Orbital Strike/Commander customizations coming, CR (certs) needs to be reworked

[SturmovikDrakon]

This seemed to have caught some attention on Reddit, so I thought I'd post it here as well. (thread: http://bit.ly/ZqmsRh)

I think with these commander/officer-like customizations coming in the foreseeable future, this warrants a change. But not just because of cosmetics. If Orbital Strikes will be (more than likely) available through command certifications, we don't want every mouth-breather with certs left to spare be able to acquire it.

In my opinion, something as important as a Command Rank should have never been available for purchase with certs in the first place.

If you are unwilling to work as a leader, why should you get the benefits of a leader?

My proposition is to bring back the Command system from the first game, or something that is similar to it. (it doesn't have to be a copy-paste system, just something that is not as freely accessible as it is now)

To advance in Command rank, you need to earn Command Experience, which you could earn by:

• Leading a squad in a successful capture (requires you to be at the location/hex with at least half of your squad present)
  
• By setting up way points, attack/defend orders near objectives such as control points/generators/SCUs and through successful completion/destruction of those objectives
  
• Through successful completion of (upcoming) missions in the mission system
  
• The amount of CEP will vary based on the amount of enemies located at the hex/control point before and during the capture (to discourage ghosting). The more enemies, the more experience (although there is a cap)
  

Any other ideas are welcomed

Note* Platoon leaders will not earn experience for every squad under their command, just their own.

Proposition on how OS could function: a combination of being a high enough CR rank and being a platoon (maybe squad) leader, along with some type of special resource.

There can be lenience on things like squad beacons and being able to read command chat, making them a bit more accessible. But beyond that, you should have to work for it.

These are just a few ideas. What do you all think?

Just keep in mind that this is not the only way. If you can come up with a mix of both CR experience and certs, shoot.

Also, for those interested in how the system worked in PS1

http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/...erience_Points

http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/...e=Command_Rank