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The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.02.13 22:27:00 -
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I don't think there shoudl be a warning at all for Orbitals... Targeting shouldn't make a sound. The first and last sound you should here is the sky tearing apart as death descends from the sky to obliterate you.
This big horn from the sky before an orbital strike? Why? Where does it come from? What purpose does it serve but to warn? EVE-side Orbitals can already be delayed due to a not-so quick finger on the Shoot Button, or even an afk pilot (yes we've had this when attempting out-of-corp support.) And when he fired, the timing was so wrong and he hit nothing, didn't help us achieve anything by doing so.
So I will vote the opposite, and say we should have NO warning before Orbital Strikes. Just the sound of the ammunition splitting the atmosphere the moment before it strikes. |
The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.02.13 22:48:00 -
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Tiel Syysch wrote:The Black Jackal wrote:
This big horn from the sky before an orbital strike? Why? Where does it come from? What purpose does it serve but to warn?
Contrary to some peoples' beliefs, this is a game, and games are meant to be enjoyable for both parties involved. Instantly dying with no preventative measures because the other team reached an arbitrary point value is a poorly designed mechanic.
Preventative measures? Like a bunker? A Shield? An insta-dome of impentrable force? Or just getting under cover (does work on most maps.)
I'm not saying dont have the delay, but have no warning. As to the 'arbitrary' Point value.. is that any different from COD whereby getting a kill streak of a certain number entitles you to an airstrike? or to call in a hellcopter that will continue to get kilsl for you for a time?
How many 'support' items in any FPS are not controlled by such a point system?
We at least get a no-point system for vehicles. |
The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.02.13 23:05:00 -
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Tiel Syysch wrote:Noc Tempre wrote:Tiel Syysch wrote:The Black Jackal wrote:
I'm not saying dont have the delay, but have no warning. As to the 'arbitrary' Point value.. is that any different from COD whereby getting a kill streak of a certain number entitles you to an airstrike? or to call in a hellcopter that will continue to get kilsl for you for a time?
Prepare to have your mind blown, but CoD kill streaks aren't instant effects. The stealth bomber, the closest thing to an OB, has a significant delay and you can see it coming if you are paying attention. Yeah, it's also VERY audible. All the airstrikes and stuff show up on the radar before they ever fly over, and the choppers and AC130s and stuff have to fly into the zone before they're within shooting range. There's significantly more of a warning time for CoD kill streaks than there is for the Dust OB.
You guys do realise there is a non-audible warning? The Large targetting lasers appear ~5 seconds before the strike so 'paying attention' can save you from an Orbital Strike.
Stealth Bombers, airstrikes yes, they aren't instant hit, but they aren't firing from space at super velocity. They are 'flying in' engine sounds. etc. You also 'see them' incoming on your radar because they are there to detect using said radar. DUST OBs don't come across space. I'm sure when they introduce Air-Strikes or something similar from EVE-side (if they do) they will show up on radar before the strike and make noise.
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The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.02.13 23:11:00 -
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Tiel Syysch wrote:The Black Jackal wrote:
You guys do realise there is a non-audible warning? The Large targetting lasers appear ~5 seconds before the strike so 'paying attention' can save you from an Orbital Strike.
It's not 5 secs, it's more like 2, and that's the problem. It's a negligible amount of time.
It's supposed to be. The Orbital Strike is the pinnacle of Off-Map Support.
Giving people more time to avoid said strike would make it useless... |
The Black Jackal
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.02.13 23:13:00 -
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I wasn't playing the science card. I was playing this...
Targeting lasers up, gun fires, no other warning... ammunition hits at whatever delay... no huge horn from the sky. |
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