for me the explanation is rather easy.
in 2042 you get no real benefit from following an order, you get no extra XP or score whatsoever, you do not get a cool bonus (in BF1 your platoon emblem would fly under the objective flag as a show of who took the objective). also since squads are randomly assigned and you can not switch beyond getting randomized again, player objectives are therefore random as well. maybe one player is trying to T1 a certain sniper rifle thus not wanting to cap but to get kills from a distance, your other squad mate just started playing and still tries to work out his control-scheme and the third player is tanking/flying a chopper so you are effectively alone in your PTFO attempt...
in BFV you would switch squad to a group who also want to PTFO but alas, leagacy features are no longer considered part of Battlefield by the devs so maybe they rediscover that particular feature in time for the next game.... i doubt that tough
if i'm forced to play with a new random bunch every game i have zero interest in working with the squad because in my experience most people (not just in game but life in general) are of questionable intelect and i don't need a rando with a god complex ordering me around at his whims.
@Psubond wrote:if i'm forced to play with a new random bunch every game i have zero interest in working with the squad because in my experience most people (not just in game but life in general) are of questionable intelect and i don't need a rando with a god complex ordering me around at his whims.
And a separate weird issue, is that if you're in a party, the party leader isn't by default the squad leader. So it's completely randomized as well.
I really miss having the perks/buffs for good squad play like in BF4. It led to more meaning when you had a squad wipe and the last person in the squad staying alive, not just for being a spawn point, but it meant that you had your extra ammo/speed/armor/whatever for the round.
I am surprised they haven't added XP for following squad orders by now. Seems like it would be the logical thing to do. I have always liked when you could only spawn on the squad leader like in BF2. To me, it added more squad cohesion.
