The perspective of a squad leader is completely different from that of a fighting squad member. It’s not as action-packed and invovles a lot more staring at maps. This means that the focus and vibe of this gameplay is very different from my usual videos - how did you all find it? What’s something you wish I’d included more of, or included less of, in my edits? Also, what do you think of the new font style?
Great video! I started playing Squad with my friends as a Squad Leader from the very first hours. And it was so tough to lead my buddies with so many information coming in. Your videos is a perfect way to study. Gave me lots of knowledge. With only 200 hours behind the back and your content I just feel I am more competent that some other 500-1000+ hours SLs. But I know I have a long way to improve. Thank you!
I've played some matches in PR as SL and my squad was named Buttplug, because we were literally a buttplug squad (but i think in america it's named QRF). It was a buttplug because i didn't know what exactly i need to do, so my squas was reinforcing every enemy breaktrough and almost every failed assault if there wasn't enough teammates. Few times i just used our squad as additional firepower (take as much machinguns and LATs as possible, climb some mountain up and kill everything you see). I remember as once we used this tactic and enemy had only one FOB that got destroyed, so we cleaned the floor by enemy soldiers and vechicles, but then got encircled because artillery pinned us down and it was a massacre. Also few times i used medic based squad, basically 2 whole squads was just a cover for medics to heal our teammates. It was like this: machinegunner, GL and AR suppressing enemy position, medics evacuating every one they can reach and rifflemans flanking position and try to kill enemy, or if it wasn't possible then also supress. I bet for enemy it was like fighting zombies, because it was really hard for them to stop that kind of push
That’s awesome man. I know people talk about the meta and stuff but forgetting all that what’s important is problem solving and finding what needs to be done.
I play alot of SL games, only thing I'd say is its alot different leading 8 people from your clan who want to play squad. I usually SL because I hate working under a bad SL a sort of lead by example mentality. But randoms in your squad can make or break an experience trying to get 8 men who want to win the same way I do is rare. Catch me on the field your videos are great. TWDW teamwork dreamwork o7.
This is why clans tend to steamroll anytime they pub. It’s why I joined one myself. They train you and give you experience until you’re the best as what you do. Then you try pubs one day and the chaos of randos get curb stomped because you got 1 Chris Kyle wannabe Lone wolf marksman, AT personnel that can’t hit the broadside of a logi and a medic freaking out because randos give up before they can get to them.
Squad leading is so fun but I wish more people would learn about it before doing it. I picked it up after getting bored of bad squad leads. It also makes me more engaged and then I can be more helpful to the team
I'm new to squad and I've been watching a bunch of these "learn squad" videos. This was by far the best one yet. Loved the examples laid out in the gameplay. A+ content and quality right here. Thank you sir.
Thanks for such an in-depth video on squad leading. I am sure there'll be many people who would take notes and work on to apply them on their games and earn more experience.
I've started to play Squad last week and I've been learning a lot from your videos. It helps that I've been SL in HLL but damn Squad is another beast in terms of coordination and comms. Still a long way until I'm comfortable to start SLing here, but I'm enjoying the journey!
Thanks! When SLing it’s always important to do things your way. There are things to learn and do better obviously, but the baseline should always be self-confidence!
Great addition for the Squad community and as an individual who has read various manuals for fun and has applied the tactics and attempted to lead in such a professional manner. Fantastic! I firmly believe this is a great start for anyone who wants to experience this sort of gaming simulation. Squad is certainly a team orientated game and I have experienced many who play as if it's the traditional person shooter. This is a game of teamwork, coordination and patience. If you are really wanting to dive deep into the game. Start by opting for a support role. I.e. Logi runs, medic, reserve push, shovel operator and posting as security. As the game evolves and after many more games. you will certainly have an idea of the flow of it. Also, let your Squad Leader know you are new and you're willing to learn the fundamentals. (you'll get the good and bad leaders but stay positive). I hope that all that read this and watches this video, keeps to the game!!! because as crazy as it does get, there is no revive in the real world
Once had a really good game squad leading where all my squadmates were experienced and we won the game by just 17 tickets by digging down the last enemy radio. My squad was good enough that they were able to bounce off a tigr and a rally to kill two radios and were even able to kill an attacking LAV. I really like all the squad leading tutorials, but tutorials for the average grunt would be helpful too. Just going over basic tactical awareness like holding fire, disengaging, using concealment, etc because I feel like pubbies lack that.
