I like all this - but I’d change one thing - make the 3 x base members premium soldiers with xp bonus for the SOLDIERS not the squad - but the other members are just regular troopers hwo can be cycled in and out for training.
I gotta say, I personally dont care too much about the XP bonus when I buy a premium, its a nice thing to have, but I always look at games from a “finished” / unlocked / endgame state, thus when I talk about balance I dont really consider the path that leads to when most players have unlocked everything.
Thus I would buy a premium squad for the unique feel to it, not for the grind help.
So… gotta ask you this… so how i undertand you here, you are against the so called “soldier trainer squad” where you buy a premium and half the squad can be filled with regular soldiers in order to train them.
Just makes we wonder, why are you against that? : ) you think its too much of a Xp boost?
The squad premium bonus currently applies campaign progression, not soldier progression, and I think that is fine.
I would still fill half or more of the squad with regular soldiers - but I would not give them a xp bonus for being in that squad.
or do I misunderstand you here ? : )
Maybe - see my message just before your one…