Changes: Squad Leader

Revision as of 19:53, 21 April 2019

Card Text/Abilities

While you coordinate, the ship you choose can perform an action only if that action is also on your action bar.

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Squad Points

This is a variable-cost upgrade that changes price based on Pilot Initiative Value.

Initiative Value	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
Cost	2	4	6	8	10	12	14

Availability

Notes

As of Changelog v1.2, Squad leader now has a variable cost based on initiative, which is priced so aggressively at high initiatives it's usually impractical to equip to aces. This changes its ideal uses, since low-init ships with a talent slot are the best candidates, and are also relatively rare (low-init generics usually lack a talent slot). But equipping to low initiative also changes how the card is used.

As with any coordinate source, granting an action at a high initiative allows you to help an ally respond to the opponent's final placement, usually after that ally has moved. They might target lock once close enough, or barrel roll out of arc, or reinforce/focus for defense. The disadvantage is it's useless if the ally gained stress from their activation.
At low initiative, the advantage can be similar to Advanced Sensors, allowing an ally to take an action before their maneuver. For example, focus before bumping a ship or impacting an obstacle, or act before a red maneuver, or barrel roll before moving to dodge an obstacle.

Squad leader isn't necessarily bad after the points rebalance, just different. It's now more pricey in most cases, and the cost growth strongly encourages low-initiative coordination early in the phase, instead of aces coordinating their allies late in Activation.

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