RTS overlay for PlanetSide

[Veteran]

I'm just musing here, so don't freak out and think I'm trying to ruin your game.

What if instead of Dropship Centers there were Central Command Complexes? It would be the same base (which could still produce Galaxies) but it would have a terminal that a high-level commander could access. Once accessed, the game would look a lot like StarCraft to him (the commander would see a map from the overhead view and all the little troops running around). He could then select troops and click on areas for them to attack, repair etc. A unit that received a command would hear something like "Attack this unit!" or "Repair this Turret!". Whether or not he followed that command, of course, would be up to him. There's a game called Savage that uses this template and I must say it's a pretty good game.

As far as which cr5 would be able to be the continent's 'ranking official' it would probably require implementation of a voting system. I think Central Command Complex is cooler than Dropship Center, anyhow.

Like I said, I am in no way advocating major changes to the game. I'm just curious how people would react to this kind of command interface. As it is, it's hard to identify a clear chain of command in PlanetSide, which doesn't add to its coolness.