inf, do you want cav support in a clusterfuck situation?

[Torben]

so i had a few rounds in which i was handling multiple foes on the ground quite well after being dehorsed,  just to be stabbed lanced slashed bumped and killed by friendly cav trying to help me.

simple question:  do you want help in those 3+ vs 1 situations or should cav gtfo?  I personally will try to honor the outcome of this vote and be even more cautious in the future.





edit:  its happening for multiple rounds now. i will vote gtfo,  as long as u aint sure that u aint touchin me.

[Christo]

There should be special voice commands with a huge !!!!!!!!!!!!!! above your head, so that teammates can se who and where says things.

Imagine the teamwork capability if people aren't stupid.

Cav guy rollin' in with his lance, just escaped from a ranged spam area, sees a melee guy overwhelmed by 3 others, melee guy says:

Help me!

Cavalry is notified and is approaching you now.

Too bad most cav are kill hungry bastards, who cannot aim. Back in the day when I was a lancer I did pretty "surgical" teamsaves, but it was risky to do that.

[Crob28]

Depends who's on the horse

[Tot.]

Drive over them and knock over - yep. Try to lance the guy I'm currently fighting - fuck no, it usually ends up with a) me being lanced b) me being knocked over  c) me being finished off by th guy I was fighting.

In short, yes for cav support, no for close range cav support, aka. you go in only when you're 100% sure you won't bump or lance friendlies.

Voted for gtfo since most cav players I see are just frag hunters for whom teammates are but another kind of obstacles.

[Taser]

Drive over them and knock over - yep. Try to lance the guy I'm currently fighting - fuck no, it usually ends up with a) me being lanced b) me being knocked over  c) me being finished off by th guy I was fighting.

In short, yes for cav support, no for close range cav support, aka. you go in only when you're 100% sure you won't bump or lance friendlies.

Voted for gtfo since most cav players I see are just frag hunters for whom teammates are but another kind of obstacles.

I pretty much agree with this. It all depends on the cav player and if they're willing to help the inf to the point where they won't get a kill (knocking over enemies, pretending to charge in to distract the enemy, etc). I voted yes but only when its obvious I need help and when the cav isn't an idiot.

[RandomDude]

Personally I like it when I charge into melee and friendly cav are bumping them all over the place.

If the cav is generally a good player or not a retard then I can accept those times where I die due to friendly bump

[Lord_Ryizine]

I personally assist those being attacked, I come in lance hot. I am quite precise, as I go into FP and never miss a lance, or at least never kill a team mate.

[Torben]

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[KaMiKaZe_JoE]

AHAHHAHA, "help". I honestly don't know what that word means, but I assume it describes some weird concept that's entirely beyond my comprehension, or interest.

How can I get kills if I take time to avoid crushing my teammates? I mean, its nice that they're distracting the enemy for me so I can sweep in and heroically smite all of the baddies in their anuses, but for them to have the gall to actually be in my way, as some sort of obstacle that needs circumvention...

Fuck that, circumvention sounds too much like circumcision. I'm not about to trim my penis in order to spare my teammates the honor of being crushed beneath my beautiful, champion courser's hooves.
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Seriously though, I'm almost as bad as huey with TKing my teammates. There are moments, however, when I use my horse riding l33tness in order to achieve good, rather than rack up the kills. It does make my heart feel warm and fuzzy to knock down a bad guy, and glancing back see a teammate kill the downed enemy.

[Thomek]

It's all fine, as long as the cav let me know its there first and just don't simply trample in.

If you know you have backup it's can be very useful. You can step back, give the cav space to do the bumps and whatever.. But you have to be aware that there is cav there with the intent to help out. Because I have a short sword I very often get involved in circling enemy players in stead of backpeddling, specially shielders..

If the cav has a good understanding of the situation and options of the infantry player, his speed and way of fighting, let his presence be known in a safe way, then it is of course very helpful..

Nothing is as frustrating as to be bumped by friendly cav in the wrong moment though.

[Gnjus]

Nothing is as frustrating as to be bumped by friendly cav in the wrong moment though.

Say what ?? 

[Cepeshi]

I HELP A LOT 

[bagge]

Yes, as an archer it's lovely when you get cav support. I dislike those cavs just running away from me when I got people chasing me.

Even if the vote says "yes" I still expect you to help me Torben

[Maximus101]

i try to help the infantry with bumps, but i am so very clumsy that i often end up bumpng the good guys xD.

[Jacko]

Better support then no support.