Any advice? (Shot calling focused)

[Februs]

It looks pretty solid, actually. You made some pretty sound calls. I've seen much worse.

In terms of improvements, here's a few suggestions:

1. I know this has already been mentioned, but brevity is important. Spamming a macro too many times can a) irritate the alliance, b) make them think you're a troll (thus, ignoring you), or c) drown out other important voices in the text. People might miss other important messages because the box is dominated by the same message 10 times over.

2. (This is kind of tied to 1.) Instead of spamming a macro, try following it up with landmark call out. I find that the most common problem with Macro usage in PvP is that people's response to it is slow, especially for new or casual PvP players. It's a safe bet that most of them have not memorized the coordinates of each node spawn or are slow on using the flag (especially on default Ps4 controls. click touchpad. scroll up in text. scroll right in text. click flag... by this time most pc users are already halfway to the objective), so calling out a landmark can be more effective than giving coordinates. Almost everyone knows where "the lighthouse" is, for example. "Beach" is pretty clear. Even the more obscure ones like, "North cave" or "South Mid" get more immediate responses over repeated flag call outs, because you don't even have to open your map. It's not overly important, but its an accessibility issue for different levels of players. I don't like to leave anyone behind.

3. Use focus target if you're on defensive duty. Most people don't realize that they can focus target a node. It makes it a lot easier to keep an eye on the % bar, so you know when it's good to stand your ground or get out while the gettin's good. The focus target has a pretty decent range too, so even if you drive the opponent away from your node you can keep an eye on it for a while. Once the focus target drops, you know that it's time to stop chasing. It's kind of like a self check, to make sure you don't get tunnel vision too hard. You don't seem like a chaser, but it's a trick I've been using that I find helps a little.

That's just the 3 that came up off the top of my head. Otherwise, it looked good. I'm impressed with the Aether data centre players. They seem much more open control than those on Primal. Unfortunately, on my server, it seems that the hardest part about shot calling is trying to keep people positive. Using positive language is very important, trying to keep people calm and stop them from just giving up is a problem on my server. I didn't see too many negative comments in your chat though, so I don't think you have to worry about using the "right language" when issuing orders.