When making a platoon....

Ignore Me · 2003-01-11, 04:21 PM

When forming a platoon, is someone/can someone be designated as a "platoon leader", and if so, is that person still in his squad?

Or is that person a 'seperate' commander that's specifically just managing the fight/squads from the 'outside' (doesnt have to worry about bullets firing at him--unless he wants to be close)...

just asking =p

Camping Carl · 2003-01-11, 04:25 PM

I bet hamma knows this. Because he's the only lucky s.o.b. here who's played planetside.

Ignore Me · 2003-01-11, 04:28 PM

but hamma is a sneaky lil nazi w/ego problems and wont release that knida info to us! =p

Hamma

�io · 2003-01-11, 04:29 PM

Hamma

Camping Carl · 2003-01-11, 04:35 PM

Nah, hamma's great admin! I mean, his posts would make Shakespeare weep with joy! The man radiates brilliance! Not that I'm trying to get a custom title above my avatar... tho I wouldn't mind.

*coughhammarocks!cough*

The Prudential · 2003-01-11, 04:48 PM

Hmm, I'd probably say that the person is either in their original squad, or they can form a 'command squad'. Actually forming a command squad would be a pretty cool option. You could put some heavy hitters in there to act as the reserve. Take it wherever the fight got hottest.

Camping Carl · 2003-01-11, 05:08 PM

Also hamma I'm one of the few people who hasn't mocked you about the lake of death! Just remember that, okay?

CrazyMike · 2003-01-11, 05:18 PM

They haven't released any solid info on these features, but the little they have said leads me to believe that for a "commander" to command a platoon they would have to be one of the members of one of the three squads.

CrazyMike

Warborn · 2003-01-11, 05:29 PM

Yeah, there'd be a Platoon Leader, and he'd invite other Squad Leaders. That'd be the most logical way to make it work.

Ignore Me · 2003-01-11, 06:14 PM

well... most logical typically isn't SOE's way of doing things, which is why i'm forced to ask =p

Warborn · 2003-01-11, 06:24 PM

There really isn't a better way to work it.

Revolution · 2003-01-11, 06:28 PM

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Hamma · 2003-01-11, 09:51 PM

I dont know how platoons work hehe, we have not heard much information on them. ANd I did not form a platoon at the event, just a squad

NapalmEnima · 2003-01-12, 02:37 AM

Hammster, as I understand it (and I could be wrong), the amount of BEP doesn't change for a given kill, no matter how many people there are in your squad (also getting the same BEP). I don't think platoon sharing will be any different.

And if there's to be sharing of BEP and CEP across platoons as well as squads, theres no reason NOT to form a full platoon at every oportunity.

The more people you've got killing and capping with you, the more EP you'll get (of whatever variety).