thx a lot for the detailed answer, and especially the ban-lift!
tbh i haven't really thought much about how it feels like for the people i kill (just a game) at a spawnpoint while in a tank,
however now i think why it feels like raping, even if it isn't my intention:
if i'm attacking a base (which i try to cap) and see two or just one at guy, i usually wouldn't take the risk of rushing to the flag, as i'm quite likely to not survive that,
but prefer staying further away, wait for reinforcements or until i managed to kill them off. well of course i would not only shoot at the at-soldiers but at everything i see,
and especially if the enemy had only few points to spawn, i would never run out off targets to kill before proceding to cap the flag, which now i can understand looks like raping, although it isnt my intention.
above said, the events at the gulf of oman map occured different to me:
i spawned at the mec base to get the tank when i saw hotel was taken by us, so i spontaneosly decided not take the road but the shorter way over the hills,
which was as far as i remember the first time i took that very route (there are no vanilla 1.5 24/7 oman servers which are decently populated anymore, and when i played
oman some months ago i was usually sniping from the construction site).
however as i could overwatch the base i saw (not exactly sure, due to the time passed) an apc and a hmmvw
also coming for the hotel via the road, so i decided to stay and kill anyone spawing, cause i would be more usefull on otherwatch then as the third guy capping. i think i got at most 3 kills them, but rather less.
i remember someone talking about the "tank on the hill" in the gamechat, so i answered with that i'd be giving "covering fire". didnt think it would annoy that much, as it was only about 2 or 3 kills.
later on in the apc me and another apc were trying to cap the construction site, but while we were capping he was killed by a smaw, so i retreated on the hill, waiting for reinforements while taking out everythink i could see, which was a lot.
i can understand why they were annoyed, however only one spawned as at, which was probably the reason i could kill so many at all (im not sure but id say it was 8-12 kills), so i thought it was kinda their fault too if you're spawing as assault/medic/sniper when an apc's knocking on your door.
well in the end the at-guy hit me, and i retreated off the hill.
there was also another incidence earlier (maybe 3-4 weeks ago) on kubra dam where i tried out the us-aa vehicle, which i hadnt really used before (i mostly played wake island) and was suprised as it seemed (and still seems to me) way superior to his counterparts. i didnt really go for the flags then, but stayed at the bridge coming from the us-base, and was kicked after i got some lucky long range kills.
well i guess now i have to think of other ways then, or just take the risk..thx again for banlift and cya ingame.
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