Hell Let Loose Guide: How to Play the “Commander” Right

[@Dismal626]

couple corrections. destroying a garry in blue territory takes the same amount of time as red zone garries unless they are 3+ columns deep in the map the commander can call stuff in while dead as long as they are not headshotted or gibbed by an explosion. you can call things in while you are downed waiting for a medic.

[@FutureFocusTraders]

good to know, since i only destroy garris +3 zones deep or in nthe blue :)) maybe i should be more patient

[@Jermster_91]

FYI, you can lock the Halftrack so that a blueberry doesn't steal it. They can enter the vehicle and start it, but they can't drive off with it. For PC: hold the parking break (space bar) as you leave it locks in the break. For PS5: Hold Square and Circle For Xbox: Hold X and B

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Damn…I actually didn’t know that i appreciate that bud, that is actually so cool, I went and tested that and was blown away lol

[@Jermster_91]

@@ChaoticHammer_ I read about it on the Hell Let Loose reddit and was like "What?".

[@ChaoticHammer_]

@@Jermster_91 yeah it makes me wonder how this stuff gets found, it’s awesome though😂

[@brendano4196]

Wow. Mind blown. Had 3 half-tracks destroyed by blueberries doing this while I'm on the gun intentionally driving it into enemy tanks and once almost costing us the game. It was funny in hindsight to recall the laughs in prox chat at my curses. Thank you.

[@AToastyEngineer]

... What

[@ShadeScarecrow]

Very nice guide. Im around lvl 50 now and my only commander experience is jumping into the role when a new match started and the server was suddenly empty. Just to look and see how using the abilities feels. Still don´t plan on actually commanding a full game, since I have strong doubts in my leadership skills. But this guide was helpful nonetheless. Even for non-commanders.

[@HighDiver5555]

Moral is more important than you think guys. I’ve seen friendly’s starting killing teammates on the last point while we were defending just because they thought we were going to lose. On one instance we ended up winning 45 minutes later but on the other match we lost because we could no longer defend because our teammates were killing us because some people in text chat said “gg” This game is NOT a “gg” until the match is actually over

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Big facts

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Yup, in Natural Selection, someone would jump in the command chair and sell all the base. You have no justification forcing your team to resign. It's disrespectful to your team and to the opponent team as you don't give them your best fight. To me, it's the opposite of gaming spirit.

[@HighDiver5555]

@@jean-marcknight8816 thank you. Somebody gets it

[@FutureFocusTraders]

true, yesterday we let them 'roll over' us in offensive.... just to kick the **** out of them on the last point. Over confidence killed them, not just us. :))

[@gregorysteffan3382]

They better add the Japanese theatre of war to this game. Don’t be like BF V and leave out one of the main theatres of ww2. Can’t believe EA didn’t release the eastern front. Dumbest thing ever

[@ChaoticHammer_]

My thing with the pacific theatre is how outclassed the Japanese army was compared to the US army. Only time it was semi equal was in 1942 in Guadalcanal and that’s because the Marines trusted the M1903 over the M1 Garand (and just stubborn traditionalism) I think it would be cool if done right, but kind of unbalanced in favor of the US. That’s just my take on it, there is potential if they do it right though

[@gregorysteffan3382]

@@ChaoticHammer_ they could maybe put a prototype gun in there for the japs. Something they didn’t use in huge bulk but definitely, I agree. The M1 Garand would out class the arisaka for sure

[@JJones-cl4dm]

Agreed

[@smokyondagrass2353]

​@@ChaoticHammer_ Japan vs great Britain in Burma would be cool

[@ChaoticHammer_]

@@smokyondagrass2353 I’d be for that, the weapons would be more equal…and it would be a front that (as far as I know) has never been shown in world war 2 game

[@QuestioningYam]

You can use ammo drops to confuse the enemy, drop one when you are dropping supplies

[@ChaoticHammer_]

This video was a bit longer than what I wanted but even with that….there’s some aspects I didn’t talk about or at least in great detail to keep the video as short as possible. Put some things you wish to add for those viewing the video I hope you got something out of this video, and i appreciate you watching Also the intro is iffy…I was stuffed up when talking…sorry for that.

[@stephenoliveira2652]

Liked and subbed. Ty for the content. I know a lot of work went into this. Just turned lvl 30. Excited to play the commander role and lead my team to victory!!!

[@ChaoticHammer_]

You got it bud!!!

[@jean-marcknight8816]

It's like a business, good commanders run their squads, they don't let their squads run the commander. This is by far the most difficult part.

