Ghosts Chance wrote:and the only information youve put forth to support that statement is that its blue...
wich everyone knows is more or less visable depending on the surounding environment.
the "blue glow" doesnt actually glow, it doesnt produce any light effects whatsoever, so in a dark environment it blends in better and futher obscurs the features.
That's not entirely correct. The blue glow may not put out lighting effects onto the environment around it, but it's a vibrant colour with a glow effect. And in darkness, it DOESN'T dim, and is more visible than it is in lighter environments. The more brightly-lit spaces are where cloaks are most difficult to see - and even there the cloak is fairly visible (if you have your TV settings right, and have decent vision).
Quote:its camoflauge dude, its even environmentally dependant.
even a dude wearing bright yellow is camoflauged in a field of sunflowers. so a bright yellow jumpsuit is camoflauge in the correct environment.
your too hung up on what it looks like and not how camoflauge works. ANYTHING can be camoflauge in the right environment, the cloak just happens to be damn ******* good camoflauge in most of them.
Well fortunately for me, there are no fields of blue lights on any map in DUST so far, so cloaks are still quite visible in all the environments where you can encounter them in the game. It doesn't provide a proper camouflage effect, and your claim is blatantly incorrect.
Quote:for instance my mother works in a school, and becuase of her height and the clothing she wears shes perfectly camoflauged in a group of students and doesnt stand out as an authority figure if your not purposly looking for her in that environment. she uses this to her advantage to eavesdrop on conversations and wander about amung the student undetected. if you happen to know what shes wearing that day and are purposly looking for her you can spot here but in passing you just arnt going to notice her. she blends the **** in
camoflauge can be anything dude
Now lets look closer at the point where the entire argument falls apart, which incidentally is exactly why cloaks in DUST aren't a viable camouflage.
Quote:if you happen to know what shes wearing that day and are purposly looking for her you can spot her
THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES IN DUST.
If you know there will be blue glowy people, then you can keep an eye out for blue glowy people, and the blue glowy people won't slip past you as easily as they do when you're not paying attention to the fact that blue glowy people are a threat and you should look out for them.
When you know what your "camouflage" teacher friend is wearing, she's easy to find. When you know the colour of a cloaker in DUST, they're easy to find. IT. DOESN'T. HIDE. YOU.
The only times where cloaked players are actually legitimately hard to find are:
1. When you're not aware of what you're looking for,
2. When your TV settings aren't optimised for gaming and makes cloaks harder to see than they should be, and
3. When you legitimately have vision problems and probably have minor trouble seeing uncloaked enemies as well.
Problem 1 is fixed by knowing what to look for, and problem 2 is fixed by not ignoring the settings on your TV. Unfortunately, as someone who isn't qualified to treat eye damage, I can't really help with the 3rd problem.