Merc Headshot Indicator

[Zedblade]

This isn't a deathmatch game. At most I can see the kill message stateing, "So and so killed so and so with a headshot." or somethig similar. Kinda like the mercs answer to "So and so has broken so and so's neck."

But really, the game is about winning the match via objectives, not killing the other players. When you can win/lose without someone ever dying, headshot icons and announcers are kinda stupid.

[AgentX_003]

This isn't a deathmatch game. At most I can see the kill message stateing, "So and so killed so and so with a headshot." or somethig similar. Kinda like the mercs answer to "So and so has broken so and so's neck."

But really, the game is about winning the match via objectives, not killing the other players. When you can win/lose without someone ever dying, headshot icons and announcers are kinda stupid.

Orr you could use Mr.Mics way of indicating a headshot just like it was done with suspect dojo, a quick message saying headshot  appearing above theier head  or in that case , the cardboard cut out.

[Spekkio]

Oh, I see.  This is going to be one of those elitist arguments isn't it?

No, it's not an elitist argument. It's a "all this shit that some 12 year old social retard might think is 'cool' is actually stupid, gets old and annoying after the 2nd instance, and has negative functional purpose."

yer because a symbol is oh-so distracting, we're not talking about a huge piece of text that covers your screen saying "HEADSHOT" here....

It could be. This game isn't played on one plane...one spy could be above the other, in which case he will be partially (or fully, depending on how far away he is in relation to the spy you killed) covered by a redundant indication that you did, in fact, kill a spy.

There is no functional purpose to having an icon/voice/message/whatever in this instance. If PS keeps the same indication that, upon getting a headshot, the spy goes into a very obvious death animation instantly and your crosshairs change color, then that is more than enough indication. The rest is just clutter.

Finally, you're talking about people putting in the time and effort to create and program this stuff into the mod when they could be working on something more functional and important.

At most I can see the kill message stateing, "So and so killed so and so with a headshot."

Much more reasonable, except be a bit more creative about it ;).

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

How about those who actually care about it go and make it?
I vote yes for a 5x5 pixel colour change in the top-left corner.

[Spekkio]

5x5 pixel color change? You're talking 25 out of over 1 million pixels on the average screen size. Why even bother?

[I <3 U]

At most I can see the kill message stateing, "So and so killed so and so with a headshot."

Much more reasonable, except be a bit more creative about it ;).

The extra "with a headshot" would take up way more pixels / screen space than a small symbol...

[Spekkio]

He's talking about re-wording the kill message at the bottom of the screen for headshots. That's never intruded upon anything. An icon in the middle of your view will.

[I <3 U]

He's talking about re-wording the kill message at the bottom of the screen for headshots. That's never intruded upon anything. An icon in the middle of your view will.

Dude i didn't say anything about it being in the middle of your view.  It could be under the the kill message. That wouldn't intrude on anything... like this


XXX Killed XXXX.
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which takes up much less room than:


XXX Killed XXXX with a Headshot.

[frvge]

I think this is a non-issue =/

[Zedblade]

At most I can see the kill message stateing, "So and so killed so and so with a headshot."

Much more reasonable, except be a bit more creative about it ;).

The extra "with a headshot" would take up way more pixels / screen space than a small symbol...

No it wouldn't, it would appear in the normal text box that all messages are in. This isn't ct where the text just appears randomly in the middle of the screen.

And that sentence was just an example. Don't take it literal. We aren't going to keep the So and So part either :P

[Savior20061]

I think this is a non-issue =/

Agreed. As a spy if you are dead you are dead. How is of little consequence, and to be quite honest, the team members almost always tell each how they died

[Spark Mandriller]

I think this is a non-issue =/

YEAH.

LET'S FIGHT OVER IT.

[MulleDK19]

in fact i would like it more if you'd just get a message "teammate unconscious"/"tm dead" instead of a detailed version of what happened.

MulleDK19 headshotted AgentX_003 while ludicrously running around up-side down on the ceiling using suction cups attached to his feet. AgentX_003 lost his head, which bumped 3 times against 46 different walls, before finally landing on the floor. AgentX_003's body landed with impact speed of 6282.53112 kilometers/hour at world position 531.642,677.122,1263.224. AgentX_003 was permanently banned for using speed-hack.
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[AgentX_003]

in fact i would like it more if you'd just get a message "teammate unconscious"/"tm dead" instead of a detailed version of what happened.

MulleDK19 headshotted AgentX_003 while ludicrously running around up-side down on the ceiling using suction cups attached to his feet. AgentX_003 lost his head, which bumped 3 times against 46 different walls, before finally landing on the floor. AgentX_003's body landed with impact speed of 6282.53112 kilometers/hour at world position 531.642,677.122,1263.224. AgentX_003 was permanently banned for using speed-hack.
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wow seems i have alot of bounties on my head :/ .

[VaNilla]

I think there's too many retards on these forums, but that might just be me. I don't see any reason why we couldn't have it, it adds to the fun you can have with the game, the people who say it's distracting or for "CSS Noobs" really need to take their fingers out of their ass. If people do want to know a 'practical' use for it, movie making ;).