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Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.03.08 14:45:00 -
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Gunner Niv wrote:What I'm thinking here is a spotter who has a scoped laser painter to point out targets to team mates like enemy snipers. Spotter scope would take up main weapon slot leaving just a pistol for the spotter to defend himself. Spotter can target tanks etc and also point out infantry. When someone is targeted they stay highlighted for 10 secs and providing they've sought cover in that time and haven't been killed they simply vanish into the surroundings.
Points would only be earned if the target is killed and at a lower level than if you'd killed them yourself. A spot assist seems fair with either 10 or 25 points for each spotter kill assist.
Honestly, I'm really hoping to see something like this. I think I posted something about a low-damage sniper rifle that marked targets with a homing beacon awhile back. Any kind of good intel tool is welcome in my book, so long as it's balanced.
I think it will take more than simply adding them to the TacNet, though. Right now if I'm carrying a Swarm Launcher, I can zoom in on a sniper and he appears on everybody's TacNet. There's just no big fireworks or whatnot to draw my team's attention.
I've definitely tried using mics, but only maybe 1/3 (if I'm lucky) of any given team has voice chat turned on.
I support the WP award for marking a target that is subsequently killed. I know the devs have mentioned the need to reward "scouting" behavior separate from shotgunning and hacking. |
Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.03.08 14:47:00 -
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BASSMEANT wrote:
enough with the kid stuff.
you guys can go play elsewhere.
Trolls can go play elsewhere too.  |
Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.03.08 14:51:00 -
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Laurent Cazaderon wrote:
uuuuh ? Snipers already do that. Why bother adding a non-lethal thingy that does the same thing ?
Not exactly.
First of all, a sniper can often see targets that are out of his range.
Secondly, a sniper can do jack and or kitten about vehicles. I can't count the number of times I've gone tank hunting and I can't get anyone on the team to use a mic to tell me where it was last sighted.
Thirdly, just because it's on the TacNet doesn't mean that it draws attention. Having a tool that sets off a mini-beacon for a few seconds is a good way to attract the attention of the non-voice crowd. |
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