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Traits you like in an fc?

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War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#21 - 2014-10-07 11:43:56 UTC
3 key traits to being a successful FC:

1. Don't eat, drink, breathe or perform any other noisy bodily activities near the microphone.
2. Speak clearly.
3. Don't suck at FCing.

I don't judge people by their race, religion, color, size, age, gender, or ethnicity. I judge them by their grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, clarity of expression, and logical consistency.
Marcus Gord
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#22 - 2014-10-07 11:45:32 UTC
calmness, patience, and clear, concise orders.

the other stuff is learnable.

In a few moments you will have an experience that will seem completely real. It will be the result of your subconscious fears transformed to your conscious awareness.

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flaming phantom
Unlimited LTD
#23 - 2014-10-07 12:06:36 UTC
I like it when my FCs are clear, and I sometimes do like repition, as I sometimes fail to hear the FC the first time for some reason or another.
Otherwise, I do prefer an FC who allows some chatter so we can have a lauch in eventlessroams, but yet knows when to call comms and get everyone to shut up.
The biggest thing I like is when the FC appropriately distriburtes loot. If no one dies, then I really don't care if other people manage to scrounge the loot first. But if we kill a particularily shiny kill, I like it when the FC splits the earnings. If someone loses a ship, I think it's best when loot goes to the person who lost their ship to help compensate. When I do lose a ship, and the FC doesn't ensure I get any of the loot everyone else snagged, I tend to not like flying with that FC anymore.
Indesicive FCs are annyoing too, you're leading us, make a decision! Even if it's a suicide attack, let's just go for it.

All great men have mustaches
Notorious Fellon
#24 - 2014-10-07 13:21:18 UTC
A good FC must:

understand that ships explode, even in this fleet. It is fun, it is ok. In fact, sometimes it is damned hilarious.

say the word "jump" multiple times in rapid succession, sometimes singing them like a song. This alleviates boredom.
"jump-jump-jump! Jump now! jump-jump!"

*not* have screaming kids and barking dogs and insane roommates yelling 3 inches from the microphone. Get a headset and tell everyone else to shut the hell up. Put the dogs outside, where they can **** off the neighbors or better yet try training them not to bark. Derp.

be willing and have the patience to deal with those who may be new to fleet activities! For EVE to stay alive, we must all do our part. An FC who is a jackass to the inexperienced can really shut people down and get them to leave the game entirely.

Crime, it is not a "career", it is a lifestyle.
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#25 - 2014-10-07 13:30:30 UTC
Same things I would look for in an NCO or fireteam/squad leader...

...including a good mic. Broken comms sucks donkey-**** in the military, it sucks donkey-**** in Eve. And plenty of sleep, that helps...a lot!

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
Liafcipe9000
Critically Preposterous
#26 - 2014-10-07 13:38:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Liafcipe9000
the FC must be competent in the field of uwotm8.

(no nans shag'd tho, it's cool Pirate)

Notorious Fellon wrote:
be willing and have the patience to deal with those who may be new to fleet activities! For EVE to stay alive, we must all do our part.


but eve is kill Blink
S'Way
State War Academy
Caldari State
#27 - 2014-10-07 13:52:29 UTC  |  Edited by: S'Way
The ability to find a fight even if the original target didn't happen. Never keep the fleet waiting an hour or more then "target didn't happen, stand down" - you have a fleet, use it for something even if it's a "reship for drunk roam".

Not to form a fleet then "surprise it's a structure shooting op" - this gets old fast.

Intelligence, not just blindly warping to 0 on a target everytime.

Ability to stay calm and not panic even when things go wrong.
knobber Jobbler
State War Academy
Caldari State
#28 - 2014-10-07 13:56:23 UTC
I like my FC's to:

* Yell battlecries as we warp into the dangerzone
* To play Dangerzone on priority speaker as we warp into said dangerzone
* GIve orders to web, scram and hold the enemy FC then find the backup FC and anchor then kill all of them in the first minute of the fight

These are the most important qualities of an FC. It also helps if they know what they're doing.
Hengle Teron
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#29 - 2014-10-07 14:01:55 UTC
Screaming, they must know how to scream really loud
Solecist Project
#30 - 2014-10-07 14:05:38 UTC
Hengle Teron wrote:
Screaming, they must know how to scream really loud

I'm not even using voice and it's true anyway. :/

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
CALDARI CITIZEN 14330909
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#31 - 2014-10-07 14:57:53 UTC
Must be able to shout 'F1 now' and use a wide variety of eclectic regional/local vocabulary.

The Artist Formerly Known As AC. 

The terminal end of the digestive system. 

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#32 - 2014-10-07 14:59:31 UTC
War Kitten wrote:
3 key traits to being a successful FC:

1. Don't eat, drink, breathe or perform any other noisy bodily activities near the microphone.
2. Speak clearly.
3. Don't suck at FCing.


Capt'n Crunch and coms. Bad combo.

Mr Epeen Cool
Solecist Project
#33 - 2014-10-07 15:08:23 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
War Kitten wrote:
3 key traits to being a successful FC:

1. Don't eat, drink, breathe or perform any other noisy bodily activities near the microphone.
2. Speak clearly.
3. Don't suck at FCing.


Capt'n Crunch and coms. Bad combo.

Mr Epeen Cool
Best voice experience I ever had ...
... my second and last one.

Text2speech as always, everyone laughs when ...
... suddenly, out of the blue, I write ...

nomnomnom.


I encourage everyone to try this and make sure others have txt2speech enabled.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2014-10-07 15:32:22 UTC
Has an open back seat.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#35 - 2014-10-07 15:43:15 UTC
A strong tolerance to intoxicants.

There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a FC in the depths of a binge, spewing nonsensical commands over comms.

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Foxstar Damaskeenus
why did i join this corp
Not Purple Shoot It.
#36 - 2014-10-07 15:48:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Foxstar Damaskeenus
Not sissy, doesn't talk off topic, doesn't let other people ramble about bullshit I don't care about, tells people to STFU when there's action.

"[this thread] is a cesspit of trolling and flaming" ISD Buldath
Liafcipe9000
Critically Preposterous
#37 - 2014-10-07 16:04:20 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Hengle Teron wrote:
Screaming, they must know how to scream really loud

I'm not even using voice and it's true anyway. :/

FC also must not be afraid of using VOIP to talk to others and not claim that they feel weird talking to a computer.
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#38 - 2014-10-07 16:58:32 UTC
ShahFluffers wrote:
Calm.
Well spoken.
Displays humorous bravado (in small bursts).
Shrugs off failure with a grin.
Delegates authority to a few other well spoken people in the event of his/her demise.
Is willing to go "balls deep / Leeroy Jenkins"... yet is sane enough to recognize that there some situations that are just too suicidal to be fun.

And... most importantly... drinking. I require all my FCs to be somewhere at or beyond the "Ballmer peak!"


Everyones Favorite FC?
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#39 - 2014-10-07 16:58:53 UTC
Able to keep his cats in a herd. If we form up for X, don't let people do Y unless there is a reason for it.
Foxstar Damaskeenus
why did i join this corp
Not Purple Shoot It.
#40 - 2014-10-07 17:43:26 UTC
Actually, #1 trait:

Gets us lots of kills!

"[this thread] is a cesspit of trolling and flaming" ISD Buldath