Hey dude thanks for the comment! The tactics videos I make are meant for every player to learn and apply, not necessarily just SLs. And my approach beyond that has been to show gameplay with explanations for why I do what I do - but maybe there’s more I could do on the minutiae of gameplay. Thanks for the feedback!
I've got over 1k hours mainly SL'ing and I love your vids dude. Hands down some of the best. It's an uphill battle, but you're definitely fighting the good fight with these. I play 7th all the time now hoping to get a chance to play a match with you lmao.
Awesome leadership, you are what I'm trying to become (500 hours in Squad and 200 SL) Most impressive bit about this video is you pronouncing all the points accurately XD
Main problem is the people, i rarerly find some good people to lead, maybe at the start but then it goes downhill. And to kick 6/8 people because they dont even follow some basic instruction it feels tiring. My best matches were when my whole squad listened. I think people doesnt know how powerfull is that just 1 squad that works as a team. Not some extra-tactical stuff, but some simple tactics with 1 united squad can change an entire match.
1 Completely focused squad lead by an enthusiastic SL can accomplish almost anything. When you have a super cohesive squad that always fights together instead of apart, its an easy win. The hard part is getting 2-4 other SLs do the same is a tough ask sometimes.
At least in real life it's pretty doable to get random people organized - especially when you're there for the same thing. But you'd have to master the trick of being a 'natural' leader; it's typical group dynamics This depends mostly on the setting you're given (what you organize for is what you get). It depends sometimes on the people you get as well Unfortunately, it seems in Squad it is normal (as in, everyone else does it) to just do whatever you want. So that's an organizing force making people want to go solo. An organizing force making people ready and willing to follow, is a person who suggests to work together as a real squad (read: leadership). One other factor which will make people more likely to follow you, is when others follow you (such as some friends or other enthusiastic randoms). And finally, when people didn't make up their mind yet, and are still finding their bearings in terms of how to act, it also makes them susceptible to leadership. This situation takes place when people are new, but to a small extent also at the start of a new round. Because then expectations about how everyone behaves (read: norms) haven't been fully established for that round yet Idk why I decided to write an essay on group dynamics in the comment section, but if you read it and find it useful: you're welcome ^^"
I squad lead maybe 1 in 6-8 games, and maybe 1 in 5 of those games are anywhere near this smooth. This round is a standout example of a round that went relatively well, but these also aren’t ultra rare on the 7th server either. Depends on who’s on to play.
Outstanding work here. Combine these practical SL tips with Captain’s FOB meta to develop a highly effective squad that will help the whole team succeed.
Most of my games go great and I feel like im actually starting to get more rounds on target during firefights even with the chaos of SL, but sometimes the social situation just spirals... I usually play on the 7th anyway and after playing with people there a bit it feels like ill probably end up getting more into that community to just try and find people to play with that arent assholes and bigots.
I only like to SL when I have at least 1 actual friend in the squad to make it fun. Otherwise I have no motivation to lead 8 randoms ive never met before in the game.
It is not easy to mannaged people, or random people, but you have to do it... : Giving to your friend the FTL for managed his bravo team, very usefull. Do not ignore the other random ^^. God bless you, god speed (SL since 2017 has spoken)
Yeah dude. Can’t learn good leadership in the same way you learn game mechanics, and having to constantly cycle through these tasks throughout the game is what’s exhausting. Trust me, you’ll get used to it. And take breaks when you need!
How to be squad lead: attack the point and place move markers to let your squad know where to go, plan ahead before leaving with logis, tell your squad members what your plan is (attack the point) and if all else fails delete the game cause it’s actually trash and if you want to be a leader you should stop doing it on video games and explore the real world possibilities.
Hey, it helped me. I started recently to grab more often sl kit as I like building stuff, and often, there are no squad leaders. Unfortunately, I find it sometimes overwhelming to guide nine people (I'm not too fond of locking the squad), so I try to tell the alpha team to stay with me in the background while b and c can enjoy the game. Alpha builds hab and mortars and machine gun nests - sometimes it is good, sometimes it is terrible :) But I don't give up
The perspective of a squad leader is completely different from that of a fighting squad member. It’s not as action-packed and invovles a lot more staring at maps. This means that the focus and vibe of this gameplay is very different from my usual videos - how did you all find it? What’s something you wish I’d included more of, or included less of, in my edits?
