Formal 'handshake' and greeting from new member - TAW - The Art of Warfare

Thanks for having me, I look forward to being part of a active group. Ive enjoyed having a chat with the guys in the dayz group this evening after boot, thank you for the warm welcome

I work in sales and banking for a large hotel chain essentially doing math all day

Im from the UK in North east, so im basically a gordie but i speak a standard English without much of an accent

I joined to play DAYZ, ive played this for over 1400 hours and have been a bit of a lone wolf in style, preferring to build bases and raid others sites

I have a history of gaming being an ex admin for a cod4 clan and Warhammer Dark crusade where my role was to organise clan matches

IN game COD; stay calm and positive

R.E; in game attitudes and focus.

you can certainly lose a match because the team lacks the shooting and movment skills of the opposition, it happens. But its not usually the cause of failure. instead, battles often conclude with the more organized force being the victor. the gold medal goes to the side with squads that support each other, leadership that makes few decisions but has each one count, and doesnt waste time with grousing and worries.

Defeat carries its own stink, and you can smell it well before a battle ends. the losing side often has far more disorganized comms or none at all. the situation tends to feed on itself.

even a good team can degenerate and start losing their focus if players dont try to hold it together and stay positive.

"what can i avoid doing?"

DONT FOCUS ON FAILURE

GIVE OTHER PLAYERS INFO, NOT MUSINGS, RANTS OR BERATING

AVOID HAVING A NEMISIS; IT DOESNT MATTER WHO KILLS YOU

DONT GET KILL HAPPY

THINK ABOUT YOUR OBJECTIVES. BUT DONT HYPERFOCUS ON THEM TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE OVER ALL BIG PICTURE.

PLAY THE TEAM GAME, DONT CHARGE OFF ALONE.

IF YOU HAVE A GOOD POSITION USE IT TO COVER YOUR SQUAD MATES, THEN MOVE FORWARD AS A SINGLE UNIT.

IF THE MAN AHEAD OF YOU IS MOVING HOLD POSITIONS IN OVERWATCH AND LAY DOWN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE.

REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF SMOKE, FLASH AND STUN IN CLEARING OUT BUILDINGS AND PLANTING BOMBS

IDENTIFY A HQ BUILDING AND FORTIFY IT TO BE A STRONG DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE AREA.

LEARN THE MAPS INSIDE OUT AND PRACTICE WITH THE SAME PLAYERS.

the most common threat in avoidable defeat is distraction. players in many games can be easily distracted by thoughts that dont help them succeed. a focus on failure, pride. vengance, or even victory itself can become a huge liability,

to succeed, you need to keep a level head and a cool demeanor. that isnt possible all the time for any team or person, but its a good thing to work towards and focus on.

"be like water, its flows over or thro any thing given time, water takes the shape of what ever holds it, be calm and steady like water and we will cut thro mountains in time." -Bruce Lee

Rawr!