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XXXSELVERXXX's avatar
3 years ago

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 is there anyone lasering to make it useful or for that matter locking on, simply bc it's so uncommon.

DICE also said something about finally rewarding lasering a while ago, but nothing happened and often you don't even get spotting-assists for designating and helping out your team.

And overall the issues with how hard it is to get a lock with laser or rocket (especially on controller, but it's generally inconsistent) aswell as not being able to lock-on through objects hurt it even more.

Different behaviour by different weapons when locked on is good, but only the Javelin hitting from above is also too little.

PS: Blasco blocking designating just helps camping vehicles, dart-gun is way too weak (and only refills 1 shot with ammo!) and the commander-seat should have the capability to laser instead of the pressing "shoot" and spotting, which anyone can do regularly ...

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  • XXXSELVERXXX's avatar
    XXXSELVERXXX
    3 years ago

    I just watched the new Dev-Update and was a bit disappointed to see nothing on gameplay changes or specifically lasering.

    Maybe this just comes with more updates closer to season 6, but the expectations for more significant improvements to lasermarking are very high.

  • Mechinius's avatar
    Mechinius
    3 years ago

    I expect news about laser targeting in the near future (eventually before season 6 starts)

    Especially the commander seat should get an Upgrade e.x soflam because it is not rewarding if you User the commander place and it is very boring. You can see by the people in vehicles. The commander seat is More likely to be empty than other.

  • Barbar67's avatar
    Barbar67
    3 years ago

    Well we got the new patch info, but nothing on laser-designating.

    It's been quite some time since that rather irrelevant "laser-assist" was added and still nothing ...


  • @Barbar67 wrote:

    Well we got the new patch info, but nothing on laser-designating.

    It's been quite some time since that rather irrelevant "laser-assist" was added and still nothing ...


    Well I've been waiting and hoping for further updates, but even with some interesting patches nothing has changed for lasering.

    The token "laser-assist" we got seems more like a slap in the face considering the improvenents that would be needed...

  • XXXSELVERXXX's avatar
    XXXSELVERXXX
    2 years ago

    Update 6.0 now and we got nothing to improve laser-targeting.

    The new warning for vehicles, if they just get lasered is even a nerf to lasering in general.

    Why has there been no improvement?

    Even the 10 XP we got for lasering (only if the vehicle is destroyed and it doesn't scale with however many people were inside) is honestly disrespectful.

    It would need only some easy changes to make it somewhat close to BF4 as a prime example AND even though the problems were obvious since launch AND have been adressed here extensively ... we still have to wait ...

  • Barbar67's avatar
    Barbar67
    2 years ago

    Coming back to this I'm pretty speechless.

    Like they haven't done anything.

    Not a single point here was given feedback or consideration or has been implemented at least to test it.

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