the new update

pls release it already

[cunning mountain]

Question. Around what play time could you theoretically start playing as a crewman? I got around 60 hours and I'm kinda scared to try, I'on wanna screw up. Should I wait a bit more or give it a go?

[latent halo]

Give it a go

My very first game was as crewman and I got over 50 kills in a pz4

[neon sand]

just got the game yesterday ran a few games so far

[unkempt storm]

🏃‍♂️

[unborn ridge]

New here, trying to figure out the ropes

[latent halo]

Kill enemies, hold points

[half crane]

Does console not have a server browser yet?

[vocal zephyr]

Nope

[valid vigil]

praise a rock

[fierce moat]

wait since there are Tropic skins for the US does that mean that the Pacific may come in the future? if this is well known i wouldn't know i just got the game

[glad pasture]

@fierce moat Yes Pacific is on the list for the development team and will be included.

[mild pumice]

Don't sweat it, go for it, if you have a decent crew they will help you out. We all started as a 1. 👍

[barren locust]

I had 20 hours and got like 30 kills in my first game of crewman

Just know how to drive

It’s the hardest part of tanking imo

freaking gearshift

As previously mentioned, ppl are friendly in this game and are willing to help you ||most of the time||

[gilded idol]

Its like a level up thing. Build up power in 1st gear and upgrade to gear 2 and on and on. However, lower the gear down to turn better

However, going to lvl 4 with exp of lvl1 causes tank to be sluggish and be stuck on certain low lvl speed

[barren locust]

I see

[latent halo]

Or learn how to quick turn with map props

[quartz herald]

Hi, I just recently bought Hell Let Loose and I'm worried that people wont play with me cause I'm 14 but i dont have that light voice, should i be worried?

[vocal zephyr]

Nah you'll be fine light voice or not

You'll find people that aren't agreeable and/or irritable but that's for everyone

[quartz herald]

Okay thanks

Also I've heard that the HLL community is one of the friendliest and most welcoming, is this true?

[vocal zephyr]

So far it seems really friendly but there's always some that aren't

[quartz herald]

Yeah but thanks

[latent halo]

It's the internet

There'll be people who are nice and people who arent

As long as you dont constantly scream random stuff people will likely be fine

Unless its funny random stuff or larp, do that

[cunning mountain]

Sorry for ping, but this was one of my first matches and it went well, Ihave to say

Oh I can't post images, anyways, got 103 kills total + like 3 garries + +-6 outposts destroyed

[late obsidian]

What I’ve noticed is that unless you’re a dick everyone is very welcoming and nice. Have fun!

[barren locust]

No need to apologize for ping

I don’t mind them

[barren locust]

Congrats man! 😄😄

[cunning mountain]

Thanks 😀

[late obsidian]

what's the little timer icon beneath the star on the favorited servers?

[wooden narwhal]

Means you played on the server recently

[late obsidian]

O ok

[restive geyser]

can anyone help me I keep on dying and idk where any of the enemies are

[vocal zephyr]

A red marker will pop up with the direction you get hit from

[restive geyser]

I just die instantly

[vocal zephyr]

Yea you'll have to pay attention fast

It's only up for a split second

[restive geyser]

I mean I dont have any time to respond I just die

[vocal zephyr]

Other than that just spawn back more if you can and work up slowly

Oh yea

Unless they hit you from over 100m or with a smg you're done one shot

At least in the torso

[lone glade]

Dude, trust me, no one knows where the enemies are. Take me for example, about one thousand hours yet I still die by an unseen enemy.

[unkempt storm]

😬

[latent halo]

Just dont get in a position where you can be easily seen/shot 🤔

It's not the finding players that shoot you that makes a good player

It's the not getting shot in the first place

[scarlet sage]

this ^

[tired saddle]

Hey everyone, I was going to hop into Hell Let Loose and was wondering if anyone wanted to squad up for either recon or help me learn how to play as a armor unit. Though I am playing as infantry as well

[crystal ivy]

Hello. Relatively new player that knows most mechanics and classes looking for group

[wind shale]

@crystal ivy im also pretty new and looking for a group, we could squad up

[red reef]

Oh god

<@&365680483276816385>

[honest lark]

Hello everyone.
Just bought the game. I have a noob question, I saw the game recommend to play as rifleman at the start. Truth is, I am more interested on being a tank driver.
Is that "necessary" to start as a rifleman, or could I jump to crewman and start learning on how to operate the tank?

[wooden narwhal]

It's a good idea to start as infantry

You are punished way more for making mistakes, and you are forced to learn to understand the game way quicker

[simple tree]

Being a rifleman gives you a sense of the basics of the battlefield and communication

[dawn widget]

Before you do anything watch videos, makes for a much easier experience. And I would personally go rifleman first to get a grip on callouts, communications, and stuff like that. Tanking is a niche job that requires a really solid squad

[wooden narwhal]

Don't listen to this ^

Watching videos to learn to play the game is a bad idea

Someone's idea of how to play the game is projected onto you

Play the game, thats the most important part

Learning by doing is the best way to learn unless its details and information which is so obscure that you can't learn it without reading or watching something about it

If you just join vocal squads, let them know you are new and do your best then you'll learn a lot faster than any video can teach you (and you'll have fun doing it)

[simple tree]

I did learn some things from watching videos but honestly, the majority of it I learned by doing

[wooden narwhal]

Exactly

[simple tree]

And by asking people in my squads

90% of the time the guys you squad with will be pretty helpful

[wooden narwhal]

Infantry is best for understanding natural paths people on-foot and vehicles take most frequently - along with understanding the mechanics of the game

[simple tree]

The other 10% usually don't have mics 🤣

[wooden narwhal]

Yea

[dawn widget]

Getting fundamentals is always a good idea, especially with a game like this

[wooden narwhal]

You learn fundamentals a lot better by doing it and asking

[dawn widget]

Don’t rely on videos completely but it’s good to get basics

[simple tree]

You will die a lot, it happens, learn from them, look at where you died, how could you have avoided that, etc

[wooden narwhal]

Yes well, if HLL is your FIRST shooter of its kind - then MAYBE watch a video or two

[dawn widget]

Dude so many people ask it’s starting to get old, much rather them watch a quick video then teaching someone new everytkme I play

[wooden narwhal]

but if you are at all familiar with basic concepts that are represented in the game then its unnecessary

[dawn widget]

Plus nobody uses mics anyways so no one asks

[honest lark]

thanks for the feedback.
Going to give infantry a whirl.

[dawn widget]

Also I just contradicted myself Kek

[simple tree]

ha

[wooden narwhal]

I mean if someone asks me how something works as a new player I always help them out

Couldn't imagine not helping someone who'll end up extending the time the game is alive for

[dawn widget]

I do too

I’m gonna help who I can but if they can simply view a tutorial rather then rely on vets, I think the tutorial should be pushed

[honest lark]

I did watch some videos, namely from SoulSnipper, before I bought a game, but it was more to see if I wanted to take the plunge on this game

[wooden narwhal]

I only read reviews and what the game itself is like, not on anything like mechanics

[simple tree]

Just don't get frustrated with it when you die, it will happen, a lot at the start, just listen to your squad leads and be smart about using cover and things

[wooden narwhal]

I enjoy finding it out and learning on my own

There's a sense of satisfaction in really nailing the mechanics of something in the game and being able to use it well

Without any exterior help

[simple tree]

I think everyone has a different approach to it for sure

[wooden narwhal]

If you want to play an important role that has little battlefield presence then Support is also a good idea

You are only important as long as you have supplies, otherwise its a rifleman kit

Gives you a little responsibility in the sense of establishing frontline spawnpoints with your SL, and also introduces you to how it works

[simple tree]

Support is nice, engineer can be fun to build defenses around held locations if you're into that, as well as resource nodes

[honest lark]

I usually do that, but in this case I wanted to take some deeper look into the mechanics, since the reviews I've seen never covered much on how the command structure works and what each role can do.

