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Ostekake
2012-11-23, 05:34 AM
With going live its clear what didn't make it into launch.
Here is my wishlist based on a meager 10 years of Planetside experience,
of things that can make everything smoother and more user friendly.


Minimap, Adjustable window, not only a solution to hiding cert points.
- Would like to have the resource pool and gain on the main hud.
- Take it out in its own window maybe, so you can move both radar and certs around..

Press G, should take me to a global map of some kind..

Press any of the hotkeys for platoon,outfit, map, etc from within those windows should open what you ask for.

Chatbox, needs to have a toggle for not fading out and or a adjustable fadeout timer.
- first step could be a toggle in useroptions.ini for chat window not to fade out.
- Pressing enter should take you back to the last transmit text channel you used, not /say or something else random..
- Chatbox needs to show on map, deployment/respawn screen (important for drop coordination among other things)

Auto join squad, should use the outfit and friends toggle in the squad select screen
- outfit and friends toggle needs to be persistent.
- An option to show outfit tags in friends list.
- Friends list should have a editable group tag you could add to people.
- friends toggle in squad select screen should be extended with friend groups

When a tell arrives from a different server it should say so in the message, like [Miller] Ostekake: Hello World !

Platoon and squad leader needs drop down menu to move from squad (pl only)to squad in platoon view and change slotnumber of anyone in squad.
- Squad slots needs a description field that shows up as tooltips for members and maybe as a roletitle with description below squad list for members when slot is selected.
- Platoon and Squad leaders needs ability to see other listed squads.
- In squad list view, platoon leaders needs dropdown menu for invite to his or her platoon.
- Squad list view should have a col for current continent of squad leader and the col should be sortable
- Squad/Platoon screen should have a url set by SL / PL for third party voice url to launch member onto that voice server with nickname from game. ie ts3server://server-name.com/?nickname=<pulled from game>
- SL and PL needs number WPs (1-4) and smoke needs to show on all zoom levels of the map.
- All squad WPs needs to be visible for other squads in the platoon.
- Selecting a outfit,squad or platoon vehicle should activate auto follow/scroll on map.
- Squad and platoon vehicles should have the correct color
- Squad and platoon vehicles should show the squad number of the driver/pilot.
- Mouse over on a squad/platoon/outfit selected vehicle on map should tooltip a list over the passengers and their position in the vehicle.
Spawn screen filter and toggles for: sort order for location groups, squad top/bottom, pure distance, Always closest air pad on top, etc.
- When deployment selection selected, clk customize, screen needs deploy button.
- When deployment selection selected, clk customize, clk loadout, also needs deploy button.
- On both deploy, need quick keys, 1 to 6 for selecting class and also hitting enter should spawn you to selected deployment.
- On equipment terminal screen need quick keys, 1 to 6 for selecting class and hitting number should select and you leave screen.
- Extend quick select for classes with loadout number as the second number pressed, ie pressing 1 then 2 would be infil second loadout, provided 2nd and 3rd loadout have been changed and are not default.

Need /whosl /rewhosl /whopl /rewhopl /resl /repl /rec /c as and alias for /leaders and maybe outfit versions of those.

/outfit invite playername needs to work.
Outfit member list needs 'last logged on' and sort able columns
Character select screen should have more than just gfx settings, sound as a minimum.


What else ? What have i forgot ?
Small simple changes and enhancements thats easy to put in and gives the greatest return ?

Official forum thread on same topic (http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/the-grand-wishlist.50555/)
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ringring
2012-11-23, 05:40 AM
I agree with all of these.

I've thought the UI dsigner secretly didn't like squad and platoon leaders because he made it such hard work! (j/k if you read this).

I'd add, we really need a cr5 chat in some form.

Ghoest9
2012-11-23, 02:08 PM
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode

Seriously red enemy triangles and green squad triangles?
When over 5% of males are red/green colorblind?

Most game makers realized 10 years ago that its an issue.

ringring
2012-11-23, 05:03 PM
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode

Seriously red enemy triangles and green squad triangles?
When over 5% of males are red/green colorblind?

Most game makers realized 10 years ago that its an issue.

I think it's the law in the EU to make adjustments for accessibility to software and I'd bet there isn't an exclusion for MMO's.



