Squad Leader Archive

hello kids i have been a SL for a whopping 120min and already i feel your(our) pain.

i initially got the motivation for becomeing a SL while playing AO(go omni-tek!) i found that after a guild mate(95th rifles) taught me how to group effectively that with the right people we could take missions successfuly for HOURS all based on me leading from the front(tanking with my atrox) and others listening to me and acting accordingly. couple this with experienced players who had some leadership exp themselves and even a small group was unstopable only being overcome by the lag gods of war.

but in this game i have been encouraged to become an SL not for any leadership or skill enhanceing abilities but to slice faction HQ terms(bugged doesnt work).

and after reading the proposed changes i am utterly disgusted as to where the devs are taking this class. and this is coming from a carbineer(suicide specialist).

the way i see it the only things a SL has going for them now is the terrain negotiation bonus and the defense mods(do these even work?).

i agree that it seems the changes promote character control rather than "leading" and this is not what i have in mind at all and WILL bring the power hungry players in so they can control a group rather than lead it.

i would love to see some accuracy mods.

the /follow me thing is ok as my group members do this already(i can run across yavin and take 0 aggro).

the "smoke em" thing is quite frankly the most idiotic proposal i have seen yet in SWG. of course if it was a bonus OUTSIDE of camps it would make sense(but SOE rarely does this).

as it is now an SL is not something that a group needs to seek out at all to be successful.

in my opinion the only thing SL really needs to be a successful class added to it is an ability to "paint" multiple targets. not /groupattack just let the group know the fire priority should go somewhat in this order. able to see all mission waypoints inorder to use that terrain negotioation effectively. and improved/working passive mods. and a good head on your shoulders and a sense of humour!

but alas after reading only 3 threads on this board my morale is down quite low(/moraleboost anyone?) and i think i may have made a mistake.

have a nice day.