[wooden narwhal]

Beyond which areas are best to attack from, understanding resource usage and gain and garrison placements the game isn't deep at all

It looks like it, but understanding and learning is a very simple and fast process

[vapid flame]

Newish player - Level 20 looking for a group to play with. Am from Ireland / 29 and just looking to get better at the game and meet some friends

[unkempt storm]

How good is your Irish accent? (But may have better luck in #pc-looking-for-unit or #pc-divisions-recruitment)

[frigid jewel]

Hello, I just downloaded HLL on ps5 and looking to make some new friends on this awesome looking game.

Is the community nice to newer players in game and when I ask questions do I not get replies like: git gud like in dark souls 3?

[lethal summit]

i cant speak for the console community but on pc its for the most part very nice and willing to help new players out

[red reef]

I can speak for the console community, half the time you'll get no response since most games the squads leads are missing or have no mics

[lethal summit]

thats stupid, dont know why anyone would play without a mic and communication. Thats half the fun of the game

it happens on pc too of course, but not near half the time

[red reef]

You get that in every online game it just happens but the best way to play hll is with friends no matter what the game is boring without any cause bots everywhere

[lethal summit]

no bots on pc

[red reef]

I mean bots by people who have no idea what they're doing

[late obsidian]

And it is console

[woeful obsidian]

So when you take a shot, the red curve in your screen indicates the direction of the bullet, is that correct?

[vocal zephyr]

Yea and itll correlate to like a clock so if its facing down its from your six

[obtuse sigil]

yo

[cinder orbit]

yo

[unkempt storm]

Oy

[dawn widget]

the

[fossil basalt]

can i pick up the kit dropped by enemy, when i killed him?

[elfin blaze]

...no?

[latent halo]

Are you asking him private!

Have some backbone

[rigid drift]

Private Croko reporting for dutyy. returning player lvl 14 looking for squad 🙂

[unkempt storm]

At ease

[dull hatch]

Negative

[barren dirge]

Level 7 medic, looking for squad!

[vocal zephyr]

kekw

[vocal zephyr]

you cant pick them up but you can destroy supplies and stuff they drop

[late obsidian]

@heady jetty there is a filter

Right under the search bar

[vocal zephyr]

Only on pc

[tired atlas]

In my first day of playing what I've noticed is most people have mics but they just use them to insult each other

[gilded idol]

Havent heard a single insult yet in proxy/ squad chat in 1 month of playing . However , command chat go wild. Or maybe i just play in aussie server most of the time because no one is awake in eu when i play

[velvet thicket]

I started playing again for the first time in awhile and I found the opposite. I couldn't believe how few people use mics now. It used to be basically every single person had a mic and now I am lucky if I can find a single squad working together.

[glossy sinew]

It'll calm down, Christmas traffic brings a lot more players. The ones who enjoy it will hopefully stay and learn to mic up.

However if you're over lvl 40 and not micd up that's just silly. That's like fishing without a rod or bait.

[tired atlas]

Oh I was referring to command chat hahah

[velvet thicket]

Command chat can definitely get a bit wild. But I also mark that up to a lot of rookies jumping in as commander. I also think I played with you last night, if you use that name ingame.

[tired atlas]

Possibly, I only started playing last night

[glossy sinew]

Command chat gets heated sometimes, just the nature of all that pressure I guess.

[prisma harbor]

I had to yell at another squad leader for telling our Commander to kill himself irl.

Sometimes it's just toxic. It was absolutely jacked.

[glossy sinew]

Some people are just... Awful. I'm fairly sure you can mute anyone via the scoreboard though. I've had to do that a bit more recently. Again I put that down to the Christmas players.

Anyone who tells someone to kill themselves be it irl or in game needs a to have a word with themselves. Pathetic behaviour.

[prisma harbor]

This guy was definitely way higher level than just a new player. I just got a next gen console the day after Christmas and picked this game up, so I'm very very new. Like level 12 or so.

But, the behavior was extremely toxic. That's the only bad behavior I've seen though, so.

[glossy sinew]

The edgelords are in the minority, don't worry most people are amicable and just wanna help newbies 😇

[prisma harbor]

The great thing is, I'm having fun with the game and the times I've been squad leader/officer, I've told my squad mates I'm new and to have some patience, and all of them have been super cool.

I've ran squad leader twice now, and it's been a blast.

[glossy sinew]

Oh good! Glad you're enjoying it so far. Personally I'd stick to minor roles until lvl 20 or so, but if you're a competent SL (use a mic, place OPs, mark infantry and armor on map and generally have a plan) I'd be happy to be in your squad

Everyone's gotta learn sometime innit

[prisma harbor]

Yeah, I've got the mic - still learning the ins and outs of the garrison placements & map pinging (a little difficult on console, heard a mouse can help, but idk), but I guess the good thing too is being prior military (Infantryman US Army) I already know how to do a lot of the communicating and such

[prisma harbor]

And yeah, everyone starts out not knowing anything, so ya can't really chastise if someone's learning the game because, after all, that person chastising was new too at one point.

[glossy sinew]

Ahhhh you're ex military, that gives you a massive advantage with Comms as you say. Plus you've interacted with real life human beings which is a big bonus when playing milsim type games 😂

[prisma harbor]

🤣🤣🤣

It does give you an advantage for sure!

[glossy sinew]

I must have been such a bad SL at first - had a mic but no idea what to do. Watched a few YT tutorials and now I'd say I'm an alright SL.

[earnest finch]

You’re already doing better than half the people that play on console 😭

[prisma harbor]

I had no idea what I was doing either, I just started pressing buttons and figured it out lol

[glossy sinew]

My experience going from console to PC gaming was basically:

"Oh wow, these guys actually play objectives, this is refreshing"

I'm gonna assume more squeakers on console too? That's another refreshing PC thing - more adults

[prisma harbor]

Lol!

I try. I like to shoot, move, and communicate.

[prisma harbor]

To be honest, every game I've played in, I've not heard one single child.

[glossy sinew]

Oh wow! That's good news 😊

[earnest finch]

I’ve only ran into a few true squeakers but I’ve heard some younger people but most aren’t bad

Comms wise

[glossy sinew]

I had one squad lead who must have been about 12 but he did a great job, plus we were zee Germans too, so child soldiers are accurate

[earnest finch]

💀

[prisma harbor]

🤣

It helps when you play with adults too; because ultimately, everyone has jobs and families and such, so we have way less time than normal to play, so there's the understanding of being new/not having as much time or experience as everyone else.

[glossy sinew]

I've nothing against kids I just find they're terrible at teamwork. As you say, adults tend to have irl commitments so mess around less when they do play.

[prisma harbor]

The "milsim" kids are what kill me. The ones that think they know about the military, yet have never been in it, and take it extremely serious.. which makes me want to only play with adults.

I remember being a kid and playing games like Battlefield 1942/Vietnam, and I can only hope I never took it as serious as them..

[prisma harbor]

And those kids are usually like 12-15 years old.

[glossy sinew]

In that case, stay well clear of #ww2-history 😉

[prisma harbor]

It's more so the, "I ORDER YOU TO DO X AND RUN X NOW!"

Like.. bro, calm down. 😂

[noble blaze]

Howdy i am new here and i was wondering if i could get any advice/tips tricks etc i am having trouble sticking with my squad when i play with my friends on xbops

[glossy sinew]

I did have to tell someone to stop calling me "sir" when I was SL the other night. I'm not your actual CO bro

[noble blaze]

Also where can i get perviten in game?

[prisma harbor]

As in you can't see them on your screen, or are you just not moving with them?

They're green dots, compared to blue dots.

[noble blaze]

Ok so hang on a sec

Firstly its just staying close ive been playing medic as of late and mostly two of my buddies go.in opposite directions

When i try to catch up to em i get shot

[prisma harbor]

Tell them to run together

[noble blaze]

Second off topic

Theres no swearing in this server is there?

