Remove visual markers (except on map screen)
Posted: 2009-04-25 01:49
I think removing visual markers like move and attack from the first person screen would really improve the gameplay.
Right now the markers are used like this
Squad leader: "Contact, there" *puts marker*
This is how it should be without the markers
Squad leader: "Contact 3 o clock"
Of course markers are still needed for the map view. If squad leader places a move order, the soldier should have to check the map and move accordingly through the map, not simply press alt (shows the active marker on screen) and be guided to it.
If the goal here is reality, that's how it should be. In real life, soldiers don't have any visual cues or markers except on their maps.
I don't think it would make the game excessively realistic either.
Right now the markers are used like this
Squad leader: "Contact, there" *puts marker*
This is how it should be without the markers
Squad leader: "Contact 3 o clock"
Of course markers are still needed for the map view. If squad leader places a move order, the soldier should have to check the map and move accordingly through the map, not simply press alt (shows the active marker on screen) and be guided to it.
If the goal here is reality, that's how it should be. In real life, soldiers don't have any visual cues or markers except on their maps.
I don't think it would make the game excessively realistic either.