Platoon leaders and squads

[Rbstr]

Originally Posted by DviddLeff

Good points, perhaps embed the platoon leader in a squad in which he IS NOT the actual squad leader?

I want Squad leaders to be busy with ordering their troops about using context sensitive orders keys so that the platoon leader can focus on the bigger picture, in between riddling TR with plasma...

Or he can be a platoon leader and squad leader and things will work just fine, because they aren't ridiculous and cumbersome.
You act like this is complex stuff, setting wayspoints and telling people to attack this or that.

[Tasorin]

A Platoon leader only waypoint that is different from all other waypoints that would also require points be spent in the Command Tree. You might even give an xp bonus for any kills that come from a small POI from the Platoon Waypoint. You could even go farther with this and make that Platoon Waypoint visible by all factions, like say a smoke waypoint.

Global commands for only Platoon Leaders with points spent in the Command Tree in order to drive a set of key commands into the global chat with a reasonably short global cool down so there isn't spam in the global chat.

These are the kinds of things that someone who spent points in the Command tree and is in command of a minimum of two squads grouped together should get. Rewarding the individual who acquired the skills to maximize command functionality. This could also serve to weed out the individuals who shouldn't be listened too similar to CR global and planet wide chat.