[prisma harbor]

That's a pretty simple fix.. and if they can't run together, don't run with them if you want to run together in a squad.

[glossy sinew]

You need a good SL to coordinate your squad. Move markers help A LOT. OPs help too.

[noble blaze]

Right i mean i am guilty of the same thing not gunna lie

[glossy sinew]

If you're running to your squad mates every time you die your SL is baaaad

You should hear "new OP up" every 5 mins or so tbh

[noble blaze]

Gotchya

I think my sl just has trouble keeping the squad together

[glossy sinew]

Coordination is key 🗝️

[noble blaze]

Well last night we didnt have a sl at all

He went afk

[glossy sinew]

There's your problem!

[prisma harbor]

I was running as an SL last night, trying to get to one of my guys to place an OP and there was an infantry squad just punching my ticket every time. I had to coordinate my entire squad to push the hill they were on to finally get that OP up

[noble blaze]

My anger was the force and fury of a thousand angry squats

[gilded idol]

No sl, leave squad immediately or take the lead. No other way

[glossy sinew]

👆

[noble blaze]

I tried to do tank command

[prisma harbor]

This, tbh.

[noble blaze]

I got overwhelmed by com chatter

But i do love runnin armor

[glossy sinew]

Com chat gets mad, you gotta try and pick out the key points. Remember your squad name (baker, able etc) and respond when you hear it

[prisma harbor]

Yeah, that's the key is remembering what squad you're in, and then communicating with the other squad leaders if you're running next to them.

[glossy sinew]

Also command shouldn't talk over eachother, clear sentences one at a time. But that never ever happens 😂

[gilded idol]

Also, if ur squad is dedicated to attack but see the op not moving up like a pawn in chess, also leave cuz aint no way you are going to have fun time

[prisma harbor]

My issue I'm finding, is that it's hard for me to see what the icons are for each role, e.g., squad leader, Rifleman, etc, when I'm running by a friendly squad

[noble blaze]

Thanks guys i know communication is key but the rest of this stuff is good

[prisma harbor]

I'm playing on a projector on a bedroom wall, so I can't easily identify who's who.

[noble blaze]

Im playing on windows 94 u have no excuse

[prisma harbor]

I just can't easily identify the friendly indicators of who's who. I dunno if it's an opacity setting or what

[noble blaze]

So off topic question i cant swear on this server can i?

Because i am holding back so so much

So very mich

[earnest finch]

It auto deletes I think

[glossy sinew]

You cannot, this is a Christian server

[noble blaze]

I got kicked i think

Jesus tapdancing hellchrist

[gilded idol]

swear words are in your daily chat vocab?

[noble blaze]

I said my squadmates were playing f uck f uck

And i got sent to the shadowrealm

[glossy sinew]

You've circumvented the rules you absolute scoundrel

[prisma harbor]

Sometimes, for me, yes. Being combat arms, it's difficult to turn it off. Lol

[noble blaze]

Ok it doesnt send me to the sharowrealm but it does crash my fecking discord lmao

Holy christ

Like it will gib me a pp slap then just shut my discord down alltogether

[prisma harbor]

No swearing in my Christian minecraft server!

[noble blaze]

We gun hav problems

Oh yeah a server for a rated m game where soldiers gets their freaking legs blown off is a okayb

But once i drop the f bomb once or twice its game over for my discord

[earnest finch]

^ people get blown into little chunks but swearing is to much

[noble blaze]

What kinda commie crap is this

I would say i would make my own discord server with blackjack and hookers

[gilded idol]

Swearing> shotguns causing same effect as 50kg bomb

[noble blaze]

But i rather die than be a discord mod

It certainly bombs tf outta my discord app

[prisma harbor]

Force restart your app? Idk

Gonna be playing this again tomorrow night with some of the boys! Can't wait, gonna be hella fun.

[earnest finch]

It’s a lot more fun with friends

[noble blaze]

Amen sister

[prisma harbor]

For sure. I've got a clan that plays BFV that's getting burnt out and we're wanting to move into something else, so this game is probably where we will be moving to. We've had so much fun playing it.

Hmm

[dawn widget]

How long your bf5 clan been around I was apart of 2 different milsims

[prisma harbor]

Since launch.

[dawn widget]

Name of the clan?

[prisma harbor]

At launch, it was the 36th Engineer Regiment; now we've kinda grown away from that and have changed the name to The Fighting 36th. More milsim-lite, less milsim strict.

[dawn widget]

Ohhhh your the splinter group haha I was in the 36th witch then become the 2md and then the EU side split off and formed the 1mc

[prisma harbor]

I'm the original creator of the 36th.

XeroKhaos.

[dawn widget]

Ahhh yes very vilified by the remainders haha

[prisma harbor]

Triforce & I did not see eye to eye at the end, he accused me of a bunch of stuff I'd rather not get into.

[dawn widget]

I know what your referring to I know the story well

[noble blaze]

Where do i find perviton on my soldier in the game?

[prisma harbor]

Except the story that they all told you is unfortunately false.

[noble blaze]

Also anyone want to run a tank crew when i get home from work tonight?

CAN SOMEONE GET ME METH???

[dawn widget]

Wouldn't be shocked triforce was a cu*t imo never did like him nor warkitten

[prisma harbor]

Yep. If you want the info, I'll DM you about it.

Him, Pick John (who was cool until the end), Ouraywolf....

[dawn widget]

Can if you like awww shame I liked ouraywolf

[prisma harbor]

He went off the deep end when he was my SGM.

Heard he started getting back into heavy drugs which is why he went off.. I dunno, it got crazy in the end.

[dawn widget]

Yeah the drug problems continued he was always in trouble and eventually got demoted to private

[prisma harbor]

He started harassing people's wives, mine included, at the end of my tenure running it.

[dawn widget]

Yeah I heard that too

[prisma harbor]

He was a good guy, it's a shame that happened.

[dawn widget]

I think he eventually left ohh and if it's any consolation you outlasted them by the time the last of my spys left the 2md they had gone from 300+ members to less than 3 platoons and the ceased operation

[prisma harbor]

The same group I'm running now was restarted about 6 months after I left/was forcibly removed. We raised $1500 for a guy who had cancer, $300 for a dude to pay some bills/put groceries on his table, donated countless controllers/headsets to people..

I think we're doing considerably better, even though we've got a smaller amount of people.

I sent you a DM, for what it's worth.

[latent halo]

☕

[prisma harbor]

That's the Xbox gaming community for you, sometimes.

[latent halo]

Internet gaming community*

[prisma harbor]

PC isn't as bad, to be honest.

Ran lots of guilds on PC when I had one.. WoW, ESO, never had as much drama as I've had in the Xbox community lol

[vocal wave]

Is it normal for servers to really drop in population at the end of a match?

I can see perhaps 20% of people treating it as a natural end to their session but I've been seeing 100 person servers dwindle to 40 or 50 which is annoying after sitting in a queue to get in etc. I imagine people are server jumping, which seems odd to me.

Are there servers that don't suffer this attrition as badly?

[velvet thicket]

I don't think I have ever seen a drop like that. Where are you located?

[vocal wave]

West US. Could be that I'm playing at times that are super late for others as I'm the furthest west large time zone.

But I'm usually playing what seem to be popular servers, Easy company, Whiskey and Garrisons.

[velvet thicket]

I would say that could be it. Also at this time, a lot of people are busy with other things so less people.

[next oasis]

Super late servers = "i'm going to bed after this game"

all it is

[velvet thicket]

I mean it's noon on the west coast

[vocal wave]

I'll have to pay attention if it is less drastic if I play during the day on a weekend or something.

[velvet thicket]

Yeah see that. I tend to play at like 9pm east coast time and never see that issue

I can imagine that being frustrating though since queues can take forever

[prisma harbor]

Unless there's a way to see a server browser for Xbox, I've not experienced any of that.

