So a really simple idea came to me today, and I think that it would make for a great addition to PS.
Basically, imagine that you're on the Continent Map. My idea is to put a large number next to each friendly base that represents the exact number of friendlies in the SOI of each base. Right now, we have warning messages "Massive Enemy Force!" to give us an idea of where hostile activity is, but why can't we have basic intelligence on our own troops?
Knowing exactly how many players are in each friendly base will give everyone a good idea of where defense is strong and where it isn't. Defensive players and well-organized outfits could quickly look at a map, find a base with 0 Defenders (and therefore a base that's highly likely for a ghost hack) and then proceed to move in and shore up defenses.
This wouldn't help very much in large zergs, of course, but it'll certainly give an additional line of defense against ninja hackers. At the very least, CRs should be given this ability, since it's assumed that being the commanders of the military forces, they should at least know where their troops are deployed.
What do you guys think?
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2004-02-23, 09:28 PM
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