Dovallis Martan JenusKoll
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Posted - 2015.06.12 08:37:00 -
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Krias Thracian wrote:If anything it's actually easier to spot than not cloaking. Every time I'm cloaked I'm spotted at what should be an impossible distance for someone who is supposedly "cloaked". Last time I was in the shade AND cloaked and was spotted by someone over 100 yards away. Is cloaking actually supposed to make you harder to spot, or is it supposed to make you stick out like a christmas tree?
Cloaks are for moving when not under direct observation. If you're running directly in front of someone away from all obstacles, you're fair game.
If you move, but are careful, cloaks can get you behind enemy lines, and even change the flow of battle. I've seen it happen before.
They are to reduce visibility, not to make you "magically invisible". If you are skirting around a fight to get behind someone, a cloak can be incredibly useful, because they will be paying attention to their attackers.
On the other hand, if you run around in front of someone who is not under attack, they will most likely spot you.
Rule #1
Awareness is key
---If you just run haphazardly without looking at the area you are passing through, you will never be able to use a cloak effectively.
And frankly, that's the only rule you have to pay attention to when using a cloak.
The number of times I've killed someone running while cloaked, because they caught my attention while sniping is quite high. Usually, they run nonstop in a straight line... no strafing... no turning... no weaving... just a line.
As a result of this, I've often thought that there should be a variant that follows the TF2 system known as the "Cloak and Dagger" where the cloak does not tick down, while the player is not moving, as well as it permits the cloak to slowly recharge.
Moving in smaller bursts while running across a field would be much more beneficial, because then you would not have the constant blurring effect. Plus, standing still greatly reduces your visibility.
http://youtu.be/dtXupQg77SU
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Dovallis Martan JenusKoll
Osmon Surveillance
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Posted - 2015.06.13 06:45:00 -
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Adipem Nothi wrote:Krias Thracian wrote:
If you're sniping someone who is several hundred yards from you who is cloaked because they are simply moving, then the cloak isn't working right.
^ Well said.
You mean "poorly said".
The cloaks are light bending, or pattern mimicking technology, meaning it takes time for it to asses it's surroundings and re-adjust it's visual output.
The faster you move, the faster the cloak has to work to try to keep you covered, hence causing distortions.
If you are running across a field at top speed, the cloak should, by all means, fail to register at all and auto-shutdown from an overload of image requests.
If they had been walking, or simply stopped moving, I probably would have lost track of them, but their motion is like a smear brush across a digital canvas. Very obvious when you see it happen, but unclear after its time is over.
If you think that you should be able to use this item, anywhere and any way, just because you have it... that is a line of thinking that all environments do not tolerate around the EvE and Dust playstyles.
People who don't think before they run, should be killed mid-run. Keeps the stupids from running rampant. Literally.
People with actual intelligence know how to use the environment, such as mood and flare from the sunlight to make their character literally invisible during transit, toward their prospective targets.
--------Whenever you move while in cloak, there is an area I call a "green zone", where you want your targets to be in. Anyone in the "green" will have a very hard time seeing you. In contrast to this is the "red zone" where you don't want to see anyone enter, because it will invalidate your cover if they look your way, and realize what they are looking at.
--------Learn to understand that such things exist, and mayhaps you'll start having an excellent time with the cloaks.
http://youtu.be/dtXupQg77SU
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