Quick clarification regarding building Garrisons. If the Support player waits out the cooldown and places another supply crate, it will actually replace the previously placed crate, so it's impossible for a single Support player to help you build a Garrison in enemy territory. You need your squad mates to switch roles, as suggested in the video.
I was going to correct you on this as my support did this exact thing and it replaced the 50 he just put down, but you already clarified above, good job 👍
@@SeeJayMac yea, definitely fucked up lol. But like you said I emphasized this point in my Support video, and I'm working on an Engineer video which touches on this at one point as well.
A general rule of thumb that I use(I play console), which applies to all roles really, is that about 80% of people have mics, 50-60% of those people are actually willing to use said mic, and about 20-25% of THOSE guys are willing to be THE FIRST one to use a mic. So just being first to speak generally gets others to talk. It's rare to have a full squad of mics, but you can easily get 2 or 3 others to speak if you are the first. Basically, just speak first
Some simple rules I use as a SL: 1. If there is a lot of friendlies - go somewhere else. 2. Fill in the empty 4 attacking or 4 defending squares on the map. 3. Have fun.
Me and a friend of mine picked up Hell Let Loose a few days ago. I used to be the one making all of the call-outs on Battlefield and deciding what our strategy was and essentially running the squad so I fell into the role of SL by accident. I came to UA-cam to find out what I should be doing to help the team the most and I can honestly say this video was so helpful! Now I have a friend who mains support instead of rifleman and we’re popping up garrisons as much as we can. I love the responsibility of letting the other squad leaders and the commander know useful information that me and my squad come across and it’s always great when you’re pinned down and can request air support from your commander. Great game, I can see me being on this for many, many hours! Side note: This game has THE best community I have ever come across. So welcoming and helpful. If you haven’t used a mic yet, please do, people are more than happy to help you learn.
This makes me so happy to hear! I love that my content helps newcomers learn quickly and really contribute to helping the team instead of just worrying about K/D ratio. Great work and keep it up! And if you're on PC, come play on my server!
After a solid 20 hours in game I decided to have a go at SL since most of the squads were without one and I couldn't be bothered playing aimlessly. No one wanted to play SL. Got lucky with my squad, most of them were just happy that they had a SL and someone with a mic. They also were really understanding about me being an SL for the first time. I just kept my squad on the defence and tried to follow directions from the commander. We won that game and got all my squad member's recommendation. Felt good man, watching this before definitely helped a lot! TL;DR: HLL community is great, so just step forward and lead on!
As a squad leader coming from... Squad, I really appreciate this video. There are a lot of similarities, but the differences are massive and requesting roles of your squad feels so much more important in this one.
7:42 I'd agree with that to an extent. A big part of your job as SL is relaying information to your squad and letting them know where the enemy is. So I will definitely double mark targets I think are important for my squad to be aware of. Tanks and enemy Garries especially. And as a separate comment, not enough people know that only SLs and Supports can see recon plane information. So when a recon pops up, it's important to tell the squad what you're seeing and ping enemy infantry that have splintered off from the main group or on your flank.
I normally over Mark the map. When Recon comes by, I immediacy look for large orange targets and Mark them as Tank and Garrison. It's safer to mark something than to not. If I see an enemy deep in a random spot, I'll mark as with a Troop. Atleast if my squad doesn't react then another squad will be somewhat aware.
Wait, really? I didn’t know that recon bit. I knew I wasn’t crazy! I usually play Support and always got super confused when people said they couldn’t see the results of recon
Two points on node building.. 1. The support player does not have to spend the entire cooldown time within range of a manpower node in order to cut the time in half, he just has to enter its proximity once, at any point during the cooldown. As soon as he does this, the cooldown bar automatically gains 50% and does not reduce if he leaves the area 2. On Offensive mode, the defenders can drop their supplies from a supply truck at their own HQ, as long as they do it before the enemy capture their first cap. So, if engineers are quick, they can have all 3 sets of nodes built before the enemy is even out of their first spawn point.
Another lovely video. I love that you mentioned that it’s a great idea to take the lead in defending newly won territory. Frankly, I’m much better as a squad leader when I’m focused on defending, and it seems newer players are slightly better at doing that.
Sucks getting back capped because nobody thinks defense is fun. Meanwhile defense results in some of the most intense and fun moments in all of HLL! Thanks for checking out the video and glad you liked it man!
Agreed! I am new to HLL, the frustrating thing about this game is the lack of squads defending and ignoring capture points. Defending well wins you games.
This video was amazing and helped me overcome my minor anxiety of being on the spotlight as SL. Turned out it’s not actually that hard, it felt great to have a bunch of people in a squad following you, taking orders and seeing the strategies that either you, other SL’s or a commander plan. A great respectful community as well. HLL’s a great experience I recommend to all newcomers like myself.
Sup Soul, picked up HLL 2 weeks ago and I’m having a blast. I’ve watched almost every guide from you. (Nice that you have 2 different playlists). The last few days I played some games as a SL after watching this video and I’m watching It again to refresh it. SL is pretty difficult in the beginning, but you get the hang of it especially when you watched this video. Thanks even after a year
First time stumbling upon your channel...you sir, have earned yourself a new subscriber. I have watched a lot of "guides" and "tutorials" to see what information is being portrayed to new players and I have to say that this video is by far my favorite. Well done soldier.
Started playing on XSX and addicted to this game. Started as SL and haven't stopped playing the role, this video definitely helped me get better at the role. Subscribed for sure!
I'm level 6, just got the game two nights ago and only played a dozen matches. Not knowing much, I was just sticking with green members. I realized I was following the wrong half of the squad, who was running around almost randomly, pissing off the other half of the squad. So I spun around and linked up with the guys working together properly. They greatly appreciated me realizing and fixing my mistake.
You bring up good points. With my friends we are all in the army and think of everything as a standard section attack as best as possible. Works like a charm.
Just started stepping up to squad leader tell the command group that you're new and they'll help you out and give advice, it's a very cool role to play
Wow, what a compliment! I'm so glad to hear you found it helpful! Feel free to join my discord if you ever have questions, or just want to hang out! dsc.gg/soulsniper
Hey Soul, found your channel last night. You’ve got a great channel going, phenomenal presentation style and information to help players of all levels. I’ve noticed ALOT of new players since the release of 2042 and Vanguard, you’re really helping these guys learn the ropes and get squared away. Thanks for helping others learn and contributing to the growth of a healthy player base. You earned another sub! :)
@@SoulSniperYT well like when i originally said this i wouldnt know how to answer. and it was just one dude tallgrass that does his videos with a weird 20s accent or something.
