Squadleader: Guide to Becoming A Sucessful Squadleader!
Table Of Contents:
1. Introduction!
1A. What Your Are and Do.
1B. Menus In BF2.
2. Kills, Deaths ,and Points!
3. Routes!
4. VOIP/Teamspeak!
5.Kits!
6. Requesting Commander Assets to Keep Your Squad Alive!(Thanks .cat.!)
7. Conclusion!
1. Introduction!
So your looking to become a sucessful squadleader eh? Well you came to the right place! A good squadleader is a key to winning a round of BF2. Now I'm not claiming I'm the best squadleader but ALMOST every round me and my squad are the best squad. Well hope you enjoy the rest of this guide!
1A. What You Are and Do.
You are a squadleader, there are many squadleaders like you but, you are YOU! OK, enough of that lets get crackin'. Your are a squadleader with squadmembers you are acting as a spawnpoint to them. You don't give a shit that much for points really. You might think I'm crazy but in order to win you have to let your squadmembers do the dirty work your just there to act as a spawnpoint and help cap flags. If your squadmembers don't want to follow orders kick them from your squad for someone that will. Well, that covers pretty much everything.
1B. Menus In BF2
There are two menus when you're a squadleader in BF2. The first one is when you press 'caps lock' and you right click on the map that will bring up this menu:
When you then left click on any if those bars it will either ask the commander for a request or give an order to your squad. Now the second one is when you press 'T' it will bring up this menu:
It works exactly the same as the menu when you press 'Q'. It's just a quicker acess to the commands/requests menu above. The buttons all mean the same.
Those are the two menus you additionally get when your a squad leader. Use the first menu if your sending out a command/request that's far away. Use the second menu if your sending out a command/request. Just press 'T' point at the destination and click on the one you want to.
2. Kills, Deaths ,and Points!
As mentioned before points do NOT matter to you as a squadleader. As for me I usually end up with 40-60 points, 10-20 kills ,and 5-10 deaths. I can go through a whole round have NO kills or deaths. Just having points from revives and captures of flags. Anyways, just try to follow this and that's always very good to do just to contributate to your team. Well that pretty much sums this section.
3. Routes!
Routes are a VERY important key to winning. A route defined in these terms and my terms is as follows: A route is a way of getting to a place (usually a flag) using side streets and back ways. I always go for the farthest flag and have half come with me and the other half go for the other flag on the way. An example is when either USMC or MEC have fountain (On Road To Jalalabalad) and I use side streets to go to Mosque. I have half my squad go to Market and the other half come with me to Mosque. That is a good method always to use to get flags. The route length never matters I don't care if it takes forever to get to a flag just get there. Never go into an area with no spotting of enemies/uav from your commander. And NEVER go into an area with MANY enemies! Always go into flag areas through the back or sides! Now here our some real BF2 Maps that are showing ways to get flags:
The map may be a bit hard to read just ask me if you don't get something. Those are just some routes to capping flags in Road to Jalalabalad.
Again, the map may be hard to read just ask me if you need something. These routes are in Strike at Karkand.
Ask if you need something about this picture. These are some routes in Wake Island 2007.
Just ask me if you want another picture of the same map or a different map. Seriously, just ask me anything about this stuff.
4. VOIP/Teamspeak!
Use a microphone IF you have one. I can't use one cause they never work on my computer =(! BUT, if you don't have a microphone use something like this to get people's attention:
*****PEOPLE GOING FOR MOSQUE!!HELP!!!!*****
I mean it's not that hard to miss something big like that. Teamspeak and VOIP are a must. They provide good communication through the players. VOIP is used on servers that your squad and commander can talk to you. Teamspeak is used generally with clans and they'd have to be registered for the one your using.
5. Kits!(Credit for the idea of this section goes to NOT thanks!)
Well first of all it depends if you play with vehicles or infantry only (Infantry FTW!). If you play with vehicles the ideal kits are: Anti-Tank (AT), medic ,and spec-ops. Spec-ops can C4 the entrance to a flag while they're capping it and blow the C4s up once a vehicle enters that way. Medic can just heal and revive which is EXTREMELY useful. Last, AT can shoot a SRAW or ERYX at the vehicle. Now say if the Spec-Ops guy died and he C4'd the vehicle just pick up his kit (Default key 'f') and blow the bitch up!
Now if your playing Infantry only the ideal kits are: Medic and Assualt. Medic is good cause you have unlimited health, reviving powers ,and healing powers. I usually play medic the most in infantry only servers. Assualt is good cause it's made for killing infantry and that's just what your doing. All the other kits don't really matter though, support is good too. Anyways, my #1 choice for a kit would have to be medic.
6. Requesting Commander Assets to Keep Your Squad Alive!(Thanks .cat.!)
Usually if your a squadmember and you request for supplies or uav it doesn't work or the commander doesn't notice that. So as a squadleader it's your job to keep your squad's health and ammo supply up. So request for supplie boxes for ammo if there's no support. Always throw out medic bags or have someone. When your in a flag area always throw out medic bags incase enemies start shooting at you/throwing grenades. Then that way you just walk over one and get healed. If your squad needs some transport (vehicle drop) to get to an destination then request it. If you need your commander to spot out enemies or a UAV don't be scared to ask for it. That's pretty much all.
7. Conclusion!
Well I hope you enjoyed this guide and it helped you in some way. I probably left out some stuff but whatever. Leave any questions, comments ,or whatever! Thanks!
