List of small unintuitive things in Empires that aren't obvious to a new player

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  1. McGyver

    McGyver Experimental Pedagogue

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    нуб тим идиоты!
     
    McGyver, Apr 15, 2014
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  2. flasche

    flasche Member Staff Member Moderator

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    dunno if it has been brought up, im quite sure actually, but cameras and radars are rather unobvious for new players. a camera suggests an active device that lets you look at remote locations, or maybe even something the comm would need to look around the map, while its just "infantry radar" actually.

    ofc youll figure out rather soon, but maybe consider names that describe the actual use? if noone can come up with something better name them infantry- and vehicle detector. et voila no more confusion.
     
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    flasche, Apr 20, 2014
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  3. Sgt.Security

    Sgt.Security Member

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    Oh I got a perfect name for it.

    Ward.
     
    Sgt.Security, Apr 20, 2014
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  4. flasche

    flasche Member Staff Member Moderator

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    sentry or observer?
     
    flasche, Apr 20, 2014
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  5. Sgt.Security

    Sgt.Security Member

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    No, I am serious, just "ward".

    If newbs don't read description in the first place, I don't think there's a short, clean name for newbs to understand camera's function.
     
    Sgt.Security, Apr 20, 2014
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  6. Z100000M

    Z100000M Vithered Weteran

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    Just fucking "scanner" or "detector".

    This isnt magic rune shit.
     
    Z100000M, Apr 20, 2014
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  7. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    Motion detector? I mean that is exactly how it works.
     
    Lazybum, Apr 20, 2014
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  8. flasche

    flasche Member Staff Member Moderator

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    im not very fond of ward aswell, but neither scanner nor detector (a radar - at least active radar - is both) reveal a purpose either.

    might be working, at least theres resemblance to other games. but why do they show you when you stand still and why dont they show vehicles which are highly mobile?
    still way better then camera.
     
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    flasche, Apr 20, 2014
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  9. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    I don't think you show up if you don't move at all. Or maybe it is only if you turn around that it picks up motion? I swear I have been surprised by a couple of people just sitting in a corner even though they were in range of the camera.
     
    Lazybum, Apr 20, 2014
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  10. flasche

    flasche Member Staff Member Moderator

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    that would be new. and a quite awesome feature aswell. maybe it was just the minimap being what the minimap is ;)
     
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    flasche, Apr 20, 2014
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  11. D.D.D. Destroyer

    D.D.D. Destroyer Member Staff Member Moderator

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    Cameras only detect movement. We can test it on my server in the evening if you want to see it yourself.
     
    D.D.D. Destroyer, Apr 20, 2014
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  12. Ikalx

    Ikalx Member

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    Could use Motion Tracker instead of Detector, if you want, but both are good tbh.
     
    Ikalx, Apr 20, 2014
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  13. JustGoFly

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    Some of the things I always have to tell newbs - (weed out repeats please):

    1) How do I change class?
    2) Engie: Dropping ammo next to a vehicle is not obvious that it does anything.
    3) Engie: Healing a vehicle is not obvious.
    4) Why Scout and now Rifleman with a scope may not be your best choice. Interesting how they were smart enough to find the scoped rifle and now spawn as rifleman. Some are very effective with it but usually still less than useful players.
    5) Why it is ALWAYS appropriate to spawn as Engineer, and later change class or just change from Repair Upgrade to Revive upgrade or Turret upgrade after building initial rax.
    6) How to upgrade a turret and why it only works on your personal turret.
    7) Explain what the commander does and how a player should interact. Some nubs think they have to tell every single thing they are doing and some will do nothing until you tell them. I get this "Waiting for orders commander" and they sit there.
    8) Engie: Explain about walls and why partial walls are important and other times full walls are important. Full walls to protect buildings, Half walls to protect vehicles, unbuilt to protect troops. It's appropriate to build a full wall around a rax, but many times a waste of time. You can build a second rax in a smaller portion of time. But walls around a rax also mandate a second row for troops.
    9) engie: Always be dropping ammo.
    10) Every player gets ONE chance to jump in the com vehicle to learn quickly that they don't belong there. Don't be insulted by the team screaming at you - you get ONE time to learn then you should study up if you want to be com.

    I'll stop at 10 - but there are well over 100 that can be listed and WHY this game is so cool. It's not one small group of variables or one tactic on every map. Play and learn. Follow others leads. Be someone's bitch and learn. Soon you'll have your own bitch's.
     
    JustGoFly, Apr 22, 2014
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  14. Beerdude26

    Beerdude26 OnThink(){ IsDownYet(); }

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    No you won't, LIST ALL THE THINGS
     
    Beerdude26, Apr 22, 2014
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  15. ImSpartacus

    ImSpartacus nerf spec plz

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    Pfff, he claimed 100, but I'm doubtful. I was racking my brain and only got like 70.
     
    ImSpartacus, Apr 22, 2014
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  16. Z100000M

    Z100000M Vithered Weteran

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    "Armories resupply vehicles" is actually not really obvious at all.
     
    Z100000M, Apr 22, 2014
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  17. BigTeef

    BigTeef Bootleg Headshot master

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    Did you guys say spotting?

    Becuase we need a new bind for spotting.
     
    BigTeef, Apr 22, 2014
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  18. Lazybum

    Lazybum :D Staff Member Moderator

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    What is wrong with Q??? Every other game does it that way. unless you mean squad targets, which is kinda whatever.
     
    Lazybum, Apr 22, 2014
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  19. BigTeef

    BigTeef Bootleg Headshot master

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    But its not Q, I need to use the squad menu to paint targets.
     
    BigTeef, Apr 23, 2014
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  20. Señor_Awesome

    Señor_Awesome Member

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    Confirmed, JGF has tons of bitches.

    I'm serious, he's some kind of new player magnet and its actually disturbing how clingy some of them can get.
     
    Señor_Awesome, Apr 23, 2014
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