Remove Comm's ability to give targets

Single attack orders are fine its not like a comm can realistically micro the majority of this players with it so they constantly have wallhacks. If he can than more power to him.

 

Yeah single attacks and area attacks are fine.

 

Wait a second.....Wouldnt this make arty useless against anything thats any smaller than a barracks?

 

No?
/filler

 

Exactly! Removing mass attack orders gives the side benefit of making scouts more useful.

 

Also, sensors/giant radars. And individual structure attack orders if they're kept. And the 'spotting' button that anyone can do (although it would be nice if that were easily mappable to one key.) And you can always eyeball it, of course, to figure out where it is on the map, then use arty feedback.

 

single targets are still targets and wall hacks. Attacking in a general direction is too vague.

 

Why not just make it so the single-target attack cursor doesn't follow the target? Easy. Of course, prevent the comm from repeatedly targeting the same enemy over and over in a short period of time, too.

 

Most of the times, enemies are extremely close to each other. Unless there is a target directly on them, there is no way to know what target the com gave you. If you ever commed and tried to give single targets, you know how hard it is. The lag before the target is given makes it impossible to give single targets. Most people just drag around the target, but if the com could only give 1 target, how will the server know which target the com intended to give?

 

So when the comm gives an area target, just average the locations of all of those, and drop a single-target on the ground in the center point. Not too hard.

Basically, the comm should be able to tell people "go to this general location and kill the enemies you find there." They shouldn't be able to telepathically insert exact knowledge of enemy movements directly into their soldier's brains.

 

What if there was a barracks and a vf next to each other? The com might want one taken out first, so he has to give precise targets. you give a big circle target on the ground and the guy starts killing the tank, which the com doesn't want.

 

So you drag a box over the one you want. Just like now.

...how would that be different from now at all, actually? The only things I'm suggesting be changed are how area-select works when choosing multiple targets, and how it works with moving targets (by not following them.) You could still select one rax just as easily as you can now.

More easily, in fact. If the rax is filled with troops, at the moment it is very difficult to put an attack order on just the rax -- you drag over it, you'll get the troops, too, which can be a problem if they then run out and your soldiers focus on them when you want them to focus on the rax. But under the new system, dragging and selecting the rax will put an attack order smack dab in its center, regardless of who's inside.

 

first, dragging does not give building targets, only infantry.
second, you still need precision. having a big circle on the floor doesn't tell you want in the circle to attack

 

You'd still be able to give specific targets on buildings. I'm not sure what you're saying... nobody here has suggested changing that. I only suggested a change to the way area-targets work, and a change to the way targets on moving things work. Neither of those matter for a rax or VF.

 

I'm just saying, the way targets are right now is the only way they are going to work

 

Please be quite.

It would be allright, because one target usually means it is a building/tank/ninja.
So there is no problem.

Edited!

 

Wait, what? Be more specific about what you disagree with and why. You said you didn't think it would work because people wouldn't be able to target a rax. I was confused, because that has nothing to do with what's being suggested.

So... what do you object to? Why don't you think it would work to make enemy targeting static and mass-targeting area-based rather than the current system? It removes the 'wallhack' nature of current targeting. Are you saying you find the advantage that those see-through-wall red diamonds give to be a valuable gameplay mechanic, or is there something else?

 

I'm tired of people knowing where I am and I'm sure my victims are tired too.