Can we get the return of flag poles were the flag goes up and down depending on stage of capture. I would like it to be visible from a distance. If defenders are going to spawn a significant distance away from the objective like BFV, I think the capture timing needs to be adjusted. In BFV we had time to get back only to end up attacking no longer defending. Capture points have got to fast, sure it speeds up play but it discourage players spawn to defend instead players will spawn somewhere else to attack and contributes to zerg flag running. So either capture speed needs to slow down or we need to spawn closer. I am not against flag capture speeding up as extra players join but the speed of solo and a few is both to fast. An idea would be only a full squad (not 4 players) can get maximum capture speed.

I loved seeing the little flags go up and down in BF1 and it was especially cool to see a mini platoon flag appear if your (full) squad was first to the zone

All agreed @DingoKillr ,Now I do not know how this will be animated/visible to the players on the ground in BF2042, as I understand that in this next game we will have like a capture zone, inside which we have several capture points. And it's not until we have captured and control all the capture points within a zone, before the zone is conquered and it changes allegiance and you start to drain tickets away from the enemy team. And across the full map, we have several of these zones. So will we have a flag for each of these capture points and how will we see the overview of the full zone and status of each capture point?I tend to recall from one of the reveal trailers that at spawn we can actually see on the map the number of friendlies and enemies in a given spawn location, so at least that would help with the strategic decision. And then we need the capture change time to be more moderate, despite it can be nail biting at times to be only friendly at an enemy flag point and it seems to take forever to get that bloody flag raised so more friendlies can spawn in. :o)

@CyberDyme it could be done like capture points with team colour lamp post or flags.Then the faction flag for the zone. This way you could see the stage of each zone in game.As for the deploy map you could have 3 or 4 circles above a faction flag for a zone. Each circle shows the progress on a capture point.Yep, that is what I mean a single player does take time risk/reward. We reward a whole squad for the team play of a single squad player capping flags with others. We should be looking at rewarding squads for actual team play, not for play that focus on getting squad call-ins fastest and looks like team play.

@DingoKillr Isn't the fact that sectors will sport multiple flags change the dynamics of conquest in a way, that will promote defensive play?And that it may not be a single squad task to capture a sector fast?

@kregora not sure if the new sector/zone will be more defensive play or not. The issue I saw in BFV of capture point speed would exist in 2042 too.You need to control multiple sectors to control a zone. I am guessing you need to control the zone so you can spawn in.I agree it may not be a single squads job. I am not talking about single squad taking a sector. I am talking about a squad would do it faster then 6 players from 6 different squads.

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DingoKillr
4 years ago
@lzilchetl wrote:
@kregora wrote:
@DingoKillrIsn't the fact that sectors will sport multiple flags change the dynamics of conquest in a way, that will promote defensive play?
Agree. I don't think we have worked-out yet how differently this game is going to play in lots of respects. The clustered flags and the space between sectors on the largest maps will mean you are not going to be "moving-out" so often. I imagine some games you will not move far from one or two sectors.
I hear that every BF, squad will be so scatted and flags so far part that defensive play will be the thing. What happened in realty zerg running flag to flag. Why because that how we start then map layout, flag location and other issue keep it going.
I remember running to a flag walking across it then running to the next before seeing a second of combat. Being defensive is not a concern as far to many are attacking. The speed that flags can be capped is the bigger issue as it reduce the ability to stop attacks and then defend.
kregora
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@DingoKillr wrote:
I am talking about a squad would do it faster then 6 players from 6 different squads.
Okay, that would be an incentive for squad play, I would totally for it, but I would rather go for something like
1 squad member = count 1
2 squad members = count 1 + 1.1 = 2.1
3 squad members = count 1 + 1.1 + 1.3 = 3.4
4 squad members = count 1 + 1.1 + 1.3 + 1.6 = 5
because that would promote full squads.
DingoKillr
4 years ago
@kregora That is what I am almost talking about, it is more like this

1 player = 1 x speed.
2 squadmates = 1.5 x speed
3 squadmates = 2 x speed
4 squadmates = 2.5 x speed
6 players = 1x speed

So two squads of 4(8) would have a max speed of x 2.5. One squad of 3 and 3 players would have a max speed of x 2.

P. S. There has a been max player count on how fast it can speed up. I think it is 4.

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