This is how I roll with a Gol \m/
This was on a random server earlier today, was in a squad but they weren't doing much as a squad so I went off solo -_-
*maybe!
All the action on that map is infront of the boat and sniping from that side is useless and unless your capping as a recon then you dont want to be in the thick of the action unless you have a shotty. The sniper is a long range weapon, so you should be sniping caps and raining mortars on flags and tanks from afar drawing the enemy to you and diverting them from the caps.
On the subject of squads, why join a squad then go off on your own?
I find this single thing to be THE most annoying thing about this game.
The only way I ever seem to have a squad with me is when I follow one of my team mates. All I do is try to cap flags and hold flags against enemy attacks, being on my squad is where the action is, but time and time again I have zero squad mates with me and I die to find they have ALL gone recon.
Useful tip:
If you are going to go recon then first leave the squad your in and start a new recon squad, so likewise if you are a recon you should join the recon squad and NOT the assault squad. This means the people actually capping flags can have fun and win the game whilst the recons can sit there pretending to contribute.
Also we dont need more than 5 recons per side, try to look at what the squad is playing as and try to choose something that is missing. I have been on the server when all I could see was recons and so I was left in a squad on my own trying to cap the objectives.
Further to this as a recon you should follow team mates from afar and when someone is capping or setting a charge on a flag, sniper first then strike after. We dont need a strike staight away, it runs out before anybody on the opposing team even gets to the cap.
Now not wanting to sound like I am showing off, but seriously if I go recon I WILL get 7+ kills on a map, this is mainly because I know where and when to snipe now, so if you arent then recon is probably not needed on that map.
Good examples of maps not to use a recon are the winter maps where there is little in the way of places to shoot long range and also you cant protect the flags from close up as a recon.
