Shaded Icons

[B@tfinkV]

i wouls like an option for enemy icons to automaticaly turn off at anything under 500 yrds.

when i play H2H maps on free for all mode, i rarely use icons at all.

[Spikes]

Originally posted by Denholm
Well, think of it, if HTC didn't have that ticker, newer players wouldn't be able to find a fight, because they wouldn't see any other planes. Plus a lot of veterans would be complaining about getting shot down by their own team-mates. Simply because the newer crowd doesn't know how to operate the game controls yet. With this system however they can spot an enemy and know how to handle the situation to a minimal factor. Yet without anything, they're stuck asking, "Where the heck is the enemy? Nice scenery though." It's all about attracting people to come and stay, if a newer crowd can't find a fight, why on earth would they be enticed to stay?

hehe


NewU423: I think I found one! [Starts Shooting]
Delholm: You retard!   7 Kills!
NewU423: Oh sorry
Delholm: Well...Look at your programmed buttons...Alt + I can judge FRIENDLY from ENEMY.

[Denholm]

Good to know that wasn't me calling him a retard.

[Kweassa]

Well, think of it, if HTC didn't have that ticker, newer players wouldn't be able to find a fight, because they wouldn't see any other planes. Plus a lot of veterans would be complaining about getting shot down by their own team-mates. Simply because the newer crowd doesn't know how to operate the game controls yet. With this system however they can spot an enemy and know how to handle the situation to a minimal factor. Yet without anything, they're stuck asking, "Where the heck is the enemy? Nice scenery though." It's all about attracting people to come and stay, if a newer crowd can't find a fight, why on earth would they be enticed to stay?

 Why in the world wouldn't n00bs be able to find a fight without a distance counter? The icons are still there, just without the stupid laser-aim range finder.

[Cirro]

Kweeassa..I'm with you 100%
Ask Chuck Yeager if he had icons to help him fight.
Check my Thread (nme/friendly icons)  I was going after the same thing.
But I'm a whiner apparently.

Denholm..without going into a big thing, I agree that the info icons help out newer players but in the long run..I just makes fliers more lazy and develops bad habits.


I think a good compromise is -- red dot only on nme planes(4-5k) and Name only on friendlies within radio range

Seems that everyone is geared towards realistic plane performance..hell look at all the articles you can read, and ACM etc. why then turn on the info icons when it comes down to engaging. CLUTTER that real ww2 pilots never saw.

[Cirro]

hmm..sorry..don't think I meant to direct that to Kweassa.
damn board gets confusing:)

[Denholm]

I do understand what you're talking about. Maybe just place this option into the rotation of the "Alt + I" command. Because about 1 year after this feature is implemented, we will be having threads asking, "Can we have a method of selecting the icon we choose, such as we can choose if we want, 'enemy and friendly', 'friendly only', or 'none'."

[Spikes]

Den, nice idea:aok

[WMDnow]

Originally posted by Denholm
I do understand what you're talking about. Maybe just place this option into the rotation of the "Alt + I" command. Because about 1 year after this feature is implemented, we will be having threads asking, "Can we have a method of selecting the icon we choose, such as we can choose if we want, 'enemy and friendly', 'friendly only', or 'none'."

We already have this option somewhere in keyboard mapping.

[Denholm]

Exactly, and if we change it, soon they will be asking for it again. Didn't you read what I said?