Also, what do you think of the new font style?
like it, makes it easy to see in dark or light backgrounds
Great video! I started playing Squad with my friends as a Squad Leader from the very first hours. And it was so tough to lead my buddies with so many information coming in. Your videos is a perfect way to study. Gave me lots of knowledge. With only 200 hours behind the back and your content I just feel I am more competent that some other 500-1000+ hours SLs. But I know I have a long way to improve. Thank you!
@@Gr0w1ng_up1 Really glad to hear it man. We’re all learning - including me- so just have fun and keep it up!
More. I think the community would also benefit from a step-by-step how to start a squad video.
I've played some matches in PR as SL and my squad was named Buttplug, because we were literally a buttplug squad (but i think in america it's named QRF). It was a buttplug because i didn't know what exactly i need to do, so my squas was reinforcing every enemy breaktrough and almost every failed assault if there wasn't enough teammates. Few times i just used our squad as additional firepower (take as much machinguns and LATs as possible, climb some mountain up and kill everything you see). I remember as once we used this tactic and enemy had only one FOB that got destroyed, so we cleaned the floor by enemy soldiers and vechicles, but then got encircled because artillery pinned us down and it was a massacre. Also few times i used medic based squad, basically 2 whole squads was just a cover for medics to heal our teammates. It was like this: machinegunner, GL and AR suppressing enemy position, medics evacuating every one they can reach and rifflemans flanking position and try to kill enemy, or if it wasn't possible then also supress. I bet for enemy it was like fighting zombies, because it was really hard for them to stop that kind of push
That’s awesome man. I know people talk about the meta and stuff but forgetting all that what’s important is problem solving and finding what needs to be done.
this was a very good watch even though I don't even play Squad. I think most of the topics you usually talk about can also be applied to Arma 3
Thanks! And I agree
Can be applied to my frigging modded Minecraft server, for that matter.
I play alot of SL games, only thing I'd say is its alot different leading 8 people from your clan who want to play squad. I usually SL because I hate working under a bad SL a sort of lead by example mentality. But randoms in your squad can make or break an experience trying to get 8 men who want to win the same way I do is rare. Catch me on the field your videos are great. TWDW teamwork dreamwork o7.
Yeeeep - the quality of your squad members and the presence of good FTLs changes EVERYTHING. I really appreciate the support man - hope you enjoyed!
This is why clans tend to steamroll anytime they pub. It’s why I joined one myself. They train you and give you experience until you’re the best as what you do. Then you try pubs one day and the chaos of randos get curb stomped because you got 1 Chris Kyle wannabe Lone wolf marksman, AT personnel that can’t hit the broadside of a logi and a medic freaking out because randos give up before they can get to them.
@@koji8123 yea lmaoo
Squad leading is so fun but I wish more people would learn about it before doing it. I picked it up after getting bored of bad squad leads. It also makes me more engaged and then I can be more helpful to the team
When you start thinking you can do better is a good time to start lol
I'm new to squad and I've been watching a bunch of these "learn squad" videos. This was by far the best one yet. Loved the examples laid out in the gameplay. A+ content and quality right here. Thank you sir.
That’s really good to hear - glad you enjoyed and hope you kick ass in game!
@@HaebyungDance no promises on performance, but at least I will understand why I suck instead of just running around and dying!
7:43 you know he's blasting some Eurobeat in that thing.
Thanks for such an in-depth video on squad leading. I am sure there'll be many people who would take notes and work on to apply them on their games and earn more experience.
Glad you enjoyed!
I will definitely use this video to help new SLs in game! Awesome Video man!
Thanks man - glad to hear it!
I've started to play Squad last week and I've been learning a lot from your videos. It helps that I've been SL in HLL but damn Squad is another beast in terms of coordination and comms. Still a long way until I'm comfortable to start SLing here, but I'm enjoying the journey!
That’s awesome man it’s always good to hear my videos help because it’s been my goal. Enjoy!
I like being an SL but it's like herding cats. Some will be in a good mood and listen, a lot will just wander off and do whatever they want.
