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I'm not a SL myself, and haven't read through all of your forum, so maybe someone has suggested something like this before, but here goes...

Give Squad Leaders a new skill mod called "Defensive Coordination" or something similar. At master level, the Squad Leader should have a total of around +25 to "Defensive Coordination". The number would act as a percentage and would determine how much of the Squad Leader's other defensive skills are passed on to the group. For example, let's say that you're a MSL who is also a Pistoleer, and you have a Dodge skill of +20, and a Defense vs. Stun skill of +40. Because you're a MSL, you would have a "Defensive Coordination" skill of +25, meaning that 25% of your personal defensive skill mods are passed onto the group, thus everyone who grouped with you would get +5 to Dodge and +10 to Defense vs. Stun. If you had any other defensive skills, they would also be included. Here's a list of all the skills I can think of that "Defensive Coordination" would work with...

• Defense vs. Stun


• Defense vs. Blind


• Defense vs. Posture Change (Up and Down)


• Defense vs. Knockdown


• Defense vs. Dizzy


• Defense vs. Intimidate


• Dodge


• Counterattack


• Block


• Melee Defense


• Ranged Defense

I could also see the skill applying to Taking Cover and Cover thus allowing a Squad Leader who specializes in rifles to more effectively lead a group of Rifleman. (Assuming that the bugs with cover are ever fixed.)

The only real problem I can think of with the above idea is that for it to be useful it would require a squad leader to dabble in other proffessions in order to get the defensive bonuses he or she wanted, however on the plus side, it would allow a squad leader to customize his bonuses to more readily meet the needs of the friends he normally groups with.

So, what does everyone think? Would you guys like a skill like this? Would it be usefull? Would it be too unbalancing?

pretty good idea but the DEVs do not care about our profession so dont expect use to get this. it will probably end up going to smugglers o some other profession that isnt us

From a previous topic:

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OmegusNeo wrote:

stop trolling, if you dont have anything positive to say then stay quiet

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I think it's a decent idea, but complicates the profession a little too much. However adding modfiers more than just melee and ranged defense would be great.