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== What are Service Tags? ==


Service tags are tags that consist of one letter then two numbers following and are meant to identify soldiers quickly during battle. They show-up when another soldier "sees" you through a wall or if their cross-hair is not pointed directly on you, but they still see you on their current screen.
A '''Service Tag''' is a tag that consists of one letter and two numbers, meant to identify soldiers quickly during battle. They show-up when another soldier "sees" you through a wall or if their cross-hair is not pointed directly on you, but they still see you on their current screen.


== Advantages ==
== Advantages ==


It is good to set your service tag identical to your profile name, so allies can know which of their team-mates are with them, are fighting for them, are saving them, etc. Also, if you cannot directly center a soldier, you are still able to catch their service tag.
It is good to set your service tag identical to your profile name, so allies can know which of their team-mates are with them. Also, if you cannot directly center a soldier, you are still able to catch their service tag.
 
 


== Dis-Allowed Service Tags ==
== Dis-Allowed Service Tags ==


Some certain service tags are not allowed because of being vulgar, offensive, or copyrighted etc. Here are some of them :
Some certain service tags are not allowed because they are vulgar, offensive, or copyrighted. Here are some of them:


A55, N19, F49, T17, N64,  L17, I17, A00, Z00, P53, W11, P52, P51
A55, N19, F49, T17, N64,  L17, I17, A00, Z00, P53, W11, P52, P51


There still may be more to be discovered, but the few above are the tags that have been discovered.
There still may be more, but the few above are the tags that have been discovered.

Revision as of 03:15, February 18, 2008

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A Service Tag is a tag that consists of one letter and two numbers, meant to identify soldiers quickly during battle. They show-up when another soldier "sees" you through a wall or if their cross-hair is not pointed directly on you, but they still see you on their current screen.

Advantages

It is good to set your service tag identical to your profile name, so allies can know which of their team-mates are with them. Also, if you cannot directly center a soldier, you are still able to catch their service tag.

Dis-Allowed Service Tags

Some certain service tags are not allowed because they are vulgar, offensive, or copyrighted. Here are some of them:

A55, N19, F49, T17, N64, L17, I17, A00, Z00, P53, W11, P52, P51

There still may be more, but the few above are the tags that have been discovered.