Aighun
Zumari Force Projection
Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.08.26 20:30:00 -
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Just to emphasize, You can tell if you are squad leader by hitting select in the war barge lobby. If your name has some chevrons by it in the squad menu you are the leader. If you're like my you cross your fingers and say "please don't make me leader, please don't make me leader."when playing random games.
If using the DS3 you can assign squad orders using the targeting reticle of your weapon.
Hold R2 until you get the weapon/ equipment selection tool. Click R3 (I think that is it, button on right analog stick) and you will get the squad leader orders menu. Move the analog stick around the wheel to select one.
You will see the order next to your weapon reticle. Hit R1 (trigger) and tag an objective. This works really well for rally as you can set that point in a precise location in the environment. Also works on the fly but need great reflexes and three hands...
As far as I can tell you get a 1.5 multiplier for any actions you do near a "defend" "attack" "capture" tagged objective. You get nothing for rally.
Tagging individual mercs with "defend" or "attack" seems hit or miss. Tagging yourself, the squad leader, with "defend" also doesn't seem to net the multiplier consistently, if at all.
As has been pointed out tagging a vehicle or other asset with a lot of hp with "defend" is a good approach. If you want to get your squad to defend an A, B, C, etc. objective it works to call in a vehicle and just park it near the point and tag it. Sort of a clunky work around.
You can also cancel an order which is a very helpful thing to do if it is no longer relevant. Sort of pointless to set a rally point at the beginning of the match and just leave it there the whole time when objectives change. People will run to the rally point once and if it just stays there will start to ignore any other squad orders in random pick up matches.
Try doing something like place a drop uplink, tag it with rally when your squad is roaming the map, tag a cru with capture when they start to spawn in at the uplink, just for practice.
And yes, the squad leader commission is a really nice addition. Makes tagging all those objectives much more than a thankless self sacrifice. |