I think that it would be a very useful thing for EVE players if they could bring up the overhead map in their game. Possibly they could also get a Ghost Recon: AW style Headcam stream so they can actually see what Dust mercs see.

Live streams from Dust mercs head cams onto Eve clients? This pleases me, this pleases me alot.

+1

I think that it would be a very useful thing for EVE players if they could bring up the overhead map in their game. Possibly they could also get a Ghost Recon: AW style Headcam stream so they can actually see what Dust mercs see.

Not a bad idea but I agree with Tiel syysch it should be footage after the game but not during

Can I request an observation mode for all battle types. This means that any battle that it currently taking place can be joined by an observer.

Whilst in observer mode you will be able to see the real time overview map at its current resolution (not all that helpful for giving away intel) as well as being able to see the score board.

During observer mode there would be not other forms of interaction. The observer cannot deploy and cannot communicate with troops on the ground whilst in this mode.

The reason for this request is more so for Eve players. As I have an Dust account I would like to see the fruits of my investments as they take place on the battlefield but more importantly this will give me an opportunity to stream live video footage of dust battles from an observers point of view to a website (once this is allowed by the NDA of course) so that my other Eve partners who do not have access to Dust can see the developments of their investments as they happen on the ground. In the future, it would be nice to actually allow this on the eve client directly so Eve players can view the matches themselves without the need of an external browser.

I think this would be a huge step in the right direction in progressing the link between Eve and dust as it will make the link far more visual for Eve players and will allow them to relate to Dust mercs on a much more personal level.

To suggest that the Eve player cannot see what is happening on the ground when they have windows, the best sensors money can buy and radio communications (radar?!?!) is a bit silly don't you think?

How TO abuse this mechanic:
1) get a laptop
2) join your corp/friends Teamspeak
3) enter observation mode in a match with your friends/corp
4) give info to you friends/corp

I will be live streaming DUST when NDA lifts on twitch

Ghosting wouldn't be to bad of a problem imo. We don't have the option to join other players that are in game already.

As for streaming it into EVE would be awesome, it'd be smart to delay it by quite a bit so any intel wouldn't even be useable.

Dolly Cams that are set up in different areas to see it from a different point of view. Would be amazing video material.

Anything like this should not happen in real-time, because as much as you prevent it from happening in-game, there's nothing stopping people from giving that intel through another means (especially considering a lot of people use teamspeak or another out-of-game voice program).

Would be neat if EVE players could receive recordings of games for each contract they put up, though, to see how their investments performed.

I think one way would be to make a telescope module (for starships) that lets capsuleers 'see' the district in high-detail. They wouldn't be told which team is which, however, as it is only a visual telescope. They could be in touch with an MCC commander, reporting movements and such. With good communication and a sharp eye, this could make for a valuable intelligence tool.
It would be similar to the overview that infantry have, but with closer zoom, and without TacNet. Cloaking would interfere with the sensitive telescopic sensors, preventing them from working while hidden. This wouldn't be "ghosting" in the traditional sense, as it would require the watchful capsuleer to be in space where they could be shot down. A traditional observer mode could be made less exploitable by making it one-sided and requiring the commander to 'invite' someone into the intelligence frequency, thereby allowing a commander to deny such intelligence to those untrusted.