I've just experienced the traditional "it's late, this round lasted 3 hours, I'm going to bed" exodus.

Whats everyone's favorite maps so far? I've only played like 4 maps.

[earnest finch]

I like Purple Heart lane for armor

[vocal zephyr]

as long as its offence I like them all haha

aside from the forest

that map can be gone

[dawn widget]

There's no server browser for console atm

[noble blaze]

Anyone want to run a tank crew on xbox?

[prisma harbor]

Is there actually plans for one?

[prisma harbor]

I've played that one, Remagen, and a couple forest ones that I don't remember. Lol

[dawn widget]

Unknown

[prisma harbor]

Hmm, cause I'm wondering how to get more than 6 people into the game on the same team.

[noble blaze]

Tank crew?

[latent halo]

He means the party system

Good luck 👍

[dawn widget]

Oh easy you take all 6 squad leads in on party once in game kick them out of the squad and then they invite there guys

[prisma harbor]

Oh, that's smart as hell.

[dawn widget]

Seems to be how everyone does it I think

[prisma harbor]

You can manage that pre-game squad in game?

[dawn widget]

Yeah press start I think

[prisma harbor]

Wow, that's extremely smart.

I might have to try that tomorrow

[dawn widget]

Gotta get around it some how lol trick is finding empty enough servers lol

Without playing in China

[prisma harbor]

That's where I'm trying to figure out how to do that without a server browser

[dawn widget]

You don't you just keep joining and leaving till you find a decent server

[tired atlas]

I like them all but like the western front maps less than the rest

[prisma harbor]

That sounds horrible. 🤣🤣

[prisma harbor]

I tried Kharkov once or twice, and it's very bright. 🤣🤣

[dawn widget]

It is

[vocal zephyr]

Yea I get tired of joining the end of a game for everyone to leave

Will it repopulate?

Will it die?

Find out next time on DragonBall Z

[latent halo]

joining after the end with no queue is where its at

[prisma harbor]

💀

[tired atlas]

I just hate playing as the Soviets because their tanks are terrible

Particularly the recon tanks which is what I mainly command

[dawn widget]

#glorifiedtruck

[silk imp]

This game is by far the best I’ve ever played

[unkempt storm]

Awe 🥺♥️

[next oasis]

of games i've played: 2

[unkempt storm]

Yeah but now he’s a lifelong dreamer like the rest of us, it’s all it takes

[signal harness]

Best FPS (Fisher Price Shooter) on the market

[unkempt storm]

A spark to ignite a flame

[prisma harbor]

I'm just having fun playing as squad leader now that I'm getting the hang of it. I want to take the plunge into Commander, but I'm scared. 🤣🤣

[unkempt storm]

Take the plunge

[prisma harbor]

I'd get yelled at a lot. 😭😭

So far, I haven't been yelled at as squad leader, so that's good.

But having everyone rely on me for tanks & everything else?

[eager minnow]

You’ll do fine mate, just pay attention to what people say and make sure you issue orders, if you listen and tell them what to do you’ll be respected buy everyone but griefers.

[still goblet]

Has G43 been nerfed recently?

[still goblet]

How far away does an enemy have to be for their gunshots not to be audible?

[next oasis]

Nope

and gunshots are audible past 200m, never tested the upper limit

[still goblet]

Damn, had a game where I just not could kill anyone with it

2 shots to the chest almost point blank and they jsut consistently didn't die

[next oasis]

it one-shots anywhere in the green area if you're within 200m of the target

[still goblet]

It didn't in that game

Have 8 clips of me putting 1 or 2 rounds into someone less than 50 meters and them not dying

Maybe it is a reduced damage server or something

[next oasis]

All servers share the same damage values. Likely a network issue, or hitbox issue.

[sweet cliff]

those don't exist

[still goblet]

Also not hearing gunshots past ~50 meters

Damn can't send screenshots in this channel

[gritty kite]

does any armor spawn on a timer? or is all of it spawned by the commander?

[sweet cliff]

there is an auto spawn light, medium and recon tank

[gritty kite]

got it, thanks

[sweet cliff]

they spawn at the beginning of a match and then on a timer

[unkempt storm]

A timer from when the last default one is destroyed, no? (Genuinely curious)

[gloomy grove]

Correct

[sweet cliff]

and they don't cost fuel anymore, I think that was changed in U10

[dawn widget]

Kinda pissed on the 200m kill range for 1 shot

Hit people from damn far away but they still keep going

[night elm]

Hey is there a forum or anything to put ideas on class tweaks or anything?

[latent halo]

Mustve been around 12 or so because i rmbr them costing fuel not long ago

thought they still do

just finished some great tank games, 50 kills in a pz4 on utah offensive as germ off

[latent halo]

Even drove a panther through their landing ships lmao

[gritty kite]

i just realized i played for about 30 mins with the wrong mic selected

i thought i was just annoying everyone

[unique vapor]

Skill issue

😛

[gritty kite]

i feel like 1440p would probably give you an advantage in this game, what do you think

[vocal zephyr]

Frames>resolution

[wooden narwhal]

Higher resolution the more you see

[cursive depot]

I have a 21" 1080 at work I use and a 27" 1440 at home it's night and day better for getting longer range Kills but about the same qcc

[unkempt storm]

Bold, simple, I like it

[late obsidian]

Stop asking. Get it yourself

[unkempt storm]

Ouch

[cursive depot]

@torn prairie the above comment looks like it needs purged for advertising (sorry in advanced if this is not the best way to report it)

[glossy crown]

Is there a server browser for console?

Videos I watched showed that we can play two different modes but all I have is a join now option

[sweet cliff]

no

[glossy crown]

Dang ok. It keeps putting me in the same low pop server over and over

[sweet cliff]

yeah you just kind of get what you get I guess

[unkempt storm]

@sweet cliff would you like some Roblox clothes

[sweet cliff]

I'm not 12 years old I don't play roblox

[latent halo]

but have you heard of battlebit?

[opaque swallow]

Hello! A friend and I are looking for some people to roll with in HLL, we are trying to get a squad of people who talk to each other. We are CST and also play Tarkov and potentially RoN and a few other games, if anyone's interested plz lmk (dm me) I am new to the game, he is not.

[valid vigil]

anyone that downvotes my chicken feature is a crab.

😤

[rustic cypress]

[autumn rose]

I am a crab

[unkempt storm]

#JeSuisCrab

[gritty kite]

yo i have another dumb question, is there a way to take down enemy barbed wire

[dawn widget]

does it matter what server i play on like are certain servers hostile to new players?

[unkempt storm]

Only satchels and bombing runs

[fair eagle]

@dawn widget there's a few servers that say in the name you have to be a certain level or they just kick you, but for the most part you should be fine

[dawn widget]

oh ok

[fair eagle]

@dawn widget I dmd you as well.

[brave ruin]

Interesting..

[latent halo]

Roblox is only for the coolest of gamers

If you ain't running a pizza shop with the boys you ain't living

[coarse canopy]

Bombing runs don’t destroy fortifications. It’s either a satchel or dismantling by hand as engineer.

[split aspen]

Play as engineer and hold f

[flint timber]

would be hella nice if we could cut barbed wire

[wooden narwhal]

you can if you play engineer

[flint timber]

what!?

for real?

[wooden narwhal]

yea

you can dismantle every fortification as engineer iirc

[flint timber]

oh i meant the barbed wire thats placed by the "game", not other players

[sweet cliff]

Can't be removed

[wooden narwhal]

oh

yeah if its a map asset then it cant be removed

[flint timber]

Yea thats what i thought, would have been cool tho

[unkempt storm]

<@&365680483276816385>

[normal pike]

FFS not more e-sexies. Thanks Drew

[unkempt storm]

(anybody reading - DM me these instead)

rycome - ryfix - ryleave

[normal pike]

🚶‍♂️ , ,

[noble blaze]

Anyone want to run a tank crew on xbox?

