Squad diserter implementation

I have seen a few posts about the lack of gameplay with randoms in squads.

With such large maps, I wonder how simple/hard it would be to incorporate a distance-based alert that gives the squad leader an option to mark another squad player as a deserter.

This could give the player a warning and then subsequent quality of life actions that are annoying, like red screen filter that makes it hard to see or a constant voice or notification message directing them back to target.

I haven't thought this through at all. This is just straight off the top of my head.

Maybe someone else can elaborate or put this better into perspective.

discussion

41 Replies

Ruggels
4 years ago
@R00zilla or they could jus tallow us to create and lock our own squads to either play solo or with friends like in all the other battlefield games.
R00zilla
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
@RuggelsYou can create a party both before and during matches with friends that squads you up in-game. If you have three friends then there is no need to squad lock.
But I do get the sentiment, the lack of player control is frustrating.
I would like to flesh out the original idea though as it could potentially be game-altering.
Psubond
Legend
4 years ago
@R00zilla This is a terrible idea. Why should i be stuck playing in a way that someone else insists i play? You think just because a random person gets assigned squad leader that they will do anything useful/competent. One player will dictate the experience for three others. No thanks
R00zilla
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
@Psubond So you would prefer to play lone-wolf in a squad/team game, interesting.

What if there was an option at the start of the round to join as a lone wolf or go into a squad? That would at least offer others knowledge of each player's intentions and let the squads fill out with ppl that are willing to work together.
R00zilla
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
@Psubond I don't think this is a terrible idea. While it's definitely not a fleshed out idea, there may be merit in it somewhere. Maybe there is a way to implement something like it that promotes a better squad experience for all.
Noodlesocks
4 years ago
They should just scrap squads and rebuild the system using Battlefield 2's squads as the basis.
R00zilla
Seasoned Hotshot
4 years ago
@Noodlesocks I'd be happy with that...but it still doesn't address the lone-wolf players being forced into squads, and squad players having to entertain lone-wolf squaddies not PTO.
Skill4Reel
4 years ago
@R00zilla BF1 has an option for the player to leave squad and play solo if they wanted to. Which is why even in that game it was difficult to understand why so many people were in squads and played as if they did not want to be in one. How it this feature not in this game?
Psubond
Legend
4 years ago
@R00zilla Until we can pick our squads and reliably leave a squad i think it is a horrible idea. I don't want to have my game degraded at the whim of some random dude. I paid 100 bucks for this game and forcing "annoying penalties" on me for not obeying some random person's orders without the ability to leave the squad is beyond f'd up. It will be abused
RichrdGeresGerb
4 years ago
@Psubond Indeed, people come on BF to get away from "do this" "do that". Many people get off work and don't want to get on a game only to have another boss.