I've seen a couple of these threads floating around where the player doesn't know what to unlock next. Unlocks are a pretty big decision in the game. Your unlocks have to be something that your going to end up being comfortable with and also something that will help your squad. Also being a squad leader, what game types you play on most, and what maps you play on the most affects your decision as well. Here is just a little guide for a good unlock list. There is probably another thread like this around somewhere but I thought that it might be helpful to post my own. Please feel free to share your ideas as well.

Squad Leader*Basics*

- Squad Leader Spawn Beacon - A greatly used weapon in squad play. It allows squad leaders to set up a temporary spawn point.

General Unlocks To Go For

- DysTek Repair v2.0 - Used to repair vehicles... a pretty obvious use if I do say so.

- II-29 Motion Mine - Greatly used by all engineers. This is THE unlock to bring when being an engineer.

- AED-6 Defibrillator - This is a MUST! If you do not have one of these then get it right now! It heals your teammates and can also be used as a weapon when in the right hands (it's very fun to kill people with, and quite funny).

- PK-74 AR-Rocket - A greatly used gun feature. It allows a player to shoot a rocket at a chosen range. This is extremely effective against infantry.

- FRG-1 Grenade - How would it look if you were the only one on your team not hurling grenades at the enemies flag? These will come in hand when you need something to throw between a couple of buildings or into a large crowd (just remember to watch out for friendly fire).

- V5 EMP Grenade - The support's only defense against armor. These will really come in handy if you don't have an engineer around. They also create static making it harder for the enemy to see thing clearly for a couple of seconds.


General Unlocks To Avoid Or Don't Really Need To Be Used*some of these may be needed to unlock some of the very useful unlocks*

There are non here because thinking that an unlock sucks is a matter of opinion. If you are mainly recon then you'd think some unlocks would be worse then others, and this goes for all kits. Their are some unlocks that are very limited in their usage like SG-34 Grenade (smoke grenade), DS-22 Sniper Decoy, MMB-5 Motion Mine Bait, AE Defuser, SAAW 86 Anti-Air, and a couple others. These unlocks are not bad though, they just aren't used as much as others would be.


What is the best kit to work on first?
I would recommend working on the Assault Kit first, first getting the AED-6 Defibrillator, Advanced Med Hub, and Voss L-AR and then jumping over and grabbing the NetBat"! Infantry ID and PK-74 AR-Rocket. I would then recommend working on your Engineer kit. This is the second most commonly used kit I think. Get the II-14 EMP (EMP mines), DysTek Repair v2.0, and the II-29 Motion Mines. With Engineer I wouldn't worry too much about unlocking a new gun because the default weapons are just fine for them.



Does anyone feel differently about some of these unlocks or feel that something is missing (I feel as if there is something missing, I just can't figure out what)? I want to open this up to some discussion. Bear in mind that these are the basic kit unlocks to make a good all around soldier.