I posted this just today:
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Last night, many keeps fell. Destro did a great job and we had a well informed and well organized leader. We did have one issue, a 2nd War band, had a group leader, that would communicate basic information, regarding to Order movements. This is fine in limited engagements. However, the need for detailed information is critical. In this Waaagh, we had a Black Orc that was relaying information better than the 2nd War band. From what i can tell, this was not done to step on toes or to challenge the "position" of the 2nd WB leader. A example of this is as follows...
WB leader 2: /1 Order out front.
Black Orc: /1:Order at main moving east, 15 plus. /say Tanks be ready to funnel, shift to rear if you are close. Watch flanks.
WB leader 2: I got this. this my wb.
I am not attempting to be critical of WB Leader 2 with this thread. However the Black Orc was giving better information, every time something was going on and offering a solution. He also used /say to give the info in his vicinity and or a recommendation. In doing this Black Orc was not clogging up /1 and /wb chat. Only detailed info he had to report on went into /1 for the War Boss to see.
This upset WB leader 2. He would comment, ' i got this' 'you only worry about keep gate' ' this is my wb i told you that already.' ' i am in charge.' and so on. Black Orc and WB L 2 where not in the same WB.
For me this is a induction that WB Leader 2 felt challenged or upset that someone else was doing what he/she wanted to do. Black Orc gave better info and he did not attempt to take control of the major workings of the Siege. The War Boss did not say a thing in regards to the Black Orc nor did he tell WB Leader 2 and Black Orc to cut the chatter. Which is the best call, in-fighting or picking a side would have upset one or both parties, i would think.
I am not aware if the War Boss gave War Band Leader 2 a role to fulfill. That was never brought up. I think that WB 2 was just a rando WB that was taking on a duty and was not appointed by the War Boss.
I felt better with Black Orc's info reporting and his /say responses. This went on for five keeps or so. Black Orc would report, WB L 2 would chime in with a counter to silence BO. I thought, i need to see whats going on and get a better idea of who is best to listen to other than the Boss. I hung around WB L 2, order would charge, he might report it, his WB would give chase. If the Black Orc was near or watching, he would say something like /1: small order group, routed going south wb 2 giving chase. WB L 2: * insulting or negative reply *
Once Black Orc gave the info of WB 2 giving chase, i saw some destro at the back of keep that had turned and moved to cover.
WB L 2: Did complete its tasks but without the full info, might have caused bigger issue for the siege.
Black Orc, saw this as a possible issue and did his best to relay detailed info.
This is a topic, i feel that Destro for the most part might fail at. Communication in a large or small operation is key. A close 2nd would be all members knowing what role he or she must play to gain victory. This requires information. This is the key to gain the upper hand, information.