Solid info, I do find myself becoming a SL out of necessity as majority of people wont pick the roll. Nice to know I've been on the right track as I do majority of what you've shared today. Nice to know defense doesn't just have to be in that small circle though!
Too easy to get surrounded a d overwhelmed when trying to defend only the strong point. Plus, you'll never take out outposts and garrisons that are feeding the enemy attack waves.
Also, when you are officer, just put a garrisons somewhere hidden so it's easier for you. The ability for the rest of the team to spawn is a bonus and you'll get points for it. Unlike an outpost, it's harder to dismantle and just by having people spawning on the garrisons it's going to be better protected.
One thing I have started doing lately is playing squad lead do more logistical stuff like building flank garrisons and helping the commander. One of the biggest improvements I have seen is not placing the garrison right on point because that is easy to find. I put two garrison around the point so the team will still have something to spawn off of. Once the action gets hot, then I relocate the garrison to one point when get have a good defense.
As a SL, working with other leadership is key. Some of my fastest wins have been games where all the other SLs and Commander are proactive, communicating, and helping each other out. I usually tell the other leadership that my squad will prioritize holding a certain sector or section of the frontline.
One more thing about garrisons in friendly territory enemies within 50 meters will trigger the enemy near by, thus taking the Garry out of commission. On the other hand in enemy territory , enemies within 100 meters enemies will trigger enemies near by. So to all you squad leaders on attack place your Garry at least 200 meters out side the objective you’re attacking. Half tracks are currently bugged they’re supposed to become deactivate at 50 meters but they’re more like 25 meters.
Since coming to GamePass I’ve been addicted to this game. I wanna be a utility player but I’ve loved playing medic and officer. This vid has helped a lot regarding officer role and the rules for garrisons and outpost have been game changing
Hey great video! Just a small correction on supply role. If you wait for your supply box cooldown and drop it, it will replace the previous box you put down if it wasn't used. So it is impossible, without switching roles, for a single supply player to create garrisons in enemy territory.
Just the other day I put down a box in enemy territory, then 5 minutes later put down another one in the same spot and had a squad leader build a garrison.
Got introduced to the "hot swap" idea of using support roles for sneaky garrisons. 1) SL drops OP where you want the garrison. 2) Support 1 drops his supplies 3) Squad kills Support 1 and one other player to swap to support so they get a 10 second kill cooldown instead of 20 for redeploying. 4) Support 1 switches to riflemen to open up the support role. Player 2 jumps into support 5) Support 2 spawns in and drops their supplies. 6) Garrison is built within 30-50 seconds and no supply drop is used to give the position away Support players can swap back if desired.
9:17 - I've found that playing tank leader is also great for this, because one can focus on the other squads without having to move. In a pinch, driver and gunner are able to function and I can focus on the command chatter. I wish there was squad-style filters, it's really annoying how all the voice channels sound the same.
I enjoy being squad lead, i have a great sense of tactical strats, i tend to also encourage if they seem discouraged or too quiet and even praise my squad if they're pulling their weight alongside me and these guides help build upon my role strats
This video helped me out immensely over my first week in the game. Now I’m to the point where I get annoyed when people drop a gari directly on top of the strong point. I like to spread mine out, 3 in a triangle about 100m from the middle of the strong point, and use OPs on top of the strong point. Doing this, 1) makes it so that when the enemy does overrun the strong point they only take out OPs and you only have to run 100m min to get back to defend, instead of 200m min if they take out the gari or lock spawning. 2) they’re harder to find, since the enemy expects them near the strong point. 3) it sets up an intruder sensor array around the strong point, so you generally know where the enemy is coming from. 4) redundancy is important when the enemy is making a strong push, or a couple troops slip behind the battle and take out defense Garis, you still have an easy means to get back and counter those flanks.
If you have plenty of other garrisons surrounding the strongpoint, it's fine to build on right inside it. Yes it's more vulnerable to bombing runs and such, but you've got several backup garries. Plus, having the team spawn on it instantly gives max cap weight since they're inside the circle. But yea if you only have a couple garries (you should never just have a couple!) then don't build one inside the strongpoint. Unless you're desperate and losing the point.
Just downloaded the game off game pass 4 days ago and first game I picked SL for the hell of it… needless to say I had a rough time! After finding this video, I now run SL primarily and I am a lvl 4 officer, thanks for the great video!
Nice video. I've come to realize that squad lead is one of the most enjoyable roles for me personally. I like the communicating aspect and helping build garrisons and stuff. Also agree on the playing defense. Not enough squad leads do it, so I usually just volunteer. It's way too important to to not do.
Yea that can be tough. In that scenario maybe try explaining why it's so important that another squad helps defend. Try to get the commander to agree with you so he orders another squad to defend with you. If that doesn't work, tell them to watch my videos lol.
Squad leader / commander , spotter aswell is one of my fav roles might be not good at it but i like the ability to place outposts and garrisons since when someone else is they rarely replace it or build it at good locations which is quite frustrating, the binoculars are also really nice since i always happen to find the enemies before the rest of the the team does , I'm by no means a good leader, and my fictory rate is like 50% when i'm commanding usually Just following tips from other officers. Really enjoyed the tips
I totally get that! Sometimes you just gotta take matters into your own hands. Being able to plop down an OP wherever a d basically whenever you want is so nice lol.
Just picked up the game and could never get the role I wanted inside a squad, so I decided to be a SL, been trying to accustom to the responsibilities but never really knew what I needed to do, I just placed OPs and tried to take the points. This was a super helpful video
Glad this was helpful. Placing outposts is important along with helping ensure your team has as many garrisons as possible to establish and maintain map control. Outside of that it's really about communication and teamwork to get the job done.
Powerhouse! I'm still really new and the squad made me squad lead. Holy crap! I felt sooooo overwhelmed. Thanks for the video! This should help lol Edit: spelling
It's jarring at first with command chat and squad chat, with people depending on you for outposts and garrisons, not to mention leadership and direction. It takes a few games as SL before you start to get a bit more comfortable. Also depends on your squad. Sometimes you get people who are just as knowledgeable, other times not so much. Keep at it!
