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Eukari:
--- Quote from: Balisarda on August 20, 2013, 08:24:37 pm ---This is merely a suggestion for another tool in a toolbox. I don't understand how this would be dumbing down anything.
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My response to people who are reacting to this suggestion by saying it would "dumb things down" is: "So?"
This is a game. It should be played and enjoyed as a game. No, players shouldn't have access to every little bit of information about every gun and ship. But, we're not talking about some hidden variable that only the elite players will seek out and use- this is basic information about a gun, alongside "What kind of damage does it do" and "How fast does it fire." Putting a small arc representation on the ship loadout screen will hardly break the meta.
The most common argument against such a change, that I can see, is "Well, you can just figure it out after 30 minutes in Practice." Okay. Or, here's a thought, I could learn that in 30 seconds in the lobby before a game, then spend the next 29.5 minutes actually playing the game. Even putting how many degrees the arc can turn would remind captains, new and veteran alike, just where their guns will be able to fire.
There are real, legitimate coding issues with implementing this- I think awkm pointed them out earlier in the thread. Everyone else, though, seems to oppose it simply because doing things the hard way makes them feel smarter.
Pickle:
--- Quote from: Eukari on August 20, 2013, 09:24:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Balisarda on August 20, 2013, 08:24:37 pm ---This is merely a suggestion for another tool in a toolbox. I don't understand how this would be dumbing down anything.
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My response to people who are reacting to this suggestion by saying it would "dumb things down" is: "So?"
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Who has said that this specific idea would be dumbing down?
Piemanlives:
--- Quote from: Pickle on August 21, 2013, 04:03:21 am ---Who has said that this specific idea would be dumbing down?
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--- Quote from: Twinkie D-Lite on August 17, 2013, 10:02:42 am ---I got it. We went into the sandbox and saw what we needed to see. It took about 5 minutes. We did the same thing with a galleon so the pilot coud get a visual of where they need to be. Its called putting a little effort into it, Its been dumbed down enough, I mean we even have gun movement with a lochanger round. Easy is boring.
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TWINKIE DID, TWINKIE DID!!!!!!!!
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