Heroes

[Hoofhurr]

I also think this could be very nicely facilitated via an easy interface.

e.g., imagine you open a window where you can see everyone involved in the battle. You can, without having to "join group" or anything else, simply change who you "report to" on the interface. The person you report to gets your morale points to spend on abilities. So any General Patton can wander over and start shouting and if people like what he's saying, they can quietly shift to him.

Conceptually the "hero" could become simply an RTS commander who is collecting resources from people to spend on battlefield structures and improvements for his team to use. If you're solo, your own trickle of resources isn't going to do much. If you join a group, you contribute to them and use what their commander selects. If you get people to follow you, you get their resources and can pool it together to buy better stuff.

We're on exactly the same page here. This would be a wonderful mechanic. At least conceptually.

Maybe you can right click on the person you want to nominate as leader and donate whatever influence/morale you have personally gained.