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Thu, 07/09/2015 - 15:08
Dr-Yokushu's picture
Dr-Yokushu

First of all, I wish to thank you for your time reading and considering what I'm going to say.
For a long time now, the game has been doing quite well, and I've been satisfied with it. Good job for making the game fun!
I wish to improve on the game fun for all players. I'm not an admin or a developer of this game, so I am here to give you my plea.
For a long time now, the game been having issues with comlpaints in Lockdown. Primary concern is "Auto Target". A lot of people I hear from wishes that Auto Target is gone from Lock Down. A lot of people accuse others of Auto Target and makes people upset and wishing to get after one another's throats.

I wish to give two thoughts.

1st Thought: Remove Auto Target. It will improve problems from Lock Down to a player to player stand point. Less accusations, less issues against people who wants to just enjoy themselves and have a good time playing the game. This would also solve a lot of player animosity between each other. Allowing people to instead mostly have ill feelings for each other, but the opposite effect. Good congratulations, etc.

2nd Thought: Allow people to see if Auto Target is being used upon the player. Example, When you load into the lock down match, Icons where your team mates are, make even smaller icons with their names near your Health Bar. Green Light means Auto Target is On. Red Light means Auto-Target is Off.
In this case, people who are Auto-Targeting is shown. At the end of the match, A recording time of how long they have used Auto-Target. so say they used auto-target for .3 seconds, it would show that they used Auto-Target that long at the end of the match. This would show who been using Auto-Target, and who has not at the end of the match. How long, etc. Doesnt need to be added much more to this due to seeing the green light, and red light above screen and the time indicator at the end of the Lock Down Matches.

I know due to programming this would take a bit to add, due to it's not something intended, as I done coding before. Working out the bugs will take some time. Even the mention of doing this would make people happy. Their will be some people who will be sad to see Auto-Target go, if it does.

Biggest thing I'm pointing at, is why do you guys let game problems continue if you can still "try" to do something about it? I'm not trying to provoke, nor accuse you Admins/GM's of anything, all I am saying is; There is a time where things need to change, otherwise people will leave sooner than later due to problems that were never addressed. Example, the bug of having Recon's having cloaked Charge attacks. No one can see it coming until its to late. Bombs that are invisable when coming on screen. Some of this I understand is just rendering problems. If that cannot be fixed, so be it. I've been playing this game after the Beta, a few months after its been released. I seen how much you guys have improved the game, and how the story of the game continues. I'm glad to see the staff continues to progress in Story as well as content.. What I'm asking is help the community now, before the community gets worse cause players are hating each other over little reasons.

I thank you again for reading this message, I also thank you for helping, assisting me in game in the past. This message is to also show how sincere I am in trying to assist the community. The community would benifit from having one of two of these options taken under advisement.

P.S.
Thank you for your time.
Dr-Yokushu

Thu, 07/09/2015 - 15:25
#1
Red-Galaxy's picture
Red-Galaxy
SUGGESTIONS

Put that there. Thank you.

Thu, 07/09/2015 - 15:31
#2
Li-Shunsheng
FAIR POINT

To be honest, what the DR is saying is quite true, it would be best for the overall spiral-knights community if auto target was removed from lock down as it causes way to much aggravation at the moment
+1 respect

Thu, 07/09/2015 - 15:42
#3
Jellybeanbopper
reply to the doc

great post mate and some great ideas, i too have thought of the idea of a marker on a player using but unfortunatley the team that runs our game is quite small and its the main reason its upto mature people to set a better example. i have in the past been a 'at hater' and i still get mad if i feel 'cheated' but now i feel the only way for the game to still be fun and playable is jus ignore the idiots :D if they want to cheat and be kids let them.. its an easy ignore for me and they will never get to do business with me again. not my loss. if it really gets to people they might want to to take a break also. i mean is losing a match really worth all the stress? the lag between players will always be there its jus the way it is and has always been so fixing at still wont make it 100% legitimate. jus face some ppl ahve integrity and some dont.... let them think they are good m8 we all know who is good and who isnt :D
Have fun everyone \o... kill yall laters

Thu, 07/09/2015 - 16:46
#4
King-Ishzark's picture
King-Ishzark
GREAT IDEA!

Yoku's point of "NO AT" are what the majority of the community are asking for. It would put everyone on sort of level playing field. 1 of these suggestions would be a huge leap forward for the entire lockdown community.

Thu, 07/09/2015 - 22:25
#5
Theirillusion's picture
Theirillusion

GMs hardly look at forums and even less reply or take in advice. You should send this to their mail instead. They always reply there.

Fri, 07/10/2015 - 02:17
#6
Gun-Shots's picture
Gun-Shots
They are not going to remove

They are not going to remove auto target because it helps new players learn how to play, it's like training wheels basically, having no auto target is like putting a 5 year on a bike without training wheels and pushing him/her
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Fri, 07/10/2015 - 02:52
#7
Theirillusion's picture
Theirillusion

Stop being ignorant, the instant you unbox auto target you lose all its benefits. If anything, you get used to having 90 degree max range and end up missing all the time without it.

Fri, 07/10/2015 - 10:07
#8
Holy-Nightmare's picture
Holy-Nightmare
Pub no, GVG yes

I would prefer an item and class balance update for LD before something like AT removal.

For pub matches AT is an option, but for GVG matches then yes it should be a toggleable option to either allow or prevent AT usage. Pub matches are hardly competitive and shouldn't be treated as such.

AT is best for melee and fast guns, try it with a Catalyzers, Pulsars, or Bombs and you see little benefit if any.

Sat, 07/11/2015 - 00:23
#9
Blue-Flood's picture
Blue-Flood

I'm with you Dr-Yokushu. You've been a great sport every game I've been in with you.

It's a tough world to live in when we can see some serious issues that directly affect the attitudes of the players, ask questions, and get no reaction or response from the developers that helped create the rules we play by. The gunner update did amazing things regarding the polaris lines, but that was something that was seen as an issue way early on in the life of LD. Even the stages have some serious flaws... No more snow maps please.

A good message to the GMs, but like all the others probably will get no response or even a read.

Just gota keep in mind we are just seeing things from one perspective. One can only hope from their end they're doing what they can to keep us playing and entertained... Years between balance updates sure does take it's toll on us where as in every other FTP game I'm into big issues become balanced within a few days (Dragon Saga, Dragon's Nest).

Sat, 07/11/2015 - 00:50
#10
Skeptics
Shoulda coulda woulda

What they should do is put a damn penalty for troll players who join LD to afk and look dumb af *cough* Vhans *cough*

As far as the harassment goes, there's a secret option in the report section that helps.

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