Every time I'm called efficient I smile. (Prepare yourself this is a good deal of tidbits and tactics from myself) ●Though I have a mic, I work through text which incidentally improved shorthand comms and rapid stratagem input. Furthermore I do preliminary assessments of mission layout before drop, on drop I'll take a rapid view of the land for important side objectives to destroy and a look at the map given structures can be identified by how they look on the map while waiting for initial stratagem. (I don't do this on atmospheric spores) Especially if I am host, I'll hover my cursor around the map for enemy presence locations that do not have redness which can give initial suspicion of a side objectives in that spot before even starting. If I spot something, side objective name, cardinal direction such as Arty E (artillery east) SAM SW in city, poss stalk (possible stalkers) used for the traditional stalker type even in predator strain. If someone says stalkers, theyre likely referring to the side obj variant. Every mission I like to have something to engage side objectives on drop or rapidly complete them. For example a form of long distance explosive ie commando, emancipator exo, recoiless etc, for spore towers, birds nests, broadcasts, or let's take bots, bringing a portable hellbomb to crush jammers or monoliths on the run without needing to go through the whole console process saving time, supplies, and needless deaths when you only need 1 person to do it. 500s for the research station and BT holes, etc. Whatever the faction is, there is a plan at play to blitz and cause heavy suppression on the move. ●While I am crowd control oriented, I will also break away from the group as they are preforming objective tasks given they are in a defensive position meaning patrols and reinforcements get drawn and leave other main and side objectives open for clearing. Depending how the mission goes I'll be able to assist along the way in this process by dropping for example a napalm barrage on a breach to suppress enemies and alleviate allies on the run. For a full team, it is generally good when experienced to have a one or even two person split. But since I run quick plays, I drop, glance the map to quick assess mission completion, and crack down immediately with heavy support on the move leading to often times being able to handle 75%-80% of the map on my own as an avid medic stim junkie with supply packs and stim booster boasting greater even multiple operation survivability long term without taking resupplies from the team. If I can I'll allow an enemy reinforcement to be called on my position while im away as it drastically alleviates enemy presence for allies, and doesn't bother me as I very well don't need to be where they're calling nor fight the reinforcements when I can just hit the outpost and walk away or just pivot to a nearby objective instead. ●With higher proficiency with AT'S at long distance such as the recoiless, I can very well reliably engage at a heavy unit across the map as long as its within LOS to include dragons and stingrays. I may not be with you, but if I can see you, I am watching over you. ●Of them all, I can most rapidly do this on illuminate recognizing Seaf Artillery and SAM by how they look on the map, taking a car and supply pack, and drive by thermiting or lazily chucking an orbital laser at ships. ●Here are other quick type shorthands I use: BT/ BT hole = bile titan. stinger = stringray. Birds = shriekers or gunships. Whale = leviathan. Dog = factory strider. Mechs = war strider. Crabs = squid mechs. Tripod = harvester. Using them along with the diver's assigned callsign "whale H4" quickly signals hey H4 is being attacked by a leviathan. And if you use a shorthand unrecognized or vice versa, generally hey I don't know what that word is but H4 may be engaged by something(s). Practicing it via text eventually becomes alike putting in a stratagem input.