A nice feature that could combat Ghost Cam!

[Vexta]

So I thought about a feature that could be handy in Ranked where instead of the Ghost Cam, players can use the Overhead map to see where the other team is. However, the opposing teams 'blip' (dot) on the map will only show up if the person shoots his/her gun. It could be a useful feature and better than using Ghost cam to see exactly where the other player is.

[Coleyman]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

[Kracker Kid]

how about a transparent character that you can walk around and control, but isnt viewable by living players

[Gnashty NaS]

I don't want ANYTHING that resembles a radar for players who are alive, for dead players, still I like it how it is.

[Viewing the hue]

how about a transparent character that you can walk around and control, but isnt viewable by living players

Could you image if they found a way to glitch that it would ruin MP.

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

yes please

[Tonyth]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

Just this...

[DaRkNeSs]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

This is true. The amount of 1v1s I've won thanks to my friend telling me where he was is unbelievable. And a 1v5 on Guardian yesterday

[Masteralex09]

how about a transparent character that you can walk around and control, but isnt viewable by living players

And he Spawns with out weapons so no killing as the Ghost of Christmas Eve.

[the_suicide_fox]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

I think this would be much better.

[BlueDodger]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

^this

It was in Gears 1 and Gears 2 Ranked, I don't know why EPIC changed this...

[Anthony0825]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

This. And bring back the dead room so that super awesome pro DEAD team mate can bark orders and negative bs to himself. Leaving the rest of us to concentrate on the game.

Edit: Forgot about party chat and the mute button.

[ZNC1990]

^this

It was in Gears 1 and Gears 2 Ranked, I don't know why EPIC changed this...

Gears 1 only had player-cam, the ghost cam came into the games in Gears 2 where it was most definitely NOT disabled in Ranked (as "Ranked" was all the game had till TU6.)
Personally I don't care what they do with the ghost cam as its garbage in Gears 3 and I don't really use it that frequently anyhow.

[UNDEAD MIKE 95]

I vote for the return of the dead room, the removal of ghost cam for ranked matches and 50 rashers of bacon for the winning team of each match.

[BlueDodger]

Gears 1 only had player-cam, the ghost cam came into the games in Gears 2 where it was most definitely NOT disabled in Ranked (as "Ranked" was all the game had till TU6.)
Personally I don't care what they do with the ghost cam as its garbage in Gears 3 and I don't really use it that frequently anyhow.

in gears 1 you could go around map cameras in public but in ranked they were disabled.

I played gears 2 on day 1, I don't remember there not being a social playlist before TU6 (I think either TU1 or TU2, which ever one brought the number ranks in) But the ghost-cam in social was disabled in Ranked.

[BlueDodger]

I vote for the return of the dead room, the removal of ghost cam for ranked matches and 50 rashers of bacon for the winning team of each match.

how about upgrade the dead room to the glitched room/map in the beta O_o that would be amazing!

[UNDEAD MIKE 95]

in gears 1 you could go around map cameras in public but in ranked they were disabled.

I played gears 2 on day 1, I don't remember there not being a social playlist before TU6 (I think either TU1 or TU2, which ever one brought the number ranks in) But the ghost-cam in social was disabled in Ranked.

If I remember correctly Gears 2 at launch had Public, Private, System Link and Local. Then after TU6 It became Ranked, Social, Custom, System Link, Local. "Public" was just ranked right?

[LoD FENIX]

in gears 1 you could go around map cameras in public but in ranked they were disabled.

I played gears 2 on day 1, I don't remember there not being a social playlist before TU6 (I think either TU1 or TU2, which ever one brought the number ranks in) But the ghost-cam in social was disabled in Ranked.

Ghost cam was present in Gears 2 ranked.

I only played ranked in Gears 2 and have directed my team with it countless times.

Unless it was changed sometime in the last 2 years or so I remember it always being there.

[LoD FENIX]

If I remember correctly Gears 2 at launch had Public, Private, System Link and Local. Then after TU6 It became Ranked, Social, Custom, System Link, Local. "Public" was just ranked right?