Something that could be beneficial as a squad lead is when giving orders to make sure to direct it at specific people instead of asking the entire squad in an open invitation, if your squad is a little more closed off this might give them the small push they need to do what they need to d. For example “can I get supplies?” Might work less well than “ username] can I get some supplies? “ might help
i like sutch games like Post Scriptum,Squad and Hell Let Loose alot when you have a good squad lead and the communication works its a dam aweasome experience
It's pretty stressful at first but if you make sure you have at least an Outpost down for your squad at all times, and do your best to communicate with everyone, you'll be golden! Good luck! 🪖
Hey one thing I noticed was wrong: you cannot use the same one support character to make a Red Zone Garry. After he drops his first crate, when his cool down expires and he goes to drop his 2nd crate for the 100 sups needed, his first crate will disappear as he can only have a max of 50 total sups dropped on the map at once.
It usually takes a minute before squads pop up at the start of the round because no one wants to play squad leader. Just watching this video to learn something and create my own squads
love it, it confirms I understand this game properly. Please feel welcome to play at WTH servers with me and Atilius and many others!! If your in need of a good squad during some random games! You can let us know.
That playful banter is true. My squad was being laid out by an mg42 so i told them just light their tree line back up and thwy were like "roger, removing that tree line"
The fastest way to learn is to play with a squad of good dudes who are experienced and willing to teach you. And of course watching my channel :) Welcome bud!
The hardest thing for me for the first 10 or so games playing officer is ignoring radio. I sort of just learned to ignore it. If it's something important, it will be repeated when there is less radio activity + there are also markers. Playing officer you'd think you might get fewer kills but in a game I had my highest kill count yet was playing as officer. It might just be incidental, because usually I don't get 30% of what I got that game, or some other factors played a hand in that (playing defense, awareness was higher because I was rested, etc.), but I think this anecdotal evidence might prove you don't need to forego kills and action if you play officer.
Building Garrisons in Critical on Offensive Gamemode, especially the defensive team. Their have been games that I have loaded into with no other garrisons except for the one about to be lost. Then it becomes a run or drive to build a garrison near the objective before the other team steamrolls you.
I pick up the role if needed. But I prefer to support the squad leader by playing support or engineer and tell him to just point to where he needs supplies or defenses. I am not very good at giving orders, yet. Have also picked up commander twice in level 30. I might not be be the best of commander but the two games I picked it up we won.
Yea an MG/SL combo can be really effective at suppressing the enemy and denying their movement to an area. Glad you liked the video man! Consider subscribing if you haven't already, I've got an Engineer guide coming next!
I feel bad being the SL of a recon group with my friend because i’m super timid but my friend can’t use VOIP so I gotta communicate with all the other SLs 😅 I also selected officer because nobody in my squad was and I ended up being promoted to SL and I feel bad because I wasn’t stern enough to round my squad back to defend the point and we failed an offensive + got counterattacked and lost the match
It sounds like you fully understand the role but that maybe it's not the best fit for you personally. I wouldn't feel too bad honestly. After all, you stepped up in a scenario you weren't comfortable with and gave it your best shot. That's all anyone can ask. Also remember - this is a video game. None of it really matters lol. Maybe what you can try if you find yourself in that spot again is saying things like "Ok Jig squad command wants us to fall back to Rue to defend so we don't lose the sector so please redeploy as soon as possible." That way even if you're timid, you're relaying the orders from command, which your squad might take a bit more seriously. You can also place move, attack, and defend markers on the map to visually communicate what you want them to do. If they still don't listen, then that's on them and they are likely a lost cause anyway, which isn't your fault. It's all good man! What's important is that you have fun. After all that's why we play right? You're welcome to join my discord if you want. We have a great group of laid back, fun guys and gals. Squadding up with us would probably help you become more comfortable on the mic if you're at all interested in developing those skills. dsc.gg/soulsniper
I'm only level 45 and was basically forced to play SL twice (lvl 35 and 39) so far since nobody in my squad wanted to do it. lol And honestly squads without a leader seem pointless. It can be quite a lot for a new player like me, but it's still better than not having a SL, but it can be frustrating when you're the only person communicating. Both times we won the round and my squad even got the most point points of any squad the first time, which felt quite rewarding! Also, defending is really anything but boring, especially when you know your squad were the few guys who actually stayed back to give an incoming enemy wave the last stand and made your team not lose a point!
What do the Squad roles actually do ? Does anyone know ? Like the offensive, defensive, logistics and artillery options to set for your squad. I think choosing artillery for example shows every other team markers on the map but im not sure. I'd like to know if there are advantages/disadvantages by picking a squad role.
I think it's mainly for the commander and other SLs to know what your squad is prioritizing. It also helps players maybe avoid joining your squad if you're labeled as artillery for example, if they don't want to play artillery or want an SL who is out on the Frontline.
I understand that completely. It can be quite crippling for some. Just try to keep things in perspective. It's only a video game. Nobody will get hurt or die. Quite literally nothing is on the line. It's just a form of entertainment. Still, I get that you don't want to ruin anyone else's enjoyment or hold your team back or whatever. But then again, as long as you're trying and have a decent understanding of how the game works, people shouldn't be upset. If they are, that's on them and you should find new people to play with.
You're certainly welcome to join my discord too and play on my server. There's always people playing together and we're all very chill and laid back. We're the perfect group to maybe help you feel more comfortable on comms. dsc.gg/soulsniper
I guess I just have to learn to be a squad leader although I'm a follower, because so few squads accept to be a part of squad. And that role is the only one to be able to spawn to the map.
when i play as a SL i dont even engage in pvp most of the time lol, i mean ,when i see enemy i kill, and i defend the point because nobody is... but i most of the time look at the map, male garrisons , communicate with other SL and CMD and put markers and call for supplies or artilery , SL is vital for gathering the squad together to attack or defend as a single force .
@@SoulSniperYT not to gush, but you have a certain something about the way you compile the ideas, and present them. Like a friend teaching you the ropes. It's on point SS. I hope more people get hip to you.
@@SoulSniperYT right on man. Looking forward to more. :) As a long time musician, and sound engineer, I can respect how much work goes into making content. Stay the course friend. I'm confident it will serve you in some fruitful way.
I enjoy it. Love the discussions and comments from the community! It's hard work, especially with a wife, four kids, and a full time job. But it's worth it!
