DRONE STRIKES from your PHONE !@#$%!

[Sifer2]

While that is kind of cool. It also kind of sounds like those no skill bombing things you can use in Call of Duty after you get a kill streak. Only instead of needing to kill people now you just need a phone....

Better be expensive to use or on a 24 hour timer.

[maradine]

Originally Posted by Sifer2

While that is kind of cool. It also kind of sounds like those no skill bombing things you can use in Call of Duty after you get a kill streak.

After stringing together a nice kill streak, you deserve a reward. Some games give you extra "points". Some have a deep-voiced, omniscient narrator that calls out your achievements to the heavens. And some send a gunship onto the map to make a mess of the remains. The important point here is - who cares if a reward requires "no skill"?

[Hmr85]

Aight, being able to operate a drone from my phone is just awesome.

[SideOfBeef]

Originally Posted by maradine

After stringing together a nice kill streak, you deserve a reward. Some games give you extra "points". Some have a deep-voiced, omniscient narrator that calls out your achievements to the heavens. And some send a gunship onto the map to make a mess of the remains. The important point here is - who cares if a reward requires "no skill"?

You're ignoring his point.

I wouldn't worry about it as much in PS2, because I can't see drone strikes being anywhere near as powerful as in COD or the like. PS2 has people more spread out, with more health and often in vehicles and (probably) with a way to shoot the drone down. While a drone strike may not take much effort to use, I doubt it will have much payoff either.

[maradine]

Originally Posted by SideOfBeef

You're ignoring his point.

I wouldn't worry about it as much in PS2, because I can't see drone strikes being anywhere near as powerful as in COD or the like. PS2 has people more spread out, with more health and often in vehicles and (probably) with a way to shoot the drone down. While a drone strike may not take much effort to use, I doubt it will have much payoff either.

I'm not ignoring anything. His point on timing and cost was perfectly reasonable and didn't warrant comment. I'll be more careful in the future.

[mintyc]

why is soe trying to take over my life?

this had better not be true or i am not gona get anything done ever again.

[Mango]

If this comes to pass I would fear playing PS2 in the 9 to 5 time frame. I wouldn't even want to go outside for fear of instantly getting my head blown off by a cavalcade of bored office workers.

[RandomNPC]

I'm assuming drone strikes will be like a CR5 orbital strike type thing. Something you'll be able to use in game as well.

[qbert2]

Sounds like an 'easy' button. What's the point of allowing people to kill others in game when there is no way to combat it. It sounds cool but from the point of view of people on receiving end it's not fun.

[Ailos]

I read this, too, and though "Why are they trying to make this game even more addicting?" Seriously, it'll eventually evolve from "Don't text and drive" to "Don't drone and drive".

[Mango]

It's like I'm playing a match of halo 4 or something and then all of a sudden I'm having to dodge giant polyominoes falling from the sky because some kindergartener started playing tetris on his DS.

[RandomNPC]

Originally Posted by qbert2

Sounds like an 'easy' button. What's the point of allowing people to kill others in game when there is no way to combat it. It sounds cool but from the point of view of people on receiving end it's not fun.

I'm sure you'd be able to shoot down the drone. And it'll either cost resources, have a cooldown or both.

Have a little faith in the devs, they aren't completely retarded - only a few are TR/NC.

[OutlawDr]

Hopefully we are able to shoot these drones out of the sky

[Zolan]

This is either a great idea, or a terrible idea..... probably both.

[Zekeen]

Oh crap! We're going to be NUKED by Smedley during Beta.... QUICK! WHICH SIDE DOES SMEDLEY PLAY?! Please say he plays NC!!!! PLEASE SAY HE PLAYS NC!!!!