[night timber]

Can we get a mod to take this guy out of the server please

Not only is he advertising

But he doesnt even have the game and keeps begging people

[glad pasture]

Sorted

[night timber]

👍

[quartz herald]

how do i open the text chat?

[sweet cliff]

page up, go look at your keybinds

[quartz herald]

now i see the chat but cant type anything

[sweet cliff]

have you checked your keybinds so you know what button to press for team and squad chat?

[wooden narwhal]

k is for team chat

l is for squad chat

[quartz herald]

ahh thank you

[dawn widget]

I need help anyone know where the loader bearing numbers are?

I'm trying to use the artillery calculation thing but it's kind of confusing

[latent halo]

Theres a button that tells you on the site

Something along the lines of guide or how to use

And it has a key for the top

[sweet cliff]

All artillery is is a constant number of mils to a specific distance, and you point the artillery at something (ping, mark, whatever) and adjust the mils to hit that thing +/- 20m, all a calculator is doing for you is saving you from doing the math yourself

[dawn widget]

Yea I need to find the button

[latent halo]

I believe it's on the left side closer to the bottom

[dawn widget]

Loader seat, right?

[latent halo]

No the button that helps you

But left bottom might be loader as well idr

Make sure you've selected the right gun

[nocturne kite]

Any chance folks could explain to me the intended use case of the alternate medic loadout? I'm not sure if it's the maps I've been playing, the squads I've been playing with, or if there's something else but I'm really struggling to understand the use case.

My impression seems to be that it's there for when you are in a reasonably large and/or well established position where manpower isn't an issue but running out of resources is

Which is cool but I haven't really seen a situation where running out of bandages or morphine was an actual concern- generally if we're taking that much fire we're either being overrun or doing the overrunning, and even then it feels like most of the fights I get into are small squad-ish sized actions where having an extra set of eyes with a rifle is more useful.

Google says the pistol loadout is really good though so I'm curious what I'm missing.

[latent halo]

It has 4 smokes

That's about it for benefits imo

Bandaid box is rarely useful but not often

[sweet cliff]

There's no reason to go medic generally, focus on building/defending spawns that is a far more robust method of ensuring team uptime

[nocturne kite]

How does that work? Like, yes, spawn superiority is very strong, but the difference between me jabbing a guy to get him back up and him taking respawn and jogging back to the fight can be... considerable

especially when those spawns are already established

[latent halo]

Consider the time it takes for you to reach him and revive and bandaid

And then consider the time it takes for him to just respawn

And then consider you dying before reviving him

[sweet cliff]

Because waiting on medics makes you miss spawn waves and medics don't fix explosions and headshots and don't replenish things like explosive ammo

[nocturne kite]

What are your spawns looking like here?

to be clear I'm not saying medic replaces spawn, but "don't play medic" is a weird take that doesn't fit with where I see spawns and fights.

[latent halo]

within 50-100m depending on where

maybe closer

medics have their times but most times other roles do more important things

[nocturne kite]

Ah, this is probably where the disparity is coming from

[sweet cliff]

OPs should be your primary spawn and they're on a 20 second timer, that's far more reliable than a medic

[nocturne kite]

Most of the games I've played have had spawns 200+m away from where the fighting is as a rule, so that's probably the issue

[sweet cliff]

Garries are for backups when your OP gets toasted and for getting around the map quickly by redeploying

[nocturne kite]

Should OPs be considered semi-disposable then?

Like, not something you want to lose, obviously, but a case where it's worth placing aggressively

[sweet cliff]

How disposable your OP is depends on how many other spawns exist in case you lose your OP.

[nocturne kite]

fair

[sweet cliff]

If you don't have good spawns medics aren't a substitute for that, so in so many situations you'd be better off using support + SL or more SLs or cycling through support or anything besides a medic, and you should always be filling roles like AT over medic

[nocturne kite]

Is there a guide with a broad class fill order anywhere?

[sweet cliff]

Totally situational and dependent on what you have unlocked

[vocal zephyr]

Medics are undervalued I think

Offensively sure they don't play too much role but as a defensive role it could impact a strong point

[nocturne kite]

Also playing medic lets me use my allies as bait

[vocal zephyr]

Lmao true

[latent halo]

Medics give buff that lowers suppression which is useful

[unkempt storm]

This is a myth, there is no such thing

[empty berry]

These new recruits- fresh off boot camp.

Srsly tho, funny faces

[tall ginkgo]

As a medic, the second load out doesn't make much sense or use to me. When medic I never used all my bandages, they are about 20, you know you will die before you spend them all. But everyone know you will die as a hero.

Two extra smoke grandes don't seduce me much, cause true medic don't have time to use smoke granades.

In a good match I revive about 40 ppl, and that make a huge impact in battle and help to win games.

I wish medics had a third or better second loadout, anything extra to reward us for all our sacrifice saving lives.

[lethal summit]

i think the first loadout is pretty good, just needs a lot more ammo

[late obsidian]

Agreed

[glossy sinew]

I kinda disagree, medics ammo is deliberately low so they focus on healing not firing. Can't tell you the amount of times medics have ignored people in favour of trying to assault an objective.

[wooden narwhal]

But I don't see the reasoning behind the low ammo?

Usually you have to fight your way to revive someone, because they went down in the line of fire

So by restricting the ammo, making medics run out faster - who do you punish....?

[latent halo]

Cant carry ammo when your body is covered in syringes and bandaids

[wooden narwhal]

guhh??

support carries supplies, ammo and explosives but still has full ammo

insane impact with little challenge to utilize it

[latent halo]

I wasn't being serious xd

Besides the syringes would be contained in a box

Although the idea of some german running around with morphine syringes hanging from him is funny

Medic needs more ammo, at least a clip or 2

[wooden narwhal]

medic should carry the exact same amount of ammo as rifleman

no reason not to, otherwise the class is so inferior that theres no reason to play it

[remote stratus]

Probly an unpopular opinion, but to me it doesn’t matter that how little ammo the medic has. I never really go through a full clip, mainly just focusing on reviving. If I need cover fire, I ask in proxy chat.

[wooden narwhal]

thats your style of play

giving medic more ammo wouldn't change this

[remote stratus]

This is true

[wooden narwhal]

objectively medic is sub-par because of a distinct lack of being able to fight

[remote stratus]

But why should a medic fight? Shouldn’t they be more focused on getting ppl up?

[wooden narwhal]

because most times people go down where the fight is

being unable to fight so you can get to the downed player because you fired 20 bullets prevents you from having a presence

especially if you are playing in a squad that isn't in the meatgrinder

[remote stratus]

Just bc you’re on the front lines, that doesn’t mean you have to shoot anybody

[glossy sinew]

Agree with vixie, medic should be healing and not popping off shots unless completely necessary.

[remote stratus]

I can get 40+ revives in a really good game, and have 0 maybe 1 kill

[glossy sinew]

If you wanna kill people there are like 5 classes dedicated to that task 😂

[sweet cliff]

You guys are all wrong because if it takes you more than 10-15 seconds for you to revive someone they should just be respawning on the OP

[wooden narwhal]

yea lol

[wooden narwhal]

okay???

thats you??

[sweet cliff]

if you have no OP then that's your problem that needs fixing

[remote stratus]

How’s about the squad lead that was just about to put one down?

