Solo Play vs Squad Play Intermediate
A squad is safety in numbers. A solo character is mastery without a safety net.
Squad play is safer and more flexible; solo play is harder, more personal, and unforgiving of a single mistake.
Squad Play
A squad spreads risk — a downed character can be rescued, roles can be specialised, and a base can be properly staffed. It is the standard, safer way to play.
Solo Play
A solo character has no rescue. One bad fight ends the run. Solo play demands mastery of stealth, retreat and patient stat-building, and is a far harder game.
Choosing
New players should play a squad. Solo runs are a challenge mode for veterans who already understand the game's systems deeply.
Hybrid Approaches
Some players run a tiny squad — two or three characters — for a middle path: more flexible than solo, more intimate than a full roster.
“A bite from a slaver patrol is not the end — captivity trains Strength and Toughness.”