News: Community Q&A With Higby

[Skitrel]

Originally Posted by Stardouser

True enough...but now that it looks like they like 3D spotting no matter how many people complain about it(much like DICE), I think it's important to switch gears and ask for specialty servers without it. That might be the best we can get, I think. Unlike many other companies, it IS true the SOE has been known to provide specialty servers with alternate rulesets. Just putting in the request now

Well it looked like it was implemented like BF3 in the GDC footage and el capitano higgles said that was NOT how they were going to be implementing it, so I hold out that it's going to be different, much like the killcam.

Why hasn't anybody directly asked the question of exactly how they intend to implement as opposed to the vague "Are you implementing 3D spotting" type questions? It's pretty imperative to find out exactly how SOE want to implement first before really delving into whether we agree with it's implementation or not, for all we know it could be a glorious method of implementation that solves everything we've discussed much like the overreaction to killcams, I have no doubt internal discussions brought up many of the same thoughts we've had discussing it here. Everything we've discussed about it so far has been purely speculation. Really all we've discussed is how BF3's version could be made better, as opposed to whether Planetside's version is agreeable or not.

[Stardouser]

Originally Posted by Skitrel

Well it looked like it was implemented like BF3 in the GDC footage and el capitano higgles said that was NOT how they were going to be implementing it, so I hold out that it's going to be different, much like the killcam.

Why hasn't anybody directly asked the question of exactly how they intend to implement as opposed to the vague "Are you implementing 3D spotting" type questions? It's pretty imperative to find out exactly how SOE want to implement first before really delving into whether we agree with it's implementation or not, for all we know it could be a glorious method of implementation that solves everything we've discussed much like the overreaction to killcams, I have no doubt internal discussions brought up many of the same thoughts we've had discussing it here. Everything we've discussed about it so far has been purely speculation. Really all we've discussed is how BF3's version could be made better, as opposed to whether Planetside's version is agreeable or not.

I wish I shared your optimism, but I and many at Mordor have been fighting against 3D spotting since the day BF3's development was announced, long before DICE was willing to talk about details. Even with an early start, it didn't do any good, it wasn't limited to squad only, the only limitation was that they removed the wallhack aspect from BC2, but that proved not to be enough. As it stands, I find SOE devs' attitudes about listening to the community quite refreshing, that's why it's all the more important to get an early start in lobbying, that way they have something to listen to. Although I have to say, I was content to let the results of our discussions in the 3D spotting thread lie dormant for a while, I am not really trying to reignite the discussion, but I feel I must respond to Higby's comments in the Q&A.

I would ask how they intend to implement it, but they obviously aren't ready to say yet. If they were, they would have jumped in on one of the threads here or especially he could have said how they would do it as part of his Q&A response.

[Malorn]

Thanks Falcon and Matt for doing this! And thanks for asking my capture mechanic question. Similar to how I imagined it. I'll think on it a bit and provide some feedback.

The medic shield is cool, and I'm glad they only have third person for aircraft. As usual, I like what I read in the Q/A.

Thanks again!!