IMO KillCam killing the Game - Page 4

Tehroth · 2012-01-31, 11:27 AM

Yeah I don't like a cam showing you the exact position where you are at. I don't mind the game telling you who killed you. Leave the kill cam to Fps games like CoD or BF3

MpS · 2012-01-31, 11:44 AM

Honestly I'm really surprised they are putting this in the game, frankly I would really, really hate to see them put this into the game. It does take away from the immersion and what about things like hidden snipers? The second a sniper kills somebody they will have to move now rather than keeping their nice secret spot. In all honesty I can't decide if this is game breaking for me or not, I still despise the idea of this and would like to see it removed.

Infektion · 2012-02-01, 02:32 PM

NO KILL CAM!!! !.... I REPEAT!!!! NOOOOOO KILL CAM!!!!!!

SKYeXile · 2012-01-31, 02:01 AM

dont like it, i dont want people to be seeing my Australian wall hacks.

Ale · 2012-01-31, 02:16 AM

Kill cams are only valid if:

A) They show a replay of the enemy players view as the kill took place.
B) They can be skipped.

The idea of showing the enemy players current location for a few seconds, aka the battlefield killcam, is stunningly lame.

Full disclosure, I <3 BF3.

wootgala · 2012-01-31, 02:30 AM

If its going to be a feature in-game, then let it be an option such that you can only see the kill cam if you let others see you when you kill them. If you disable kill cam you cannot see kill cam when someone kills you (instead you see the map) and they cannot see you when you kill them.
I think that should cater to old school PS player and the new ppl.

Figment · 2012-01-31, 02:53 AM

Killing the game is exagerated.

That said, I don't have a need to see the enemy's positioning. But then I'm thinking of would I want to be seen after I made a kill? It depends on the situation and your options to move and relocate, but depending on the amount of cover present, you don't want to give people your assault plan and position as a cloaker and I can imagine the same goes for snipers.

Having people figure out where the hell I was and what I was doing is a fun element of the game. On top of that, I'm going to encounter the same people for years. I don't want them to know my moves from the first encounter onward. Let them learn and adapt.

Hit indicators containing directional information is enough for me.

Bitmap · 2012-01-31, 03:16 AM

DO NOT WANT!

Killcams provide free intel and break immersion

Canaris · 2012-01-31, 03:39 AM

Kill the kill-cam

Not a fan of them myself

SKYeXile · 2012-01-31, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by Canaris

Kill the kill-cam

Not a fan of them myself

we can get a replay of that though yea?

Coreldan · 2012-01-31, 03:53 AM

Rather not, but wont lose my sleep even if it makes it in.

Coreldan · 2012-01-31, 05:11 AM

I guess the biggest issue could be solved by disabling killcam if killer has cloak enqbled. Should cover infils and snipers.

Erendil · 2012-01-31, 05:33 AM

My thoughts echo that of many ppl who've already posted. We don't know the specifics of its implementation. But I most likely won't like it - I just don't know yet to what extent...

Generally-speaking I'm not a fan of giving ppl free intel like that without having to put some efforts towards achieving it. IMO the location of enemies shouldn't just be handed to you.

If you want to know the location of the person who killed you and you didn't see or pay attention to the hit location indicators when you were getting shot, the sound of the enemy's weapon getting fired, or the tracers whizzing by you, then you should have to go back to the general area where you got killed and look for the guy.

This especially important for anybody who works away from the meat grinder. Whether you're sniping on the edges of the zerg, backhacking and otherwise causing disruption behind enemy lines, or cleaning up your own back yard, you will often run into situations where there are only a handful of players around, and knowing the location of your killer could make the difference in a mission's success or failure. Even in PS2 where the number of players will presumably be in the thousands.

Gortha · 2012-01-31, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Erendil

My thoughts echo that of many ppl who've already posted. We don't know the specifics of its implementation. But I most likely won't like it - I just don't know yet to what extent...

Generally-speaking I'm not a fan of giving ppl free intel like that without having to put some efforts towards achieving it. IMO the location of enemies shouldn't just be handed to you.

If you want to know the location of the person who killed you and you didn't see or pay attention to the hit location indicators when you were getting shot, the sound of the enemy's weapon getting fired, or the tracers whizzing by you, then you should have to go back to the general area where you got killed and look for the guy.

This especially important for anybody who works away from the meat grinder. Whether you're sniping on the edges of the zerg, backhacking and otherwise causing disruption behind enemy lines, or cleaning up your own back yard, you will often run into situations where there are only a handful of players around, and knowing the location of your killer could make the difference in a mission's success or failure. Even in PS2 where the number of players will presumably be in the thousands.

This!

You described several sitations very good, where a Kill-Cam Intel can make a difference.

Kill Cam "feature" only benefits lazy players,
it´s unnecessary help for stupid ones,
does not help players to evolve, get better.
It´s the "arcarde"-way more and more young players know, from simple games, from console games. One of the features which takes away effort from the player, the players brain.

It´s the console-way.
It´s just noobish.

No Offense!

DxC · 2012-01-31, 05:57 AM

No only as I dont want to see myself get killed again this is not CoD or Bf3 its Planetside Killcam free please!

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