Clans
Ghost Recon Online is unique in the fact that tactical team-play is essential to victory. Teams however, can be fleeting and easily dispersed. But if a team is united by a common name and purpose it can evolve into something more - a clan. With dedication, skill and a will to win that clan can leave a lasting legacy.
You unlock the ability to create a clan at Level 10, which gives them access to “CREATE CLAN” from the Home screen. This will allow you to designate a Clan name, three letter Clan tag, and a Clan crest, as well as give them access to various Clan management features such as adding new players via invitation and the Clan roster. The Clan system also features Ranks – Commander, Officer, Soldier – allowing for better organization and the ability to grant or limit certain management features.
Other Clan Features:
- Chat - A dedicated chat channel for you clan.
- Clan Identity - The ability to create and use your Clan crest as your avatar, and
- Ranks - Promoting, Expelling, and Transfer of Clan Ownership
Fireteams
Everything’s more fun with your friends! In Ghost Recon Online, you have the option to group up with up to three other people before jumping into the matchmaking system. Once you’re grouped in this way and queue up for a match, you will join games as a team. These groups are called Fireteams.
To form a Fireteam, log into the game, select your character, then enter the Match Lobby and click the "Invite Players to Fireteam" button. From here you may select either the "Friends" or "Public" tabs to choose players that you want to invite to your Fireteam. You can also invite a player by right clicking on their name in the chat lobby and selecting "Add to Fireteam".
Other Fireteam options:
- Kick – Removes a player from the party
- Promote – Promotes a player to leader of the group.
- Leave - Remove yourself from the party
Friends
Players that you meet in-game can be added to your Ghost Recon Online friends list. Once added to your list, you can see your friends online status, class, and level. To add a friend to your list, click the "Social" button located at the bottom right of the screen and click the "Friends" tab, and select "[+] Add". You can also add friends to your list by right clicking on their name in the chat lobby and selecting "Add Friend".
The friends list also allows you to quickly add people to your Fireteam so that you can join matches together.
Text & Voice Chat
Ghost Recon Online provides multiple ways for you to communicate with your allies and enemies. Standard text chat as well as and voice communication (for players with the right hardware) is accessible from various areas of the game.
Ghost Recon Online offers a fully functional chat lobby. Within the lobby you can create chat rooms for your party, or friends, as well as participate in general chat.
By selecting the ‘Double Arrow’ icon located in the top right of the chat box, you can show the selection of chat rooms available. Clicking on a chat room located in the channel list, will add you to that channel.
Once in a chat room, if you right click on another players name you can easily add them to your party or Fireteam list.
Ghost Recon online uses an integrated voice over IP system (VOIP) to give you the power to speak directly to your friends. To activate the VOIP inside of Ghost Recon Online, take the following steps:
- Open your options menu by pressing the "ESC" key
- Click on the Audio tab, and ensure that VoIP Mic and sound volume are turned up
- Ensure that the "Disable Voice Comms" option is not checked
- To talk, press and hold the "T" key
To change the Push to Talk key, press "ESC" and go to the "Controls" tab. You can change the Push to Talk key to whatever you see fit.
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