I. How to Roleplay as OTAI find it easiest to compare roleplaying an Overwatch soldier to roleplaying a CP. Of course, there are a few
key differences that you must know.
1. The most important difference between the
CCA and
OTA is that CPs still retain their humanity. They wear armor and an identity-obscuring mask, but under it all is a genuine, living and breathing human being. Not so with the Overwatch.
Overwatch soldiers are unfeeling products of Combine bioengineering. Their bodies have (according to
http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Combine_soldier) "undergone extensive modifications including, but not limited to, brain and chest surgery, removal of genitalia, and implantation of various mechanical devices in the throat and around the abdomen."
Combine soldiers are more machine than human. They are
devoid of human emotions, such as fear, pity, or a sense of humor. Therefore, certain RPs are no longer acceptable including, among other things, joking around, anger RP, and fear RP. However, respect (for commanding officers) and pain should still be RP'd. Be sure to use /me's and /it's to their full potential.
2. The missions of the CCA and OTA are vastly different. The CCA is a police force, whereas OTA is comparable to an army. As far as HL2RP is concerned, CPs can handle law enforcement tasks like patrolling the streets, running identification checks, and amputating the odd anticitizen.
Overwatch support, on the other hand, should only be requested in
dire circumstances where direct military force is necessary. Examples of such situations could be a citywide uprising, an armed group of citizens defending a building, or a Judgment Waiver.
Some may view this as a stretch, but in the urban setting of city 18, OTA can be thought of as a glorified SWAT team.
3. Both CPs and Overwatch units rely on their in-helmet radios for communication. However, CPs are fed incentives, addressed, and controlled by Dispatch. OTA units use their radios to give/acknowledge orders and to constantly update combat situations
among their own squadmates.
A subtle difference between CP radio language and OTA radio language is the choice of words they use on the radio. CCA/Dispatch radio chatter is carefully phrased in medical terms- inject, cauterize, sterilize, and so on. Overwatch radio chatter uses openly violent terminology- blade, striker, reaper, etc.
Note: Overwatch units should not say, /yell, or /whisper anything. Units should /radio everything they "say." (maybe a macro could be made so units automatically radio everything /said, /yelled, and /whispered?)
4. As OTA is a military organization, Overwatch soldiers have better training and equipment than their Civil Protection counterparts. This should be reflected in a firefight by the level of S2M (shoot to miss) used by Overwatch soldiers.
There are two main environments in which OTA will engage in combat. a.
InteriorsInterior combat
generally takes place at short range. OTA should only shoot to miss if a target is behind cover.
Targets in the open can be gunned down with minimal S2M. b.
ExteriorsExterior combat
takes place at a variety of ranges, from cramped alleys to expansive streets. If you are a
SeC or Element Commander, try to miss around 30% of your shots at long range (about the length of the Terminal street) and 0% of your shots at short range (about the width of the Terminal street).
If not (an 02-05), go for 50% misses at long range and 10% at short range.
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I'm unable to spawn any props whatsoever on the HL2 RP server. I don't get any error messages, the props simply don't show up when I click them on the Q menu. Does anyone know why this is? My char doesn't have a physgun either, could that be the problem?