u/Fruity_Meats

I keep running into new players (lvl 10-30) in higher diffs and I honestly find them so adorable. They follow you around like little ducklings, they attempt to fight bot drops solo without fear. They also pickup any extra support weapons you call down and try them out. But, the thing I find the absolute cutest is when they cannot resist the interaction prompt on a teammate's hellbomb pack.

Anyone else have any wholesome experiences with new cadets?

I play diff 8+ and I've been running into squads with increasingly low strategic thinking. Before liberating anything with the weapons of managed democracy, stop and think:

Is this a good time and place for a fight? Is my team ready for 6 war striders or 7 bile titans? Is my team competent enough to even fight?

Am I wrong for assuming anyone above level 70 has a noggin? Don't even get me started on 150's failing basic training knowledge checks. Also, level 30's and below seem to think they can handle the inconsistent difficulties of 8+ just because they were dropped into the obligatory diff 10 during their cadet days - you DON'T HAVE the DEMOCRATIC WEAPONS and LIBTERATING EXPERTISE that will enable you to EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY combat the enemies of democracy at higher difficulties, YET. Hell, you can drop in with a liberator + the mg + OPS and you'd be fine, but at least have the skill to back it up.

I'm not asking for people to be stealthy, avoid fights, or be a killjoy, the whole point of the game is shooting and blowing stuff up, but at least be smart about it based on the situation.

• Unfavorable position? Retreat or reposition
• Itching for a fight? Check team logistics first
• Unavoidable fight? Prioritize reinforcement callers
• Running into patrols often? LOOK AT THE MAP
• Orbital? Learn your THROW RANGE and orbital's AOE

These are a few but not all of the things I see people NOT do and as a result end up fighting a battle that wasn't necessary or was unnecessarily prolonged. Super Earth has given us all the ordinance and resources to rain down democracy, but the one resource you should use wisely is TIME as it is limited.

Full clearing the map is fun and achievable, but it becomes impossible when T3 and S2 play tower defense and WW1 trench warfare in one corner of the map instead of helping K1 and C4 do objectives.

Lmk y'all's thoughts, opinions, and excuses.

Why are people ignoring samples, especially the common ones? You’re already on the designated planet, just pick a few up as you clear the map.

I’m not even talking about the 150s, even though most of them don’t need it, I know they pick up their samples since every time they die I see a sample container drop. Level 20-80 should have more than enough time to understand how important samples are since they absolutely need it to complete their ship.

So,why are they just blatantly ignoring it and running past the VERY OBVIOUS interaction prompt and the SHINY ahh sfx (for rares & supers)?

Just pick up the dang samples, doesn’t matter if you need them or not, or if a mission needs them or not, but because someone on your team needs them.

FYI, I’ve been maxed for quite long time and I still pick up samples, not just for missions, but because I know someone on my team needs them.