News: Totalbiscuit Night Ops Footage! - Page 19

**CyclesMcHurtz** · 2012-05-19, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Stardouser

Good question. I noticed that at one point when there were only players from two empires, the third empire's line disappeared. Again, assuming that I'm right about what that thing was. That means if cloakers are counted, just being in a hex will cause your empire's line to appear. I think your line should always be there, and that it should take at least 5-6 guys to trigger that first hex mark to appear.

The bars at the time the footage was taken only shows who is actively capturing points. Sometimes in the play tests we only want two factions to check certain functions. I don't think the dirty Vanu listen, tho

Xyntech · 2012-05-19, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by CyclesMcHurtz

I don't think the dirty Vanu listen, tho

What was that? I couldn't hear you over the engines of my awesome and (currently) overpowered Scythe.

basti · 2012-05-20, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by CyclesMcHurtz

The bars at the time the footage was taken only shows who is actively capturing points. Sometimes in the play tests we only want two factions to check certain functions. I don't think the dirty Vanu listen, tho

Aaannndd NC just raised another point on the "Must destroy for the sake of technology" chart. Well, you guys are all time number 1, leading with 1583 points (TR about 439 points), but i just cant stress it enough: YOu will die, violently, in a blast of purple explosions. :>

Anyway, good stuff with the bars. I was indeed afraid that random cloaking would be detected right away. And it is pure fun to sneak into a CC that is under attack by one enemy empire, and being defended by the other enemy empire. Then, place a boomer for laugh, or if possible break the hack for massive laugh. :>

PeteHMB · 2012-05-20, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by basti

Aaannndd NC just raised another point on the "Must destroy for the sake of technology" chart. Well, you guys are all time number 1, leading with 1583 points (TR about 439 points), but i just cant stress it enough: YOu will die, violently, in a blast of purple explosions. :>

Anyway, good stuff with the bars. I was indeed afraid that random cloaking would be detected right away. And it is pure fun to sneak into a CC that is under attack by one enemy empire, and being defended by the other enemy empire. Then, place a boomer for laugh, or if possible break the hack for massive laugh. :>

I used to camp out on rooftops and enjoy watching the battles, then OS the courtyard right when the attacking empire would start to gain ground and move their AMSs in. All of sudden the defenders would start pushing back out and get a second wind, and I'd get a bunch of hate /tells.

Mechzz · 2012-05-20, 02:50 AM

The vid is now over 250,000 views

And the ratio of likes to dislikes is 100:1. Now, I'm no youtube expert but that seems very high compared to what I normally see. Maybe I just have poor taste in music?

Bags · 2012-05-20, 03:10 AM

Well, a lot of the views are from his subscribers, and if you like him enough to subscribe you probably won't dislike his vids~

Mod · 2012-05-20, 06:46 AM

I also noticed that on the capture bars, between the mini-map and A-F, at the start of the bar there was sometimes a more solid band of colour. The first few seconds of the video show it as an example.

Wonder if that means something in particular or if it is just a graphic hiccup/bug?

Stardouser · 2012-05-20, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by CyclesMcHurtz

The bars at the time the footage was taken only shows who is actively capturing points. Sometimes in the play tests we only want two factions to check certain functions. I don't think the dirty Vanu listen, tho

So no matter how many players are actually nearby those only show the strength of players who are sitting on the capture points? Does it show only when one empire is sitting on a capture point they don't hold(meaning, literally the players who are forcing the flag to change hands), or does it also show when they are defensively sitting on one they do?

Or does it show who is within the base perimeter, whether or not on a capture point?

And, more importantly, is this tool intended for full release?

Electrofreak · 2012-05-20, 11:48 AM

Very cool.

It's weird; I knew TotalBiscuit from like 8 years ago when I was doing IRC scripting for PlanetSide Radio and he was a DJ. That was well before he exploded into the internet persona he is now.

Good to see TB revisiting his roots.

basti · 2012-05-20, 12:48 PM

Just noticed something:

Whenever TB switches weapons, he seems to have 3. One of those, the first one actually, is a Knive.

Means, knive are equippable, and there seems to be no quick Kniving at all.

GOOD JOB GUYS! MUCH GODDAMN LOVE! <3

Its painfully obvious that they really listen. Damn, beta will be fun.

Sotonian · 2012-05-20, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by basti

Just noticed something:

Whenever TB switches weapons, he seems to have 3. One of those, the first one actually, is a Knive.

Means, knive are equippable, and there seems to be no quick Kniving at all.

GOOD JOB GUYS! MUCH GODDAMN LOVE! <3

Its painfully obvious that they really listen. Damn, beta will be fun.

Battlefield 3 has an equipable knife aswell as the "quick knife" attack

KALU · 2012-05-20, 01:18 PM

So much awesome! I only just got to this video as I'm on holiday traveling around USA!

You guys love us Aussie over here!

That was some great footage! The night is beautiful, and the lighting is so impressive.

captainkapautz · 2012-05-20, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by basti

Just noticed something:

Whenever TB switches weapons, he seems to have 3. One of those, the first one actually, is a Knive.

Means, knive are equippable, and there seems to be no quick Kniving at all.

GOOD JOB GUYS! MUCH GODDAMN LOVE! <3

Its painfully obvious that they really listen. Damn, beta will be fun.

Huh?

Did we watch the same video?

Everytime I saw him switch weapons I didn't see a knife.

1st time I saw was LA, which had cyclercarbine, repeater, ammobox and boomer (great combo btw on a LA O.o ).
2nd time was HA with heavy gauss, magshot and launcher.
And 3rd was another HA with heavy lancer (?), beamer and launcher.

Please point me towards the knife if I missed it.

P.S.: I'd like a BF3-kinda knife.