ok i know it will sound pretty wild idea and not nessesary but i thought that at least it seems fun.
leader star has little meaning in ddo, it allows to add and remove ppl from party but thats about it, has no meaning in quest, so what if.....
what if leader star was giveing a aura to leader and a shortcut bar similar to hireling one, on that bar would be temporary leader (command) buffs, that would be added to leader aura that other wise is blank, only one buff can be on at time
they could be something like this:
1. name defender(tank): 1 target party member only/lasts till death/ cant be used on self and gives something like 10% stacking dr and heal amp, stays on till turned off (sort of as crown from fvs)
2. charge: 30 sec 10% run speed 5% attack speed, cooldown 5 min
3. shield wall: shield users gain cumulative aura when standing next to each other that affects everyone in party around them, would require haveing proficiency with shields and haveing at least shield mastery, improved would heighen bonus.
4. defend target: targetted npc/object/party member gains aura, that makes him gain % dr while other party members are in it, would need to have cap of how much % can be gained that way and would make targeted party member immune to breaking actions (like useing lever, opening door etc) by getting hit .
short list of examples of how it COULD look. something like that would promote party gameplay.
its not a sugestion or anything, just wild idea that i thought that may be liked