New Killcam Info via Higby - Page 5

Graywolves · 2012-03-08, 03:52 PM

Feels redundant with player stat website. If I'm really interested I'll look it up.

DaddyTickles · 2012-03-08, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Feels redundant with player stat website. If I'm really interested I'll look it up.

Yeah, also too much complexity in what should be a simple part of the game mechanic.

Johari · 2012-03-08, 05:26 PM

Not a fan of the killcam we saw at GDC but I don't think too many people are surprised at that. I'm a fan of the 3d model that shows who killed you and what their loadout was. Keep the camera circling around your corpse for all I care but automatically following the killing is a point off for me.

Dir · 2012-03-08, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by QuiCKaNdDeaDLy

I would love to see a "KillChat" popping up after Death instead of "Killcams".
A chat box to tell the Killer your Feelings...
PS1 was all about the Tells after a Kill!

Dude!?!? best idea ever!! It's such a pain typing in LONG ASS NAMES for hate tells...not that I've ever sent one.

Honestly this whole kill-cam thing is something politicians do when they want to distract you from more pressing concerns. It had about as much chance making it into the game as that gun that fires meat seeking velociraptors. Now we're thanking them for actually listening? This is a very strange world we live in.

Raymac · 2012-03-08, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Dir

Honestly this whole kill-cam thing is something politicians do when they want to distract you from more pressing concerns. It had about as much chance making it into the game as that gun that fires meat seeking velociraptors. Now we're thanking them for actually listening? This is a very strange world we live in.

This killcam discussion didn't just start with the GDC demo. It has been a conversation going on in the community and with the devs for quite some time now. Originally, it was conceived to be similar to the BF cam, but after Higby had some discussions with the community here and on reddit, these newer ideas started to evolve.

This is not a wag the dog type of situation. I think this is a beautiful example of dev / community interaction.

DviddLeff · 2012-03-08, 06:03 PM

As long as you can not see what the other player is doing or their location I am happy.

Atuday · 2012-03-08, 06:15 PM

Oh thank the devs this is good news. I was really getting worried.

Redshift · 2012-03-08, 06:16 PM

Thats what i wanted also

Talek Krell · 2012-03-08, 06:20 PM

Yesssssss. I feel terrible for the devs sometimes. It occurred to me that the cam might just be a placeholder but they've made an alpha so pretty that we can't tell what's finished or not. >_>

I like your ideal concept too Higby. Something along those lines should be informative without being compromising.

Dir · 2012-03-08, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

This killcam discussion didn't just start with the GDC demo. It has been a conversation going on in the community and with the devs for quite some time now. Originally, it was conceived to be similar to the BF cam, but after Higby had some discussions with the community here and on reddit, these newer ideas started to evolve.

This is not a wag the dog type of situation. I think this is a beautiful example of dev / community interaction.

No doubt kill cam rants have been going on with devs since it first appeared as a “feature” in any FPS. What struck me was how completely alien and goofy it appeared...almost like a joke? or a distraction? It was obvious to me immediately this was going to take precedence in forum over any other lingering concerns. This issue was already resolved but still made it into the demo?

Talek Krell · 2012-03-08, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dir

No doubt kill cam rants have been going on with devs since it first appeared as a “feature” in any FPS. What struck me was how completely alien and goofy it appeared...almost like a joke? or a distraction? It was obvious to me immediately this was going to take precedence in forum over any other lingering concerns. This issue was already resolved but still made it into the demo?

Do you think that they were trying to draw attention away from the Illuminati symbol that appears at 4:53?

Raymac · 2012-03-08, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Dir

No doubt kill cam rants have been going on with devs since it first appeared as a “feature” in any FPS. What struck me was how completely alien and goofy it appeared...almost like a joke? or a distraction? It was obvious to me immediately this was going to take precedence in forum over any other lingering concerns. This issue was already resolved but still made it into the demo?

Yeah, you make a really good point. It was the first, and really only major thing that made me think "really devs? you did that?". Everything else in the demo blew my mind.

I think that is why Higby said that they almost didn't even include it in the demo at all. It sounds to me like they had an internal debate about it and just decided to put it in to show as a place holder. I'm looking forward to seeing what they eventually come up with.

Stormhall · 2012-03-08, 07:38 PM

I personally would like a replay of my death that I can pause, rewind, fast forward, zoom in on certain bits of the replay and analyse it.

There arises some minor problems with location but I think it would be real neat and very good to look at and improve on.

And have the feature to save the replay.

Synapses · 2012-03-08, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by QuiCKaNdDeaDLy

I would love to see a "KillChat" popping up after Death instead of "Killcams".
A chat box to tell the Killer your Feelings...
PS1 was all about the Tells after a Kill!

Bahaha it took me a second but when I found it I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.

Grimster · 2012-03-09, 04:21 AM

I really like this idea with the killcam showing you a 3D model of the killer.

Sounds A LOT better than we initially thought it would be.

/Kim