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Offline icepac

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HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« on: May 01, 2017, 09:48:24 PM »


Some might come back once it's gone.
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 10:32:20 PM »
It is annoying that you can't see the town dot when it's always covered by all the GV icons.
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 10:45:07 PM »
I like being able to see where friendlies are relative to an objective.


That said, I'm still a fan of not having radars that can perform better than the Radars of the day could ---

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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2017, 07:51:18 AM »
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2017, 08:29:38 AM »
an option to turn on-off icons on the map would be nice... like turn on-off viechle icons
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2017, 09:03:57 AM »
an option to turn on-off icons on the map would be nice... like turn on-off viechle icons
I'm pretty sure the purpose of the OP's wish is to prevent enemies from running to Wirbs while being chased.
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2017, 10:06:43 AM »
Rage quit icepac????

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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2017, 10:09:10 AM »
At least make the vehicle icons smaller if that's possible.

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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2017, 10:12:16 AM »
Rage quit icepac????

 :rofl :rofl :rofl

I think he rage un-subscribed.... Was on last night to catch the rant prior to logging off.  :noid  Amazing to watch an enemy GV bee-line to a friendly GV well away from action and supposedly "hidden".

I know the feeling, sorta strange to have someone come out to meet you in the weeds and seemingly bee-line straight to you off the beaten path...  :noid

A. Filmviewer break
B. 2nd Account (Which at a glance provides all GV locations via radar - thus the wish to remove such data)
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2017, 10:44:53 AM »
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2017, 11:54:07 AM »
I "think" I was party to an enemy pilot using a second account to keep track of enemy vehicles. I was trying to leave the combat area in a wirble from a botched capture attempt. So I started heading out for the 6000yd distance to get a safe landing. The first and second time the same player found my wirble in the trees and I shot him down, I figured I was making it too easy to predict my path. It was the third and fourth times he found my wirble by flying directly to it, and I was far enough from the field his plane on zoom couldn't see me in the trees. And I began changing my course and purposely driving into thick trees. And no, my wirble's gun was intact so he had no smoke plum to follow.

Yes if Hitech had not implemented friendly GV icons, that dork would not have been able to fly a direct line to my wirble hiding in trees 5000yds or more from his airfield. It was most obvious when he knew which direction I had turned 90 degrees driving through thick trees on his last sortie and flew directly to that location.

I didn't get as mad as icepac, but, it was obvious GV icons were not a good idea.
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2017, 12:04:27 PM »
I think the advantages of knowing where the GVs on your team are, to coordinate and communicate effectively in battle, outway the drawbacks of the few that want to hide and be sneaky.

But I understand the frustration....How about a compromise...

1) Friendly GV Icons are only visible to teammates within 6K like plane icons. That would help in a battle, but spies would have to be within "range" to see you. Not parked in a hangar 15 sectors away.


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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2017, 12:41:22 PM »
Maybe do away with the GV icons but make another DARBAR type flag (viewable to friends) showing that there are friendly GVs in the area - just not where. Maybe have the vehicle spawn arrow change colors for the friend side? 

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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2017, 12:52:38 PM »
One factor that dictates the GV icon is how well the speedtree trees can hide your own vehicles. GV icons are kind of a Catch-22, still it's more info from DAR than we used to have.
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Re: HTC needs to do away with friendly GV icons seen on map.
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2017, 01:40:46 PM »
Although it is irritating to be rooted out by a second account.  You have to feel sorry for the player or squad that is that is at best, shallow, as they personally motivate themselves to take perilously, crooked, paths to achievements in this game.