Squad Leader Archive

Would be a simple ability to visually paint a target.

I know we have /sysgroup, but when attacking a lair of "a Bocatt", they're all the same. Being able to simply put a big blinking indicator over a single target (or better yet making everyone target it, but that's a little too PC-as-Pet i hear), would be infinately useful.

BOOOO!!!! HISSSS!!!!

Paintgun would be okay if it also did an acid DOT to the mindpool but didn't draw agro. I don't, and SL doesn't, need yet another passive skill that really only aids in a convenience. How about a "berate" command that makes someone move faster and do more damage?

i would definatly like to be able to focus my group toward one target, it world improve team work and posibly enable a group to preform better in comabt

With good communication you can. Highlighting the target is a convenience, not a necessesity.

Here are your current options. Target the creature and send a /sys message with %TT in it. That will send the name of your target such as "a mountain vesp" or "jiglit neekookoo a borvo's thug." Don't have to type the name. Or you designate a puller and have everyone target the puller. Then they type /assist and will be instantly fighting his target. You untarget him and it defaults to the targetyou are firing on so thatyou can use your specials.

Tell me again why we need a paintgun? So people can continue to pat squad leaders on the head and then shake theirs in pity?

Not a paintgun.

Simply a way to indicate a target. I know about /assist, but that requires the other people in the group to do something. I would like it if I could simply (without attacking, just a simple /designateTarget or something) make a target "light up" so others would know which one in a group we were going to attack. They don't _have_ to attack that guy.

Just mark a target, then "Everyone ok taking him first?" If they agree, then we open fire. With lag, warping creatures, and other issues, I have yet to find a good way to describe a single creature from a group.

No bonuses or state, just a simple low-level convenience ability to allow us to better "coordinate".

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/sys everyone attack %TT

doesnt really work if your fight i pack of bol runners that are all named 'bol runner'

your right the everyone target me and /assist is fine but creating a targetable icon over a targets head would be a more effective way of doing this. its not a very critical skill we could do with out it but its still a good idea and i wouldnt mind seeing this added into SL after more importatint changes are made, such as fixing out current skills and adding slightly more usefull abilitied like fortifications.

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Fortifications Thread

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