SQUAD LEADING CRASH COURSE FOR BEGINNERS - How 2 Lead Your FIRST Squad! - Squad 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this quick beginners Squad Leader guide, we'll show you how to get started Squad Leading in 2023. We'll cover the basics of the game, explaining the different aspects of Squad Leading so that you can fast-track your way to a better game!
If you're new to Squad or just need a quick guide to getting started, then this guide is for you! It covers the basics from Key Binds to Strategies but most of all it will help you to get the most out of your game experience. Whether you're a seasoned player or just starting out, this guide is a great way to take your game to the next level!!
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#1 tip for new SLs: if you're on your way to build a FOB with a logi, boat or heli, and you get caught and surrounded by enemies, don't place the radio in panic, you're essentially giving away 9 tickets (1 for each squad member) + 5 tickets (logi vehicle, unless it's a boat) + 20 tickets (the radio you placed without even being able to build a HAB), almost 40 tickets in seconds in the worst case. Think before doing.
Solid shout!
I WISH MORE PEOPLE REALIZED THIS
#2 Tip: Dont go a bridge too far and cap objectives in order.
One guy back-capping (i hate that term!) isn't nearly enough, most of the time its faster to have 2 squads cap the first objective.
Plus: You can just place Rally Point on your position (if you're pinned on open field) or you have a chance to go and drop more away (like 50-100m) from your pinned squadmates. This is best think you can do in this situation.
Three pieces of advice from a thousand hours SL. New SLs should exercise their judgement to kick toxic players from their squad. Controversial, I know, but nothing is worse than a “backseat SL” who tells you everything you’re doing is wrong or doesn’t make an effort to turn their experience into constructive advice. There’s a right way and a wrong way to give advice while in game, and a vocal minority of the experienced player base doesn’t know the difference.
Second, once you make a plan, go do it. Even if it’s wrong or ends up losing the match, your role in the game is to act in a direction, decisively, in coordination with other squads. Sometimes a match is decided not by who planned the best but who acted first.
Finally, you don’t need to micromanage your squad. A great piece of advice I heard growing up was that a leader should delineate (pass down) smaller responsibilities to a trusted subordinate-in your case a Team Leader-and give them a definitive task with the freedom to accomplish it however they want with whoever they want. It puts less stress on you as a leader and allows you to think about broader things like strategy. Remember: the best team is the one with many experts, but only a few leaders.
Have fun!
To add to what you pointed out with not needing to micromanage your squad, and saying "a leader should delineate smaller responsibilities to a subordinate," is called practicing an official concept practiced in a professional US military force called *mission command*. What I also would like to add to this concept is to really make sure to overwatch (I must emphasize this is overwatching, not micromanaging) fireteam leaders as SL to see if they are effectively doing the task from time to time to be sure the task is doing good progress, because I already learned the hard way that it isn't enough to just assign the task to your subordinates, as lollygagging or unfocused efforts are things that can hinder progress to achieving an objective.
@@pws354_8 Fantastic addition. Absolutely bang on with good SL gameplay. This guy knows his stuff
I guess thats what Fireteams are for lol.
Agreeing with fireteams. Its easier to tell team bravo to clear a house than to micromanage individual people etc.
Nice talk❤
1. talk to your monkeys
2. give monkeys objectives (so they dont get bored and leave)
3. dont make monkeys walk 3km with no firefight (they will curse at you and leave)
Great guide for new squad leaders, once you get over the fear of it, squad leader can be really rewarding.
I love it, especially on Free weekends!
I cannot say how much the defense squad is useful, probably the most important role you can have for a team
Defense always goes overlooked
Important? yes, fun? Yeah... no
@Nawaf Almelfi depends on the team you face, often enough you will be pretty constantly assailed
Normally when I'm on defense I always create patrols, move my people around the area and try to find good positions to keep my soldiers in
When we see people we move to their position and try to kill them fast before they can do any damage to either our fob or our flag, and if we have a light vehicle I will assign them to do recon missions
Best video ever. Really helped me. I wish they make this into a mandatory tutorial. I have been with SLs who have no idea about exclusion zones.
I've got an even better one out now 😈
I just started playing and I have to say, this was a fabulous guide. I'm surprised it doesn't have more views.
