The Problems with Laser-Designating
Laser-Designating is simply underwhelming, especially when comparing it to BF4. I'm happy they gave the STAFF-Shell and Smart-Rockets the capability to lock-on to lasers, but in praxis almost never ...
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@XXXSELVERXXXhere are the Problems with SOFLAM and LOCK ONs in General suffer.
1. SOFLAM gives no XP or Mastery Progress for marking a target and assists
2. SOFLAM does not tell the user a marked target was destroyed with lock on aid
3. SOFLAM doesn't consistanly display for other players even if they have a weapon able to lock on, like you can have a Jav but never see the square because you don't have it out currently
4. SOFLAM cancels if you fire before you can finish the lock on, learned about this using STAFF Shell
5. Only 3 ways to create a SOFLAM lock, the SOFLAM device, Tracker dart, and Rao Hacks, no SOFLAM seat to create lockons
6. Removal of Out of LOS change limited effectiveness of SOFLAM and makes Javelin far less desireable if M5 and RPG do not need soflam to hit targets.
Lock on Overall INCLUDING Soflam have these issues
1. Inconsistant lock on time, can take 2 to 30 seconds to fully paint target for some reason
2. Lockon can break from slightest obstruction
3. lockon progress can reverse for no reason
4. missiles are too slow and have horrible trajectory and get caught onto objects unlike past titles.
5. lock ons have a tiny hitbox that counts progress to completion, which is why it is inconsistant on controller or KBM because you have to pixel perfect track the target.
edit: checking bf4, SOFLAM also indicated if marked target was hit as well as destroyed
Just checked some of my BF4 footage and you got 25 XP for successfully marking alone, then the amount of XP for the damage anyone dealt to your marked target, then if you were in the same vehicle another 75 XP as a passenger and a rewarding 225 XP for helping a squadmember in killing the marked target.
The only good thing in 2042 that comes to mind is that the lock stays some seconds after you stop marking, but even there should be differences to make it more interesting.
Like some things only marking as long as you're following the target (and considering the previously mentioned "active" and "passive" lasering), while on the other abilities to laser should stay some time after not following anymore.