I prefer to be a defense squad. It’s rarely boring as there’s always a couple enemies trying to recap, and you always seem to be outnumbered as everyone else wants to be on offense. It’s a fun challenge.
@@SoulSniperYT I mean, with the console release you gained a lot of new followers, me included. Your guides are very good, so maybe it would be a good idea to re do some of the guide now that your audio has better quality and also after all the updates
Ahh ok gotcha. The thought has crossed my mind to re-record the audio on some of the older videos. But we'll see. I'm trying to keep new content coming, but never say never. 👍
Im here because more often than not i end up in this role on your server 😂. Ive only played like 2 or 3 times in this role and usually rotate out and ask someone else to grab the kit but they dont. So i need to learn it bc if i leave and come back (squad baitimg) its bad bc we get left with an SL with no kit bc they dont grab it. I feel many times my squad mates want to be SL even less than me.
Ah, you got my "break break break" to clear up command chat :) Feel free to jump back on our server (Garrisons and Whiskey) anytime to play more with us or capture video content.
One thing I don't understand. I've only hopped on squad leader because we didn't have one and needed an OP. So when you try to build a second garrison,, I get the "not enough supplies". Can you refill your supplies at a drop and go far away to place a second garrison, or do you have to build it within the radius of the supply drop?
You have to be near your supplies. If you hit T to bring up the HUD, any supplies within the required radius will be marked on your screen. If you don't see a mark, then you're not close enough.
I love playing SL, get's me so immersed in the match when the rando's I play with listen and we crush objectives. And huge exclamation on that staying back to defend, I usually coordinate with one other squad to they can sweep 2 blocks on the cap zone while we sweep the others. Longest game I ever played was with a commander who kept telling us to push right after we re-cap a zone. Push, fall back, recapture repeat. Took fucking forever.
Great video, although I disagree on one point. A squad leader should mirror certain markers to his squad as tank markers, since they won’t be able to see the tank mark of another squad leader.
Yep, that was an oversight. Each supply box replaced the previous one, if the previous one isn't used. So you can wait out the cool down to build a set of nodes since each box is used by each node. But you can't build a red zone Garry with a single support player.
I tend to try not to place Red zone Garry’s in public match’s because everyone will just swarm that Garry instead of stay on defence Compared to Competition match’s where everyone know who’s spawning off the red zone Garry’s
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Quick clarification regarding building Garrisons. If the Support player waits out the cooldown and places another supply crate, it will actually replace the previously placed crate, so it's impossible for a single Support player to help you build a Garrison in enemy territory. You need your squad mates to switch roles, as suggested in the video.
Learned this the hard way. Thought I was about to do a high IQ play and got played 🤣
@@CaPshenanagains125 I learned the hard way too lol
I was going to correct you on this as my support did this exact thing and it replaced the 50 he just put down, but you already clarified above, good job 👍
Came here to say this. It's corrected in his Support video already :)
@@SeeJayMac yea, definitely fucked up lol. But like you said I emphasized this point in my Support video, and I'm working on an Engineer video which touches on this at one point as well.
A general rule of thumb that I use(I play console), which applies to all roles really, is that about 80% of people have mics, 50-60% of those people are actually willing to use said mic, and about 20-25% of THOSE guys are willing to be THE FIRST one to use a mic. So just being first to speak generally gets others to talk. It's rare to have a full squad of mics, but you can easily get 2 or 3 others to speak if you are the first. Basically, just speak first
I think every HLL player, regardless of role, should watch this, that way they can be aware of what their SL is actually doing and how they can help
Some simple rules I use as a SL:
1. If there is a lot of friendlies - go somewhere else.
2. Fill in the empty 4 attacking or 4 defending squares on the map.
3. Have fun.
Me and a friend of mine picked up Hell Let Loose a few days ago. I used to be the one making all of the call-outs on Battlefield and deciding what our strategy was and essentially running the squad so I fell into the role of SL by accident. I came to UA-cam to find out what I should be doing to help the team the most and I can honestly say this video was so helpful! Now I have a friend who mains support instead of rifleman and we’re popping up garrisons as much as we can.
I love the responsibility of letting the other squad leaders and the commander know useful information that me and my squad come across and it’s always great when you’re pinned down and can request air support from your commander. Great game, I can see me being on this for many, many hours!
Side note: This game has THE best community I have ever come across. So welcoming and helpful. If you haven’t used a mic yet, please do, people are more than happy to help you learn.
This makes me so happy to hear! I love that my content helps newcomers learn quickly and really contribute to helping the team instead of just worrying about K/D ratio.
Great work and keep it up! And if you're on PC, come play on my server!
They are very helpful and positive (unless you play commander)
After a solid 20 hours in game I decided to have a go at SL since most of the squads were without one and I couldn't be bothered playing aimlessly.
No one wanted to play SL.
Got lucky with my squad, most of them were just happy that they had a SL and someone with a mic. They also were really understanding about me being an SL for the first time.
I just kept my squad on the defence and tried to follow directions from the commander. We won that game and got all my squad member's recommendation. Felt good man, watching this before definitely helped a lot!
TL;DR: HLL community is great, so just step forward and lead on!
It's a beautiful thing! For my money, SL is the hardest role.
Just played my first SL games everybody was cool asl n they was fwm😤😤
As a squad leader coming from... Squad, I really appreciate this video. There are a lot of similarities, but the differences are massive and requesting roles of your squad feels so much more important in this one.
Welcome bud, and glad to hear you found this useful! Come hang on discord if you want: discord.gg/wUgVGWXtPe
7:42 I'd agree with that to an extent.
A big part of your job as SL is relaying information to your squad and letting them know where the enemy is. So I will definitely double mark targets I think are important for my squad to be aware of. Tanks and enemy Garries especially.
And as a separate comment, not enough people know that only SLs and Supports can see recon plane information. So when a recon pops up, it's important to tell the squad what you're seeing and ping enemy infantry that have splintered off from the main group or on your flank.
I normally over Mark the map. When Recon comes by, I immediacy look for large orange targets and Mark them as Tank and Garrison. It's safer to mark something than to not.
If I see an enemy deep in a random spot, I'll mark as with a Troop. Atleast if my squad doesn't react then another squad will be somewhat aware.
Wait, really? I didn’t know that recon bit. I knew I wasn’t crazy! I usually play Support and always got super confused when people said they couldn’t see the results of recon
Just another example of how so many things in the game are not explained or made clear whatsoever and just require plain old testing to figure out
Two points on node building..
