Commander Points?

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Re: Commander Points?

Arty doesn't help your commander score no, but at least the kills are added to the BFHQ (for those who care) :) If arty is used to take out the other team players who are defending a flag right before you order your team into take it over then it's a positive thing. I never thought of it in the way you do (i.e. as something that robs the commander of potential points)

Don't get me wrong, I think the artillery is great. I always use it to try and help my squads when commanding, and it is very effective in clearing the way for a squad to capture a control point. I'm just trying to find the logic behind this type of scoring, and if this is a reason why some commanders don't seem to use artillery. Is it because they are trying to score better?

I've killed a few people as a commander defending my artillery, and I don't get the "You killed xyz" message like you do as a normal infantry member, but I can't say for sure that I received no combat points for the kill. Does anyone know if a commander can get combat points while commanding, or are they limited to command points? If you can't gain combat points as a commander, then I can't understand why anyone would want to be a mobile commander.