Just two days ago I introduced someone to MWO, we were both on TS and grouped. After the first match he asked "Is FF on? I think I hit someone by accident when I configured my weapons." I sighed, because I forogt to tell him that during my sermon on how to control the Mech and what is different in MWO in comparison to the other (FPS) games he knows.
Anyway - there is no indication or guidance to new players that FF is on. A fair warning like "Please watch friendly fire" usually is sufficient.
As a friendly reminder:
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Team Killing Abuse
Team Killing is a deviant result of the Friendly Fire mechanic, which increases the strategic importance of location and coordination in fighting. Accidental Friendly Fire is expected. However, we will not be tolerating players who repeatedly abuse this mechanic to grief their team-mates by killing them. Please refrain from retaliating against somebody who may have accidentally shot you due to a bug or confusion.
Edited by Taizan, 29 January 2013 - 05:41 PM.