I've always said that competitive play is where the real skillful players are at. Now what makes those competitive players great? Is it talent? Stats? No I don't think it's either of those. What I think truly makes a player great is nothing more than situational awareness and decision making.
Players become great when they can give the mini-map a quick glance at the spawn screen and immediately know what needs to be done. They select the right kit/weapon based on the average engagement distance on whatever map is being played. They pick a perk that isn't being used by other squad mates. They know exactly what flags need to be taken back if they're occupied by the enemy. They know exactly where the friendly and enemy armor will spawn. These are the players that don't need constant direction from other teammates because they're already doing what needs to be done.
In order for teams to win they need to be composed of players who have those attributes and more. Teamwork, communication, chemistry, versatility, camaraderie, and a desire to win more than the enemy are all vastly more important than any one skill set or stat. Going all the way back to my days in Rainbow Six: 3 Raven Shield days even with 4v4 competitive games those assets were needed and shown among all team members. I don't care about any player's one stat when it comes to judging how well they're doing. If all my team members have all the attributes listed above then those team members have fostered a trust that I develop for them and vice versa.
The last few weeks my team has been recruiting quite a bit of new people. With that comes more pubbing than I usually do. Mainly to see which players mesh well with others, which don't, which know what they're doing when it comes to more objective based gameplay and so on. Lately I've seen a lot of players who for the lack of better words, just don't have what it takes to win. Simple as that. Harsh maybe but I have high standards. People know this but people also shouldn't interpret my standards as being impossible. I'm in it for the win nothing else. That is my goal, that is my fun. Everyone makes mistakes myself included but I will call people on it. Even fellow teammates. This is competitive gameplay. You can take the top ten people on the Battlefield 3 world leader boards and put them up against an average TWL Battlefield team and the TWL team would smoke the leader board players quite easily.
I will close this post with a piece of advice from probably the best competitive FPS player I've ever played against, rivaLCartel "If you're not fighting on a flag then you are not doing your job and you're hurting your team." Please people PLAY THE OBJECTIVE. I hope this makes you a better player and better teammate.
-Tr0y
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