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I have been playing JO for about a month now and can honestly say that I am well and truely hooked. I do have the advantage that my PC is massive (its a 3.4 gig p4 etc etc etc) so I have no problems running the game. Some of the maps are huge with 64, 100 or 150 people on any one map at any time. This is good for beginners as you can get the feel of the game without compromising your team too much while you get used to the weapons, vehicles, aircraft, boats and the general layout of the maps. The stock maps do repeat themselves, but not too often so they bore you, so the more you play the better you get at navigating your way around. However, they are big enough for any player to spend hours on the same map and still get enjoyment from playing.
My biggest complaint about the game is the players who seem to get pleasure from base raping in sniper mode, although you could say that this is a player complaint and not a game complaint. I cannot see the point in this, especially on TKOTH when the idea is to BE the king of the hill not how many people you can kill at the respawn point.
I have recently started playing on private servers, namely UKO-Squad which is pretty much dedicated to TKOTH ( You may have guessed that this is my favourite game). This is a well run but fun server and the maps are not so big, mainly because on TKOTH the idea is that the games are short( usually 30-40 mins) fast and furious. There are also many more servers to choose from..... COOP (cooperative), AS (advance and secure) TDM (team deathmatch). I have found that the private servers seem to have more fun maps, but please don't think that this is taking anything away from the Nova maps. This is just a personal opinion.
I have found that team work is essential. Yes it is nice to see your name at the top of the pile after a game, but for those players who know the game well, this means nothing. It is a team game and the winning team are all winners. The reason behind this?? Lets start with the MEDS, they run round like crazy medding as many players as they can, which means if you are in a zone or defending a position you can stay where you are without having to try and fight your way back in again. Thier kill ratio isn't great, but in my opinion they are the most important players in any battle.
Next you have the GUNNERS, laying down supressing fire to cover your team mates is not a particularily glamorous job and gets very little recognision, which is probably why you get very few gunners on a game, but nontheless it is still an important role.
RIFLEMAN, probably the most popular role (my usual role). Why? I dont know. I think it must be because it could be the most fun and you get most of the glory. You are not to heavy (GUNNERS and ENGINEERS have a heavy encumbrance) the weapons are pretty good plus you get a secondry weapon, the AT4 is a popular choice.
ENGINEERS, again, an important part of the team but with little recognition. The stinger is an awesome backup weapon when you are moving forward and at the same time getting attacked by helicopters. Also they can use mortars which is a good clearing weapon before moving into a zone.
SNIPERS, not my favourite role but snipers are usually very patient calm people and can give the team good backup from a distance, and when the opposing side know that there are snipers about they tend to be a little more cautious.
So you see the importance of a well balanced team can make all the difference, and a squad that works together well will win many many games over a team with little coordination.
The summary to this is that I would reccomend Joint Ops to any person who likes a shootem up game, strategy games or just likes to have a laugh with a few mates. In one word.............. can't say it with one word, which hopefully speaks volumes for this outstnding game.
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