1. The support player does not have to spend the entire cooldown time within range of a manpower node in order to cut the time in half, he just has to enter its proximity once, at any point during the cooldown. As soon as he does this, the cooldown bar automatically gains 50% and does not reduce if he leaves the area
2. On Offensive mode, the defenders can drop their supplies from a supply truck at their own HQ, as long as they do it before the enemy capture their first cap. So, if engineers are quick, they can have all 3 sets of nodes built before the enemy is even out of their first spawn point.
Two excellent points! Thank you!
New to the game. I’ve checked a few of your vids and they are aces. Thanks for the info, keep it up 👍🏻
Thank you man, I'm happy to hear you find them useful!
Another lovely video. I love that you mentioned that it’s a great idea to take the lead in defending newly won territory. Frankly, I’m much better as a squad leader when I’m focused on defending, and it seems newer players are slightly better at doing that.
Sucks getting back capped because nobody thinks defense is fun. Meanwhile defense results in some of the most intense and fun moments in all of HLL! Thanks for checking out the video and glad you liked it man!
Agreed! I am new to HLL, the frustrating thing about this game is the lack of squads defending and ignoring capture points. Defending well wins you games.
You've seen the light.
This video was amazing and helped me overcome my minor anxiety of being on the spotlight as SL. Turned out it’s not actually that hard, it felt great to have a bunch of people in a squad following you, taking orders and seeing the strategies that either you, other SL’s or a commander plan. A great respectful community as well. HLL’s a great experience I recommend to all newcomers like myself.
Sup Soul, picked up HLL 2 weeks ago and I’m having a blast. I’ve watched almost every guide from you. (Nice that you have 2 different playlists). The last few days I played some games as a SL after watching this video and I’m watching It again to refresh it. SL is pretty difficult in the beginning, but you get the hang of it especially when you watched this video. Thanks even after a year
Hey happy to hear it dude! Join the discord if you haven't yet and check out our server!
Love the content brother. 2 monthes ago I was one of the "game pass guys". Today im leading my men to victory all thanks to you.
Nice work!
As a designated volunteer SL, thank you, it didn't teach me a lot but it reassured me that I wasn't doing THAT bad.
First time stumbling upon your channel...you sir, have earned yourself a new subscriber. I have watched a lot of "guides" and "tutorials" to see what information is being portrayed to new players and I have to say that this video is by far my favorite. Well done soldier.
Oh wow, what a nice compliment, thank you man! And thanks for supporting the channel! Any certain topics you'd like to see next?
Started playing on XSX and addicted to this game. Started as SL and haven't stopped playing the role, this video definitely helped me get better at the role. Subscribed for sure!
I'm addicted too! Love this game!
Hardest thing is finding a squad willing to play as a squad and not just wonder off and do their own thing..
I'm level 6, just got the game two nights ago and only played a dozen matches. Not knowing much, I was just sticking with green members. I realized I was following the wrong half of the squad, who was running around almost randomly, pissing off the other half of the squad. So I spun around and linked up with the guys working together properly. They greatly appreciated me realizing and fixing my mistake.
You bring up good points. With my friends we are all in the army and think of everything as a standard section attack as best as possible. Works like a charm.
Just started stepping up to squad leader tell the command group that you're new and they'll help you out and give advice, it's a very cool role to play
Another sound video SoulSniper, great to see your channel getting traction and congrats on hitting the 500 mark!
Thanks man! Channels like yours are what inspired me! :)
Every thing is clear, and easy to understand. Best video I've watched ever. Thank you SoulSniper!!
Wow, what a compliment! I'm so glad to hear you found it helpful! Feel free to join my discord if you ever have questions, or just want to hang out! dsc.gg/soulsniper
Hey Soul, found your channel last night.
You’ve got a great channel going, phenomenal presentation style and information to help players of all levels.
I’ve noticed ALOT of new players since the release of 2042 and Vanguard, you’re really helping these guys learn the ropes and get squared away.
Thanks for helping others learn and contributing to the growth of a healthy player base.
You earned another sub! :)
That's very nice of you, really appreciate that! And thanks for supporting the channel!
Yeah, mainstream games going even more mainstream caused veterans to turn to hell let loose
I haven’t played as support or engineer yet for lack of understanding the roles. This helped a lot, I’ll have to give them a try, thanks.
dude thank god a guy that just makes videos with a normal voice.
Lol as opposed to what?
@@SoulSniperYT well like when i originally said this i wouldnt know how to answer. and it was just one dude tallgrass that does his videos with a weird 20s accent or something.
Ahh ok lol yes. He does the silly war movie narrative voice overs lol.
@@SoulSniperYT i mean its not as annoying as it was the first time im alogging lol
I decided to resubscribe to PSN just for HLL and your video guides are like the bible for this game. Thank you!
Solid info, I do find myself becoming a SL out of necessity as majority of people wont pick the roll. Nice to know I've been on the right track as I do majority of what you've shared today. Nice to know defense doesn't just have to be in that small circle though!
Too easy to get surrounded a d overwhelmed when trying to defend only the strong point. Plus, you'll never take out outposts and garrisons that are feeding the enemy attack waves.
Also, when you are officer, just put a garrisons somewhere hidden so it's easier for you. The ability for the rest of the team to spawn is a bonus and you'll get points for it. Unlike an outpost, it's harder to dismantle and just by having people spawning on the garrisons it's going to be better protected.
One thing I have started doing lately is playing squad lead do more logistical stuff like building flank garrisons and helping the commander. One of the biggest improvements I have seen is not placing the garrison right on point because that is easy to find. I put two garrison around the point so the team will still have something to spawn off of. Once the action gets hot, then I relocate the garrison to one point when get have a good defense.
As a SL, working with other leadership is key. Some of my fastest wins have been games where all the other SLs and Commander are proactive, communicating, and helping each other out. I usually tell the other leadership that my squad will prioritize holding a certain sector or section of the frontline.
I agree, it's important to be working toward a common goal and keeping each other updated on what's happening.
One more thing about garrisons in friendly territory enemies within 50 meters will trigger the enemy near by, thus taking the Garry out of commission. On the other hand in enemy territory , enemies within 100 meters enemies will trigger enemies near by. So to all you squad leaders on attack place your Garry at least 200 meters out side the objective you’re attacking. Half tracks are currently bugged they’re supposed to become deactivate at 50 meters but they’re more like 25 meters.
