Not that I don't disagree fully, but in terms of "casualizing" the experience; I can understand why it exists.. but I would feel much better if i'm being pinged by someone who is actively looking at me than someone who looked at me 10s ago.. let alone, getting rewarded for looking at me 1 minute ago.. and dying to the opposite team.
Not having a in game visible dot already is far more hardcore than the other casual games, and plenty of players you will see oblivious to the map. If your on any kind of open roof/window just assume you are spotted.
hm? I think I'm saying that I understand why having a marked dot on the minimap is in the game because it helps casualize the experience for players.. and I get it, there are people who even with the clue are absolutely oblivious.. but it's inherent existence makes the game less hardcore as well as a total of other thing to do in the game that benefits the team holistically.
I think you'd be surprised. If it brings in money and you are not actively dying; why would it not be used? People deliever supplies to dead bases all the time, why? when I asked its because it still makes money. At the moment, spotting is probably one of the top 3 money earners w/o any sort of exploit or cheese(-thermals). Incredibly low investment, minimal participation, pure profit. People would still want spotters for mortaring, spotting for inc for fobs will still be relevant.
1st part was more general partially meant for hecko. It could be worse and full bf giant marker.
There's a couple ways to boost support:
My experience with thermals is limited, mostly to Iraq and the Mojave, which are deserts and not the best usage cases during the day (deserts are hot, yo). I didn't not play with individual thermals in AFG, only the ones on my turret.
I was kinda troll asking before I jumped on his answer if he said they don't work during day. I own and hunt with them, higher resolution unit that is likely better than anything gulf war 1. Though desert daytime is certainly on of the worst case scenarios. Here stateside works really well for spotting in brush/shadows unless it's heavily rained and the critter is good and wet too. It's actually getting used heavily in Ukraine day time, though that's ideal environment short of the Arctic. Theirs that we've seen publicly is roughly commercial grade, I'm certain current Gen military is even more absurd. It's improving fast in the last decade, my 640 resolution while still towards the top end on raw sensor size is actually kinda antique now, similar Chinese units going for 2k vs the 5.5 I'm into it for.
My last experience with thermals is early 2020s. They were really good, but as a hunter I assume you are not dealing with urban environments, vehicle fires, explosions, all the 'white noise' that is generated in those environments. So in game they are represented as the best of possible environs. That does make me curious if they will alter thermal behavior when they add the new weather system. That would be an interesting demonstration of an attention to detail thats not the most common, but being honest I don't expect that from them. This game is a grinders fantasy more than skill based, and is roughly a modern BF game with better game modes and aesthetics. That level of attention to detail is not demonstrated in other weapons behaviors so I don't expect it in the new weather update, but I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Yeah, all that random other stuff would certainly create a lot of problem heat sources. Plus the whole glass windows if there's any left block it. I was kinda defaulting to thinking mainly woodland like most of the game maps.
Yeah. The game, imo, has an identity crisis of sorts. Its a 3way king of the hill modern FPS shooter, but they want to mix in extraction elements and RPG skills and its a bit of a balance mess. Extraction shooters have that choice of ghetto runs to hunt specific items, money etc vs high rolling for hard content, pvp and whatever else.
Even if not scavenging or whatever, I have noticed some games you have like 10-15 circling, but then that many doing nothing in the fob or sometimes you have good bobs pulling agro while actually getting drills going. And then off course a few scattered solos. Hopefully advising vehicles not the usual kill 1-2 then die pointlessly.Yeah. The game, imo, has an identity crisis of sorts. Its a 3way king of the hill modern FPS shooter, but they want to mix in extraction elements and RPG skills and its a bit of a balance mess. Extraction shooters have that choice of ghetto runs to hunt specific items, money etc vs high rolling for hard content, pvp and whatever else.
That choice in WD is mostly an illusion. You can roll cheap and just spot or battlefield scavenge, but since its purely pvp with no pve and team based, doing so is pretty much handicapping your team and you're not really contributing much to the team effort until you loot a good body. I am kinda amused in that it feels like Blue team has become the defacto "Just here to grind skills" experience
Also, if you hog hunt in Texas I may need to talk to you more. Been interested in doing it here in NC, but if you want the really over the top experience I'm told TX is the place for it.
I want to experiment with a few friends. Get a FOB, put it in one of the corner warehouses and just wall it off, build a drill or two and fire it as much as possible.