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Gelan Corbaine
Gladiators Vanguard
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:01:00 -
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Since Replication there has one small question that has been at the back of my mind but has been getting louder this patch , Why isn't there a bloody "Need Ammo" macro ?
In a game where squad voice is erratic at best and language barriers tend to crop up from time to time this seems like the most basic thing you could add .
I'll gladly blow up that tank that's pinning us down but Forge is empty bro .......sorry I haven't spoke German since I was 7 and it's long been replaced by TV showtunes .... and various bits of videogame trivia .....so ....um empty ? click click ? siiiiiigh ..... * painfully stares at tank sadly ........ bunch of uplinks about no bloody nanos .*
It's not like it's never been done before ..... So why leave out such an important function ? Why ?
No job is worth doing if you don't get paid in the end .
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Skihids
Bullet Cluster
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:08:00 -
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Gelan Corbaine wrote:
Since Replication there has one small question that has been at the back of my mind but has been getting louder this patch , Why isn't there a bloody "Need Ammo" macro ?
In a game where squad voice is erratic at best and language barriers tend to crop up from time to time this seems like the most basic thing you could add .
I'll gladly blow up that tank that's pinning us down but Forge is empty bro .......sorry I haven't spoke German since I was 7 and it's long been replaced by TV showtunes .... and various bits of videogame trivia .....so ....um empty ? click click ? siiiiiigh ..... * painfully stares at tank sadly ........ bunch of uplinks about no bloody nanos .*
It's not like it's never been done before ..... So why leave out such an important function ? Why ?
The best implementation would mirror the injector. You request ammo and two things happen:
You show up as a flashing customer icon for those who are carrying undeployed hives.
Hive carriers show up as ammo icons for you.
Now one or the other of you can work your way to each other for the deployment.
That could be an option on the request menu (vehicles, OBs, etc.) |
Happy Violentime
L0ST PR0FITS
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:15:00 -
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It would be really awesome if I was paid isk directly from you wallet everytime you replenish your ammo on one of my hives. |
Galvan Nized
Deep Space Republic
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:20:00 -
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Happy Violentime wrote:It would be really awesome if I was paid isk directly from you wallet everytime you replenish your ammo on one of my hives.
You do, in a way. You get WP, which does account for how much ISK you get in a match. In pub matches/PC at least. |
Lv2spd2
Slow And Old
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:30:00 -
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Galvan Nized wrote:Happy Violentime wrote:It would be really awesome if I was paid isk directly from you wallet everytime you replenish your ammo on one of my hives. You do, in a way. You get WP, which does account for how much ISK you get in a match. In pub matches/PC at least.
Yeah, but if they gathered isk DIRECTLY, no one would EVER need ammo. Every player out there would spam max hives EVERYWHERE.
You think equipment spam is bad now? Just wait until that idea gets implementer. I know I could spam out 18 hives in short order... 22 if the Aur versions count as different varieties. Probably more now that there are some in the LP stores.
And I would do it too. If they gathered isk directly.
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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:30:00 -
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Very good idea, but why stop at asking for ammo?
Add a wheel you access much like opening up the command wheel for squad leaders, which allows you to select callouts which would display on the mini map for people with the associated piece of gear. For example:
Need Ammo
Need Repair
Deploy Uplink Here
Request a Scan
Request Orbital
This would allow players without mics to have some added communication abilities to help the team work better as a whole, even if they're not on coms.
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ZeHealingHurts HurtingHeals
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:40:00 -
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I vote for an icon that reflects how much ammo is left in the weapon someone is using. Like, a simple bullet that is filled up initially, but slowly empties as they start using up their ammo pools.
Health get's that treatment, why not ammunition?
Pokey Dravon wrote:Very good idea, but why stop at asking for ammo?
Add a wheel you access much like opening up the command wheel for squad leaders, which allows you to select callouts which would display on the mini map for people with the associated piece of gear. For example:
Need Ammo
Need Repair
Deploy Uplink Here
Request a Scan
Request Orbital
This would allow players without mics to have some added communication abilities to help the team work better as a whole, even if they're not on coms.
Sometimes your too wrapped up in a game to notice your ammo count till it's gone. I remember M.A.G. had that system and I saw ANY of them used only once.
Lore-wise: Calamari are my preferred. Amarricans are my despised.
Importantly: Frogs n' Brutes have all my stuff...
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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.12.27 22:43:00 -
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The problem with that is you don't want too much screen clutter, otherwise Dust will start looking like EVE and you'll be killing people with Proto Spreadsheets.
And yes the MAG system was underutilized but it was useful at times. I cant tell you how much time I waste telling my SL "DROP THE OB HERE" and then spending the next 30 seconds explaining where the hell "HERE" is. Also if you can't keep track of your own ammo, that's your own fault.
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