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Is it better to let the game engine assign the flagship captain as the TF commander or should I hand pick an admiral?

My team mate insists there is a thread floating around here that claims that the rank of a TF commander has no bearing on the performance of a TF. I don't agree with this philosophy as it is counter intuitive and illogical.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

ORIGINAL: OSO

Is it better to let the game engine assign the flagship captain as the TF commander or should I hand pick an admiral?

My team mate insists there is a thread floating around here that claims that the rank of a TF commander has no bearing on the performance of a TF. I don't agree with this philosophy as it is counter intuitive and illogical.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

I usually have the game engine select a TF commander (rather than defaulting to the flagship commander). Then I think about tweaking the choice.

Rank has no bearing on outcome, but rank does determine who can command what.

ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: OSO

Is it better to let the game engine assign the flagship captain as the TF commander or should I hand pick an admiral?

My team mate insists there is a thread floating around here that claims that the rank of a TF commander has no bearing on the performance of a TF. I don't agree with this philosophy as it is counter intuitive and illogical.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

I usually have the game engine select a TF commander (rather than defaulting to the flagship commander). Then I think about tweaking the choice.

Same w/ me. I have noticed aggressive commanders seem to really kick ass in surface duels.

ORIGINAL: bigred

ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: OSO

Is it better to let the game engine assign the flagship captain as the TF commander or should I hand pick an admiral?

My team mate insists there is a thread floating around here that claims that the rank of a TF commander has no bearing on the performance of a TF. I don't agree with this philosophy as it is counter intuitive and illogical.

Any opinions?

Thanks!

I usually have the game engine select a TF commander (rather than defaulting to the flagship commander). Then I think about tweaking the choice.

Same w/ me. I have noticed aggressive commanders seem to really kick ass in surface duels.

Aggression seems to be high for most commanders, but I like to use really high aggression but otherwise mediocre commanders to command the two-ship cruiser squadrons I send in harm's way. Can anyone spell Tom Phillips?

ORIGINAL: WLockard

Rank has no bearing on outcome, but rank does determine who can command what.

Is there a developer out there that can confirm this?

Seems broken if that's the case.

Yes, the question is strictly of rank. As an example, take two TF commanders, one an admiral and the other a captain. Let's say their numbers are exactly the same. Would the admiral perform better because of his rank or does it not matter?

Found it in the manual.

"Note that rank is not an in-game factor and can be ignored for the purposes of deciding on whom to command your TF. Unlike the real world, none of your virtual officers have an ego to bruise by placing a lower-ranking officer in a position over them. If an officer is on this list, they are capable of command. Note however that only certain ranks of officers will be made available for selection. Usually this is based on the rank of the captain of the flagship, plus or minus a rank or two. Admiral ranks are only made available to command larger combat TFs."

Lately, I've been scrutinizing sub commanders before sending out new patrols. Most of the time, one of the better ones will be assigned, but once in a while I need to change it.

Ed-

How do you get the game engine to select a TF commander? (rather than default to flagship commander)? Must be a selection switch somewhere I haven't found.

switch is on the form task force screen, middle of right side.

ORIGINAL: OSO

ORIGINAL: WLockard

Rank has no bearing on outcome, but rank does determine who can command what.

Is there a developer out there that can confirm this?

Seems broken if that's the case.

If you are not happy with the correct answer, why don't you PM a developer first. [&:]

Higher rank meaning more ability? Someone has never been in the military...

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Higher rank meaning more ability? Someone has never been in the military...

QFT

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Higher rank meaning more ability? Someone has never been in the military...

Flag officers receive special training in commanding task forces with multiple types of assets. They still may be weak in specific skills, but they should be less weak than lower rank officers.

ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Higher rank meaning more ability? Someone has never been in the military...

Flag officers receive special training in commanding task forces with multiple types of assets. They still may be weak in specific skills, but they should be less weak than lower rank officers.

Someone else has never been in the military.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Higher rank meaning more ability? Someone has never been in the military...

Flag officers receive special training in commanding task forces with multiple types of assets. They still may be weak in specific skills, but they should be less weak than lower rank officers.

Someone else has never been in the military.

The Naval War College (higher) and Naval Postgraduate School (mid-career). In the Army, the Army War College (higher) and the Command and General Staff College (mid-career).

I see. School.

ORIGINAL: WLockard

ORIGINAL: OSO

ORIGINAL: WLockard

Rank has no bearing on outcome, but rank does determine who can command what.

Is there a developer out there that can confirm this?

Seems broken if that's the case.

If you are not happy with the correct answer, why don't you PM a developer first. [&:]

Go piss on someone else pal.

I remember a long time ago a developer confirming that rank was not a factor, only the leader stats.