I was playing the Beta for Battlefield 3 last night when an idea struck me. I think this idea could be implemented in such a way as to revolutionize the tactical squad-based shooter:
A new version of Battlefield's rush mode (with varied objectives)but with one player on each side in the role of commander. The commander could deploy on the battlefield as a cursor(a lá 343 Guiltyspark in Halo's theatre mode) with the ability to leave colored waypoints on a live top-down overview of the map. The commander would also have radio contact with the leaders of each squad who would then pass his orders down to their men.
ex:
Commander: "Charlie Squad- take defensive positions on the green waypoint."
Squad leader then relays the message and has his men follow the order.
I think it would make for an excellent game mode. A cross between fps and rts. Keep a set of stats for play time as the commander, too. It would be an extremely cooperative mode.
Also, when you die as a soldier, neither you nor any of your squad mates can respawn until the whole squad needs to respawn. The game would still run on tickets, but they would be squad tickets instead of individual tickets.
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