-Sportsman11
Table Of Contents:
1. Introduction!
1A. What Your Are and Do.
1B. Menus In BF2.
2. Kills, Deaths ,and Points!
3. Routes!
4. VOIP/Teamspeak!
5.Kits!
6. Requesting Commander Assets to Keep Your Squad Alive!(Thanks .cat.!)
7. Conclusion!
1. Introduction!
So your looking to become a sucessful squadleader eh? Well you came to the right place! A good squadleader is a key to winning a round of BF2. Now I'm not claiming I'm the best squadleader but ALMOST every round me and my squad are the best squad. Well hope you enjoy the rest of this guide!
1A. What You Are and Do.
You are a squadleader, there are many squadleaders like you but, you are YOU! OK, enough of that lets get crackin'. Your are a squadleader with squadmembers you are acting as a spawnpoint to them. You don't give a shit that much for points really. You might think I'm crazy but in order to win you have to let your squadmembers do the dirty work your just there to act as a spawnpoint and help cap flags. If your squadmembers don't want to follow orders kick them from your squad for someone that will. Well, that covers pretty much everything.
1B. Menus In BF2
There are two menus when you're a squadleader in BF2. The first one is when you press 'caps lock' and you right click on the map that will bring up this menu:
When you then left click on any if those bars it will either ask the commander for a request or give an order to your squad. Now the second one is when you press 'T' it will bring up this menu:
It works exactly the same as the menu when you press 'Q'. It's just a quicker acess to the commands/requests menu above. The buttons all mean the same.
Those are the two menus you additionally get when your a squad leader. Use the first menu if your sending out a command/request that's far away. Use the second menu if your sending out a command/request. Just press 'T' point at the destination and click on the one you want to.
2. Kills, Deaths ,and Points!
As mentioned before points do NOT matter to you as a squadleader. As for me I usually end up with 40-60 points, 10-20 kills ,and 5-10 deaths. I can go through a whole round have NO kills or deaths. Just having points from revives and captures of flags. Anyways, just try to follow this and that's always very good to do just to contributate to your team. Well that pretty much sums this section.
3. Routes!
Routes are a VERY important key to winning. A route defined in these terms and my terms is as follows: A route is a way of getting to a place (usually a flag) using side streets and back ways. I always go for the farthest flag and have half come with me and the other half go for the other flag on the way. An example is when either USMC or MEC have fountain (On Road To Jalalabalad) and I use side streets to go to Mosque. I have half my squad go to Market and the other half come with me to Mosque. That is a good method always to use to get flags. The route length never matters I don't care if it takes forever to get to a flag just get there. Never go into an area with no spotting of enemies/uav from your commander. And NEVER go into an area with MANY enemies! Always go into flag areas through the back or sides! Now here our some real BF2 Maps that are showing ways to get flags:
The map may be a bit hard to read just ask me if you don't get something. Those are just some routes to capping flags in Road to Jalalabalad.
Again, the map may be hard to read just ask me if you need something. These routes are in Strike at Karkand.
Ask if you need something about this picture. These are some routes in Wake Island 2007.
Just ask me if you want another picture of the same map or a different map. Seriously, just ask me anything about this stuff.
4. VOIP/Teamspeak!
Use a microphone IF you have one. I can't use one cause they never work on my computer =(! BUT, if you don't have a microphone use something like this to get people's attention:
*****PEOPLE GOING FOR MOSQUE!!HELP!!!!*****
I mean it's not that hard to miss something big like that. Teamspeak and VOIP are a must. They provide good communication through the players. VOIP is used on servers that your squad and commander can talk to you. Teamspeak is used generally with clans and they'd have to be registered for the one your using.
5. Kits!(Credit for the idea of this section goes to NOT thanks!)
Well first of all it depends if you play with vehicles or infantry only (Infantry FTW!). If you play with vehicles the ideal kits are: Anti-Tank (AT), medic ,and spec-ops. Spec-ops can C4 the entrance to a flag while they're capping it and blow the C4s up once a vehicle enters that way. Medic can just heal and revive which is EXTREMELY useful. Last, AT can shoot a SRAW or ERYX at the vehicle. Now say if the Spec-Ops guy died and he C4'd the vehicle just pick up his kit (Default key 'f') and blow the bitch up!
Now if your playing Infantry only the ideal kits are: Medic and Assualt. Medic is good cause you have unlimited health, reviving powers ,and healing powers. I usually play medic the most in infantry only servers. Assualt is good cause it's made for killing infantry and that's just what your doing. All the other kits don't really matter though, support is good too. Anyways, my #1 choice for a kit would have to be medic.
6. Requesting Commander Assets to Keep Your Squad Alive!(Thanks .cat.!)
Usually if your a squadmember and you request for supplies or uav it doesn't work or the commander doesn't notice that. So as a squadleader it's your job to keep your squad's health and ammo supply up. So request for supplie boxes for ammo if there's no support. Always throw out medic bags or have someone. When your in a flag area always throw out medic bags incase enemies start shooting at you/throwing grenades. Then that way you just walk over one and get healed. If your squad needs some transport (vehicle drop) to get to an destination then request it. If you need your commander to spot out enemies or a UAV don't be scared to ask for it. That's pretty much all.
7. Conclusion!
Well I hope you enjoyed this guide and it helped you in some way. I probably left out some stuff but whatever. Leave any questions, comments ,or whatever! Thanks!
-Sportsman11
Last edited by sportsman11-2cool4u (2007-02-17 08:54:20)