Quality content and very accessible. I see these becoming the next best thing than a ingame tutorial for new players. Subbed & shared
Love it, thanks for the feedback and support man! More on the way!
Since coming to GamePass I’ve been addicted to this game. I wanna be a utility player but I’ve loved playing medic and officer. This vid has helped a lot regarding officer role and the rules for garrisons and outpost have been game changing
Hey great video! Just a small correction on supply role. If you wait for your supply box cooldown and drop it, it will replace the previous box you put down if it wasn't used. So it is impossible, without switching roles, for a single supply player to create garrisons in enemy territory.
Ah, great catch. I will figure out a way to address that oversight on my part. Thanks for speaking up man!
Just the other day I put down a box in enemy territory, then 5 minutes later put down another one in the same spot and had a squad leader build a garrison.
@@inevitable408 this has not been my experience unfortunately. My supply box was also replaced when I dropped my second...
Yes, the previously placed box gets replaced when you drop a new one. Just like outposts do.
Got introduced to the "hot swap" idea of using support roles for sneaky garrisons.
1) SL drops OP where you want the garrison.
2) Support 1 drops his supplies
3) Squad kills Support 1 and one other player to swap to support so they get a 10 second kill cooldown instead of 20 for redeploying.
4) Support 1 switches to riflemen to open up the support role. Player 2 jumps into support
5) Support 2 spawns in and drops their supplies.
6) Garrison is built within 30-50 seconds and no supply drop is used to give the position away
Support players can swap back if desired.
9:17 - I've found that playing tank leader is also great for this, because one can focus on the other squads without having to move. In a pinch, driver and gunner are able to function and I can focus on the command chatter. I wish there was squad-style filters, it's really annoying how all the voice channels sound the same.
I enjoy being squad lead, i have a great sense of tactical strats, i tend to also encourage if they seem discouraged or too quiet and even praise my squad if they're pulling their weight alongside me and these guides help build upon my role strats
man thank you so much. i hope you're sponsored. cuz you elevate the game.
Glad you find the content helpful!
Awesome! Now I can see what the hell the markers are - split second decisions - usually placing the wrong marker down
It takes a bit to learn all the icons and hud elements and get to a point where you can recognize things quickly. Honestly, I'm still working on it!
This video helped me out immensely over my first week in the game. Now I’m to the point where I get annoyed when people drop a gari directly on top of the strong point. I like to spread mine out, 3 in a triangle about 100m from the middle of the strong point, and use OPs on top of the strong point.
Doing this, 1) makes it so that when the enemy does overrun the strong point they only take out OPs and you only have to run 100m min to get back to defend, instead of 200m min if they take out the gari or lock spawning. 2) they’re harder to find, since the enemy expects them near the strong point. 3) it sets up an intruder sensor array around the strong point, so you generally know where the enemy is coming from. 4) redundancy is important when the enemy is making a strong push, or a couple troops slip behind the battle and take out defense Garis, you still have an easy means to get back and counter those flanks.
If you have plenty of other garrisons surrounding the strongpoint, it's fine to build on right inside it. Yes it's more vulnerable to bombing runs and such, but you've got several backup garries. Plus, having the team spawn on it instantly gives max cap weight since they're inside the circle. But yea if you only have a couple garries (you should never just have a couple!) then don't build one inside the strongpoint. Unless you're desperate and losing the point.
Bro I got HLL on the free to play weekend and let me say your videos are a HUGE help for new players
Just downloaded the game off game pass 4 days ago and first game I picked SL for the hell of it… needless to say I had a rough time! After finding this video, I now run SL primarily and I am a lvl 4 officer, thanks for the great video!
Good stuff
Just bought the game, gonna watch this a couple times to commit it to memory. Very helpful!
Awesome! Welcome to hell, Soldier!
Ran my first game as a squad last night and I am officially hooked! Might as well call me Major Winters!
9:39 This is exactly why I go for defence, everyone always goes for a charge and then wonders why we lost the previous point.
Good man!
Yup, its one of my biggest complaints with this game and warfare mode.
Nice video. I've come to realize that squad lead is one of the most enjoyable roles for me personally. I like the communicating aspect and helping build garrisons and stuff. Also agree on the playing defense. Not enough squad leads do it, so I usually just volunteer. It's way too important to to not do.
It's vital to winning and it also happens to be intense and fun as fuck!
@@SoulSniperYT its definitely intense and fun but frustrating when you call for back up squads to deploy that never do :(.
Yea that can be tough. In that scenario maybe try explaining why it's so important that another squad helps defend. Try to get the commander to agree with you so he orders another squad to defend with you. If that doesn't work, tell them to watch my videos lol.
Thanks for the tips AVGN. Hope to see you on the battlefield!
Spotter tip is, nomen omen, spot on. I started getting used to command chat when I played with my cousin as recon.
Squad leader / commander , spotter aswell is one of my fav roles might be not good at it but i like the ability to place outposts and garrisons since when someone else is they rarely replace it or build it at good locations which is quite frustrating, the binoculars are also really nice since i always happen to find the enemies before the rest of the the team does , I'm by no means a good leader, and my fictory rate is like 50% when i'm commanding usually Just following tips from other officers. Really enjoyed the tips
I totally get that! Sometimes you just gotta take matters into your own hands. Being able to plop down an OP wherever a d basically whenever you want is so nice lol.
Just picked up the game and could never get the role I wanted inside a squad, so I decided to be a SL, been trying to accustom to the responsibilities but never really knew what I needed to do, I just placed OPs and tried to take the points. This was a super helpful video
Glad this was helpful. Placing outposts is important along with helping ensure your team has as many garrisons as possible to establish and maintain map control. Outside of that it's really about communication and teamwork to get the job done.
Powerhouse! I'm still really new and the squad made me squad lead. Holy crap! I felt sooooo overwhelmed. Thanks for the video! This should help lol
Edit: spelling
It's jarring at first with command chat and squad chat, with people depending on you for outposts and garrisons, not to mention leadership and direction. It takes a few games as SL before you start to get a bit more comfortable. Also depends on your squad. Sometimes you get people who are just as knowledgeable, other times not so much. Keep at it!
