Also, if you hold trigger R2 for the equipment menu wheel and then press thumbstick R3 (I believe) you can select a squad order from the menu wheel. Then aim at your objective and pull trigger R1 to assign the order. To assign orders to a command station you have to aim at the access console and be at a minimum of medium range.

And for those using a mouse and keyboard, you can get the order menu up by clicking and holding the middle mouse button, then pressing Q.

It could be a whole lot better.

Assigning a rally / defend order is twitchy, and half of the time when you select the option it doesn't register. I have a feeling it's because of how long you hold X for, or something. You can't set an order on the spawn screen looking at the map. Deploy, wait, bring up map again, twitchy select rallypoint, resume. Then it's hoping anyone will follow it.

Would be nice to have some more canned communications available, like requesting ammo / spawnpoints / deployment of vehicle X at location Y / Blockade position Z.

Currently much easier if you'd just have a mic up and running.

So can you actually target a capture point in skirmish and set an attack/defend command? Because every time I try, i can only set rally points to the floor and target ppl, capture points don't register at all, I can't remember right now, but i believe i can't even set a rally point to the floor under those points.

The main issue with this command system is that i have a squad w mics, but i still have to use it, just because it gives free points (in theory, since i can't ******* target anything) so instead of 1 orbital strike per game we can get 2. Still, it would help if the tactical map didn't lag every time you open it, i should be able to issue orders while my squad keep the enemy at bay, but in the 4 secs it takes to open, plus the 2 to get a normal speed, plus the 2 u have to get X pressed to open the display... well, the fight is pretty much decided .

About the R2->R3 thing, i asked a squad mate to stay still, moved till i was at 1 meter of him and tried to set a "defend" on him; NO VALID TARGET wtf?

We usually just set a defend order on one of the squad members, usually the squad leader. If there's a vehicle in the squad, that's usually the best target.

And for those using a mouse and keyboard, you can get the order menu up by clicking and holding the middle mouse button, then pressing Q.

There seems to be only few people who actually know or want to use the squad leader system in matches. Personally I am starting to feel like only one who actually uses the system.

Are players just oblivious of it's existence or is it just general indifference against the system?
Even stupid squad leader is better than inactive one, at least in the previous build the players gained bonus points for following orders. Squad leader also gets rewarded when players follow the orders.

But well for those who don't know how to give commands or order those juicy orbital strikes when squad leader.

Commands:

Open up Map (D-pad down) and point something (e.g yourself) and press and hold the x-button -> select a command.

Orbital strike

Order it up just like you would order a vehicle trough (D-pad Right) -> Orbital support -> opens a map -> point position with as many hostiles as possible. Enjoy the fireworks.

Promote someone else as Squad leader

Select a player in your squad trough the chat menu squad section (SELECT)

do you loose the ability to call in an orbtal strike when you die after it tells you that you have it?

I'm really enjoying the feature too, as it sometimes helps a lot and gets all squadmates together, even if we've been assigned in one squad randomly. However, it would be even greater if:

1) as it has been already mentioned, command points would allow setting a Capture order on them;
2) we'd be able to set a Defend order on a drop uplink.

In my opinion, the last point is especially useful in Ambush if there is someone setting an uplink in the area. At least that's what I always try to do.

In my opinion, the last point is especially useful in Ambush if there is someone setting an uplink in the area. At least that's what I always try to do.

Just give us a "Request Leadership" and "Request Orders" option....

One starting a team vote to be answered with square or circle and the other announcing your squad leader that he is asleep.

Q:
what is the criteria to acuire an orbital bombqrdment now?
killstreak **** or something better?

Thank you so much for this post, it has already helped immensely. It's a little tricky in battle but I guess you get used to it after a while.

While I'd like to see more coordination between players, I have to confess myself that it is damn difficult in ANY game to get a little cooperation. The few times I've been in any lobby of any game with a showing of mics, there's always just a buncha people talking about anything and everything under the sun EXCEPT what's really going on. The few times I break in I wind up getting yelled at for even calling out 'sniper in the courtyard'

However, I really think the problem is mostly that everyone is still stuck in Deathmatch mode. You don't think, you don't really plan anything, you just kill. So, if it doesn't immediately help you to get the objective to kill achieved, people aren't going to really do it. I'm sure if you signed up with a squad of people who went in with the intent of either issuing or following orders, you'd get a lot more coordination, not to mention a lot more done.

Yes indeed, get to know the team players and roll with them. Issueing and following orders is a fine way to make massive SP and negate the effects of diminishing returns, i.e. 'gettin paid'. And keep on calling out snipers, tanks etc... ( and use the command wheel its faster and can be done on the fly..... R2 + R3, select command then aim with reticle and shoot command R1).

I already suggested it: Give us a "Request Orders" and "Start Squad Leader Vote" Option