A Short Guide To Being A Good Squad Leader

[Sike]

if you are lucky enough to be a squad leader there are some simple tips you must remember.

1)Always try to be a Medic that way you can revive your squad when they die instead of them having to wait to respawn next to you.

2)Dont Fly otherwise your squd can not respawn with you. if you want to fly atleast be in a transport chopper.

3)use your command ablitiys well. if your in range of an enemy flag send your squad mates in first that way if they die they can respawn next to you.

4)To be able to make the best of your situation you must learn your squad skills and kits. use them effectivly and you will be unstobable

[simonsnizzle]

Simple stuff but so often do i see it not being used properly.
If just some of the idiot squad leaders read this

[Sike]

Simple stuff but so often do i see it not being used properly.
If just some of the idiot squad leaders read this


well im glad somebody read this anyway

[=CKA=SgtSteve]

Here's a couple more I've found useful:

-> Name your squad something appropriate, like 'BlackHawk' or 'Vehicles', if you're planning on using a particular kind of strategy.

-> Talk to your commander! If they can't answer, (no mic, language barrier) then use the request orders button and let them know that there is a squad available for use. Many commanders stop giving orders because they get frustrated at the lack of response.

-> Talk to your squad! Let them know that you're taking orders from the commander, and that the situation can change from minute to minute. I'm often tempted to dismiss a SL that changes my orders every 60 seconds as an idiot, but if he's getting his information from the commander, who has greater access to the big picture...

-> Use the Commander! Make requests of the commander, everyone feels good when they can help out. If you follow orders, and communicate requests, you're going to get a lot more commander attention than the others who are just running around doing their own thing. It's a pretty incredible feeling to actually CALL IN the artillery, and have the commander respond, 'Roger that! Artillery, your area!'

Much of this has been said before, and much of it is just plain common sense. Strange though, how little we see of it. I think a lot of it has to do with the international nature of the game, and the resulting language barrier. The trick to beating this is to just use the ingame command wheel. It may be limited, but it gets the vital information across.

Hmm, that went longer than I intended. Good thread start scott.

[Sike]

Good thread start scott.

cheers man.


Scott_995 is not my name in battelfield 2 because it would not let me have it so my name is really lame........sike3000

[GeoffRowley]

So your parents named you sike3000? I'm confused.

[pYura]

Even shorter "guide" stay alive near the enemy base. Name your squad (aviators/medics-only ect.)

[Fulman]

Haven't you ever found it necessary to take the lead? I find some squads need this to motivate them.

[simon1973]

Nice advice. I like joining a team who work as a team. I found that the leader with a mic can give so much information about troops movements and the direction of a apc or tank even down to weapon he want you to have to take care of the job. I have yet seen anyone defend a flag. Karkand is a classic no one defends the main base flag. I was a leader said defend this position but they all went off leaving me to get hammered by 6 of the USA side. Then the flags where taken.

If you are in a team with a good leader at the end of each game say thanks I enjoy working in your team and 99% of the time he/she will invite you back in.

[Graphic]

I can't stress DON'T GET IN AN AVIATOR VEHICLE enough. You're screwing your squadmates and your commander.

[imported_yehaaa7]

nice sig graphic. i dont know how i make mine

[Nimbob]

Another piece of advice for being a decent commander is to not sit off on an AA battery for 10 minutes so no one can spawn off of you. This actually happened to me once, I duly congratulated the squad leader on being an utter dipsh1t.

[Sike]

So your parents named you sike3000? I'm confused.
my real name is scott but sike3000 is the only name i managed to get on the game

[lethal_ranger]

when im SL, and i am a lot I always travel in jeeps or apcs (play only karkand really) I immediately ask the commander if he has a mic and if he does I tell him (using mine of course) to keep the next UAV (always send the first one to hotel) and supply crate for me cuz im going for factory, I use some tricks I knwo to get my squad to factory if the commander has listened and has a mic and if he doesnt I go for cement factory then gatehouse the subs then market then my squad and I just join the fight but whats crucial in my eyes is communication, I'm always delighted to see a medic pop up next to me after I ask for one because my squad is actually listenning to me and responding or if I ask them to spawn on me because I'm deep in enemy territory they will and they will come and help me. In my opinion, if you don't have a mic, you should be neither commander or SL because your not much use to your Sl's or squad mates if you don't besides just telling them where to go.

[DesertFalcon]

good advice

[Entendre]

I don't often play squad leader, but I am quite frequently a squad member, and I have only one piece of advice:

Get into enemy territory and stay alive

Nothing wastes time and tickets like having to screw around getting to a flag again. I'm all for SLs that play support or sniper, since snipers can protect their position with claymores and support can spam grenades behind cover. Having not been on the SL side of things I imagine that this style of play can get kinda boring, but I promise that your squadmembers appreciate it.

[eddyeddyd]

-> Use the Commander! Make requests of the commander, everyone feels good when they can help out. If you follow orders, and communicate requests, you're going to get a lot more commander attention than the others who are just running around doing their own thing. It's a pretty incredible feeling to actually CALL IN the artillery, and have the commander respond, 'Roger that! Artillery, your area!'




I have battlefield 2 but i have to upgrade my PC b4 i can play so ive been reading these forums and practicing basic skills on the bf 1942 multiplayer demo.

What you said here is so true Ppl dont use teamwork often I like to type something like this when i want something blown up.


AIRSTRIKE/LOCATION/TARGET
example:
AIRSTRIKE/F5/TANK

sometimes i get no response and i have to talk to a pilot directly but alot of times a pilot eager for that elite battlefield feeling comes in on a run and bombs it.

it IS a GREAT feeling knowing you called that it.