Staff Officer Ribbon

[imported_sabotage]

Any tips on maps etc to get this ribbon? TIA!

[r0uJe]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

1. 64 karkand server with less than TWENTY ppl (any server would do but karkand's easier)
2. hop in a tank 'cos the 10 or so ppl on your side won't really need UAV, supply box that much

try it.

[imported_sabotage]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

1. 64 karkand server with less than TWENTY ppl (any server would do but karkand's easier)
2. hop in a tank 'cos the 10 or so ppl on your side won't really need UAV, supply box that much

try it.

Ok I will try it.

[Acufeezle]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

Wake island 24/7 server is were i got mine.

[WarGimp]

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Just practice being a good commander.
You'll get it eventually.

[Torgue]

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I like to stay on 24/7 maps like Hostile Fractions server so I do not have to wait through load screens every few rounds and I can stay in the zone!

[imported_sabotage]

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How do you actually accumulate Command points?

[WarGimp]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

Try searching on the tpoic. There's a very good guide on here.

The best advice is to support your team and keep the intel moving!

[Torgue]

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Or just constantly bombard their rear bases with Artillery to get alot of points for killing jet and helicopter whores. It works very well being a MEC commander on Gulf of Oman. Because there is little cover and not alot of space on the carrier.

[BirdKiller]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

How do you actually accumulate Command points?

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6553

Commander Points and Commander Bonus

How Commander Points work

The formula for commander points is:

Total score earned by the team / # of players = Commander score.

Back in the days when BF2 players were still trying to figure out the forumula, many believed it was the average score per player in the team, even the crappy BF2 manual stated this theory. However, many pointed out several flaws in this theory, either by testing it or giving a counter scenario such as: "Why won't commander's score drop if the average score of each player decreases?"

The word that was missing in the theory that the commander score is based on the average score per player was EARN. This word drastically changes how the commander earns its points and explains various causes that lead to commanders getting points.

Again, I shall remind you:
Commander score formula: Total points earned by team / # of players in the team.

You see, when the average points earned by player goes up, the commander's score also increases. What's so unique about this formula compared to others is that commanders are immune to point reduction if their team's average score decreases due to TKs or other similar acts. Also, it safegaurds commanders from losing points or being delayed from earning their points if one or few of their teammates, especially players that gained high # of points, leaves the server hence dropping the average points per player.

This formula also explains why commanders get points if a player kills a spotted enemy either by commander's spot command or UAV and why commanders earn points if their teammates captures the flag.

In addition, it encourages the commander to keep supporting their team to earn more points via UAV, Spots, and Supplies. Furthermore, since commanders do not get any points from artillery, they steal kill points (1 Kill = 2 points) from thier teammates and thus commanders must carefully decide whether to use artillery against its foes that could be dealt with by friendlies. After all, friendlies get points for killing, but you do not (CMDR achieving 1 Kill/Assist/Capture = 0 points).

Do you see the irony? Killing enemies or capturing flags alone as commander will make you steal points from your teammates and therefore, by the formula, you will also be robbed of potential commander points.

Example of the formula in the works: In the first half of the match, your team consists of 20 players who earn a total of 400 points. However, due to Teamkills and other related incidents, your team has an overall total score of 325. In the 2nd half, 10 players from your team disconnects the server and thus you have a total of 10 players in your team. They earn a total of 300 points but due to TKs and other related incidents, your team has an overall total score of 250.

So with the given information, what's the total possible score a commander would get before the 2x bonus? Lets see:

1st half: 400 points earned / 20 players = 20 points per players
= 20+ for commander

2nd half: 300 points earned / 10 players = 30 points earned per player
= 30+ for commander

The total score a commander could have before 2x bonus is 50.

Commander Bonus

As you know, only Commanders get 2x bonus if his team wins. However, it's not actually a 2x bonus but it's good enough to describe it generally. In truth, the game doesn't actually double your score, but actually adds the commander points you earned to your total score. The significant effect of this rule is

-Even if somehow, such as teamkill, you lose points, the bonus will still account for that point

-No one can double their points simply by becoming the commander just before the round ends.

So let's say you had the total of 50 commander points and overall of 50 points. You score 2 teamkills, giving -8 to your overall score to 42. The round ends with your team winning the round. Instead of 42 x 2 = 84, you actually get 92 points. Why? Because the game actually adds your overall score to the commander points you earned, so it's actually 42 + 50 = 92.

Conclusion, the formula is: Total Score + Commander Points Earned, not Total Score x 2.

Finally, players who rack up a lot of points by kills, teamwork points, and flag captures and quickly be commander before the round ends do not double his score because he had no commander points to be added to his total score at all.

[imported_sabotage]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

Good info, and thank you for link.

[imported_Thurisaz]

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My concern is that does constantly bombing carriers count as baseraping? I've been kicked a few times because yanks only had the carrier left & I kept showering arty on the deck killig close to half their team with every barrage...

Also there's some servers where commander gets points for kills, I've seen guys have com score of 160+

[x0pht]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

1. 64 karkand server with less than TWENTY ppl (any server would do but karkand's easier)
2. hop in a tank 'cos the 10 or so ppl on your side won't really need UAV, supply box that much

try it.

why do u need a tank and few ppl on the server to get staff officer ribbon? actually the bigger server it is, and the more ppl there are, the more possibility that you will get more pts as a commander. cuz ppl heal/resupply alot. and also they re-capture the flags back and forth if the teams are not too uneven.

[rombaft]

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get on big maps with few players for thazt ribon

[x0pht]

Re: Staff Officer Ribbon

again, yes better get a big server, and no u dont need few players on it. unless one of the teams is totally owning the other, then u wont have enough IAR time to be a commander.