Watching you Squad Lead and seeing things I do in your playstyle is making me feel a lot more confident in my ability as a SL. Cool video!
Thanks! When SLing it’s always important to do things your way. There are things to learn and do better obviously, but the baseline should always be self-confidence!
Great addition for the Squad community and as an individual who has read various manuals for fun and has applied the tactics and attempted to lead in such a professional manner. Fantastic!
I firmly believe this is a great start for anyone who wants to experience this sort of gaming simulation. Squad is certainly a team orientated game and I have experienced many who play as if it's the traditional person shooter. This is a game of teamwork, coordination and patience.
If you are really wanting to dive deep into the game. Start by opting for a support role. I.e. Logi runs, medic, reserve push, shovel operator and posting as security. As the game evolves and after many more games. you will certainly have an idea of the flow of it.
Also, let your Squad Leader know you are new and you're willing to learn the fundamentals. (you'll get the good and bad leaders but stay positive).
I hope that all that read this and watches this video, keeps to the game!!! because as crazy as it does get, there is no revive in the real world
Bro the opening to this video is a perfect visualization of what it's like to squad lead sometimes.
Once had a really good game squad leading where all my squadmates were experienced and we won the game by just 17 tickets by digging down the last enemy radio. My squad was good enough that they were able to bounce off a tigr and a rally to kill two radios and were even able to kill an attacking LAV.
I really like all the squad leading tutorials, but tutorials for the average grunt would be helpful too. Just going over basic tactical awareness like holding fire, disengaging, using concealment, etc because I feel like pubbies lack that.
Hey dude thanks for the comment!
The tactics videos I make are meant for every player to learn and apply, not necessarily just SLs. And my approach beyond that has been to show gameplay with explanations for why I do what I do - but maybe there’s more I could do on the minutiae of gameplay. Thanks for the feedback!
This video is just showing off and I am here for it!
really good editing, and really good information displayed keep it up!
Thanks, as always :)
I've got over 1k hours mainly SL'ing and I love your vids dude. Hands down some of the best. It's an uphill battle, but you're definitely fighting the good fight with these. I play 7th all the time now hoping to get a chance to play a match with you lmao.
Hey man I really appreciate the comment! I usually hang around the 7th discord when I play so feel free to join as a guest!
Those principles can work very well in Planetside 2 where squad leading and Platoon leading are both very important and can be chaotic
Awesome leadership, you are what I'm trying to become (500 hours in Squad and 200 SL)
Most impressive bit about this video is you pronouncing all the points accurately XD
Main problem is the people, i rarerly find some good people to lead, maybe at the start but then it goes downhill. And to kick 6/8 people because they dont even follow some basic instruction it feels tiring. My best matches were when my whole squad listened. I think people doesnt know how powerfull is that just 1 squad that works as a team. Not some extra-tactical stuff, but some simple tactics with 1 united squad can change an entire match.
Absolutely agree - and that’s the challenge with Squad lol. It’s always the basics.
1 Completely focused squad lead by an enthusiastic SL can accomplish almost anything. When you have a super cohesive squad that always fights together instead of apart, its an easy win. The hard part is getting 2-4 other SLs do the same is a tough ask sometimes.
At least in real life it's pretty doable to get random people organized - especially when you're there for the same thing. But you'd have to master the trick of being a 'natural' leader; it's typical group dynamics
This depends mostly on the setting you're given (what you organize for is what you get). It depends sometimes on the people you get as well
Unfortunately, it seems in Squad it is normal (as in, everyone else does it) to just do whatever you want. So that's an organizing force making people want to go solo.
An organizing force making people ready and willing to follow, is a person who suggests to work together as a real squad (read: leadership). One other factor which will make people more likely to follow you, is when others follow you (such as some friends or other enthusiastic randoms).
And finally, when people didn't make up their mind yet, and are still finding their bearings in terms of how to act, it also makes them susceptible to leadership. This situation takes place when people are new, but to a small extent also at the start of a new round. Because then expectations about how everyone behaves (read: norms) haven't been fully established for that round yet
Idk why I decided to write an essay on group dynamics in the comment section, but if you read it and find it useful: you're welcome ^^"
@captainzork6109 your thinking about the right things insofar as leadership challenges in Squad go lol
@@HaebyungDance Thx for the affirmation c:
That game was a great one. Good communication the whole round
Yeah man - you really carried my squad everywhere too LOL
Nice, didn't know that you also were into wh40k too. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Yeah I absolutely love WH40K lol
holy shit. that was beautiful. i want to play with team orientated gameplay like that. i hope my ping from south america isn't an issue
This was pretty fun and educating to watch, gotta ask tho do you get games like this pretty often?
