Author Topic: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !  (Read 2203 times)

Offline Mano

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Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« on: October 06, 2011, 12:23:37 PM »
At the very least......turn them off for a couple months and see if the game is has been enhanced
or adversely affected.

Planes can still find them, but they will have to get closer and see them visually. Getting closer
makes the a/c targets for all the GV's. That levels the playing field.

Planes look down and see an icon for a Tiger, Panther, ect and GV drivers ask, "why should I
grab a perked tank?" Tank drivers can't always tell if the enemy tank is a Panther or a Tiger....why should
the a/c see an icon labeling what kind of tank it is?

The diversity of GV's running is around is what makes the Tanking fun.
I don't want to only fight M-4's, T-34, and Panzers IV, but all the tanks available. They all
have a role and some are more of a challenge to kill than others.

How many times have you seen a GV'er with a Tiger II stay on the pavement at his field, then bail before the bombs hit?

I can imagine bombers hitting empty barns looking for tanks with enemy GV Icons turned off, especially when a field is flashing.
The same would be true for a flashing town. Planes would have to get down low to find enemy GV's and become targets as well.

Your comments for or against are appreciated.

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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 12:28:44 PM »
Mano, I would like to see that aswell but i think the main reason it is still up is because some people have low resolution screen and just would not be able to see the pixelized gv until it was REALLY close and some other people with high resolution screens would see it from far away, when icons are on it is equal to everybody, a good thing would be to lower the distance when the icon shows.
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 12:33:14 PM »
Only if something is done about tanks killing aircraft with the main gun.  If it was not possible in RL, it should not be possible in the game, IMHO.   :salute

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Planes can still find them, but they will have to get closer and see them visually. Getting closer
makes the a/c targets for all the GV's. That levels the playing field.
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 12:33:33 PM »
Mano, I would like to see that aswell but i think the main reason it is still up is because some people have low resolution screen and just would not be able to see the pixelized gv until it was REALLY close and some other people with high resolution screens would see it from far away, when icons are on it is equal to everybody, a good thing would be to lower the distance when the icon shows.

yup, until everyone playing AH is able to have exactly the same video resolution, then GV icons will continue to be enabled; until all players have the same internet latency, the GV icons will continue to show at 1.5k.

until tanks stop shooting main gun rounds at planes, i'll continue bombing GVs......  :bolt:


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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 12:35:38 PM »
I agree Mano

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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 12:37:05 PM »
I have no problem with fighters bombing tanks but heavy bombers dive bombing using F3 mode is complete BS.

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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 01:12:23 PM »
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 01:24:38 PM »
I am cool with them on or off. 
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 02:39:57 PM »
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In real life it's a lot easier to spot objects than on a computer screen. We have icons to compensate for that.
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 02:46:01 PM »
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In real life it's a lot easier to spot objects than on a computer screen. We have icons to compensate for that.
you don't really want to go there when it comes to gv's do you?
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 02:53:15 PM »

on one condition.....make it so all guns of the tank cannot kill a plane...... :old:

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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2011, 02:54:53 PM »
you don't really want to go there when it comes to gv's do you?

I do.

At 10,000 feet, a car IRL doesn't look like this     .

It looks like a car.

In game at 5000 feet, a tank looks like this    .

If you wish to discuss "under a tree" or "in a barn" I still contend that in game if you cannot see it, LOS, there is no icon.




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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2011, 03:02:37 PM »
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In real life it's a lot easier to spot objects than on a computer screen. We have icons to compensate for that.

IMO the icons (we have now) over compensate for this.............
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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2011, 03:04:43 PM »
IMO the icons (we have now) over compensate for this.............


I agree

especially in a plane.

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Re: Turn Off The Icons For Enemy Ground Vehicles !
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2011, 03:19:48 PM »
I agree Mano
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