getting knocked down

[BEAR]

i dont know if this is a stupid idea or not. but does anyone feel, that its a stupid thing to do when you have been knocked down to the ground by a merc, is to stand upright and paint a target on your head. if i just got hit on the head im no way going to get up and stand up, it should be crouched down and roll away it takes too much time to wake up and stand up by that time the merc has sniped you in the head 

[Tidenburg]

^agree.
Some kind of system which allows you to move as your getting up should be implemented.

[frvge]

Sounds ok, but it's a nice-to-have.

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

You'll die anyway, so what's your problem?

[Farley4Fan]

You'll die anyway, so what's your problem?

Depends what's happening to the merc at the time.  Like if the merc is getting smoked/chaffed/flashed by your partner, it's going to be hard for him to hit a target even if it's moving slowly.  I say yes to this idea.

[Tidenburg]

Its just like in GOW. One of my friends, being the addict he is, memorised the spot where the players head would be after the rise from an execution position to get a headshot each time.

[Farley4Fan]

I used to do that all the time, you know, before GoW got really stupid.  I'd want to be able to crawl while I am downed in that game, wouldn't you?  I might want to be able to slowly crawl when I'm down in this game too.

[neth]

Sry, but I didnt understand Bear's post..Its because im tired or it is written in bad english. Could someone write whats the main idea ?

[Farley4Fan]

He is suggesting that spies can move a little bit while they are getting up.   That way they don't just stand straight up everytime.  I mean that spies are able to wobble in a direction as soon as they are starting to get up.  They can control their spy, but it's limited control.  Like no gadgets but you can slowly move.

[neth]

ah ok, I was misled by the last sentence with "sniping".

Ive got nothing against this. Perhaps the screen could also shake (like you were drunk) for a short time

[Wandering_Youth]

Sounds interesting, but I doubt it's really useful. A spy is pretty much dead if he is knocked down by a Merc unless the Spy's partner comes in to help, which will probably be the only way the knocked down spy will survive so I don't think any fancy moves are really needed for a knocked down spy.

[Farley4Fan]

Well, moving slowly and wobbling isn't so fancy.

[Wandering_Youth]

Well, let me rephrase that. I meant to say any evasive moves are not needed for a knocked down spy because I doubt it's going to save his butt since the Merc's more than likely standing right next to the downed spy. The only real way for the knocked down Spy to survive is for his partner to go take on the Merc that's about to riddle his gluteus maximus with bullets at point blank range. The only possible scenario I can see this evasive move work is like this...

A spy gets knocked down but before the Merc finishes him off, the spy's partner comes in to save the day. But, the other Merc who's on the other side of map takes aim with his rifle to finish what his buddy couldn't. Now maybe rolling side ways, flip up, speedy evasive maneuver might save the spy from getting sniped.

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Rolling sideways sounds good enough for me.

[Farley4Fan]

Well exactly youth.  That's the only way you'd be saved anyways.  You have to have your partner save you regardless of whether you can move while standing up or not.  Right now, you can just remember where the spy was downed, then fire through the smoke cloud and kill him.  If the spy could move a little bit then there is a bigger chance the merc won't be able to shoot him.