Seeing player names on map

[mcape6]

SUGGESTION : To be able to see a player's name and the ID tag they were given when your mouse hovers over the owners marker on the enlarged map.

I dunno, I liked the idea of being able to see who is were in the battlefield, and knowing where somebody is when i pm them.

Tell me what you think,

[264acer]

good idea or at least make it the blue or green dots on the map have a name under them

[MrHaaaaaaxFF]

Only for team mates. Yes, useful if you're going in "squads".

[MegaDeuce]

Pretty fuckin brilliant if you ask me.

[TheGrandmaster]

You'd have to have your mouse 'escaped' from the game in order to do this. If you notice, currently the map is just an overlay - you are still in the game and aiming, your mouse cannot move out of the centre of the screen.

That said, I think this is a good idea, and along with other advantages that could come by having the mouse freely moveable (ability to click-to-airstrike, see MG placements or something on the map, place flares or markers for team-mates etc).

[mcape6]

what battlefield 2 did (and i know this is not battlefield 2) is when you have the overlay enlarged, once you right click your mouse then is active on the overlay. could this work?

[TheGrandmaster]

Don't judge this very quick mockup too harshly, but it shows the basics of some possibilities of having the mouse free:

http://i.imgur.com/Zq9RZ.png

Firstly, it shows that upon hovering over a player it shows their name/ID. If the mouse is on the right of the player, the info is displayed on the left, and if it is on the left side, the info appears on the right.

Expanding from that - you could have shortcuts/buttons which allow you to click on the map to place a marker/send a team-chat message or even a sound/radio message.
It would also allow for click-to-fire airstrikes.

Thoughts?

[MrHaaaaaaxFF]

Don't judge this very quick mockup too harshly, but it shows the basics of some possibilities of having the mouse free:

http://i.imgur.com/Zq9RZ.png

Firstly, it shows that upon hovering over a player it shows their name/ID. If the mouse is on the right of the player, the info is displayed on the left, and if it is on the left side, the info appears on the right.

Expanding from that - you could have shortcuts/buttons which allow you to click on the map to place a marker/send a team-chat message or even a sound/radio message.
It would also allow for click-to-fire airstrikes.

Thoughts?

Then why the heck Ben haven't implement this thing yet? So fucking awesome!

[mcape6]

I have too agree. This would be an awesome concept and the image you displayed is exactly how I imagined in in my head.

[ugotpiez]

How tGM did it seems quite simple, and efficient, but how would you free your mouse?

[TheSifodias]

Basically, you would press a key, like the "r" key which I hope will eventually mean use. By pressing that key, you can move around and crouch, but you can't use your tools. Then the map overlay would display.

[MrHaaaaaaxFF]

Basically, you would press a key, like the "r" key which I hope will eventually mean use. By pressing that key, you can move around and crouch, but you can't use your tools. Then the map overlay would display.

R is reload already. But yeah, i get it.

[TheGrandmaster]

How tGM did it seems quite simple, and efficient, but how would you free your mouse?

It can usually be coded in.

Being able to use the movement keys while in the map wouldn't be a bad idea - WASD + sprint/sneak/crouch.