[wooden narwhal]

you can still revive people reliably

[sweet cliff]

Where's the old OP? All roads lead back to building/maintaining/defending spawns, medic is this weird detour that tricks people into thinking they're helping

[wooden narwhal]

i don't see how having more ammo so you can survive for longer is a negative?

justify it for me

[glossy sinew]

I don't think you'll live longer with more ammo either, if someone is in the line of fire you smoke em, heal em and move back

If you die trying, well then it's OP time innit

[wooden narwhal]

skill issue

[glossy sinew]

OK we're done here

[wooden narwhal]

I very frequently run out of ammo and smokes, having to run for my life when playing medic because I don't get myself killed

There is no negative to giving medic more ammo, its delusional to claim that

It'll just make people willing to play the class more, because it isn't so hopelessly restricted

player playstyle is independent of the stock class

Not shooting your gun is a choice you make

[latent halo]

Because there's only 6 people per squad

[remote stratus]

You’re totally right that’s there’s no negative. I just feel like if the devs are gonna focus on improvements, this is a very minor one and there are more pressing matters that they should focus on. But all of your arguments are valid

[latent halo]

We all must fight

[wooden narwhal]

It's a very simple change, its literally changing the digit "2" to "5" or "6"

[next oasis]

the second medic loadout gets like a dozen mags for his pistol

[wooden narwhal]

Yeah I know, its the only reason I run it

[remote stratus]

Idk about all of you, but saying to just rely on garrisons/OP’s is just ridiculous. When you can get ppl to 100% of the time put consistent spawns and maintain them, sweet. But when you play and entire game with one garrison between 4 points, you’re gonna be grateful for a medic that gets you back up instead of having to run 400m again

[sweet cliff]

You're so close to the right answer

[next oasis]

Medics aren't necessary given everything else about the game. Besides, the devs already lowered the mag count in earlier development, they aren't going to adjust it again

There is basically nothing that warrants medics being on the field.

or in this game

[wooden narwhal]

It's a shame that medic is so neglected, but its a core mechanical problem

A lot would have to be changed in order to make medics truly relevant

[next oasis]

It's just some archaic gameloop that the devs obliged themselves to have

[sweet cliff]

If you don't have spawns that is your first and foremost problem, if your answer to no spawns is play medic instead of build more spawns, you don't understand the game mechanics

[wooden narwhal]

yea

[sweet cliff]

The game is all about maintaining more average uptime than the enemy, you do that with spawns because it is a more robust method of doing so, medics don't fix headshots, they don't fix explosions, they don't replenish ammo, they don't let you move around the battlefield between spawns, they don't let you change classes, etc.

[next oasis]

and a maximum 5 minute wait allowed to be revived. lol who is waiting 5 minutes for a medic

i think it's 5, correct me if it isn't. I always insta respawn via the menu

even holding F is a waste of time

[remote stratus]

You’re right. The solution to no spawns is more spawns, not medics. But what’s you’re solution to squad leads that refuse to place spawns, and commanders who tear them down just to troll?

[wooden narwhal]

make a new squad and make outposts

[remote stratus]

And if no one wants to?

[wooden narwhal]

you do it then

[next oasis]

play another game. seriously

[sweet cliff]

to not play on console so you can play on moderated servers and to play squad lead, or just accept that you're going to lose the game if people don't want to play the game

spawns are a core part of the game, if people aren't participating in a core part of the game there's nothing to be done about it except get different people

[remote stratus]

So my game gets ruined because ppl don’t want to give a spawn and I’m looked down on for being a medic?

[next oasis]

anyones HLL experience is ultimately determined by the few people per match that are able to place spawns

pretty bad, right?

that's a design flaw, it's too volatile

[remote stratus]

Every game has its flaw.

Don’t blame it on the devs when it’s the ppl with lack of experience or caring that are making it worse

[next oasis]

People try to pass it off as it being some high stakes game, but it's really just bad design

[sweet cliff]

It'd be like asking, what should I do if I play CS and my team won't defend and/or place the bomb?

I mean I don't know? If people won't play the game they won't play the game

Ask them to? Cajole them? Do it yourself? It's an unfixable problem because it's a people problem

[wooden narwhal]

I mean if games are won and lost on the basis of 5-6 people placing down spawnpoints then its design lol

[next oasis]

The devs made the game, and they set the parameters as to why things are the way they are. The devs are the first to be blamed for things like this.

If you make a poorly designed games, and people act poorly, who is to blame?

There are stupid players on any videogame you play. Yet there are differences in game design, each determined by the devs' competence to design it

It's not the HLLs players fault, with 50 to a team, that there are only a handful of players that determine how a match will go

Thats completely on the devs creation of the game

[vital kayak]

Anyone tryna play? I’m new need ppl to run with

[latent halo]

Only reason I get mad at low level leads/command lol

My friend is just forced to constantly lead because he cant stand watching team lose so that saves me the problem lol

[vocal zephyr]

@icy oak when you redeploy above "are you sure" it'll say "confirm redeployment"

[prisma harbor]

Find another match?

[prisma harbor]

To be fair, I'm a low level. I'm like level 25. I just got a Series S, so I'm able to finally play.

I run a team on BFV that communicates, and we're slowly making a switch to this game.

Everyone has to start somewhere. I didn't know what I was doing when I first started, but I've got a level 4 Officer now.

I tried Commander once, and I was a little overwhelmed because I was/am new and I caused my team to lose because I didn't understand the role well enough during the brief warfare match I played. Even though people were chill with me, I don't know if I ever want to run the role again.

I wouldn't get mad at the guys who are trying to learn. Everyone starts not knowing jack.

[vocal zephyr]

Lmao really? If your commander is just trolling then get him kicked

[vocal zephyr]

This

[remote stratus]

And how would we do that? We don’t have the voting him off on console like on pc

[fair girder]

u can vote commanders out on pc?

[vocal zephyr]

you can vote anyone out of the game on pc

dont know why its not on console

ig just join another server then

[latent halo]

I dont get mad at low level leads, I get mad at low level leads who have no idea what they're doing or where to put garys

People do start somewhere and for most that somewhere is as a basic riflemen

[vocal zephyr]

Yea I played rifleman until I got tier three then was gonna support but been doing sl

Gets old but someone's gotta

[prisma harbor]

I played 2 rounds as a Rifleman to get the basic jist for the game, then started playing roles that I wanted to experiment with (MG/AR), and eventually said "I've gotta learn the squad leader role, so what better time than now?"

It took me one round to understand the basics (placing OPs/garrisons).

Now I've just gotta learn the map layouts, and I have to break the habit of "this isn't Battlefield." I keep finding myself rushing into places where I shouldn't be solo, lol.

[vocal zephyr]

Ah right

I feel as a squad lead it's more your crews responsibility to stay on you

[latent halo]

Map layout is important for knowing where to place Gary's. And then considering what locations are blocked by your gary (200m range) and what backups can be made for yours

[vocal zephyr]

I have kicked people from my squad countless times because they were too far away

[latent halo]

Locked squad normally keeps those kind of players out

[vocal zephyr]

Yea usually

[fair girder]

problem is the squad leads who dont want to press forward with the team

[latent halo]

Always on artillery smh

[fair girder]

oh no, in my experience they will sit 2+ hecs behinds the actual combat

cant really get a forward garry if your SL wont move forward

[latent halo]

Depends but most of the time my lead is along with the push or leading unless he has some other objective such as finding friend gary

Once you get used to where you would put gary, you can ask yourself where enemy would put gary(a deep dank dungeon) to find and kill evil gary

[vocal zephyr]

I find the opposite most games

All squads always want to push

I hardly see real defence

[sleek steeple]

anyone on pc and on the aus/nz servers

down to play anything rn

[copper arrow]

Yep

[copper arrow]

👍🏻

[rocky topaz]

I love being the defensive squad

Especially if I have a good engineer or AT

And I always have a machinegunner

[latent halo]

Defence is pretty fun, one squad clearing spawns, one for hard point and job done

[vocal zephyr]

Yea I like defending most of the time until the arty starts

[latent halo]

When arty lands, be where it isnt

• Sun Tzu

[vocal zephyr]

All war is based
-Sun Tzu

[latent halo]

Skill issue

• sun tzu

He lost his capital letters in the war o7

[vocal zephyr]

Rip

[latent halo]

Avoiding arty is pretty easy as long as it doesn't land on your head, give it a wide berth and ya should be fine

If it's on the spawn then well good luck

I kinda get why arty cant destroy spawns but it makes a death loop for players

[vocal zephyr]

Yea it gets annoying

[dawn widget]

bro i cant wait for british forces

[latent halo]

Well you need to

[icy oak]

That's true. It either says "Confirm Redeployment" or "Leave Server" in small, thin, red, unobtrusive letters near the top edge of the prompt. It looks nice. It also says "Are you sure?" in larger bright white letters that are the exact same for both prompts. When you're redeploying often, you're clicking yes so quickly, you're barely registering the text and your eyes simply pick up that the bright white text is the same text you always see as you click "yes" to redeploy.

