Squad Leader Archive
Thread: Dev's need to put forced march in soon. It can't be that tough to code.
The only skill that the players liked of the large list the Devs proposed a while back was Forced March. Basically a Squad Leader with the Forced March ability could make his group run at burst speed as long as they werent under attack.
This can't be that difficult to code. It would be an easy addition for our profession that is hurting so badly right now, and would make a huge difference in our desirability to other players.
Even with mounts coming in, Forced March would still be extremely valuable. Not everyone will have mounts, and even if they do, not everyone will have the same kind with the same speed capabilities. Using a mount also takes up a pet which prevents you from using them during fights. By having the Forced March skill, everyone could stay on foot running more or less the same speed (terrain modifiers would help with this too) and have their pets at the ready (pets will need to get burst speed too so they dont lag behind).
Forced March should go in either Mobility 4 or Master SL. It also should only work if you have at least 2 PLAYERS in the group. Squad Leader is designed to lead groups of PLAYERS, not pets. The last thing we want is a speedsong ability that every Creature Handler learns so they can group with their pets and run at burst speed at all times while they solo everything with their pets.
Thunderheart is stopping by all the neglected profession threads. Maybe he'll see this and get the Devs to throw us Squad Leaders a badly needed bone.