[@stevem-u4v]

this is just wrong on average. The commander supports the other leaders. example.. tank commander says commander, heavy bottom hq and your testosterone gets in the way and says no, go mid, and then you just created tension.

[@FutureFocusTraders]

120 hours in, mainly as SL, recon, support and engi, ..... thanks for the insight towards my nexr step

[@blurboards1]

Honestly the min rank should be 50. I’ve commanded games with only one SL talking and still led the team to victory with strategic garrison placements. Unfortunately Game Pass availability has vastly hindered the quality of the games on console though. The matches at chock full of people who aren’t at all interested in communicating, or setting up nodes, or garrisons. People are constantly team killing. It’s a mess right now.

[@ChaoticHammer_]

I more think it should at least be 40, that was before game pass showed up, but I get what you are saying…it’s why I’m in a clan, makes for better games

[@shawnstell9871]

We have got to get this channel some attention. These tips and mechanic explanations are the best I’ve seen. Good job, subbed

[@ChaoticHammer_]

I appreciate it man! Thank you!

[@LanceCriminal1337]

Dismantle friendly garrisons, lol. Would need the team to actually build garrisons to require dismantling them. I mostly play squad leader and nothing is more infuriating when commander is trying to get other knuckle headed squad leaders to help build Garry’s and the won’t. Seen it countless time where a squad leader is right next to a supply box that commander air dropped. They just waltz right passed it. Drives me nits

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Yeah I can’t fix that unfortunately, that is super frustrating

[@theprofessional155]

Hey thanks dude. I will use this guide and I subscribed. I have had people scream at me before when i tried to run commander. I aso wanted to ask. Do you happen to know what happened to Poland and Finland? They were supposed to be added by the end of the year but the dev has been silent.

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Awesome! Glad you can get something from the video. In regards to the Poland and Finland factions, the devs ditched the roadmap a couple of months ago, the amount of backlash they got from the movement speed changes, and the disaster that was the update 15 “trailer” caused them to change what they were doing and focused on fixing the game rather than add more factions.

[@theprofessional155]

@@ChaoticHammer_wait so they aren’t adding those factions anymore ? 😢

[@ChaoticHammer_]

@@theprofessional155 at least for this year. I can try and see if I can get you link or something tomorrow as it’s pretty late, but as far as I know, they have shelved the other factions at least for the rest of this year to focus on bug fixes, stability, and basically fixing the British faction as main priorities. I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to bring them in next year though, or at least other factions in general (sorry for the long-winded answer)

[@theprofessional155]

@@ChaoticHammer_wow that’s unfortunate I really wanted to see the polish faction . Also as for commander I tried to play it twice and learn but I had people scream at me

[@ChaoticHammer_]

@@theprofessional155 dev brief 191 talks directly about the change in plan and what they wished to accomplish, (store.steampowered.com/news/app/686810/view/3649653272201504264) there’s the link if you wish to view it. On people yelling at you, if you are newer to commander, it might be advised to go into a vacant lobby to get a feel first, if you are good there, try an actual game, I found when starting out to let people know that it’s a first time playing commander, people tend to be more patient and try to help out more. (Not always but usually more often than not it seems) sorry people are treating you rough, it might be your overall level too, if you are a higher level, people might be less patient, just a guess. But you’ll get there, don’t let other players after a couple games discourage you. Commander takes time to master, you got this!

[@pawochoa]

Great video!

[@solidus1995]

Honestly I think commander is the easiest. Seems very intuitive but I'm also a level 8 officer while my other classes are around 3 or 4. I personally have a trump card I use when I play and it wins me games even when I'm being beaten back. Convert all possible resources to munitions so you can use plenty of air support and recon especially. Recon will afford you and your officers a flow of data and enemy formations for various missions in game and or coordinationof air support. You must also be extremely liberal with supply drops. Essentially supplies alone can be enough to reinforce a point. Think about it, if your obj is under attack and your men are being killed then your garrison is probably next. If you keep supplies and even ammo on the point then you will be able to revive your point garrison. If you drop your men ammo then tell the officers to encourage RPG and demo teams to work together. Also last but not least make as many garrisons as possible and keep supply trucks at your point for either you or officers.