Thanks dude! That seems to be the story of my channel it seems. I dont know how to get my stuff out to a wider audience 🤷♂️
“For beginners” lol I have 900+ hours and I’m here just to make sure I can learn how to be a BETTER SL , the learning never ends in this game!
Every day is a school day
biggest thing guys, is dont be scared. remember its a game and if anyone has a issue with how you playing thats on them, as long as you are trying and not justy runnin around killing teammates or the typical bs. youll be good, dont join a competitive game either. always seem to find the new player friendly servers super chill
Personally what I discovered is that even if no one follows you as a squad leader you can always use the role to scout around and mark things. Info is critical as far as I see it.
I did not know about the numb pad for specific squads, and yes that dreaded window that comes up when you become squad leader because nobody else wants it, embrace the suck
Dude, I followed this guide this evening and it was really effective! Made me look wayyyyyyyyy Chadly. Thanks!
Awesome, that's great to know it's helping!!
Nice. Please do a video about intermediate to advance squad leader strategies
I will in due time!
About 2 weeks into my journey with Squad, just finished my first 3 rounds as SL and they are in my top 5 games so far in terms of how i performed, how much fun i had, and even on the game we lost, it was only by 22 tickets
Number one tip for any sl or cmd and really anyone who have command of a number of people. ALWAYS specify exactly how needs to do something. If a commander says “someone needs to back cap” it’s not very likely to happen. But by saying “Squad 3, go and back cap the first 2 points” it will usually be done. For sl’s this could be who you want to build something or who you want to hold a certain angle. Always specify.
Agreed. Whenever you say "someone" they all automatically think "I dont have to, somebody else will do it", leading up to nobody doing it.
As for the Commanding, make sure you grab the right Squad as well, not just any Squad. Some SL have more experience, some have less. Some Squads have more offensive weaponry, some have more AT, some like to grab more Snipers.
Squad leading only works if you have a squad that's wanting to be leaded. On the contrary, a squad that wants to be lead is harder to managed than a squad that doesn't.
I'm identifying the type of people in your squad is half the work because you have to identify their strengths and weakness instantly.
AND 90% OF squad leaders job is placing Radios & Habs
Yeah when I want to lead squads I usually go into “focused” servers just because people tend to take it more seriously, despite the fact that it can be less fun for guys to get yelled at for not following orders or get into arguments for being too serious. It seems to work better for me on most occasions
Thx dude, have been squad leader more often as of late.
This will seriously help!!
Best of luck dude 🙌
Brilliantly concise, great video.
Always happy to help
I'm going to learn this because it will vastly improve the experience. The gameplay loop often goes: Try to join a squad, get kicked from squad, join a 'reject' squad, squad leader rage quits, I inherit squad and ask if anyone else wants it, 'NO', squad complains they don't have a spawn point while I do my best to give them direction and get supplies in. Usually it's heading towards defeat at this point anyway but a little more practice and I will be ready to squad lead. I've been trying to learn all the kits and game modes first so I have a better understanding and reading of the battle.
For some reason Im always ending up as the Squad leader since the beginning and its actually really fun. I think what this guide is missing tho, is to kick people who do not follow your orders and just start doing their own thing. Kicking people who dont contribute and giving the ones that participate fire team leaders makes the whole experience a lot better.
I think in all the years of playing Squad I've only kicked people from my quad maybe 4 or 5 times
Set up an alternate key to bring up the map I use one of the buttons on the side of my mouse it’s easier to quickly orient yourself so you can glance at the map wile on the move
Yeah, this was a game changer for me. I also realised how much better it is to assign squad voice comm binding to a mouse button, too.
While I agree back cap is a great way for newer leaders to get their legs out from them, I'm not sure about defense. It's a rather active and intense role, especially if the other team knows what they're doing. Maintaining logistics, placing proper defenses, managing people so the enemy can't sneak up, organizing counter attack so the enemy can't overwhealm you with 3-4 habs. Defense is easier than attack for hab placement but after that I think the roles switch and defense get's much more difficult. Great video though, more people need to see this
It's why Defense should never be left to just 1 squad
@@A_Honcho I'd love to see more on this topic, defense fortifications especially, it's admittedly a weak point of mine.
