The worst teammates are those that do not have a clue what is going on in the game. They just sit in their village building and resource gathering ignorant about what is going on in the game around them. It is your responsibility to either ask what the enemy and your teammates are doing, or go see for yourself with scouting units. Don't be one of those players that are living in the dark. They
are the worst teammates you can have. A good teammate knows what is going on and what to do about it. If you are clearly not ready to be a good teammate perhaps you should practice in single player or with computer players as allies in custom games.Town Portal ScrollsUse your Town Portal Scroll to save your ally's town. Use your Town Portal Scroll to teleport to a friendly ally to meet up with them
to go attack an enemy. Learn more. Try to buy another Town Portal Scroll after using up your free one. Remember you can now AIM where your Town Portal Scroll sends you so aim at the ideal location to fight the enemy. Melee teleporters should position themselves at the front of the action. Coordinate AttacksTeam games are about teaming up, letting your teammates fight the rest of the enemy team. Make plans to gather your forces together and attack certain targets. Often troop coordination and attack is a decisive factor in team games. If you're not going to be using all of your collective units to attack the same enemy, coordinate your separate attacks on the separate enemies so they are unable to provide reinforcements to each other. Do not let your troops get separated. Share Unit control and make sure that the large army is kept together. If you separate your forces, the enemy players may use their combined forces to pick you both off one at a time. Separating your forces can cause you to lose the game. Communication is KeyCommunication is very important in team games. We are not all mind readers. When you're under attack by the enemy, let your teammate know about it. Let your teammate know when the enemy is doing something, because there is the possibility they
did not see it. When you see the enemy has buildings that allow for certain units, has taken a new expansion mine, looks weak, or has built up specific units, let your teammate know about it just in case they didn't notice. Let your teammate know when you need help. It's very unfortunate to see a teammate die when all they had to do was ask for help. Make sure you are clear about which expansion mines and islands you are taking, so you and your partner do not try to build at the same one.Announce AttacksIf you are being attacked, inform your teammates immediately. This allows teammates to do two things: come save you or go attack that enemy's village since the enemy's units are in your town. Use the Allied Map Signal button on the minimap to show your allies where to go. Give your team info. Give the team all the info you know within reason. Such as, Blue is building another expansion, top left. Things like that must be told.Minimap SignalThe easiest way to communicate with your teammates without typing is using the Minimap Signal. Use the Minimap Signal button on the minimap where you want your allies to look. There are a couple of easy ways to use Minimap Signal. Hit Alt-G and click on the main window if this
is where your army is and that is where you want your allies to look. Press Alt and left-click on the minimap if the location is away from where your main screen is focused. Once you become experienced at both methods you can quickly inform your allies where to go. Designate someone to call the movements/attacks using the minimap signal. That player will then tell everyone on the team where to go. Don't use Minimap
Signals unless you have a purpose. You want to train your allies to trust the minimap signal. If you joke around with it too much allies won't pay attention to it when you want to use it for real. You can use one ping if it is not an emergency and you want your allies to go to this location. Use multiple pings very quickly if it is an emergency such as where a
