black screen

cat · Post by **cat** » 2008-03-29 15:49

Can we have the black screen after death removed? Its overly frustrating to watch a black screen for at least 30 seconds. Looking around while dead is not that much of a problem.

Post by **Spec** » 2008-03-29 15:55

It was a problem, it was really really annoying, already in Vanilla! 30 seconds are nothing, seriously. Even if its 60 seconds, thats not much. Get a drink in that time or something.

mammikoura · Post by **mammikoura** » 2008-03-29 16:09

it was a problem because it lead to people telling their squadmates where enemies are.
And if you find it overly frustrating to look at then don't die.

cat · Post by **cat** » 2008-03-29 16:27

Replace it with a bird view of the body, or some pre installed map overview cameras. Black screen punishes player for not being successful. If the only way to avoid this frustration is not to get shot then you are removing the fun for not very skilled players which is bad game design. Someone should have fun with the game even if he is unlucky enough or dumb to die often.

$kelet0r · Post by **$kelet0r** » 2008-03-29 16:37

many myself included nagged and begged for the black screen to be implemented
it's not going anywhere

Cyrax-Sektor · Post by **Cyrax-Sektor** » 2008-03-29 17:07

cplgangster wrote:Why not put something up like a happy field filled with tellitubies getting shot at for 30 seconds or something like this then we can have fun

I support this feature.

The black screen is like closing your eyes, and listening to the sounds of an Insurgent scraping across the floor, taking fire from British soldiers.

Many said the ability to see when you were dead was far from reality, and it's true. Once you die, you don't get a view of your body and any passing soldiers, friend or foe.

Post by **PRC_Heavy_Z** » 2008-03-29 17:11

it's only 30 mother flubbing god loving seconds!

is it that much of a burden :lol

! do something else other than staring at the black screen for thirty second if you're bored! Go grab a drink or something.

Reddish Red · Post by **Reddish Red** » 2008-03-29 17:13

I think black screen should only be when your killed.

when your critically wounded, just do the black and white blur thing.

DocBane · Post by **DocBane** » 2008-03-29 17:33

No thanks, I like the black screen. Now I dont have to look at insurgents tea bagging me and taking my kit. It's already bad enough to hear them yap in arabic tongue.

EDIT: In fact can you mute the game for the 30 seconds a player is dead? That'd be even better

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cat · Post by **cat** » 2008-03-29 17:43

Its a game! If I get killed 10 times in 1 hour (30x10 =300 secs + wounded time) means I spend 5 minutes watching a black screen? Get some form of entertainment (overview camera of map or something interesting to watch.)

I like playing realistic shooters but I do not have an obsession with this punishment for unsuccessful playing thing.

ITS JUST WRONG to punish players for getting killed (punishing doing bad things like excessive TK is ok). One should still have fun playing even if he is not very successful.

mammikoura · Post by **mammikoura** » 2008-03-29 17:43

cat wrote:Replace it with a bird view of the body, or some pre installed map overview cameras.

I might aswell quote myself.
[quote=""the good looking guy typing this"]
it was a problem because it lead to people telling their squadmates where enemies are. [/quote]

this exactly same thing would happen with both of your suggestions.

[quote="cat""]Black screen punishes player for not being successful. If the only way to avoid this frustration is not to get shot then you are removing the fun for not very skilled players which is bad game design. Someone should have fun with the game even if he is unlucky enough or dumb to die often.[/quote]

it doesn't punish you. The respawn timer does, the black screen was never ment to punish you. I don't think anyone enjoyed lying there dead on the ground even before the black screen was introduced.

It's a good feature that prevents players from cheating. It's not going away no matter how annoying people think it is. Just press alt + tab or look away from the screen or something.

cat wrote:ITS JUST WRONG to punish players for getting killed

no actually it's the right thing to do. It makes people more afraid of dying and as a result the gameplay moves into a more realistic direction. But this doesn't have anything to do with the black screen, like I said it's not there to punish but to prevent cheating.

And if you seriously say that the game is no fun anymore simply because you have to watch a black screen for a few seconds then don't play or simply do something else for the 30 seconds that you have to wait. Go and buy a newspaper and read it a little everytime you die or something.

lazydemonjay · Post by **lazydemonjay** » 2008-03-29 17:52

yeah, its only 30s. i like the black screen, it a good effect.

Post by **Spec** » 2008-03-29 18:30

What about just opening the map? Then you got something interesting. Select your spawn point, watch friendlies, whatever.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 2008-03-29 21:37

Honestly, how much more fun did you have lying there watching the sky?

S1mmel · Post by **S1mmel** » 2008-03-29 21:53

Well if it happens I just roll a ....

No big deal