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lukeviper248 wrote:Hello,
Recently we have had a lot complaints about SLs not doing their job or just not getting into the game as much as they used to. New players are grabbing kits and running around like their hair is on fire, and tactical gameplay as we know it is not around.
After spending 6 months with a fire department, I have learned a way to make PR leadership better. In the fire service it is called incident command and I believe it could be a common solution to a common problem.
Treat the game like it was a fire scene.
This is what happens at fires, the first arriving unit either assumes command or passes command to the next unit.

Alot of factors play into taking command, but for short it is all about circumstances. If the officer on the unit takes command, he is now in charge of everybody that arrives on scene and is in charge of calling in for additional alarms and specialty resources/units.
Now we all know the fire service has different apparatuses for different jobs, you have your Ladder trucks, your engine companies, rescue, haz-mat, tanker. All of them have a job, but one of the most important is water supply to the first due engine company, that is where a tanker or another engine comes in.
So the tanker would roll from quarters to the fire, supply water, then go get more and bring it back. When other units arrive, depending on their specialty they are put to use, like ladder company gets ladder work, etc.

Lets bring this to PR, lets say an infantry squad rolls up in a hummve with hostiles engaging them from a 4 story building. He returns fire, then gets on the radio and starts calling in other squads and assets. This i where a commander would play in, the commander would be like 911 dispatch, once he gets the call,he would send him a full assignment for the situation which would be another inf squad, supply, air support.
The commander coordinates these efforts with all other SLs, to try to eliminate the problem.

This template would is easy to follow and pretty universal. I believe it could help SLs work more together and make the game more enjoyable. It could also teach the new guys a few things. What we could do to help newbies, is to create assignments for different squads. Like for instance infantry, their assignments could include assaulting, room clearing, cache destruction, defensive operations, suppressive fire, search for downed squad members, etc.
Listing these assignments for each squad in the game could help new players understand what they are doing when they are a part of that kind of squad. Using an incident command system, it simplifies things, and makes interoperbility a lot easier.

Have a good night,
Luke

obpmgmua wrote:I think I know why there are no good SL's. They're playing vanilla until the shutdown. Same with myself. Why play PR when PR2 will pick up here we left off, but there's no replacement for Battlefield 2, now or ever.

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I appreciate the time and effort that went into this game, but already the player base is dying off. I think you would have more success if you copied some of call of duty's gameplay mechanics to appeal to a broader audience. But still keep the renegade feel of the game.

Edmund Burke wrote:The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Portable.Cougar wrote:I consider myself to be a half way decent Squad Leader. With that, I try and teach or relay to new people how to be better at the job most times I play.

I have written about this topic more times than I can count. And with that I will keep this short.

Squad Leading is like lone wolfing with seven other people. You know how to keep yourself alive, just do the same thing as a leader.

Take the same routes, use the same tactics, and shoot the same way. Just talk about why your doing it while you are doing it.

Convey those thoughts vocally to your squad rather than keep them to yourself. This will keep them informed and keep you having fun.

Remember it's a game and fun should be priority one.