As a GIS technician, when I look at the map tools and layout for dust, it hurts.

First off, Dust desperately needs a more visually enhanced compass. Since we are in suits, I was thinking our North, South, East, West could actually be on our HUD system. In battles orientation is something that is easily lost as you narrow your focus onto immediate threats and having to reorient yourself from that tiny minimap also poses high risks when you need or organize yourself as a team. Again, I would like our orientation to be displayed on our HUD and not the tiny corner of the minimap.


Second point, Coordinate systems are a must, there is no real substitute for this and we are limited to objectives (or ghost objectives in ambush) when it comes to describing locations. You would see a lot more proficient and organized pub matches with this alone. Even a simple alpha numeric system would be nice. For the same reason you shouldn't take directions from somebody who tells you to take a left on Del Taco and keep going until you see a big tree, we shouldn't have to describe random or relative objects to organize the group.

Thirdly, we need quicker and more detailed tac net map access. It takes about 10 seconds from the time you stop to access the map and 2 seconds to get out if someone starts shooting you. While I understand this may not be an optimization priority but we do need faster map access and the previous points should help you waste less time orienting yourself on the map. Another issue I am having is that we don't have access to large scale maps (we lack real zoom in functions), squad orders would be a lot more common place and helpful if we had more detail on tacnet.

I have also wondering about the possibility of tacnet skills, I'll probably come up with something later but I wouldn't want them to function like the old sharpshooter where everyone has to get it, I would like it to be a beneficial and niche role at the same time.

As a GIS technician, when I look at the map tools and layout for dust, it hurts.

First off, Dust desperately needs a more visually enhanced compass. Since we are in suits, I was thinking our North, South, East, West could actually be on our HUD system. In battles orientation is something that is easily lost as you narrow your focus onto immediate threats and having to reorient yourself from that tiny minimap also poses high risks when you need or organize yourself as a team. Again, I would like our orientation to be displayed on our HUD and not the tiny corner of the minimap.


Second point, Coordinate systems are a must, there is no real substitute for this and we are limited to objectives (or ghost objectives in ambush) when it comes to describing locations. You would see a lot more proficient and organized pub matches with this alone. Even a simple alpha numeric system would be nice. For the same reason you shouldn't take directions from somebody who tells you to take a left on Del Taco and keep going until you see a big tree, we shouldn't have to describe random or relative objects to organize the group.

Thirdly, we need quicker and more detailed tac net map access. It takes about 10 seconds from the time you stop to access the map and 2 seconds to get out if someone starts shooting you. While I understand this may not be an optimization priority but we do need faster map access and the previous points should help you waste less time orienting yourself on the map. Another issue I am having is that we don't have access to large scale maps (we lack real zoom in functions), squad orders would be a lot more common place and helpful if we had more detail on tacnet.

I have also wondering about the possibility of tacnet skills, I'll probably come up with something later but I wouldn't want them to function like the old sharpshooter where everyone has to get it, I would like it to be a beneficial and niche role at the same time.

Glad to see there are others who think so as well. Hopefully we can get CCP to address this in the future