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Ally ship name display
The Djinn:
--- Quote from: Schwalbe on March 04, 2016, 02:50:43 pm ---This is how I see this, I mean - first things that comes to my mind from a gameplay design standpoint. ^^
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I'd definitely agree on the UI clutter.
I think the simplest solution would be to simply brighten the team colors on ships, or increase the number of places those colors occur. It's subtle, but would increase visibility without invalidating the need for communication.
OverlordEgg:
--- Quote from: The Djinn on March 05, 2016, 10:32:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Schwalbe on March 04, 2016, 02:50:43 pm ---This is how I see this, I mean - first things that comes to my mind from a gameplay design standpoint. ^^
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I'd definitely agree on the UI clutter.
I think the simplest solution would be to simply brighten the team colors on ships, or increase the number of places those colors occur. It's subtle, but would increase visibility without invalidating the need for communication.
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I disagree with the UI clutter. In fact, I've seen this put into practice in almost every other team game I've played. Warthunder, Depth, or even slightly more relatable, World of Warships. All of these indicate who's a teammate in some way, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. I could make the list waaaay longer. It didn't ruin the experience, it didn't "dumb down" the experience, it didn't fill my screen with "clutter." In practice, this is something you can see at work all over the place, and yet here it's such a threat to our intelligence and gaming experience? Please. It's just a small change that would at worst make the game look slightly more polished, and as far as I see it, goi could use a little polish.
OverlordEgg:
I would also like to point out that we've already removed the need to communicate our exact position by putting it on the map. So, I guess the proper solution is to remove the map? Don't want the game to be too easy for people.
Arturo Sanchez:
I say so long as the spot is merely ship names floating as opposed to the spot squares seen on enemy ships makes it easy enough to not confuse matters.
Thats the only reason really stopping the game (besides possible technical issues as a result which I doubt to be THAT bad).
The Djinn:
--- Quote from: OverlordEgg on March 07, 2016, 06:10:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: The Djinn on March 05, 2016, 10:32:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Schwalbe on March 04, 2016, 02:50:43 pm ---This is how I see this, I mean - first things that comes to my mind from a gameplay design standpoint. ^^
--- End quote ---
I'd definitely agree on the UI clutter.
I think the simplest solution would be to simply brighten the team colors on ships, or increase the number of places those colors occur. It's subtle, but would increase visibility without invalidating the need for communication.
--- End quote ---
I disagree with the UI clutter. In fact, I've seen this put into practice in almost every other team game I've played. Warthunder, Depth, or even slightly more relatable, World of Warships. All of these indicate who's a teammate in some way, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. I could make the list waaaay longer. It didn't ruin the experience, it didn't "dumb down" the experience, it didn't fill my screen with "clutter." In practice, this is something you can see at work all over the place, and yet here it's such a threat to our intelligence and gaming experience? Please. It's just a small change that would at worst make the game look slightly more polished, and as far as I see it, goi could use a little polish.
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Words in my mouth much? When did I accuse it of anything close to dumbing down the game?
As for UI clutter, I enjoy the relative sparseness of GoI. Purely personal preference. I would rather not have more information on my screen. That's all. I haven't found many situations where my piloting or gunning has been seriously impeded by the lack of this feature (I understand others may disagree), so to me it isn't worth the trade-off of more UI elements that I personally find unappealing in this specific game for personal aesthetic reasons.
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