Talk:Guide to the Squad Leader

Prepartaions for the Revamped Squad Leader Guide. --5C0UT 12:16, 8 Sep 2005 (CEST)

Tactics
If you only can afford one tree in SL, the Tactics Tree is one of the most interesting since it can seriously enhance the effectivness of your group. With even two or more Tacticans in a single group, all the aquired defensive enhancements are a general welcome to any battle situation.

Tactics I: Tactics - (Groupbuff) Enhances group defenses. Tactics II:  Toughen - (Single player buff) Increases the armor rating of a single group member. Tactics III :  Blaze of Glory - (Groupbuff) Gives or enhances the chance to score a critical hit. Tactics IV:  Double Time - (Groupbuff) Reduces cooldown times for group member

Strategy
The second most interesting tree is the Strategy tree, while being as general as in the Tactics Tree they are more of an offensive nature.

Strategy I:  Steady Aim - (Groupbuff) Enhances group accuracy. Strategy II:  High Yield - (Single player) Increases the damage output of a single group member. Strategy III:  Call to Arms - (Groupbuff) Enhances group armor ratings. Strategy IV:  Volley Fire - (Groupbuff) Gives group members the chance to bypass enemy armor. 

Leadership
The Leadership tree having one of the most valueable group enhancements abilities, namely Boost morale which increases the action and mind regeneration of your group, is more a pure support line, which can be very vital in PvE with the abilities to decrease (Combat feint) and increase (Verbal assault) the generated aggro of a single groupmember. It also includes one of the squadleaders strongest offensive abilities namely Paint target (formerly volleyfire). A full group concentrating on a painted target takes down any target in just a few seconds.

With Paint target being easy to aquire in the first skillbox, Boost morale is set in the Leadership IV skill box so the investements in skill points depends heavily on your playstyle, where as the PvP player will have no useage of Combat feint or Verbal assault, a more PvE oriented player with this tree will be highly welcome among Docs and Tanks in any PvE encounters.