This is not a commentary about the commanding officer whitelist as a whole, this is just a question on whether I should pursue the commanding officer whitelist
I should also clarify I do not plan to apply for CO anytime soon. I need more hours on SL and XO.
My hours so far are below.
(yes, I really like crusher)
So I have CM13 brainrot. I have no idea how long it will keep lingering, the doctor is giving me mixed results.
But, I have been asking myself recently. Should I apply for a CO whitelist in the future? Iâm not gonna keep on playing this game forever, I will move on, but still.
I recently started playing XO and I really liked it! Intel points, calling marines about OBs, giving announcements, and micromanaging a bunch of other stuff is fun! Though it is definitely more of a challenging role then staff officer. Youâre the leading face of the operation. You have to ACT like a leader, and to be someone whom can be trusted and admired.
And well, I like helping marines. Iâve always liked helping people and guiding people, even if Iâve done it in some flawed ways. When you see me as SO, you can really feel my energy when Iâm warming people of a queen flank.
I look up to people like Joe Dafoe, Tank Moore, and Greg Lauffer, who are highly inspirational COs. The former two will deploy groundside and act as squad leaders on steroids, motivating marines to rip and tear. Greg Lauffer doesnât play CO anymore, but his speeches are always very fun to see, and I always appreciate the amount of effort he always puts into them.
Some Downsides
When I⌠played a lot of SO, I got stubborn. Overly stubborn, in fact. I have went against the backs of COs before and purchased intel points or did OBs, leading to my arrest. Disobeying your superiors is not a CO-like behavior, and I acknowledge what I did was wrong there.
I can be stubborn at times, to a fault. Learning to compromise with marines groundside or others in CIC is an important aspect that I have to come to terms with more when playing CIC.
And well, I CAN get frustrated as XO. If I see marines failing to push and the hive getting 10 new caps? That crushes me, and Iâm always evac-happy after something like ARES going from 16 xenos to 31 or something like queen screeching and getting 10 caps, or wiping the front. Itâs hard to build in the motivation after disasters like that, Iâm not sure how Dafoe and Moore do it so well.
And well sometimes I type so fast, I make a lot of grammatical errors. Oopsies.
Part of me wants to apply to CO, I think it would be a fun CM13 goal to work towards and CO is a very cool role. But I have to be realistic with myself and acknowledge my flaws when I play CIC.
What are your thoughts? Should I bother with applying for CO, or stay out of it? How can I be better in CIC? You can be as honest as you want.
(if you donât know who I am, I am Beatrice âBomberâ Bootes. You may have seen me as BEA when I play xeno as well)