[IDEA] Viewing platform

[flae999 282]

Before I post it on feedback, I want to see what you lot think.

Like spectator mode, but for players. Have a viewing platform in each match where you can watch the other teams/players battle, you don't see you tank, just the battle from a trasparent platform. And you can use keys like for example G and H to change the angle. And theres a limit of how many players you can have on the platform, but they can't see each other only the people battling.

 

Edit: As I get new, better ideas I will edit it lol

Sorta like this explination from FBI

About 'people will be able to help friends from outside the battle' - if everyone can do it (both teams), then why not? Even in a real war, it's not just tanks shooting at eachother, there are also spy/reconnaissance vehicles, planes, etc. (kinda like spectators in TO)

Plus, noone said players will have the same abilities as Mods. The version for players shouldn't show mines, tanks' health, etc.

Another thing, spectator on/off can be chosable when creating a battle. So we can decide if we want to allow spectators in our battles, or not.

Edited August 21, 2013 by flae999

[DeoxyriboNudeicAcicl 97]

There should be a cap limit though, wouldn't too many players in a battle lag that battle? But good idea otherwise.

[flae999 282]

There should be a cap limit though, wouldn't too many players in a battle lag that battle? But good idea otherwise.

Probably not because they wouldn't be able to see each other, like they just see the battle as if they were on their own...

[DeoxyriboNudeicAcicl 97]

Each player entity requires like the same processes that a normal player needs.

[MusicJam19 737]

No because players can use it to a certain team's advantage

[flae999 282]

No because players can use it to a certain team's advantage

But they wouldn't be able to talk.. And even if a team hides there flag, the other team is bound to find it eventually and try to return it...

Edited August 21, 2013 by flae999

[TheLonelyEpic 212]

The problem is that someone could have their friend watch, while talking to them on Skype. That would give the player an unfair advantage.

[MusicJam19 737]

But they wouldn't be able to talk..

Skype calling?

And about the flag - the team can find it out quicker, which gives them an advantage

[orangebee 24]

But they wouldn't be able to talk.. And even if a team hides there flag, the other team is bound to find it eventually and try to return it...

You cant hide your own flag , OMG , if somehow you did , it would be returened in two mins atomatically.

[flae999 282]

You cant hide your own flag , OMG , if somehow you did , it would be returened in two mins atomatically.

.-. Not your teams the others. And both teams would get a advantage...

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

Actually Devs' opinion about Spectator for players is still not really clear.

 

For example, some of them say it won't happen because that way people will be able to help their friends in battles. But others say it may be introduced - for example here Mikhail says 'Yes, we really want to give it, but for now it takes much resource and will overload the servers. Will optimize it'.

 

About 'people will be able to help friends from outside the battle' - if everyone can do it (both teams), then why not? Even in a real war, it's not just tanks shooting at eachother, there are also spy/reconnaissance vehicles, planes, etc. (kinda like spectators in TO)

Plus, noone said players will have the same abilities as Mods. The version for players shouldn't show mines, tanks' health, etc.

Another thing, spectator on/off can be chosable when creating a battle. So we can decide if we want to allow spectators in our battles, or not.

[flae999 282]

Actually Devs' opinion about Spectator for players is still not really clear.

 

For example, some of them say it won't happen because that way people will be able to help their friends in battles. But others say it may be introduced - for example here Mikhail says 'Yes, we really want to give it, but for now it takes much resource and will overload the servers. Will optimize it'.

 

About 'people will be able to help friends from outside the battle' - if everyone can do it (both teams), then why not? Even in a real war, it's not just tanks shooting at eachother, there are also spy/reconnaissance vehicles, planes, etc. (kinda like spectators in TO)

Plus, noone said players will have the same abilities as Mods. The version for players shouldn't show mines, tanks' health, etc.

Another thing, spectator on/off can be chosable when creating a battle. So we can decide if we want to allow spectators in our battles, or not.

Yeh the second paragraph what sorta what I was thinking but hard to explain...

[orangebee 24]

And even if a team hides there flag,

This made me to beleive you ment your team flag.You can hide the oppisit teams flag but if you let go of it , it will be returend automatically after some time.

[Aero.v2.0 1,456]

It would have to be something that confined normal player type views, like they can't see supplies, health, and team chat. It would also have to confine them to a certain part of the map. I thought a hovering camera that was simply programmed to fly in a set course, and players simply saw out of that. It would have to be debated and tested a lot more before it comes out :D

 

 

 

 

Random picture I took today while getting ready for tomorrow

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2013 by Aero.v2.0

[canadarules 1,938]

I hope this donesn't happen anytime soon until they fix the lag that suddenly occurs from 6pm-8:30pm est. I mean I never get lag anytime during the other parts of day. Btw not so good an idea as said earlier people can Skype each or if they are brothers in same room one can just comment on battle to other while the other plays. No way this happening.

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

as said earlier people can Skype each or if they are brothers in same room one can just comment on battle to other while the other plays. No way this happening.

 

 'people will be able to help friends from outside the battle' - if everyone can do it (both teams), then why not?

[MusicJam19 737]

I don't really like the idea of possibly dozens of players staring at your moves and there's a reason you need to have a good karma to get spectator mode

[HeroPlayer 797]

You mean like:

 

Regular players can see:

- The map

- Tanks

- Flag homes (but not the flag if its carried by someon.)

 

Staff can see:

- The map

- Tanks

- Flag homes ( inclusive flag if carried by someon. )

- Healt bars

- Drugs indicators

Edited August 22, 2013 by HeroPlayer

[ExtremeKiller26 443]

Make it as if, if more than 2 people of your team can see the flag bearer, then you can see him too, I mean the enemy who has your flag, when he is running away, atleast 3 might be seeing him, then we can see him, if our team doesn't, then we also can't.

[I.Devastation 2,053]

You mean like:

 

Regular players can see:

- The map

- Tanks

- Flag homes (but not the flag if its carried by someon.)

 

Staff can see:

- The map

- Tanks

- Flag homes ( inclusive flag if carried by someon. )

- Healt bars

- Drugs indicators

Yeh, like in a spy plane but a invisible one

[r_Charizard_RW0 3]

There should be a feature to disable this while creating a battle to avoid this thing in team wars and clan wars

[I.Devastation 2,053]

Not really, it'd be good for the people who can't join the war but wanna watch it, and both teams would get a advantage like FBI said, so you'd probably still be able to do this...

[r_Charizard_RW0 3]

Not really, it'd be good for the people who can't join the war but wanna watch it, and both teams would get a advantage like FBI said, so you'd probably still be able to do this...

Team and clan mates may watch and tell the people playing in war about positions through skype

[I.Devastation 2,053]

Team and clan mates may watch and tell the people playing in war about positions through skype

Yeh, but the other team can watch aswell...

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

- Flag homes (but not the flag if its carried by someon.)

That's kinda genius actually. And probably it's possible to implement.

So, you join as a spectator, you don't see flags at all, but you can still see when teams get/cap/lose/return (however those should be disabled too, so you can't know who took the flag, besides that you can't see flags at all). Sounds good to me.

 

So now it's:

 

Players see

• Map
• Tanks
• Players' names
• Kills/deaths/score
• Flag caps/.. warnings, but without seeing flags, nor warnings about who takes/.. them

Edited August 22, 2013 by FederalBureauFBI