A quick advice in dealing with uncooperative teammates.

Others always talked about this, but just to reiterate, being a team leader isn't so much a privilege as it is a responsibility. When I'm leading a Task or Strike Force I consider it my responsibility that the team members enjoy themselves. Usually it doesn't take much more than supplying a constant stream of missions, but I do think communication helps a lot at keeping everyone on the same page (for example I always tell TF teams, while recruiting and before starting, that we're going for a high bodycount so if they want speed this isn't the team for them).

So if I both want the team to have fun but consider communication incredibly important, you'd think that orders are the way to go, and I suppose you'd technically be right. I do tend to give orders (I'm kinda afraid I'm like the leader Wicked Wendy talked about, haha), but I try to never sound forceful about it. "Let's try it this way", "how about we do this?" "I suggest we do that". I found that most players are flexible enough that often they don't really care how things are done as long as they get done and they'll eagerly follow your suggestions if you ask nicely. In the third mission of the ITF for example I kinda prefer taking out the AVs before destroying the computer so I ask "how about we take out the AVs out first on their little platform?" and then that's what people do.

On that note, like I said earlier, I really am afraid I sound too much of a drill seargeant at times, and the truth, like I also said, orders and suggestions and the like usually aren't necessary. In fact more often than not I find that teams often just follow into a rhythm after one mission. I had teams that did horrible against Arbiter Sands in the first STF mission and then proceeded to steamroll Recluse's lieutenants without anything obvious having changed. In the Renault SF I did a couple days ago we only had ranged squishies and had someone faceplant every second mob in the first mission only to proceed to utterly obliterate everything from the second mission on. This really isn't an issue of order or strategy as much as it is the team just getting into a rhythm they can work with.

TL;DR: If you're the team leader, keep your team happy. Games are supposed to be fun.

I'd have gone with the Captain Obvious remark too (generally combined with the "lets not bother buffing or healing them in the next spawn as I have Power Boost and Vengeance ready to go anyway).

I strongly dislike team leaders who seem to think they're running some sort of tactical masterpiece here. The game isn't hard, we don't need your guidance to play it thanks, lets just cream them as quickly as we can.

If we die a few times at a room I'm willing for someone to pull, but being a team leader doesn't mean the entire team is at your beck and call and we should do it exactly as you say.

I've had a few of them in the last few weeks. And oddly they almost always seem to be Tankers. Maybe next time I'll suggest they try a mastermind instead.

The best tanks are the bouncy hyperactive ones you've to try and keep up with who just do their thing and trust you to do yours and just say things like "Wheee"

I disagree with those who claim this game is nothing but easy. If you want strategy, go with a small to mid-size team. Rarely do full teams challenge my strategic thinking cap. A three or four-man team on the other hand, with powers well-balanced (or not), but up against the odds with the difficulty cranked up a bit-- this is where strategy comes into play. And believe me, it does. Smaller teams also give teammates a chance to get familiar with each others fighting styles. This is rarely, if ever, possible on full teams (excluding static or regular team-ups between the same people). Build up a good friend list and global friend list, and use it to put smaller teams together with people you can grow familiar with over time. (And don't simply rely on your super group to supply you with familiar faces. A good friends list often outlives a super group.) This is the most rewarding way to team.

Excluding a small handful of task forces, trials and Architect Entertainment missions, full teams require little thought. But that doesn't mean they don't appeal to me too. They're great fun and everyone gets a chance to type out saucy one-liners without risking their life or their team's. But people who always insist on a full team are missing out!

When you hit 50 it gets even worse. The Mr. Awesome (which I am any way) syndrome kicks in, and people do what ever they want. They leave the group, to kill on their own (which makes me wonder why they team at all), or they pull 3 other groups to the one the team is already struggling with.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Learn from experience, and from the comments made here.

Poop happens. I did a TF after taking ambien last night. I was not at my best (didn't think it would kick in so fast), and was embarrassed. I apologized, and they forgave me. Admitting that you screwed up can go a LONG way.

Respec is never given its earnt..

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but when I'm invited to a group, the leader becomes my new dad.

If dad says wait, I wait. If dad says use my best attacks, I use my best attacks. If dad says 'Will you die for me?' I shout YES and prove it. I am afraid of my dad, so I do what he says. Dad doesn't like it when I burn the bacon.

Leaders are never to be questioned. This isn't some social revolution folks. It's a game where you do what you're told, or else you will have your fun card revoked. You want to express yourself, get a diary, but it has no place in Team Chat. Team Chat is for LEADERS. Shut your mouth and do what you're told.

It's not about what works, it's about doing what you're told to do. If you do what you are told and it doesn't work, do it again and do it better this time.

Listen to your Dad. Don't burn the bacon.

You sound like a jerk of a team leader, actually.

How would I deal with a jerk team leader? I'd quit the team after letting you get defeated a couple of times.

I have dealt with leaders like the OP... I just drop an 'lol' in team chat, quit the team, move on to a team without a complete tool as the star holder...

or use tells to other team members, determine that the leader is indeed a nut job, all of us quit the team and shread thru the mish out of team... :P

It is my suspicion that this entire thread is one big Vik roll.

While I'm not exactly known for being polite, even I must say..you kinda went overboard there man. I mean.. ok.. so your the one who formed the team..big deal. Forming a team doesn't automatically give you the right to boss the team around. While having the star /does/ give you the ability to choose mission, invite more people, or even kick someone from the team, it doesn't mean you deserve respect.

Like another poster said earlier, respect is to be earned, and this isn't the military where a star means people are supposed to listen to you lol..its a game, the star means nothing more than. "Hey.. this guy can choose missions." Yes, your right that one person was a little out of line..maaybe just a little, but at the same time so were you in just kicking him. Of course, this /is/ a MMO, where folks seem to thrive on being overly sensitive little whine *****, but still..