Picture/Video Communication

Overstatement · September 10, 2007, 12:57:17 PM

I guess this is suppose to be a mic/non-mic equalizer because me (a non-mic) facing two mics usually gets me a loss.

So we all know teamwork is important and we should take measures to encourage teamwork, right? So why not, as a merc, press a button and what you see for the next 5 seconds gets shown to your partner in a "Picture In Picture" style on his screen? If that's too much for someone, we could limit it to pictures, not video. If that's too much, it could be limited to Camnet only.

This is like a non-mic replacement for "The spy is in _____!". But mics still have the advantage in that they could actually plan on what to do.

And yes, it should be easyish to program. Someone always brings up the programming point...

Overstatement · September 10, 2007, 01:01:23 PM

Maybe the spies can hack more than comm? Hmm...? ;D

goodkebab · September 10, 2007, 01:52:13 PM

-would be a cool thing to have for spy traps and spy bullets :D

-if Tazer has a wifi attachment, i could see it useful for this when hacking mercs

-having it for use with partner does would not threaten game balance

Bionic-Blob · September 10, 2007, 02:43:49 PM

wouldn't this slow down the fps a lot? i don't know how zoning works and all that, but i'm guessing it would.

Spekkio · September 10, 2007, 05:02:23 PM

I think a BF2 or Counter-Strike esque style of common voice commands would be sufficient enough. It would actually be better than PIP because you don't have to actively look in the corner, and the voice won't interrupt something you might be looking at in the corner of your screen the way PIP could.

B1nArY_001 · September 10, 2007, 05:15:26 PM

You could always make it an option to have it auto display or to recieve an incoming broadcast notification and key it manually via keystroke.

Spekkio · September 10, 2007, 05:37:19 PM

Yea, and overstatement could always go out and spend $20 on a headset so that he has a mic.

B1nArY_001 · September 10, 2007, 05:44:20 PM

Quote from: Spekkio on September 10, 2007, 05:37:19 PM
Yea, and overstatement could always go out and spend $20 on a headset so that he has a mic.

lmao

kronf · September 10, 2007, 10:32:52 PM

I don't think this is such a good idea. Instead of simplifying your idea complicating communication process.
I don't have mic myself and the only thing really I would like to have in PS is some kind of help button to let your teammate know that both spies are there and you need help, instead of typing both while being omgwtfbbq aggroed.

B1nArY_001 · September 10, 2007, 10:55:10 PM

Panic button FTW 8)

Overstatement · September 11, 2007, 12:16:24 AM

Quote from: Spekkio on September 10, 2007, 05:02:23 PM
I think a BF2 or Counter-Strike esque style of common voice commands would be sufficient enough.

Video will tell you where you are, where the spy is and where he's heading. Besides, it's cool. Isn't that enough? We could also implement the exact same system as voice to disable it locally and server-wide.

Kurbutti · September 11, 2007, 12:40:57 AM

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Daybreak · September 11, 2007, 01:39:55 AM

a custom panic button awesome.

"Oh shit I'm broke"

monterto · September 11, 2007, 02:24:09 AM

http://projectstealth.splintercellnetwork.com/index.php/topic,371.0.html

Farley4Fan · September 11, 2007, 02:37:00 AM

If you are able to program different sayings to different keys then that would be cool. The 1 key would be " Help ", 2 key would be " Give Refill ", 3 would be " Guard Terminal " etc...

But it would always be better if you have a mic...

What if spies could listen to mercs while using hear beat? How would that change gameplay?