I have always wanted to lead a squad and i didn't know how to place the habs lol, tried it once and it was pretty fun. excellent vid
Thanks for the video. Found it very helpful! Cheers mate
Always happy to help
There’s just so much going on in this game it becomes so incredibly daunting to be a squad lead, especially if other people in the group happen to be more experienced
Thank you bro, I'm fed up with the squad community, Time for a noob to lead some noobs
Yo that intro was A1 spot on hit the nail on the head. You get a like just for that.
Honestly being a newbie seeing that I’ve been promoted to squad leader is pure stress, on top of trying to learn how weapons handle. Grateful to have someone explain what people expect of me when this position falls on me again next time. 😅
Nobody wanted to step up to be squad leader, so me, a complete noob to the game after a couple of weeks of experience thought how hard could it be? Boy was I stressed tf out not knowing what I’m doing lol. I gave up, promoted someone else, and left lol. A good learning experience though, but probably at the cost of the game.
very clear just came back to the game after a but have in neaded to refresh... ready .
Thank you. Community reinforcing material such as this is critical to a communication and organization focused game like Squad
Thanks for the guide.
Done my first game as SL today.
Was great, but dealing with command, local, squad and discord chats can be a bit overwhelming as you can't keep track of everything you're told. Everything else was real fun tho
I'm still basically completely new to the game, but for some reason my username makes people want to make me SL. It is the scariest moment because I don't want to mess up and get people mad at me, but thank you for this video! I think next time instead of throwing SL to someone else in a panic, I might just try to step up to the challenge.
Best of luck with it dude, the more you do it the more comfortable you get.
Next thing you know, you're commander 😎
Thx dude, very much appreciated vid, keep it up
Glad it helped and i'll do my best!
About placing FOBs on point or not, for me, it depends on whether we're attaking or defending. When attacking, ofc you can't put the FOB on point, so generally we'll spread out the radios. However, we it comes to defending, I'd prefer getting one FOB on active cap, and several other back-up FOBs around it. Some squad leaders would say, "don't put the radio on the cap, you want people to spread out more instead of staying in there getting proxied and killed one by one.". But the problem with spreading out radios, is that when the enemies find out your FOBs, which they usually do, it'll be too busy for the team to save every single FOBs sapcing so far away from each other, especially spread-out FOBs are usually built in the middle of nowhere, we'll lose them one by one and nobody could even get a chance to get on the cap. Sometimes, it's not a bad thing to superFOB and get most of our boys on cap while defending the main FOB at the same time, while some offensive squads could spread out using the back-up FOBs around.
Bit of advice for command chat. It doesn’t work like squad chat you need to be clear and concise. Before you hit the button pause and think what you are going to say. For example: instead of saying “tank on my squad” say “squad 5 (or whatever) be advised tank mark on Gas Station accurate. Requesting assistance”. This will save you from short tempered commanders and SL’s who don’t like people tripping over their words
No, one of the biggest problem with command chat is constant YAPPING, you can't hear yourself think. Radio etiquette say that messages need to be BOTH short and specific.
Excellent advice.
Thank you
Basically if you don’t have a mic do not play squad lead your making it harder for the rest of us
Mortar squad supremacy 💪
10:10 please tell me how can I find a settings to change the UI of the FTL /SL promote
Im looking for so long on how can I change it
edit: nevermind, Honcho said "drag" but thanks anyway
Thanks for a great tutorial !
Any time dude!
Extremely helpful, thankyou.
after my fourth game i got promted to squad leader. i was like 'wtf' - i had no idea what to do lmao
playing the 2 days free trail wana exprience squad leader before it expire thanks for the tips goos video
11:30 lmao waffle stomp. oh god now i cant get that image out of my head.
8:28 do I just ignore guyz in the command just to build a strategic on the point HAV?
If no one is talking yes, but if other SL's are saying otherwise because they have something else planned go with what they say. But sometimes thinhs can be desperate and you have limited time so you just have to build something quickly to save the team
It's all situational
Hey could you post a full guide on every factions primary weapon sights and how much to lead your shots
That'll be a fair bit of work but I'll look into it
Thank you. I now feel more confident in my ability to send a bunch of memelords to their certain deaths! :)
And feel less guilty when they do 😂
Don’t be afraid to kick toxic people they are ruining it not only for you but your squad mates too. But it’s a game and they paid to have fun too so DO NOT TRY TO MICROMANAGE you will get stressed out and not have fun
Tip #1 If you are a NEW Squad Leader, don't join an experienced player/community type server and go squad leader. Get some experience in the newer player friendly servers that cater to learning.