Just started playing and i love this game
Something that could be beneficial as a squad lead is when giving orders to make sure to direct it at specific people instead of asking the entire squad in an open invitation, if your squad is a little more closed off this might give them the small push they need to do what they need to d. For example “can I get supplies?” Might work less well than “ username] can I get some supplies? “ might help
i like sutch games like Post Scriptum,Squad and Hell Let Loose alot when you have a good squad lead and the communication works its a dam aweasome experience
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I don't even play this game, but your videos are well made, informative and entertaining. Keep it up!
I appreciate that!
Awesome guide man, can’t wait to give it a run!
It's pretty stressful at first but if you make sure you have at least an Outpost down for your squad at all times, and do your best to communicate with everyone, you'll be golden! Good luck! 🪖
Great video! Clear, to the point, good clips. Well done, SS
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a top tier squad leader tips and tricks video thanks you for useful information
Glad you think so! I've got more cool stuff coming, so consider subscribing if you haven't already! 👍
@@SoulSniperYT been subbed but forgot notifications, keep up those videos!!!
Insta sub! Super quality content my friend. Good luck and godspeed
Thanks for the support man! I've got more good stuff coming. 👍
@@SoulSniperYT awesome news man. can't wait! I'll be stay tuned champ ;)
Hey one thing I noticed was wrong: you cannot use the same one support character to make a Red Zone Garry. After he drops his first crate, when his cool down expires and he goes to drop his 2nd crate for the 100 sups needed, his first crate will disappear as he can only have a max of 50 total sups dropped on the map at once.
I pinned a comment regarding this oversight on my part. Thanks dude!
@@SoulSniperYT
Sounds like you never actually did it before
One of your best vids, thanks
Thanks for watching!
What a game.
Haven't had this much fun since battlefield 1942
It usually takes a minute before squads pop up at the start of the round because no one wants to play squad leader. Just watching this video to learn something and create my own squads
love it, it confirms I understand this game properly. Please feel welcome to play at WTH servers with me and Atilius and many others!! If your in need of a good squad during some random games! You can let us know.
Glad you liked it, and thanks! I'll be sure to pop into the WTH servers and look for ya!
@@SoulSniperYT deal!
@@SoulSniperYT you're always most welcome my friend.
8:23 - Wait i'm confused, I thought through the graph at 7:54 that the Commander can't see Request supplies! Its not even a Call In.
That playful banter is true. My squad was being laid out by an mg42 so i told them just light their tree line back up and thwy were like "roger, removing that tree line"
I could be wrong on this…
Grid squares on the HLL Map are 200 meters apart, so you can eyeball that to see about where you can build garrisons.
I got hold of leading in a few days just listened to the vets I learned quickly
The fastest way to learn is to play with a squad of good dudes who are experienced and willing to teach you. And of course watching my channel :)
Welcome bud!
The hardest thing for me for the first 10 or so games playing officer is ignoring radio. I sort of just learned to ignore it. If it's something important, it will be repeated when there is less radio activity + there are also markers.
Playing officer you'd think you might get fewer kills but in a game I had my highest kill count yet was playing as officer. It might just be incidental, because usually I don't get 30% of what I got that game, or some other factors played a hand in that (playing defense, awareness was higher because I was rested, etc.), but I think this anecdotal evidence might prove you don't need to forego kills and action if you play officer.
Building Garrisons in Critical on Offensive Gamemode, especially the defensive team.
Their have been games that I have loaded into with no other garrisons except for the one about to be lost. Then it becomes a run or drive to build a garrison near the objective before the other team steamrolls you.
Yep, you realize it's simply about saving the team at that point lol
Found your easter egg before i found my way to your channel lol thanks for the helpful videos!
I pick up the role if needed. But I prefer to support the squad leader by playing support or engineer and tell him to just point to where he needs supplies or defenses.
I am not very good at giving orders, yet.
Have also picked up commander twice in level 30. I might not be be the best of commander but the two games I picked it up we won.
I used the binoculars so many times to give direction to my machine gunner its the perfect tool
It's super cool for both the MG and the SL!
@@SoulSniperYT well its one of the only ways to get some good defense on long distance fields, Nice video do!
Yea an MG/SL combo can be really effective at suppressing the enemy and denying their movement to an area. Glad you liked the video man! Consider subscribing if you haven't already, I've got an Engineer guide coming next!
Thank you bro
I feel bad being the SL of a recon group with my friend because i’m super timid but my friend can’t use VOIP so I gotta communicate with all the other SLs 😅
I also selected officer because nobody in my squad was and I ended up being promoted to SL and I feel bad because I wasn’t stern enough to round my squad back to defend the point and we failed an offensive + got counterattacked and lost the match
It sounds like you fully understand the role but that maybe it's not the best fit for you personally. I wouldn't feel too bad honestly. After all, you stepped up in a scenario you weren't comfortable with and gave it your best shot. That's all anyone can ask. Also remember - this is a video game. None of it really matters lol.
Maybe what you can try if you find yourself in that spot again is saying things like "Ok Jig squad command wants us to fall back to Rue to defend so we don't lose the sector so please redeploy as soon as possible."
That way even if you're timid, you're relaying the orders from command, which your squad might take a bit more seriously. You can also place move, attack, and defend markers on the map to visually communicate what you want them to do. If they still don't listen, then that's on them and they are likely a lost cause anyway, which isn't your fault.
It's all good man! What's important is that you have fun. After all that's why we play right? You're welcome to join my discord if you want. We have a great group of laid back, fun guys and gals. Squadding up with us would probably help you become more comfortable on the mic if you're at all interested in developing those skills. dsc.gg/soulsniper
I'm only level 45 and was basically forced to play SL twice (lvl 35 and 39) so far since nobody in my squad wanted to do it. lol
And honestly squads without a leader seem pointless.
It can be quite a lot for a new player like me, but it's still better than not having a SL, but it can be frustrating when you're the only person communicating.
Both times we won the round and my squad even got the most point points of any squad the first time, which felt quite rewarding!
Also, defending is really anything but boring, especially when you know your squad were the few guys who actually stayed back to give an incoming enemy wave the last stand and made your team not lose a point!
Defending is so damn fun and intense! Good for you for stepping up to SL!
What do the Squad roles actually do ? Does anyone know ? Like the offensive, defensive, logistics and artillery options to set for your squad. I think choosing artillery for example shows every other team markers on the map but im not sure. I'd like to know if there are advantages/disadvantages by picking a squad role.