[vocal zephyr]

Yea I get what you mean haha could make it bolder

I didn't even notice the confirm til the other day

But this is the guy that got a while thought the game didn't track kills or deaths lol

[agile copper]

I can't access any servers. I've already tried setting the server browsing ping down to 3000, but that hasnt worked. Should i go lower or what should I do?

lowered all the way and still won't work. havent even played yet and might refund :/

[hollow yoke]

Make sure you are on the base game and not the public test servers

@agile copper

[unkempt storm]

🤦‍♂️

[elder yarrow]

Is there a chart or spreadsheet anywhere showing how many shots it takes to kill someone with each weapon at each distance

[next oasis]

Hitting green area will one-shot-down a target up to indicated meter distance:

"Rifles" (Garand, G43, Kar98, SVT, bolt-actions [non-sniper rifles]) - 200m
"Automatic Rifles" (BAR, STG) - 100m
The M1A1 Carbine - 50m
MGs - 100m
Russian MG - 150m

"SMGs" - 2 green hits up to 75m , or 3 hits if past 75m.

Beyond those ranges, you will need an extra round to hit the body of a target.

Pistols, I believe are a two-shot up to 50m
Headshots are always 1-hit

[elder yarrow]

Great thank you

Could this be pinned

[vocal zephyr]

Why is the kar on par with the garand lmao they can fire a clip before we can fire two shots

[dawn widget]

Superior German Engineering

[rocky topaz]

Because that’s how history works

[latent halo]

Poor m1a1 carbine

Not historical

The carbine was generally the preferred rifle over the m1 due to its ease of use and low kick

[rocky topaz]

There’s no M1A1 ingame
The one ingame is just the M1 (the M1A1 had a folding stock)

And I love it btw

[night anvil]

has anyone had this issue just started happening yesterday, thanks in advance

[pliant compass]

Well it was light. Can't really simulate weight in a video game

[night anvil]

Hell Let Loode : HLL Win64- Shipping.exe bad image

anyone have that issue when loding game?

[vocal zephyr]

Historically I doubt the kar took 2 full seconds to cycle lol

I could cycle that thing faster

[rocky topaz]

Are you the average German soldier who just ran 300 meters through a town under MG fire?

I mean you probably could, and probably them too
But probably not after running a bunch

And probably not under stress

[vocal zephyr]

I could do it still

Under stress I feel like you'd be doing it faster

The adrenaline

[rocky topaz]

Eh, idk

Is the bolt time really 2 seconds?

Doesn’t seem like that

Seems like half a second at most

[vocal zephyr]

The big thing that gets me is if you manual cycle you have to wait half a second after you shoot to cycle

If you click once to shoot you have to have one hell of a pause before you can start the cycle

[rocky topaz]

Oh fair enough

[latent halo]

You can simulate a bullet killing a guy past 50m tho

It's not a massive bullet but .30 is still enough to drop a man

M1 ingame is just kinda sad at range

[rocky topaz]

Some of the complaints about the M1 and M2 carbines in the Korean War was their weak power

[latent halo]

I have the same complaint xd

Oh well

I'll stick with ol reliable

racks trench gun

[latent halo]

Where is your shotgun data mr brainer

[next oasis]

Too hard to test per pellet, too random at distances

Easily one of the worst weapons as far as kill potential goes, and that's excluding the factor of randomness

No real upside to the trench gun. You can't gib already downed enemies either

Flamethrower takes its place as worst weapon in HLL

[latent halo]

It's fun and pretty powerful at killing

Just point barrel at enemy and pull trigger

The worst downside to it is reloading, especially if you need to rack

Flamer has potential imo only for clearing Gary's quickly

You can burn it and kill one instantly no matter where it is

[sweet cliff]

So does any rifle

Except a rifle can also consistently do it at distance

[latent halo]

This one needs to be a bit less accurate

Tbh it's kind of similar to m1 carbine but more satisfying and a bit worse lol

But c'mon trench gun

[latent halo]

@slim rover shoot the wrecks with shells to destroy em

[slim rover]

tried that and still no luck with it :(

[dawn widget]

It takes 3 shells

[latent halo]

Keep blasting, son

You'll get there

[dawn widget]

Also if the wreck is burning that means it’s indestructible

[latent halo]

FIRE

[slim rover]

Alrighty! Ill give that a shot

[slim rover]

which it was

these are vehicles that are completely destroyed

[sweet cliff]

You can't destroy map assets you can only destroy dead player vehicles

[slim rover]

Sorry I was confusing both real and assets

[dawn widget]

is hell let loose worth 40 euros

any experiences?

[unkempt storm]

yes

[dawn widget]

reasons?

pros n cons like

[livid tendon]

i mean i dont think youre gonna get many convos in here talking down on the game, you dont join a game server too often if you dont like it

[dawn widget]

tru

[ocean fjord]

oh ye of little faith

[unkempt storm]

[maiden sorrel]

I just got promoted to level 6 officer and the gun is a karabiner 98. Is it me or is that gun a pos. Thoughts and tips “ general Bob. “

For the Germans. I haven’t checked out the the us or Russians yet

[latent halo]

It's good if you're good

Just hit

[dawn widget]

I thought so too but you get an extra smoke and drag grenade so it balances it out

[latent halo]

If you are more of a spammy spray n pray guy use other stuff

[rotund laurel]

i like the game alot, ttk is low, you can combo kills and do some impact but then it goes downhill quickly because you want to win, you include tactics, no one listens and some teams are just clueless or the balance is off
if you are on steam just buy the game and later refund if its bad for you

[latent halo]

The extra nades are pretty nice

[dawn widget]

They are very nice

[latent halo]

American one with m1 garand is better imo but more nades more good

Assault with 6 💪

[dawn widget]

And it’s an “NCO” class so the standard issue Rifle makes sense

Idk why the Soviet one gets a PPSH with a drum mag

[latent halo]

Because devs are weird about the soviets

[dawn widget]

They’re weird about a lot of things

[rotund laurel]

k98 and drum ppsh is like nightmare for me, garbage guns lol

[bright oar]

Have you never been on the WOWS:L discord?

[latent halo]

They try and have some kind of asymetrism while I'd rather they just add more to all factions without making russians feel underpowered

All factions could have a rocket barrage and bombing run

Could have rockets be cheaper for Soviets and more expensive for germans while having no differences for america and germany matches

[bright oar]

Yeah they should get Mosin but I play that class so won’t complain

[dawn widget]

They really should

[latent halo]

M 38 mosin is pretty good

The short one

[bright oar]

There’s just less stuff for soviets, only one heavy tank, only one option for some classes

[latent halo]

They could have 450 cost tanks for all factions that have heavy armor but medium gun

Kv1 for rus, sherm 75 for us, and maybe panther for germ

Or give Germany a 3rd heavy and increase panther fuel cost

[maiden sorrel]

I’ll give the gun more time. I need to practice my aim

[bright oar]

It’s bolt action so it’s bad

[unkempt storm]

😬

[vocal zephyr]

It's just bad cuz the silly cycle rate

[fair girder]

i love this game but i hate the people that play it

too many commanders that just stand at HQ spawn and only use recon

[bright hollow]

who down to play

[west sonnet]

any veteran players who are willing to squad up and give advice

[weary seal]

Any tips for new players? Been on it all night and only got a few kills and died so many times!