Tip #2 You can now also use the Q/E Keys to rotate any blueprint/radio item.
Tip #3 Hand out Fireteam leaders to people that are using their mics and seem competent. This will increase Intelligence map flow not only amongst your squad, but amongst your entire TEAM. This gives other elements the info to react to the threat and plan their portion of the attack.
Tip #4. Defense. Instead of a bunch of sandbags, if you have only a little bit of build, spread out several ammo crates in tactically advantageous positions. This is touched upon slightly in the video, but the reason is that a machine gun generally is going to not be as much of a force multiplier as Well supplied Infantry Squad is. Dont care what anyone says Well supplied Infantry Squad > HMG Emplacement thats static and cannot Maneuver on the enemy threat!
Tip #5 USE RALLIES! Remember, place your rally while attacking to give yourself an advantageous approach. Avoid open fields, areas that the rally can easily be spotted or camped. Dont place a rally anywhere near your hab either when attacking or defending. On factions that have buddy rallies you can open your map while dead and right click a friendly rally to deploy your own. This is a huge advantage that can create an interesting dynamic for attacking or defending and take advantage of another squads work to maneuver into an advantageous position. The point is, the more spawn areas you have, the more maneuverable you are.
Tip #6 Assign LAT/HAT teams with a rifleman. A HAT/LAT TEAM or FIRETEAM is far more effective due to the ability for the rifleman to resupply the HAT/LAT as well as cover him.
Tip #7 MAP MARKERS. Familiarize yourself with the different vehicles on jensens range and utilize the map marker legend. Placing the wrong map marker when trying to mark enemy armor is critical, if a Stryker rolls up on an enemy TANK because you placed a BTR mark, they may die because of your bad intel. If you are unsure, check the legend on the in game screen top right. If you are still unsure ask your squad what it is.
Side Note: When placing Enemy armor markers, if you know the direction of travel of that enemy element at the time of marking, place a red arrow from it showing your team its direction of travel so that they can engage it more effectively.
1:05 We made HAB at this place today and got obliterate.
i think i'm gonna go onto some empty servers to practice on squad leading
0:15 I like and hate when that sh*t happens every single time 😂😂
Joins a Squad
"Hi guys, where do you need me?"
*Promoted to Squad Lead*
Fffffuuuuu
“You have been promoted to squad leader” me- “hmmm no I haven’t” *passes it to someone else*
How do you look at the game like this 2:28?
Never knew you could just drag people into fireteams.. And I'm not even new
The more you know!
How do you make role icons to appear on the map instead of just blue triangles?
Check out this video here bud th-cam.com/video/fSsT5ik86Ew/w-d-xo.html
@@A_Honcho dude, thx so much
Don’t make a squad then just leave halfway through.
Commitment is key
Whilst watching this video you had me realising you at times sound like the guy who voices "how it's made" 😂
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Best tip: kick assholes, kit stealers, and people ignoring you. They joined your squad if they are ruining your time kick them and keep having fun.
This doesn't work, I tried leading and all our vehicles got tracked by a clever team killer camping right out of Base in a forest (couldn't report him cuz no log cuz no deaths q.q). TL got pissed and I got booted from the server by admins for losing these vehicles and clogging the bridge kekw
This hurt my brain
How do you open the deployment screen while still being alive?
ESC key
Generic comment to boost engagement metrics 😉
11:18 it is a simulator not a game
Hello I am back again day 2 of saying BEANZ goodbye.
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what's the sigma chad
My first problem. How do i speak english? XD
Teamwork? In a game called Squad? Naaaah
first :D
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@@A_Honcho 😂😂
the fob building sounds really boring
Youre just a honcho? You're not the *Head* honcho?
someone gift squad game on steam pls
after years of playing i never knoew you could just drag to promote omg, i literally accidently kick ppl or mess up stuff
I did that all the time haha
Tip 1: you should definitely have a mic or don't play Squad 😂