This is the link to it and this is the content if you're banned from SOE forums These need to be implemented. Special cert trees for Platoon leader and one for Outfit leader similar to Squad Leader tree that is already under the Leadership Certification tab... This game is about way more than squad leading, so why not include some abilities unique to platoon and outfit leaders? Seems intuitive! A few personal ideas for implementation of Platoon Leader certifications: Unable to cert into Platoon Leader until BR20 Platoon Beacon: similar to squad beacon, except placed by platoon leader, and the platoon can drop down on it. Much higher cool down than the squad beacon and perhaps a beam which is more easily noticeable. Has 5 cert levels starting at 500 and ending at 1500: Rank 1 500 certs: 15min cooldown after placed, 6 min btwn spawns Rank 2 750 certs: 14min cd, 5:45mins Rank 3 1000 certs: 13min cd, 5:30mins Rank 4 1250 certs: 12min cd, 5:15mins Rank 5 1500 certs: 10min cd, 5mins Ability to call in the new "Player Generated mini missions" Ability to place "Arrows" on the map (4 different colors) 100 certs ea.. In PS1 there was the ability to write on the map so others could see (obviously this was abused) so instead I would like to see maybe just the ability to lay down directional arrows to show troop movement. The arrows would only be visible to the platoon and faction. Now a few Outfit Leader cert ideas: Unable to cert into Outfit Leader unless you are the top rank and/or starter of an outfit AND BR30 Outfit Beacon: similar to squad beacon, except placed by outfit leader. Anyone in the outfit who is online at the time may use it. Much higher cool down than the squad beacon and perhaps a beam which is more easily noticeable showing the outfit's decal in the beam itself. Rank 1 2000 certs: 12hours cooldown after placed, 7 min btwn spawns Rank 2 2500 certs: 11h cd, 6:30mins Rank 3 3000 certs: 10h cd, 6mins Rank 4 3500 certs: 9h cd, 5:30mins Rank 5 5000 certs: 6.5h cd, 5mins Outfit Leader Chat, 500 certs: Communications channel open to outfit leaders across conts, accessible at any time once certed into, similar to leader chat only with Outfit leaders. Can put out "Broadcasts" similar to an "orders" except it is seen across all conts faction wide by all people online with a 10 min (15 min?, 30min?) cooldown. Outfit Rally Point, 250 certs: Similar to squad rally smoke, except only visible to outfit members. On the mini-map it shows the outfit decal (defaults to the faction decal) and in-game a small hologram of the outfit decal (defaults to faction decal) will appear. Possibly use Orbital Strikes. Outfit Leader Aura: Gives a base +% XP to outfit members who are in close proximity to the outfit leader. Also gives a +% XP boost to outfit members fighting in an outfit owned facility (Hex wide). Has 3 ranks. Rank 1 500 certs: +5% XP to outfit members within 5m of outfit leader, +5% XP at outfit owned facilities. Rank 2 1000 certs: +7.5% XP w/i 7.5m, +7.5% XP Rank 3 1500 certs: +10% XP w/i 10m, +10% XP These are my ideas, and I invite all to contribute, criticize, complement or concur with what is above Lets make PS2 more leadership friendly!
I like everything but the outfit leader chat. If commands need to be given, why not just use command chat? (If it's kids bring fools in chat, you'll get it everywhere.) The way is see that is just like a private chat room that wont have any value because most of the better tacticians and leaders, are not the outfit leader themselves.
i really like the "arrows" idea and Outfit way point. i can see the arrows being something that could be certed into at squad leader level, just another smoke with more information... like showing a path a sundy can take to get on top of a rise. it would be nice if more than just the outfit leader could cert into the Outfit way point, maybe all officers or something. You are quite active in NNG but im sure many other outfits dont have an as active outfit lead but still might run multiple platoons. i dont like the idea of outfit leader chat... with all the confusion that comes with adding Command chat on top of the other channels when you take over a squad or platoon i dont see how adding another channel would help. (but im not an outfit lead so i don't guess i'll have to worry with that one) platoon and outfit beacons, i don't ever see them getting put into the game... i don't think they want to bring back the instant action button
Outfit leader certs are problematic. Anyone in an outfit can be a platoon leader, but only one guy in an out fit ever gets to be the outfit leader. So its possible for an outfit to have platoon leaders on 24 hours a day, but the outfit leader cannot be on at all times. This means that whatever tools they give to outfit leader only will not always be available when they are needed, furthermore anything fun they give to outfit leaders only can't be used by the vast 99.99999999% majority of the player base. If they give those same features to Platoon leader certification, it opens up the same opportunities to all players and makes them available to the outfit 24/7. Or at least you could call them outfit leadership certs and have them be available to outfit leaders AND officers, that at least makes it possible for those features to be available to the outfit at all times and expands the pool of who gets to play with those toys to a reasonable percentage of the player base. Imagine there's a guy whose playing planetside with his outfit and he's just got the hugest boner for that "outfit leader aura" that gives his teammates bonus XP for fighting near him. If he wants to unlock that cool toy and its available to outfit leaders only, his only path achieve that is to quit his outfit and go start his own. That is not challenging or rewarding and just encourages a bunch of scrubs starting shitty outfits so they can play with the cool leader only certs. If its an outfit officer cert, he has the option to stick with the developed group he plays with and petition to become an officer. Then, even if its not available to most people its at least available to an outfit to decide how they want to distribute that power.
The idea that has been in my head is a special command center/room at the warp gate. Only one person can be in this room at a time. I dont know the best way to determine how long a person could stay in the room or who is allowed to go in. Maybe a voting system could be started after a time to remove the person in the room with cool down to reenter if necessary. Like in BF1943 bomber mode, once you enter this room, you leave your body. You would be in observer mode and could fly around the map not visible to anyone. You could place special way points and/or create large scale units like companies (200+ fighters). All this would need to be certed into.