[bright oar]

Let everyone else go first to die for you

[grim tinsel]

You start to get used to it, I still die a lot. You’ll develop a form of common sense the more you play, so just don’t give up no matter how much you die.

[weary seal]

Thanks! Also how do you identify enemy players? Also any tips on the best role/class?

[gloomy grove]

People without blue or green dots over their heads.

Just move less, and spot movements

Support is vital, and great on US as you get the M1 Garand.

If you're German, grind through rifleman to Lvl 6 to get the G43.

That way, you can switch into any role needed in a moment to get special stuff like rockets, supplies, satchels etc. And then switch back into rifleman w/ G43 when nothing particular is needed

M1 Garand and G43 are the best guns, so just use those

[sacred hatch]

How do i resupply bandages as a medic?

[bright oar]

There’s a medic crate that you get with second class that resupplies them I think

[unkempt storm]

Yessir

[sacred hatch]

Ahh I gotcha!

So since I just started as a lvl 1 medic, once I am out of bandages I am just kinda dry till I die?

[bright oar]

Yep

[unkempt storm]

Unless you can find another medic that is playing with the second loadout with the crate to drop it for you, or a crate already on the ground (it’s pretty rare)

[sacred hatch]

Thanks yall!

[icy elm]

Utilize cover, be careful with your movements. Unlike Call of Duty you can’t jump around and dodge bullets here. You will die if caught in the open.

[icy elm]

There is no best role or class. Each one works for the specific job it’s designed for.

[bright oar]

I’ve jumped away from bullets, do the unexpected. Be different

[icy elm]

Sure you did. Jumped right into the bullet. 100% catch rate. Best in the business.

[bright oar]

Never been hit

[unkempt storm]

never let them expect your next move

🙆‍♂️

[vocal zephyr]

Hmm

Not enough people utilize the serpentine correctly

I've crossed many open fields while being shot at

Could they have aimed better sure and I have been mowed down in open fields.

[latent summit]

when i click friends does that mean steam friends or do i need to set my friends within the game

[unkempt storm]

steam

[latent summit]

thanks

[latent summit]

man this game is hard af.

is there like an hour tutorial video on youtube or somethin

[ancient hound]

I played a round earlier with a clan called WTRB and was impressed. New to discord - I’d like to play more with them. Anyone know how?

[eager minnow]

#console-divisions-recruitment this is your best place to look for console clans

[unkempt storm]

plenty of guides pinned here

[latent summit]

@unkempt storm yeah i'm bein lazy, apologies

sometimes i forget about pinned comments.. always forget about pinned tbh

[unkempt storm]

you're fired

[latent summit]

ill set the building on fire.

i'm trying really hard here and none of my teammates speak english so i dunno its like fryin my circuits

[bright oar]

Normally people that don’t speak English make closed squads

[latent summit]

not in this case but, that's cool

it'd be super awesome if squads could set flags to show what languages they use/speak

so we could see at a glance

[bright oar]

Some of them have clan tags like PL or FRA

[latent summit]

yeah i get that, our commander is BR-(whatever)

[sacred hatch]

Which role would you guys recommend leveling and learning first? I read a few articles and a few people said never play rifleman, but others say always start with rifleman to learn the basics

[bright oar]

My rifleman is still lvl 1

[latent halo]

L

[bright oar]

Don’t L me

[latent halo]

Skill issue

[bright oar]

Where’s your ark

[latent halo]

Cope

[sacred hatch]

I heard support is a good one, but I don't wanna screw others over if I don't play it well

[latent halo]

Its just putting a box down

I believe in you comrade

[bright oar]

Some people can’t figure that out so good job if you do

[sacred hatch]

Say no more

[latent halo]

More support more good

[bright oar]

Medic is good

[latent halo]

Eh

[sacred hatch]

Once I place a support box, do I need to go to a node to replenish it? or is it on a timer

[bright oar]

I get games that are full with 0 medics in team

[sacred hatch]

Or to like get another to plac

[bright oar]

Timer

[sacred hatch]

Shoot yeah ty

[latent halo]

5 min timer, 2 min 30 is shaved off if you go near munition node

[sacred hatch]

Ahh I gotcha!

[latent halo]

No matter how much is left^ you can get fresh supply this way if its already below half timer

[sacred hatch]

Now those nodes show up on the map right?

[latent halo]

Ye

Mun looks like an ammo box

Pro tip, if you need supply fast, change roles and have someone else in your squad take the role

All squadmates timer and box is unique of eachother so you can spam boxes out by redeploying

[sacred hatch]

Ahh that's smart! ty for the help!

[dawn widget]

Man this player base is getting weird

Just had a 10 year old tell me he wanted to see SS troops in this game

[wooden narwhal]

They're at the "Fascination" stage of military history where the cool looking guys are cool without any further knowledge

[dawn widget]

Yep

[unkempt storm]

but they did look cool

[azure abyss]

and they were pretty cool besides the few atrocities they committed

[pliant compass]

And that's the only excuse you need

[hollow stirrup]

Thats why napoleonic Austria Hungary is the best military ever 😎

[dawn widget]

[loud tendon]

why are most of the servers language barriered? i'm really struggling to find a server. i just want to play some hll. that's all

[loud kestrel]

Try night time. US is awake at that time where its morning there. For me I have to play HLL during 8pm or 10 to join some US servers with 250-300 ping where I live. Might be different for you though.

[loud tendon]

thanks. btw i'm from bulgaria. i'm looking for mostly english speaking servers. but not language barrierred 😅

[glossy sinew]

There are loads of ENG speaking servers, find UK or Dutch

[loud kestrel]

Philippines greetings

[bright oar]

Almost all games I’ve been in are English speaking. I’ve had maybe 3 where they’re mostly speaking French or German

[glossy sinew]

Try the AD servers, most assault division clans seem to be EU. I know 1AD, 1CDO, 82AD are all ENG. The circle, bunker, PBS. All English speaking.

[loud tendon]

thanks! 👍

[glossy sinew]

Np, have fun!

[flint timber]

anyone know an active server that runs offensive mode regularly?

[midnight bough]

hi

[tough field]

You should be okay to find EU servers with English speakers if you are living in Central Europe?

[maiden sorrel]

Had a commander last night every word was n*gga this that building a N garrisons dropping n supplies need your to build like black people. Is that common in this game. It was over the top

[glossy sinew]

Racial slurs aren't tolerated in any servers, if it happens again contact a server admin. Regardless of context that just isn't on. I have 500 hours on PC and have only experienced that scenario once.

Told the dude to ease up on the language and it was all resolved.

[maiden sorrel]

It was every word

I told him to ease up he doubled down

[glossy sinew]

Again, not tolerated. Once, twice or multiple times.

If they double down contact the server admin using !admin in chat and explain the situation 👍

[maiden sorrel]

👍

[latent halo]

Admin command is so useful lmao

I've gotten many people kicked =]

Once an admin stayed and watched me fight for a lil while as my ghost friend

[glossy sinew]

I don't think I've ever seen the kick function actually result in a kick so yeah !admin is a godsend sometimes 🙏

[fallen sky]

can nodes be destroyed by a strafing or bombing run?

[main lion]

How would people say the speed to the gameplay is?

I’ve read it plays like a mix of cod hardcore/battlefield

Wanting to give this a try but the paywall makes me want to confirm the good reviews.

[pliant compass]

Sort of in between bf and the most hard-core game out there (idk any on console)

Post scriptom maybe

Never played the game

[coarse canopy]

Unsure about strafe (probably not) but a bombing run will destroy nodes

[main lion]

Was also looking at post scriptum, last I saw the devs got canned, so that’s not very comforting lol.

For someone that loved the gameplay of bf3 on rush maps, is this going to scratch my itch?

[next oasis]

Definitely not

It doesn't play anything like BF

[main lion]

More so meant in the sense of, large team, squad oriented, objective captures type game play