respawn time - Page 2

MarkHawk · 2003-02-24, 07:11 PM

Well it makes very good sence when im attacking a base or defending one i dont wanna see the guy i killed back right away but 5 minutes is ... a long time. I'll spend more time waiting to respawn rather then actully on the battle field. To tell you the turht i just wanna always be a medic and have my friends being medics to. (have medkits on them) to revieve me right on the spot. Its the best thing i can think of. That and never leave your armored vehicals.

SilentCacophony · 2003-02-24, 08:07 PM

5 minutes isn't so bad (3 would be better), just means I get to read more or do more push ups in between rounds. Maybe it will be beneficial to me as a person, lmao.

What I still don't get is to you wait in a line to respawn, or do you wait as a group. I.E. does everyone who is dead respawn at once when the time is up, or does someone respawn, then the guy after him waits like 10 seconds, and you all wait in a line?

Hellsfire123 · 2003-02-24, 08:14 PM

How would you explain group spawning if there is only 2 or 3 spawn tubes? "Look, magically we all popped out of that small tube at the same time.....wait.....why are my legs different lengths and OMG your eyes are two different colors!" Just do like he said, read or work out while you wait. For some off you (me included) you might get rid of some of those fat asses. Hell, you could even use the time to call your friends on the phone to get backup heh.

Kyonye · 2003-02-24, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Saint
If it is 5 minutes, that is just more reason to stay alive.

thats a good thing too. the better the competition, the more fun I have and probably alot of other people.

OmnipotentKiwi · 2003-02-25, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by Zatrais
Bleh, spawning 1 at a time... i hope it's been changed to BF spawning where we spawn in groups

Nah, that would be absolutely stupid, no offense. With the invention of the AMS, you can be back in battle area fairly quickly, and there needs to be a serious penalty for death. This is an MMO, not just an FPS, and the fact that there is not much of a penalty besides the wait time and losing your free gear is enough means you shouldn't take any of the penalty away.

[Edit: I bet there is always going to be little to no wait for respawning at your sanctuary, so if you really don't want to wait and go do something else instead, just release to the sanctuary.]

PR24 · 2003-02-25, 07:29 AM

I hope the PS DEV team drops that time. DEV teams seem to forget these are video games and people will not enjoy the game very long if you have to wait 5 minutes to spawn in an area.

This will get old VERY quickly to a lot of people and they will finally say fuck this I will play something else.

Hamma · 2003-02-25, 07:31 AM

I don't think you are ever forced to wait 5 minutes.

PR24 · 2003-02-25, 08:10 AM

Originally posted by Hamma
I don't think you are ever forced to wait 5 minutes.

I hope not :|

Saint · 2003-02-25, 04:07 PM

Sorry, but my eyes are getting old. So do certain facilities have a smaller respawn time. If this is true I am sure that towers and AMS would have the longest wait, whil sancs have a short wait and bases are in the middle, am I right?

OmnipotentKiwi · 2003-02-25, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by Saint
Sorry, but my eyes are getting old. So do certain facilities have a smaller respawn time. If this is true I am sure that towers and AMS would have the longest wait, whil sancs have a short wait and bases are in the middle, am I right?

That was me, and it was a total guess, but I would see no reason to have a respawn wait at your Sanctuary, would you?

Saint · 2003-02-25, 07:33 PM

That is why it would be the fastest.

This is how I understand it:

You can spawn instantly at the sanctuary
You can spawn at a base after a short wait
You can spawn at a tower or AMS after a little longer wait
You can choose to wait to be revived, but if no one comes after 5 minutes you are forced to go back to your last spawn point or the sanctuary.

OmnipotentKiwi · 2003-02-25, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Saint
That is why it would be the fastest.

This is how I understand it:

You can spawn instantly at the sanctuary
You can spawn at a base after a short wait
You can spawn at a tower or AMS after a little longer wait
You can choose to wait to be revived, but if no one comes after 5 minutes you are forced to go back to your last spawn point or the sanctuary.

Yes, with the the times increasing if more people are in line in front of you. That's how I see it too, unless you are at a Sanctuary where I would imagine there would be one, standard, short wait time.

Frozen-Monkey · 2003-02-26, 08:15 PM

it probably depends on the number of players in the area

OmnipotentKiwi · 2003-02-26, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by Frozen-Monkey
it probably depends on the number of players in the area

No, it depends on how many people are trying to respawn at the facility.

mikkyT · 2003-02-27, 03:32 AM

What u complaining about, this is gonna mean that you need skillz u cant keep rushing the base and expect to do well!

And it means you are going to have to plan your squad and have MEDICS who can revive you instantly.

If you wait the 5 minutes that means your battle plans where not good enough.

As monkey said, end of discussion