[@ChaoticHammer_]

It’s one of those situations that you have to have a team around you to succeed as commander…or hope the other team is worse than yours lol The thing with converting everything into munitions is great and all but if you have tank crews that need tanks, constant reinforcement drops on defensive points and and anything else can make it hard to justify doing that sometimes, also without nodes…this is only effective for so long until your resources dry up, commander is unfortunately one of those wildcard where if the team is behind you and supports you, you get stuff done, if not…well…it sucks I do see what you are talking about though and certain scenarios can allow for what you have presented, but at the same times other scenarios might not, just the glory of the game

[@DjRennie1541]

Quality video

[@luckykid100]

I tried commander and my 4th time yesterday I tried it we were the Americans vs Germans on ohama beach German offensive and I tried my best to not burn up all our resources and tried to be positive I told the squad leads I was new and near the end it was the second to last capture point they started being all a holes to me to tell me to take the L and change role s and I listened to their requests during the match dropping supplies at requested locations and I got a support players to move supplies to defensive points and they said I didn’t know what I was doing without explaining what I should do and told to switch so I did but none of them changed to commander then we lost

[@ChaoticHammer_]

People are a holes sometimes…don’t let that dishearten you, especially if they won’t take up the role themselves, with the new influx of players, it’s kind of been bad. But you’ll have that from time to time, sorry that it happened to you

[@laserlobotomy]

If you have a solid understanding of how to play the officer role, the importance of tanks, garrison placement, basic tactics, recon, etc... then you won't hear so many complaints. Even if you haven't quite mastered the quirks of the commander abilities menu yet. But if you are taking on the role without doing your due diligence beforehand, you are often spoiling the game for your team. They shouldn't be so overtly toxic, but I understand why they would be ultimately frustrated. It's incredibly irritating when someone makes the executive decision to take the role in a packed lobby when they do not have the requisite knowledge to perform the basics without being constantly micromanaged by far more qualified officers. It's nice when people take the time to teach others, yes, but ultimately we game to enjoy ourselves, and expecting strangers to sacrifice their time and enjoyment of a game to school you on basic things you should have had the sense to learn on your own is selfish in my opinion. This is not to say you shouldn't practice the role. You should, but you should do it in a way that is considerate of others' time. Practice in sparsely populated lobbies. There you can make diabolical mistakes and not be crucified for it. Low stakes, less investment.

[@luckykid100]

@@laserlobotomy well this comment was a month ago now I get more wins then losses but thanks for tips

[@ledgamer3554]

Just hit level 30 yesterday but I’m nervous r to try

[@ChaoticHammer_]

My advice would be to practice in a very low player count lobby before you jump in to a big game. Get a true feel for it. Once you feel confident and ready to play for real, let people know you are new to commander. Typically (not always though) people will try to help you out. I would advise getting a little more experience though with the game though before tackling the commander role. I don’t think I took it until I was around lvl 70ish. So play it when you are ready

[@ledgamer3554]

@@ChaoticHammer_ ok cool thanks for the advice

[@GSDhandler1]

Play as an officer and ask a successful commander what he's doing and why, to improve your skills that is. They will talk you through the moves and their experience is priceless before you jump into it.

[@GSDhandler1]

Garrison quality and quantity should be the first thing to achieve every game. Keep the points backed up never overlook defence. Easy wins 90%

[@dwainetyncompany]

As a level 10 commander and counting, Be the good kind of As*****. There is so much respect for the good commander…. And you can’t do it without being “mean” And I’m talking be MEAN proper.

[@dwainetyncompany]

Not the *”Bully”*

[@mattvandinther372]

nice video brother

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Thank you very much!

[@LoisStewart-t6g]

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[@martinwinther6013]

dont ever play commander with less than at least 300h. Honestly. 1k is probably closer to reality. But lets face it. a 300h commander is better than no commander.

[@SlamminRytch]

Nah, you're wrong. You don't need that many hours. Play matches as squad lead, watch KZbin videos and for the love off god, understand your abilities and how garrisons work. I'm under 100 hours and I regularly win games and never get steamrolled. In saying that, I probably have another 50 hours in study of how the game works.

[@GSDhandler1]

That's pure bs mate, I started commader at lv 40, now I'm lv 67 and on a 15+ win streak. It's not overly difficult once you have watched a handful of videos like this. Garrisons, well places and plenty of eary. Nodes next. Command dont bully. Use supply trucks and be sure to make sure that your officers have their support player within 10feet of them at all times. It's a rule of thumb that if used well makes for garrisons wherever and wherever they're needed. We're winning games often without even needing the bombing run.

[@osososd]

Lmao complex? Even 12 iq lvl 3 can easly pull up that sheit

[@ChaoticHammer_]

Understandable have a nice day lol

[@jd646]

No