(Someone will say I'm wrong tho :/ )

Timey
2012-11-24, 03:30 PM
Going with a simple yes/no here:


Minimap, Adjustable window, not only a solution to hiding cert points.
yes

- Would like to have the resource pool and gain on the main hud.
no. well, edit: yes, if it's toggleable (which it obviously would be). so, yes.

- Take it out in its own window maybe, so you can move both radar and certs around..
yes

Press G, should take me to a global map of some kind..
while in map? yes

Press any of the hotkeys for platoon,outfit, map, etc from within those windows should open what you ask for.
obviously

Chatbox, needs to have a toggle for not fading out and or a adjustable fadeout timer.
- first step could be a toggle in useroptions.ini for chat window not to fade out.
yes

- Pressing enter should take you back to the last transmit text channel you used, not /say or something else random..
yes

- Chatbox needs to show on map, deployment/respawn screen (important for drop coordination among other things)
yes

Auto join squad, should use the outfit and friends toggle in the squad select screen
yes

- outfit and friends toggle needs to be persistent.
yes

- An option to show outfit tags in friends list.
yes

- Friends list should have a editable group tag you could add to people.
notsurewhatyouaretalkingabout

- friends toggle in squad select screen should be extended with friend groups
-||-

When a tell arrives from a different server it should say so in the message, like [Miller] Ostekake: Hello World !
yes, didn't know you could send cross-server tells. awesome!

Platoon and squad leader needs drop down menu to move from squad (pl only)to squad in platoon view and change slotnumber of anyone in squad.
yes

- Squad slots needs a description field that shows up as tooltips for members and maybe as a roletitle with description below squad list for members when slot is selected.
yes!

- Platoon and Squad leaders needs ability to see other listed squads.
yes

- In squad list view, platoon leaders needs dropdown menu for invite to his or her platoon.
yes

- Squad list view should have a col for current continent of squad leader and the col should be sortable
y

- Squad/Platoon screen should have a url set by SL / PL for third party voice url to launch member onto that voice server with nickname from game. ie ts3server://server-name.com/?nickname=<pulled from game>
I like, but can't see this happening. yes.

- SL and PL needs number WPs (1-4) and smoke needs to show on all zoom levels of the map.
yes

- All squad WPs needs to be visible for other squads in the platoon.
if the wp colors are squad specific and numbered, then yes

- Selecting a outfit,squad or platoon vehicle should activate auto follow/scroll on map.
notsurewhatyouaretalkingabout

- Squad and platoon vehicles should have the correct color
yes

- Squad and platoon vehicles should show the squad number of the driver/pilot.
yes

- Mouse over on a squad/platoon/outfit selected vehicle on map should tooltip a list over the passengers and their position in the vehicle.
y

Spawn screen filter and toggles for: sort order for location groups, squad top/bottom, pure distance, Always closest air pad on top, etc.
I have 2 cats

- When deployment selection selected, clk customize, screen needs deploy button.
they are named Pipa and Possu

- When deployment selection selected, clk customize, clk loadout, also needs deploy button.
they are named Pipa and Possu

- On both deploy, need quick keys, 1 to 6 for selecting class and also hitting enter should spawn you to selected deployment.

- On equipment terminal screen need quick keys, 1 to 6 for selecting class and hitting number should select and you leave screen.

- Extend quick select for classes with loadout number as the second number pressed, ie pressing 1 then 2 would be infil second loadout, provided 2nd and 3rd loadout have been changed and are not default.
very, very strong yes

Need /whosl /rewhosl /whopl /rewhopl /resl /repl /rec /c as and alias for /leaders and maybe outfit versions of those.

/outfit invite playername needs to work.
Outfit member list needs 'last logged on' and sort able columns
this needs to happen

Character select screen should have more than just gfx settings, sound as a minimum.
what game doesn't let you bind controls before you first log in / get in the battle? strongest possible yes



Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode
Colorblind mode

Seriously red enemy triangles and green squad triangles?
When over 5% of males are red/green colorblind?

Most game makers realized 10 years ago that its an issue.

^also, this! I'm not colorblind myself and well, I know jack shit about programming, but I'm just guessing here that.. even though it's not the top priority thing to implement for obvious reasons (you are a minority, after all :)), it's not that hard to do either. So.

e: and I mean that minority thing from a business's (sp) point of view. Just saying this before someone calls racism.