I’ll be real, even though you were joking having a fired OB display on every TV has ALOT of merit though. Having the Medical mains be able to watch the results of an OB (for better or worse) would be really cool.
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what do you mean listen to the XO or CO. That adds like 10-20 seconds delay and you miss the OB window.
If anything listen to the SLs or Anyone you think was competent that OP that actually gives coords nonstop.
Asking for confirmation and double checking means you take so long the opportune moment disappears for OBs used to kill xenos. I’ve had some SOs so obsessed with not firing on marines that they spend a fucking 5 WHOLE MINUTES to fire an OB AFTER I tell them ‘FIRE NOW, FIRE NOW THE FUCKIN QUEEN IS SCREECH-PUSHING’
At this point I don’t even bother using OBs to kill xenos, I just use them to clear defences and give marines a morale boost to push. If it catches any xenos, then that’s just the cherry on top. That way, CIC can take 50 years to process it and I’ll still be satisfied.
if you’re that paranoid, the most effective way to get accurate coords to fire upon while remaining fast and safe is simple- Get coordinates from people you trust. That means ordering them, BY NAME, to give coordinates.
“Sgt McFraggerton, get me HE OB coordinates north of you, in fitness.”
versus
“ATTENTION HELLO EVERYONE PLEASE GIVE ME COORDS THANKS”
~ either you get no coordinates at all, a random dude you’ve never heard of gives coords (risky), or someone competent gives coords (safe).
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I would like there to be some kind of feedback when the OB is misfueled and fired.
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The thing is we want to promote coordination between players. Which is why you could never fire an OB using goc. As a captain, you need to order your SO to dial and fire the OB. Which is honestly almost the only interaction a SO can get over the course of the round.
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please for the love of god, do not add safety features.
human error is soul gameplay in CM. the more safety locks and coddling we add in CM, the more soul that is removed. it’s ironically fun to see the off chance a CAS go horribly wrong, a stray mortar shot going wha-bam on the front into pieces. it’s fun to have problems because I or someone else gets to find solution, hell problems sometimes accidentally result in victories somehow? wow!
should we also add a “are you sure” to mortars to prevent FF? we should add an ID lock for the CAS pilot to prevent FF?
while this is true, the USS almayer in lore basically belongs in a museum and manned by… less than quality marines. i’d imagine USS Almayer which barely meets the standard both in systems (the AA literally only targets one area and fuckin misses a dropship??) and marines (gotta love john private shoving the CMP 10 minutes after waking). the thing is basically a penal batallion.
the symbiosis of CIC and marines is that CIC needs to trust its marines. the core part of being the overwatch is to analyze, discern, and figure out if you can trust the Delta FTL’s coordinates. the endless game of trusting the backline Delta FTL’s coordinates or Alpha SL who’s pushing’s coordinates. you can either choose to command the CIC with a “fire on coordinates, no questions asked, the fastest response is the best response” or the “take a moment, step back, confirm the coordinates are not actually hitting the front” approach. that kind of freedom i feel is what makes CM so fun.
and i mean yeah, sure, what’s one more interface. but also, it’s one more interface, it’s one more second until that OB is fired. the supply and fire OB buttons are already different (yellow vs red) and I feel that is warning enough. though, possibly more symbols like a transparent bomb patter and a crate pattern on the buttons could be due for the small minority of colorblind people that play the game.
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Well said @powerfulxtian. I completely agree. It is SOUL. Good hits memes are SOUL.
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there is a PR up right now that has adds safety that doesn’t seem too intrusive, it basically is like a child lock the XO/CO can set whenever they want.
i will counter PR it (i have no knowledge how to code)
Roll a D20 for intelligence
Can you share the link to that please?
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