Officiers in BF2

[convinced[GER]]

Theres alot of talk about Officer Ranks in BF2, and while I haven't done any homework on it, maybe if we put togather a really solid proposal, EA might actually be interested in implimenting it, assuming they intend to have a strong community base for the game for a few years.

If anyone has any good idea's as to how the system would work, I'd like to hear them, I'm a little lazy so maybe someone out there could come up with a way to explain it all and put it togather if we get alot of good ideas.

The following could be somthing to start off with, it's a little hard to guess what the average scores and stuff would be for the average player by the time they reach each rank, so the ones in the image arnt meant to be solid or accurate.

What I'd like to see is some idea's of how to (easily) impliment a way to give officers special abilities that make them worth playing for, as well as taking away or finding a way to not make them overpowered.

For example more focus on teamwork than single status (killing), by taking away half points for kills or something.

http://img364.imageshack.us/my.php?image=officers8nc.jpg

[jonnysanchez]

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those requirements are good, some are a bit easy like 1st lutenant to captain, people could get that in 2 days. i dont know how they would add all of these ranks in but its a good system.

what youre saying is - once you get to sergeant, theres no staff/gunnery/master sergeant it just goes to the officers?.

[convinced[GER]]

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right.

or

2nd idea: the Ltd comes after the major Sgt. of the Corps. In this case the ranks HAVE TO BE reached easier.

just a blog

[PR^Wedge]

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They're going to implement something similar to "Battle for Europe" that they had going in the FH mod, organized games between the factions (MEC, China, USA), i wouldn't be surprised if they're saving the officer ranks for that, making organizers officers and what not.

[DLWebmaestro96]

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I don't think the officer ranks should come right after sergeant and replace the higher sergeant ranks, rather officer commissions should be awarded based on leadership stats like those suggested in the chart. For instance, someone may have 25,500 global points, but not much, if any, commander experience, so they'd go to the next sergeant instead of 1st LT. In order for them to make 1st LT after they get 25,500 global points, they'd have to reach the prerequisite stats for commander points, badges, or whatever. This would seperate those people that just like to play as a grunt killing, capping, and taking orders from those with leadership skills. An excellent idea.

[convinced[GER]]

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Thanks a lot... maybe ea will think about it.. got any good mailadress from ea?

[hightow]

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http://img364.imageshack.us/my.php?i...fficers8nc.jpg

I really like the idea, officer-rank should be obtainable in the game as some player more often play as commander/squad-leader than squad-member/lone wolf.

I specially liked this requirement for General of the Corps:
"-EA Games will pay $5,000,000 for the first person to obtain this rank, as he is likely to have lost his job and life trying to obtain it.
That's a good one

[NoseKi||s]

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there was a thread about this somewhere in totalbf2 but now i cant find it. If u go through the files of BF2 u find that theres already a rank which requires 2,500,000 points and gives you 2 new unlocks.

I think it hasn't yet been decided what those unlocks are and what the rank actually is but IMO this means that the following expansions will have new features concerning the whole ranking system

[convinced[GER]]

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the next thread --> BF2 destroyed my life

[imported_Sh0t]

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They should just replicate real life.

If you comm a lot and get X number of comm points/hours/whatever, you get the option for a commision. On a 64 player server, 32 players is roughly a platoon on each side(infantry platoon), so the commander is roughly a platoon leader, which is typically a 1st/2nd lt.

I wouldn't have any officer ranks over captain, but I would consider putting in 3 COMMANDER unlocks(but to get them you'd have to sacrifice your kit unlocks perhaps?).

What on earth could they be? I have no idea.

To address another post earlier, I would say it should be those playing commander only, not just as squad-leader. Good squad leading should help you get faster to the higher nco ranks. They are night and day job wise.

I served as a PFC-corporal enlisted and then got a commision and served as a 2nd and 1st LT(rifle infantry, then LAV platoon)