Yeah Public was "ranked". It just took the name public as it was the only way to do matchmaking and I guess Epic feared people would have looked at Ranked only and they would have been turned off by it.

[LambentHammerburst]

Sounds similar to my idea here:
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...1#post30600101

[TH3 ZomBifiieD]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

Simply this... and a return of the Dead Room in Ranked matches would also be welcome. Players could opt out of it by staying in a party, so no one is forced into anything they don't want to deal with.

[NFI]

Vexx I don't always dig your suggestions but I do like how 99.9 percent of your posts are both positive and present constructive ideas. I docked you the .1% because you asked to have weapons removed from guardian before it was even released

Other than that, the forums could do w about another 1000 ppl with your same attitude and attempts to be constructive.

[Maaaaaz]

I wouldn't mind this.

Although better ghost cam angles would be nice. Is it only me who thinks the default locations already set just SUCK in G3, compared to the previous 2 games?
I dunno what it is, but the angles are so bad...

[DJ CARNIV AL]

how about upgrade the dead room to the glitched room/map in the beta O_o that would be amazing!

This would be.... AMAZING!!!! EPIC...do this!!!!!!!!

[Vexta]

Vexx I don't always dig your suggestions but I do like how 99.9 percent of your posts are both positive and present constructive ideas. I docked you the .1% because you asked to have weapons removed from guardian before it was even released

Other than that, the forums could do w about another 1000 ppl with your same attitude and attempts to be constructive.

Haha thank you! I can see this one is not going down too well but hey, most of these things sound better in my head anyway

Sounds similar to my idea here:
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...1#post30600101

Nope. If I'm reading correctly, you want an actual overhead view of the map? I'm just talking the overhead map which shows you where weapons spawn etc.

[DJ CARNIV AL]

People would complain about Frag plants and sneaky hiding players a hell of lot more without the ghost cam!

[Vexta]

People would complain about Frag plants and sneaky hiding players a hell of lot more without the ghost cam!

I hope Frag Plants are gone completely.

[NP473L]

As Coley (and many others) has said, I'd sooner see it go the other way entirely, so I'll have to disagree with this one.

[DJ CARNIV AL]

I hope Frag Plants are gone completely.

WHARRRRT??!! U crazy!! They are muchos fun! On the larger maps we have now they barely pose a problem like they did in Gow2.... Nade plants on Ruins....ShIvEr!!

[TAO Devil]

in gears 1 you could go around map cameras in public but in ranked they were disabled.

I played gears 2 on day 1, I don't remember there not being a social playlist before TU6 (I think either TU1 or TU2, which ever one brought the number ranks in) But the ghost-cam in social was disabled in Ranked.

There was no social playlist in gears 2 until TU6. And no, the ghost cam was never disabled.

[pressST4RT]

And he Spawns with out weapons so no killing as the Ghost of Christmas Eve.

That wouldn't do anything. People would find a way to run around like a ghost on bath salts, killin people left and right, just for the lulz.

[COGPaul]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

simple as peas.

Epic just add things to make killing easier in each game the release. hopefully PCF will make it a bit harder. a good starter would be no ghost cam at all and no party chat imo.

[Harperlarp]

This is true. The amount of 1v1s I've won thanks to my friend telling me where he was is unbelievable. And a 1v5 on Guardian yesterday

I thought dead players were muted to avoid this problem, or was that just gears 2? Or did I imagine that during an adrenaline fuelled blood soaked chainsaw frenzy?

[TAO Devil]

I thought dead players were muted to avoid this problem, or was that just gears 2? Or did I imagine that during an adrenaline fuelled blood soaked chainsaw frenzy?

Gears 1 and 2. Until Party Chat was added. Gears 3 you can talk to your dead teammates outside of party chat.

[Jim Tuna]

Ranked should not have ghost cam. Period.

[upsmadman]

Or, we could just disable ghost-cam entirely in Ranked and only allow player-cam, thereby eliminating spying whilst not adding unnecessary features that will detract from last man out scenarios.

I support this for ranked game play.

[Sir Biggumz]

no a radar resembles too much of COD i think the ghost camera is fine