Banjo Hero
BurgezzE.T.F
Orion Empire
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Posted - 2013.03.08 23:20:00 -
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Meh. Just don't leave your car unoccupied and running in front of a gang of teenage hoodlums, man.
I guess I think of it a little like the whole "the referree is 'part of the field'" concept in football. You know how if you run into the ref and fumble or whatever, it's not interference. Or, for you fans of that other kind ;) of football, if your keeper kicks the ball into the official, and the opposing forward is there and knocks it right in the goal, well, that sucks, but it's a goal. The blue dots are part of OUR field. Sure, they're largely ignorant of what you'd like them to do. Sure, they get in the way more often than not. Sure, they come out in their Medic Starter Fit suits and don't ever use the nanite injector. It's part of the game.
If I lose a 150k ISK suit because I came out in it, got shot up, and didn't get picked up by the blueberries, well, balls. I guess I'm out 150k, then. Shouldn't've used THAT suit in that situation, huh?
I don't mean to seem dickish. I understand your concerns, dude, I really do. I don't think an eject button or a door lock is the appropriate solution, though.
 One thing I'd like to see would be a pilot's proximity chat kind of thing. Like, if I'm in your HAV or DS or whatever, when you speak, I hear it. Automatically, and unavoidably. Hell, make it over the game's SFX channel, even. Then players who haven't got headsets and haven't set up voice should still hear you.
If I just spawned in, and see a dropship, and am planning to go to, say, C, I might just jump in. You know, easier than walking.
If we had this pilot's in-vehicle broadcast thing (or just regular proximity chat!) and you're telling your guys "ok, when I get over B ...," maybe I'll bail out and head to my squad's destination on foot. Or, maybe I'll tell my SL I'll be there in a few, and help you guys make your assault on B. I know, that's just me, but, if you're able to talk to the blueberries that are causing you such stress, some of 'em will probably listen and might even obey.
I guess my point is that I think the better solution to these kinds of problems is communication, not ejector seats. And definitely not locks. If someone gets sniped after calling in a vehicle, what, I'm not cool enough to use the tank they stupidly called in while standing in a sniper's crosshairs? Pfft.  |