mp0713 said:
Edit: I am also still trying to figure out the hacker and engineer thing. Yesterday i kept hearing people yell about needing hackers and what not but I am unsure about what they do or even where the people yelling for them are at.
You mostly hear people wanting a hacker to either:
1) Hack the control console of a tower to switch it to your side
2) Hack an equipment terminal while attacking an enemy base. This allows your side to pull equipment from the terminal.
You have to be an Advanced Hacker to do #2. Anyone can do #1, but it is very slow for non-hacker types, so they will yell for a hacker and will typically provide cover while the hacker does his thing.
For repairs, most players have the engineering cert and are able to repair themselves and others. The main players that need repair help are:
1) MAXes. They can't repair themselves, so players will help them with repairs. More ppl repairing = faster repair.
2) Vehicles. Most drivers have eng so they can repair their own vehicle. However, it can take 1 person quite a while to repair a big veh like a tank. Multiples repairing it is a big help. If you don't have eng (or don't have your big glue gun), stay in the veh and watch for trouble. Use darklight and watch for cloakers in particular. They love to whack a veh driver b/c it leaves the veh stranded. Not quite as cool as blowing up the veh, but still effective. Plus if the gunner runs off, they can jack it.
As a newbie, don't worry about the hacking stuff. There are others who can take care of that. But feel free to help out with as much repairing as you like. It is easy to do, furthers the cause, and repairs count toward the WAR competition I think.
