Xatha De'Agelle
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Posted - 2014.11.07 15:32:00 -
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-Directional Arrow on radar. (multiple arguments being filled here.)
Scan radius of 35 meters as an example. Radar is detecting everything at elevation as well as everything above and below. That is large amount of information. The scout knows enemies are nearby, but where nearby?
Directional arrows, as their is no elevation indicator.
If a scout has a building to their west with no entrances and sees an arrow pointing west adjacent to it, they understand they are probably not staring face first at the building, but are atop it. If a catwalk is to the scouts east and someone is looking west, the scout knows that they may be able to see them there if they look down. This is a big deal because if a scout is cloaked, biding their time to move, it is imperative they do so while informed. They need to understand when their enemy looks a different direction so as to time movement out of danger, through danger, or into danger.
Cloak does not give invisibility. It gives camouflage that is greatly negated when a user moves. It is useful for traversing large open fields, but not so much close quarters. I would presume to argue that few have trouble seeing cloaks when they move at this point in time. It once was an offensive tool when everyone was not wise to it, but for myself, it is a tool of travel when no cover presents safe passage across a field of play.
Another definitive difference in the EWAR game is effective hitpoints. EWAR trades durability for clandestine operations.
EWAR(200 effective hitpoints) vs HP game(700 HP). EWAR cut for stealth, speed, and cunning.
When an ewar scout is within passive scan range of enemies on the other side of a wall or building, they are in no less danger of being visually identified over Assaults or Heavies. Not being detected is the point and detecting enemy positions is the point, as a scout does not have the effective HP to muscle their way into an enemy position. They use guile to strike when it is opportune to survive and to guide their squad in a more successful assault.
My argument is that passive scan is not just a matter of knowing an enemy is on the other side of a wall in the form of a blip. A blip is not very actionable intelligence, as in information you can make a good decision on. A single heavy facing a door will kill ten EWAR charging in let alone one, which is proper. He has done his duty defending a his objective as we all know that they do well. Now have a single heavy who can't decide if he is watching the door or checking his back, one can feasibly now have a fair fight for an EWAR to engage.
My 1st and 2nd argument is this CCP:
1st: If you intend to bring heavies and assaults into the EWAR umbrella as you claim, so that they too can dampen and scan vs lazy scouts the directional arrows on radar will HELP them in the long run as well.
2nd: Differentiate the scan information of Active and Passive scans. Make Active scans the general widely cast net for information on enemy positions and remove the directional indicator from them and leave directional indicators on close proximity passive scans of troops who are in the thick, gathering precise information.
Thank you, and I do and would appreciate feedback. |
Xatha De'Agelle
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Posted - 2014.11.08 04:43:00 -
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Kaeru Nayiri wrote:Xatha De'Agelle wrote:
[...] If a catwalk is to the scouts east and someone is looking west, the scout knows that they may be able to see them there if they look down. This is a big deal because if a scout is cloaked, biding their time to move, it is imperative they do so while informed. They need to understand when their enemy looks a different direction so as to time movement out of danger, through danger, or into danger. [...]
this +1 A min scout wired for scouting has a mere 200~250 effective HP (shield+armor). This play style cares significantly more about the directional arrow than the 700 HP brick tanked shotgun scout.
Especially a minmitar scout going nova knives. |