I think it's mainly for the commander and other SLs to know what your squad is prioritizing. It also helps players maybe avoid joining your squad if you're labeled as artillery for example, if they don't want to play artillery or want an SL who is out on the Frontline.
I dropped 37 kills as a squad leader on the new great britain v germany map with the railway bridge. The enfield 4 mk1 is so good.
I love the thought these guys put into supply and command posts
Imagine them remaking Battleground Europe: WW2 Online...
Mic anxiety is such a huge problem for me. The one time I've tried SL I pretty much froze whenever the commander spoke. 😅
I understand that completely. It can be quite crippling for some. Just try to keep things in perspective. It's only a video game. Nobody will get hurt or die. Quite literally nothing is on the line. It's just a form of entertainment.
Still, I get that you don't want to ruin anyone else's enjoyment or hold your team back or whatever. But then again, as long as you're trying and have a decent understanding of how the game works, people shouldn't be upset. If they are, that's on them and you should find new people to play with.
@@SoulSniperYT Thank you very much for your kind advice. I'll try keep those words to heart the next time I attempt SL.
You're certainly welcome to join my discord too and play on my server. There's always people playing together and we're all very chill and laid back. We're the perfect group to maybe help you feel more comfortable on comms. dsc.gg/soulsniper
I guess I just have to learn to be a squad leader although I'm a follower, because so few squads accept to be a part of squad. And that role is the only one to be able to spawn to the map.
excellent video! ty!
Thanks man! Consider subscribing if you enjoy this content. Lots more on the way!
Excellent content.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!
when i play as a SL i dont even engage in pvp most of the time lol, i mean ,when i see enemy i kill, and i defend the point because nobody is... but i most of the time look at the map, male garrisons , communicate with other SL and CMD and put markers and call for supplies or artilery , SL is vital for gathering the squad together to attack or defend as a single force .
Yeah, most of the game is spent handling logistics and keeping and eye on garrisons. Sounds like you're a great SL dude!
great vids, much enjoy
Thanks for watching!
Another great video 😊
Glad you think so man! Thanks!
@@SoulSniperYT not to gush, but you have a certain something about the way you compile the ideas, and present them.
Like a friend teaching you the ropes.
It's on point SS.
I hope more people get hip to you.
@@rockandrollemergency wow, what a compliment dude! I'll do my best to keep it up!
@@SoulSniperYT right on man.
Looking forward to more.
:)
As a long time musician, and sound engineer, I can respect how much work goes into making content.
Stay the course friend. I'm confident it will serve you in some fruitful way.
I enjoy it. Love the discussions and comments from the community! It's hard work, especially with a wife, four kids, and a full time job. But it's worth it!
I prefer to be a defense squad. It’s rarely boring as there’s always a couple enemies trying to recap, and you always seem to be outnumbered as everyone else wants to be on offense. It’s a fun challenge.
Great video!!
Glad you liked it and thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel. More content soon!
@@SoulSniperYT brother, now might be a good time to re do your guides! Think about it
@@Robbielazar what do you mean?
@@SoulSniperYT I mean, with the console release you gained a lot of new followers, me included. Your guides are very good, so maybe it would be a good idea to re do some of the guide now that your audio has better quality and also after all the updates
Ahh ok gotcha. The thought has crossed my mind to re-record the audio on some of the older videos. But we'll see. I'm trying to keep new content coming, but never say never. 👍
I have 500 hours as squad lead but still come back to these videos to see if im still doing things right 😂
Im here because more often than not i end up in this role on your server 😂. Ive only played like 2 or 3 times in this role and usually rotate out and ask someone else to grab the kit but they dont. So i need to learn it bc if i leave and come back (squad baitimg) its bad bc we get left with an SL with no kit bc they dont grab it. I feel many times my squad mates want to be SL even less than me.
Ah, you got my "break break break" to clear up command chat :)
Feel free to jump back on our server (Garrisons and Whiskey) anytime to play more with us or capture video content.
Yes! Had to include that recognizable voice! ;) Was kinda a rough game that one, but fun having you on the team. 👍
One thing I don't understand. I've only hopped on squad leader because we didn't have one and needed an OP. So when you try to build a second garrison,, I get the "not enough supplies". Can you refill your supplies at a drop and go far away to place a second garrison, or do you have to build it within the radius of the supply drop?
You have to be near your supplies. If you hit T to bring up the HUD, any supplies within the required radius will be marked on your screen. If you don't see a mark, then you're not close enough.
I love playing SL, get's me so immersed in the match when the rando's I play with listen and we crush objectives. And huge exclamation on that staying back to defend, I usually coordinate with one other squad to they can sweep 2 blocks on the cap zone while we sweep the others.
Longest game I ever played was with a commander who kept telling us to push right after we re-cap a zone. Push, fall back, recapture repeat. Took fucking forever.
I wonder how long the supply player double drop will be a thing before they change it.
I haven't heard of any intentions by the devs to change it honestly.
Great video, although I disagree on one point. A squad leader should mirror certain markers to his squad as tank markers, since they won’t be able to see the tank mark of another squad leader.
Hmm yea I can see that perspective
Hmm yea I can see that perspective
I have only do SL when for whatever reason there is no SL. It sucks not having an OP. Try to do my best at all the things mentioned.
Thanks for stepping up when nobody else will! 👍
thanks so much for the video, tyring to build up my confidence to be a sl
Happy to help bud! Are you on PC or console?
afaik a supporter cannot place supplies twice. the old ones will disappear. you have to switch
Yep, that was an oversight. Each supply box replaced the previous one, if the previous one isn't used. So you can wait out the cool down to build a set of nodes since each box is used by each node. But you can't build a red zone Garry with a single support player.
When the garrison and op are red how close exactly are the enemy? 30m? 50m?
You talk fast. I like that.
This is great 👍
Thanks man! Love the name lol.
Checked out your channel too and got some laughs so I subbed. 👍
@SoulSniper cheers dude! I subbed after this video as it made me realise how little I was doing as SL. Lol
@@McBluffinGaming haha I mean if you put down OPs, you're doing more than like 60% of the people do lol
@@SoulSniperYT painfully true
I tend to try not to place Red zone Garry’s in public match’s because everyone will just swarm that Garry instead of stay on defence Compared to Competition match’s where everyone know who’s spawning off the red zone Garry’s
Wait for the same supporter to drop more sups will not worke because that next supplys will replace the other.
Yea I included that tip in error and pinned a comment to correct it.