Like many, I think this ability will be OP. I am against any sort of "wall hack" feature in principal but I realize it's probably here to stay at this point. I think it also has some warranted utility in Hazard Zone but less so in traditional game modes for balance reasons without some fixes. Some have suggested lengthy cooldown timers, reduced range, shorter length of use, map pings only etc... While some of those are valid and may also work in conjunction with my suggestion I think the most reasonable fix that would work in both HZ and traditional game modes is that it should only be a SINGLE ping revealing ONCE enemy locations behind a wall that quickly fades over the course of a couple of seconds. The real time tracking (no matter how short it is) is just way too OP. Players need to be able to have some kind of ability to mitigate their risk after being pinged.

@AOD_Rancidx I watched the video and read some of the comments, one stuck out."This game is a love letter to the BF community”Proceeds to add specialist system and literal x-ray vision"Haha

Battlefield did not need this. It is really irritating to see how far away EA/Dice are from their community.

I agree the entire idea of having a wall hack implemented in the game is just stupid. Imagine you are capturing a flag alone, you are hugely outnumbered and your only way to survive is to try and be stealthy and wait that the enemy stops searching for you... and BAM a wall hack reveals your location. Since they didn't have the brains to stop this idea from being in the game, I guess it's there to stay. My suggestion would be it only pings players who are moving - if you are still, you're not shown. Otherwise capturing a flag while outnumbered becomes near impossible. [CM - Edited for profanity]

@trip1ex Exactly, there’s so many options on how to balance things in games.Everyone needs to stop panicking and see how it turns out. We haven’t had a chance to play the full game yet. Being able to spot someone on the other side of the wall doesn’t guarantee a kill. If the scan only last a second you could potentially bait people pretty easily with it.People would complain about me wall-hacking all the time on Metro because I’m pretty good at tracking people with sound alone. The maps look like they’re going to be big. How long is the range on the scan? A few meters?You might get some big moments, but that doesn’t mean it’s broken. I’ve gotten away with some big flanks that I couldn’t believe in every BF game without any equipment. It’s going to happen regardless of your load out and abilities.

@AOD_Rancidx Maybe a quick warning should flash up "you being pinged." So i know "ah i need to stop hiding behind the crate". (Example)

Paik's "wall hack" - a suggestion for a fix

38 Replies

Buzzfunk
4 years ago
@AOD_Rancidx Maybe a quick warning should flash up "you being pinged." So i know "ah i need to stop hiding behind the crate". (Example)
AOD_Rancidx
Rising Adventurer
4 years ago
Yes that could work. I would prefer it in conjunction with my original suggestion. I definitely see some utility in her ability in HZ, especially if a squad is camping an exit point or something.
Buzzfunk
4 years ago
@AOD_Rancidx Well i can guarantee you that it will get tweaked over time. Im just more worried that everyone on the battlefield will look the same. Another WTH are they thinking moment when i think of 2042. ☹️
AOD_Rancidx
Rising Adventurer
4 years ago
@Buzzfunk Yeah I really wish each specialist had an opposing faction version of the same thing. As far as team identifying the blog post did say opposing teams would have a tint applied to their uniform. We will see how that works
HawkEyesCK
New Vanguard
4 years ago
Yeah I agree on that 100% aswell. As far I know they won't remove this feature but they can tweak it like: Limit the time to spot enemy for 2-3 seconds.
Ping enemy campers not to camp anymore because they got spotted 😛
TheFireOfTitan
4 years ago
Battlefield did not need this. It is really irritating to see how far away EA/Dice are from their community.
Anonymous
4 years ago
@AOD_Rancidx

I watched the video and read some of the comments, one stuck out.

"This game is a love letter to the BF community”
Proceeds to add specialist system and literal x-ray vision"

Haha
MegatronNerd
Rising Veteran
4 years ago
@Popa2caps Pretty confident that is the Portal part of the game that was referred to as.
Anonymous
4 years ago
@MegatronNerd

Oh, my bad, forgot about that. Still sounded funny when I read it at the time.
MegatronNerd
Rising Veteran
4 years ago
@AOD_Rancidx I for sure can see it getting changed in a more timely manner, but most likely not until after launch. I could maybe see a pulse/ ping one showing locations at said time of pulse/ ping maybe cut down the radius, maybe cap at 2 enemies or something, but still cooldown would have to be adjusted....no idea, I felt like that dude from India his ability was mostly similiar so why have 2 closely alike