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Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.08 10:44:00 -
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Any time you can see an enemy and your scanners are good enough to light them up (or you keep your crosshairs on them to keep them lit up), you're marking that enemy for the entire team to see on their HUDs and minimaps. There's no reason to have a designated spotting weapon when you can already achieve the same results without it. I've recently been running one of my AV fittings as a Spotter almost as often as I've been playing AV with it. It isn't the best way to earn WP (obviously), but it's surprisingly satisfying. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.08 11:20:00 -
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Korvin Lomont wrote:Garrett Blacknova wrote:Any time you can see an enemy and your scanners are good enough to light them up (or you keep your crosshairs on them to keep them lit up), you're marking that enemy for the entire team to see on their HUDs and minimaps. There's no reason to have a designated spotting weapon when you can already achieve the same results without it. I've recently been running one of my AV fittings as a Spotter almost as often as I've been playing AV with it. It isn't the best way to earn WP (obviously), but it's surprisingly satisfying. I would love to have the ability to mark a special target. I know the Squadleaders can but sometimes your "spotter" sees a target and its hard to explain where it is(or the target is out of sensor range so its not marked automaticaaly. So Target painting for the hole squad would be nice.
If the target is out of sensor range, as I already said, just center your crosshairs on the target and they light up. Not just for you, but for the entire team. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.08 11:33:00 -
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Eris Ernaga wrote:mark enemys by clicking select.
And you open up the comms page with what button? |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.08 13:12:00 -
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Akuma Fumetsu wrote:the ability to spot enemy players (which i have also ask for)
This is already in the game. Has been since at least as far back as the E3 build. Like I keep saying. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.08 16:30:00 -
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Akuma Fumetsu wrote:@Garrett Blacknova - squad leaders have the ability to assign targets / orders but spotting would be for everyone, if there is a way for non squad leaders to spot let me know 
You know how sometimes you can tell where enemies are because they're marked on your HUD when you don't have line of sight and they're nowhere near you? That's because someone on your team can see them, and the game automatically treats your teammate's vision as them spotting for you.
You know how sometimes a low-profile Scout will light up on the hillside without you aiming at them? That's because one of your teammates has lined up their crosshairs on the target, spotting them for you.
That's what I mean when I say that spotting is already in the game. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2013.03.13 19:36:00 -
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Jathniel wrote:@ the OP: Garrett Blacknova has been telling you, that Spotting is already provided via a squad-linked active radar.
If anyone in your squad can see a target, then you can see that target too. It's already there.
There is no global team-linked spotting. It's squad-only.
And no, it is not squadleader-only.
I've been squad lead and had squad mates spot FOR me, and vice versa.
Have you got confirmation of the "squad only" part? Because I'm 100% sure it used to be team-wide, and about 70 or 80% sure it still is based on some encounters I've had recently.
Aeon Amadi wrote:Right, but you can't mark them. Someone with a low enough profile can completely evade your sensors if you're too far away with a sniper rifle and can't keep your reticle on them long enough for their chevron to appear.
It makes it very difficult for the role of a "Scout sniper" and I don't mean the Suit, I mean a sniper who literally is more focused on conveying information on the enemy's where-abouts than making killsies.
If you can't keep your crosshairs on them, that's not the game's fault. You only need to flick over them for a moment to make them flash up visibly, and if you keep doing so, they'll be visible on your squad's minimaps and HUDs (and maybe your whole team's, if I'm right) |
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