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Scouts / HVT Watch / Information Roles

Information roles help the zerg make better decisions before danger becomes unavoidable.

Core job

Give the caller actionable information early enough to matter.

Good information is specific, timely, and relevant. Bad information creates panic, false confidence, or comms clutter.

Useful reports

Useful reports usually include threat + location + action.

Examples:

  • enemy zerg moving north side of bridge
  • bomb squad forming southwest
  • enemy caller deep east wall
  • their front just spent cooldowns
  • mounted group wrapping behind us
  • high-value support exposed north
  • enemy defensive stack spent on first engage

Bad reports

Bad reports sound urgent but do not create decisions:

  • "we killed a lot" without kill-feed support
  • shouting every low target
  • vague panic like "they are everywhere"
  • reporting information too late to change the call
  • repeating the same report after the caller already acknowledged it
  • giving a command instead of a report when you are not calling

HVT watch

High-value targets are not always low HP. They can be enemy callers, scouts, bomb weapons, exposed supports, clump tanks, defensive tools, or players enabling the enemy engage.

The job is not always to kill them. Sometimes the correct play is to:

  • deny their forward vision
  • force defensives
  • interrupt a channel
  • slow or root an entry path
  • purge/disrupt key prep
  • call their location so tanks/supports can answer

Scout discipline

A scout who finds a flank or bomb squad should report clearly and then avoid flooding comms.

Good scout comms:

  1. location
  2. size or threat type
  3. movement direction
  4. urgency
  5. stop talking unless the situation changes

Example:

"Bomb squad southwest, ten players, moving toward our backline, five seconds."

Line-member information

Information is not only a scout job. Line members should make short useful callouts when they see a real threat that affects their area.

Good line-member callouts:

  • "bomb north side"
  • "enemy turning west choke"
  • "caller deep southeast"
  • "our tail is getting hit"
  • "bridge side is clear"

Avoid naming only an item without direction. "Brim" or "Lightcaller" alone may not help anyone.

Practice drill

In review, take one scout/info call and ask:

  • Did it change the caller's decision?
  • Was it specific enough?
  • Was it early enough?
  • Did it include location and action?
  • Did the reporter stop after giving useful information?

If the report did not affect a decision, it may have been too vague, too late, or not relevant.