Elbow? I prefer punch

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Well, add this to the beta-test list :P

[Xris]

agreed visors should not glow when no visions are on. i also agree that mercs should not be able to hide as easy as spies.  I was think maybe a clear visor that relects light so if they are in a dark corner you may still see a little white light where the visor is.

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Yeah, but when there is no direct light the visor should be invisible.

[Xris]

agreed, when in light you should be able to see your own reflection in teh visor, ie your partner is using your bp you should be able to see your self in his visor and he should be able to see himself in your visor

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Well, this would significantly decrease performance afaik, but if the spies would also reflect in the merc's visors in a useful manner, it could be worth the performance hit.

[Xris]

yes thats why i suggested it, possibly also if you are a spy u can see the reflection of your lights on the mercs visor in the dark, even tho the merc can't see the lights

[Overstatement]

Without visions, the merc probably has his flashlight/laser on so you can see him easily. No merc should be able to walk around with nothing on for long.

[Ion.67]

Not sure how this is going to work out in PS, but in CT, you had a hud, which could be contributed to the glowing. In PS, some information is going to be on the gun, but what are we going to do with health and other important information? That is why the visor should glow.

Mercenaries are highly advanced forces, and glowing masks and hi-tech weapons and gadgets show that.

[Westfall]

Well, this would significantly decrease performance afaik, but if the spies would also reflect in the merc's visors in a useful manner, it could be worth the performance hit.

How does one's reflection in a visor inhibit his/her performance?

[Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet]

Well, if you have the merc, you should have all the environment around him reflect too, including spies.

[frvge]

Realtime reflection? I doubt it.

[Westfall]

Well, if you have the merc, you should have all the environment around him reflect too, including spies.

This really inhibits everything the merc does............................................

[Tidenburg]

how come ATM the devs cant make users see different textures in visions yet they can make different players see different models? Aren't they essentially the same thing? (obviously textures and models aren't the same thing, I mean the technique to do it)

[Overstatement]

This really inhibits everything the merc does............................................

He said performance which I take it as computer performance as in lower frames per second because of reflections.

how come ATM the devs cant make users see different textures in visions yet they can make different players see different models?

We can? And wrong thread.

[Cyntrox]

how come ATM the devs cant make users see different textures in visions yet they can make different players see different models? Aren't they essentially the same thing? (obviously textures and models aren't the same thing, I mean the technique to do it)

As far as I can gather, they can do it but the technique would be prone to cheating.