Suggestion: Allow easy switching between commander and infantry

[Luminous Dark]

One of the biggest issues I have with this game is how long it takes to get to the action as infantry and how quickly you die when you're there. About 95% of game time is spent running through an empty map. There are lots of possible solutions to this, from having smaller maps to faster units or transportation options such as railways, airdrops, or portals, but here's one that requires no new content, and probably much less than a day's worth of programming:

Have all players join the game as commanders, and then let them switch into the body of any unit on their team that isn't already controlled by another player, and back to command mode whenever they want. This way, if you need to run across the map, you can choose your units and send them across the map in command mode, and then just switch into them when they're ready. You can also deploy advance bases and hop into the units there when you respawn instead of having to go back to the first base.

[Rain Ikari]

HQ and Barracks have a teleporter built in that will let players as infantry teleport to ANY spot on the map that is currently visible to your team. I like to send out my vehicles to the front line, then run to the teleporter, check my map to make sure I know where my vehicles are at, and then teleport to their location and take control of a vehicle.

[Luminous Dark]

Yeah, I recently discovered that. It's kinda cool but there's no analog for the aliens. Regardless, being able to just click any unit on your team and press the "control" button (hotkey could actually be the ctrl button, and press ctrl when controlling a unit to switch right back to commander hovering over the unit you were just controlling) would make for an enormous improvement in gameplay experience.

[GeneticResearch]

If you have this issues then you dont know how to play...and it is not the issue from the game. Also the most issues you have are truly not existent. You can easy switch between commander and infantry, you can teleport and you can also drive. Another hint, better don't try ArmA. Small simple arena shooter like call of duty are better for you where you dont need an iq above 50.

[Slick Twitchy]

Relax. People can put their opinions up. Why not help them instead of criticize?

[Luminous Dark]

Are you saying there is a fast transportation option for the aliens, or do you only play as humans?

[walksanator]

we need a propper tutorial eventually (probally one for both)

[Luminous Dark]

Regardless, it would still be an improvement to allow for multiple commanders, so some can focus on economy while others handle task forces and others expand to new regions, and then anyone can jump into a unit quickly when needed. I know you can switch from commander to infantry now, but you have to respawn as a scout or crab at base, and only one person can be the commander. For people that don't like sharing command, it could just be toggleable when hosting the game.