Very similar in gameplay to a mod called Project Reality. Squad is a game that works best with likeminded friends. Playing with random players is certainly possible, but I recommend playing with friends and communicating in game.

Having a microphone is highly recommended; essential even for enjoyable gamplay.

It rewards tactical team-based gameplay and punishes 'rambo tactics'. While it is largely infantry based combat, there are options for players who want to roll around in armor, or simply perform logistic runs to support your team. Players can lead a squad of 8 other players and work together with other squads to work towards victory against the opposition.

Many players are quite supportive of newer players provided you can look up a few of the controls on your own. However some players can be quite toxic. A single griefer/troll can single handedly ruin a match by stealing a vehicle and running it into the enemy.

One major tip, learn the different voice chat buttons. It may be tempting to use squad chat all the time, but often times, you just have two squad mates nearby you need to talk to so it would be better to use proximity chat (proximity chat in this game is per team).

There is a bit of toxicity in the game, but it's moreso dependent on the server you're on. Most servers will ban for racism, homophobia, transphobia pretty quickly, especially with evidence, however some servers will do practically nothing regarding this. The easiest solution I've found is to play with a friend who squad leads or squad lead yourself. If someone is being an ass, you can just have them kicked from your squad with ease.

Very similar in gameplay to a mod called Project Reality. Squad is a game that works best with likeminded friends. Playing with random players is certainly possible, but I recommend playing with friends and communicating in game. Having a microphone is highly recommended; essential even for enjoyable gamplay. It rewards tactical team-based gameplay and punishes 'rambo tactics'. While it is largely infantry based combat, there are options for players who want to roll around in armor, or simply perform logistic runs to support your team. Players can lead a squad of 8 other players and work together with other squads to work towards victory against the opposition. Many players are quite supportive of newer players provided you can look up a few of the controls on your own. However some players can be quite toxic. A single griefer/troll can single handedly ruin a match by stealing a vehicle and running it into the enemy. One major tip, learn the different voice chat buttons. It may be tempting to use squad chat all the time, but often times, you just have two squad mates nearby you need to talk to so it would be better to use proximity chat (proximity chat in this game is per team). There is a bit of toxicity in the game, but it's moreso dependent on the server you're on. Most servers will ban for racism, homophobia, transphobia pretty quickly, especially with evidence, however some servers will do practically nothing regarding this. The easiest solution I've found is to play with a friend who squad leads or squad lead yourself. If someone is being an ass, you can just have them kicked from your squad with ease.