Do you find it hard to differentiate between friend and foe?

Maasika · 06-20-2005, 01:11 PM

Especially in close quarter battles, I can't make the quick decision whether to shoot or not. Mostly I do but many times not. It was "easy" in AA because the opfor was always very different in quise, even indigenous forces could be quickly identified and without colored name tags. Without the nametags in BF2 I would be in serious trouble

But are the soldier models different enough or too similiar in your opinion? I'm hoping for some improvement...

Edit: Subject typos...

Dre · 06-20-2005, 01:16 PM

There's always using the 3D map.

Psycho_Sam · 06-20-2005, 01:38 PM

Thats what i have to do when playing. As im usually in a chopper if i find a unit a quick glance too see if anything is on the radar tells me iif i should shoot or not

claygast · 06-20-2005, 01:50 PM

MEC is darker

keef_haggerd · 06-20-2005, 02:13 PM

maasika, how long have oyu been playing the demo? because i can relate to what your saying, but the more i play the more ive been able to quickly tell friend from foe.

i think i need to start looking at the minimap more often thought to help me.

Maasika · 06-20-2005, 03:00 PM

Maybe about 5 hrs... If we are to mod this to be more realistic, no tags, (is it even possible?), we'll have trouble. It's not a problem in longer distances because you usually see the blue tags even when not centering your crosshairs on target and thus it's easy to "guess" who's the enemy. But in close battle there's very little time to react, atleast when there's 64 players in a 32 player map

I guess it will come with time, but I'm just so trained in AA to react only to terrorist lookalikes

And come to think about it, the player models are so similiar that without a scope and without radar or nametags, you just can't know who you shoud be shooting at on longer distances.

Zazane · 06-20-2005, 03:20 PM

Personally... I use the hat identification method >.>

requiem · 06-20-2005, 03:50 PM

I've had the problem before, but more when I'm in the BH Minigun spot or checking out a Sniper at long range.

BrokenArrow · 06-20-2005, 04:07 PM

it will make it harder without tags, but thats the idea, you cant just gun everyone you see, it stresses communication and alertness when selecting a target. plus, you'll get used to it after a while, i played a DCF server with no tags and i went in there alot, they didnt have tags and you got used to it.

Ugly Duck · 06-20-2005, 04:18 PM

I hate tags...

Too many time's I've come across an enemy and gone prone in the grass where he can't see me and I can't see him and yet I get shot because he just keeps his cross hairs where my name is. It completely ruins camoflauge. As for ID, after playing for a while it just gets to be second nature. In BF2 light = US, dark = MEC. I haven't had much trouble with identifying enemy from friendly, but that's just me.

06-20-2005, 01:11 PM	#1
Maasika Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Do you find it hard to differentiate between friend and foe? Especially in close quarter battles, I can't make the quick decision whether to shoot or not. Mostly I do but many times not. It was "easy" in AA because the opfor was always very different in quise, even indigenous forces could be quickly identified and without colored name tags. Without the nametags in BF2 I would be in serious trouble But are the soldier models different enough or too similiar in your opinion? I'm hoping for some improvement... Edit: Subject typos...
Maasika Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15

06-20-2005, 01:16 PM	#2
Dre Retired PR Developer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 389	There's always using the 3D map.
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06-20-2005, 02:13 PM	#5
keef_haggerd Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Upperstate, NY Posts: 448	maasika, how long have oyu been playing the demo? because i can relate to what your saying, but the more i play the more ive been able to quickly tell friend from foe. i think i need to start looking at the minimap more often thought to help me.
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06-20-2005, 03:00 PM	#6
Maasika Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15	Maybe about 5 hrs... If we are to mod this to be more realistic, no tags, (is it even possible?), we'll have trouble. It's not a problem in longer distances because you usually see the blue tags even when not centering your crosshairs on target and thus it's easy to "guess" who's the enemy. But in close battle there's very little time to react, atleast when there's 64 players in a 32 player map I guess it will come with time, but I'm just so trained in AA to react only to terrorist lookalikes And come to think about it, the player models are so similiar that without a scope and without radar or nametags, you just can't know who you shoud be shooting at on longer distances.
Maasika Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15

06-20-2005, 03:20 PM	#7
Zazane Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 41	Personally... I use the hat identification method >.>
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06-20-2005, 01:38 PM	#3
Psycho_Sam Join Date: Jun 2005 United Kingdom Location: Birmingham Posts: 257	Thats what i have to do when playing. As im usually in a chopper if i find a unit a quick glance too see if anything is on the radar tells me iif i should shoot or not

06-20-2005, 01:50 PM	#4
claygast Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Posts: 60	MEC is darker

06-20-2005, 03:50 PM	#8
requiem Project Founder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: your six. Posts: 3,135	I've had the problem before, but more when I'm in the BH Minigun spot or checking out a Sniper at long range.
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06-20-2005, 04:07 PM	#9
BrokenArrow Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NH, US Posts: 3,082	it will make it harder without tags, but thats the idea, you cant just gun everyone you see, it stresses communication and alertness when selecting a target. plus, you'll get used to it after a while, i played a DCF server with no tags and i went in there alot, they didnt have tags and you got used to it.

06-20-2005, 04:18 PM	#10
Ugly Duck Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 969	I hate tags... Too many time's I've come across an enemy and gone prone in the grass where he can't see me and I can't see him and yet I get shot because he just keeps his cross hairs where my name is. It completely ruins camoflauge. As for ID, after playing for a while it just gets to be second nature. In BF2 light = US, dark = MEC. I haven't had much trouble with identifying enemy from friendly, but that's just me.

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