To all the flames on primal datacenter...

[C00KIE_M0N57R]

So anyway, its my luck alone that gives me a 10% win ratio on the Flames side, my GC just sucks, or Flames have some sort of chicken fodder aura that draws in Maelstrom and Adders like crows to ripe fruit. Either way, its BS. There's no denying that. And grats to those with amazing scores on the Flames Primal server because I don't see it happening :/

It really comes down to leadership; a gc is more likely to win if there is at least one person doing call outs. Not trying to brag, but my win ratio is usually 40-50% every week with an average of 30 matches. And its because I can get a majority of the people in my alliance to actually do sensible things. My suggestion is to try to make call outs yourself. Study the map more every match and you'll notice patterns of what does and doesn't work. You'll be able to tell when a pincer is coming or when to back off. Trust me, most people will listen.

[Februs]

Trust me, most people will listen.

Most people do listen; however, sometimes it takes a bit of nagging to get them all to pay attention. often, people just get too caught up in the fight to notice the chat box, and, there's always the "bad apples" in the group.

I find I spend a lot of time fighting against cowards and pacifists who are constantly shouting "RETREAT!!" in the chat box, or insist on camping nodes under the pretense of "defense," even when it is an awful decision and will clearly cost us the match. For example, people who insist on defending even though they are in last place. You will never gain enough points just sitting there, but somehow they are afraid to attack and take new nodes. Stupidity at its finest, unless your goal is 2nd or 3rd place. You also get the occasional person who is convinced you're going to lose even before the fight has started. It's mind numbing, and infuriating, and it can literally infect the entire Alliance and effect their performance if all they hear is negativity about their odds of winning... There's a lot of negative voices to outshout in the chat box sometimes.

You're right though. Winning requires strong leadership. Every man for himself does not work. For anyone who has a bad winning %, I'd recommend paying attention to the chat box and honestly evaluate if there is clear and solid leadership or if there's just a lot of negative comments. If it's the later, consider trying to lead yourself (if you have a mind for tactics) or finding someone else who can do the job (if you don't personally have a mind for tactics). Just be aware that if you take up the role yourself, it requires that you take a certain distance from the fight.

I have to pull myself out early from combat a lot of the time to check the map, node spawn timers (focus targeting a node is a good trick for doing this), and enemy positions, so that I can accurately plan the teams next move. Then I have to make my decision clear to the team in a simple to understand manner and make sure they listen (which sometimes requires multiple shout-outs). It also requires good map awareness, and knowing which direction is the best to approach from. Most people charge in head first because it's the shortest path, but that's usually leads to a stalemate or putting yourself in a position to get pincer-ed easily. Sometimes it's better to take the long way round, which means convincing the team to not get too far ahead of themselves. You gotta be quick in your instructions. Because of this, I spend a lot less time being directly involved in the fights than the grunts when leadership falls to me. Some people might find that not nearly as fun, especially since it comes with a lot of responsibility, but someone has to do it if you want to win.