I squad lead maybe 1 in 6-8 games, and maybe 1 in 5 of those games are anywhere near this smooth.
This round is a standout example of a round that went relatively well, but these also aren’t ultra rare on the 7th server either. Depends on who’s on to play.
Amazing video! its even useful for other games such like project reality.
i have over 400 hours in the game (and only recently started looking at squad leading) but i have never seen a guy prone in a tree.
That was my first time too lmao
It sucks when u sl squad lead and theres no one that cooperates with youor only half the squad does
Yeah but often just half the squad can make all the difference - learning to make do is an important part of SLing!
This is what we wanted.
It’s not a full guide - but hopefully a good first step.
Outstanding work here.
Combine these practical SL tips with Captain’s FOB meta to develop a highly effective squad that will help the whole team succeed.
Thanks man!
I love this kind of informative videos, I just found your channel today and it's amazing 🔥
Hell yeah!
just great
Thanks!
Fantastic!
Most of my games go great and I feel like im actually starting to get more rounds on target during firefights even with the chaos of SL, but sometimes the social situation just spirals... I usually play on the 7th anyway and after playing with people there a bit it feels like ill probably end up getting more into that community to just try and find people to play with that arent assholes and bigots.
bruh swerved that Logi so smooth 😂
Bout to interview soon for 7th
Hell yeah bro
@@HaebyungDance just finished basic. What times you normally play?
@wixse.quisee usually in the late afternoons or evenings. If you see me in game or in a discord channel give me a shout and I’ll play :)
@@HaebyungDance bet
I only like to SL when I have at least 1 actual friend in the squad to make it fun. Otherwise I have no motivation to lead 8 randoms ive never met before in the game.
That can be a good policy to help grease the machine!
It is not easy to mannaged people, or random people, but you have to do it... : Giving to your friend the FTL for managed his bravo team, very usefull.
Do not ignore the other random ^^.
God bless you, god speed
(SL since 2017 has spoken)
Need to add the kick bad squad mates to the steps.
Yeah but then it wouldn’t have been a neat five…
Lol but seriously that’s definitely one of those things that I’ve grown to appreciate the value of.
Step 4 and 5 are so hard.
Yeah dude. Can’t learn good leadership in the same way you learn game mechanics, and having to constantly cycle through these tasks throughout the game is what’s exhausting. Trust me, you’ll get used to it. And take breaks when you need!
But try this sort of invasion with randoms. Clan would of course have higher level of communication. Almost a pubstomp tbh
What server is this?
7th Ranger Regiment - Operation Gothic Serpent
Do you still play sc2?
Not really- still enjoy watching it though!
😂😂😂😂
It was worth it just to make you laugh :)
russian team played in english to win over the usa team😂
How to be squad lead: attack the point and place move markers to let your squad know where to go, plan ahead before leaving with logis, tell your squad members what your plan is (attack the point) and if all else fails delete the game cause it’s actually trash and if you want to be a leader you should stop doing it on video games and explore the real world possibilities.
Sage advice from a rust twitch streamer everyone
@@HaebyungDance and still a better SL
@@osomnm431 don’t worry I believe you
It doesn’t take 18 minutes to explain squad leading 😂😂 who actually watches these useless videos of mid content on a poop game.
Keep commenting it helps me with the algorithm
@@HaebyungDance you'll need it if you keep making content like this xD
lmao someone doesn't like teamwork... Well looking at your yt i can see why@@osomnm431
@@osomnm431 good job now comment again
Hey, it helped me. I started recently to grab more often sl kit as I like building stuff, and often, there are no squad leaders. Unfortunately, I find it sometimes overwhelming to guide nine people (I'm not too fond of locking the squad), so I try to tell the alpha team to stay with me in the background while b and c can enjoy the game. Alpha builds hab and mortars and machine gun nests - sometimes it is good, sometimes it is terrible :) But I don't give up