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[Scout Derek]

Montages. Montages everywhere. (Sadly enough on a tablet so can't insert a picture )

[Wintersdark]

This would probably make more sense with the picture.

[Felio]

Wintersdark, on 02 August 2015 - 07:57 PM, said:

This would probably make more sense with the picture.

...starting with this patch a fully-revamped Spectator Tool is available for use in Private Matches by all pilots! Re-designed specifically with live-streaming and content-creation in mind, the new Spectator Tool will provide pilots with an array of spectating controls to make the most of their creations and tournaments.

[Night Thastus]

The problem is that they really released these spectator tool way too late. When the game was first getting started is when features like these should have been around. It would have given a boost to a community of people making MWO videos, which promotes the game.

Don't get me wrong, they're not a bad thing, they should have just been in there earlier.

[MechaBattler]

Night Thastus, on 02 August 2015 - 08:00 PM, said:

The problem is that they really released these spectator tool way too late. When the game was first getting started is when features like these should have been around. It would have given a boost to a community of people making MWO videos, which promotes the game.

Don't get me wrong, they're not a bad thing, they should have just been in there earlier.

There was a lot of things they had to focus on early on. Every little feature had to be added in. And the rage because the game didn't meet the vision of the community. You couldn't say much in the way of positive things without getting spat with bile and hatred. So they couldn't really pause to do a spectator mode.

[Wintersdark]

Night Thastus, on 02 August 2015 - 08:00 PM, said:

The problem is that they really released these spectator tool way too late. When the game was first getting started is when features like these should have been around. It would have given a boost to a community of people making MWO videos, which promotes the game.

Don't get me wrong, they're not a bad thing, they should have just been in there earlier.

Spilled milk, now.

[SkyHammyr]

I hope we see more activity from Wauweli now that these kinds of tools are available to him.
He makes some amazing stuff.

[XX Sulla XX]

[JohnnyWayne]

Providing people with limited tools fires their imagination. No loss there not having this tool around.

[Elizander]

They had bigger fish to fry at launch such as hitreg and lowering system requirements and me crashing like every single game I played. They were also being pressured by IGP to release months earlier than what they wanted so it was putting out fires for quite some time after that.

Right now the spectator aspect (entertainment value) of MWO is lacking. Adding an optional feature such as kill cam/bullet cam instant replay for kill shots with slow motion would be great as well as an option to make mechs show which parts are heavily damaged by a green->red color overlay on the components.

Also it would be great if kills were announced and which component was hit, even if it's just an optional text or icon graphic that shows up somewhere. It doesn't have to be the "TRIPLE KILL!" thing like in Dota 2.

Edited by Elizander, 03 August 2015 - 12:00 AM.

[Paigan]

Now we only need a proper REPLAY function and we could make some awesome videos.

Not directly related to the topic (a little, though). I just want that replay function so bad. More than new Mechs

[Deathlike]

Wintersdark, on 02 August 2015 - 08:04 PM, said:

Spilled milk, now.

Well, it's a lot of spilled milk.

It's enough to fill and "give" a dam.

[Bongo TauKat]

I don't have a game pad but would a joystick be able to pull off the analog control for the cameras?

[RedDragon]

Night Thastus, on 02 August 2015 - 08:00 PM, said:

Don't get me wrong, they're not a bad thing, they should have just been in there earlier.

That pretty much sums up the last 3 years of MWO.

[Dino Might]

Bongo TauKat, on 03 August 2015 - 01:10 AM, said:

I don't have a game pad but would a joystick be able to pull off the analog control for the cameras?

Been wondering this myself. Can you have a mouse and joystick mapped at the same time, so I can play with the mouse, and then spectate with the joystick without having to remap controls?

[Johnny Z]

SkyHammr, on 02 August 2015 - 08:05 PM, said:

I hope we see more activity from Wauweli now that these kinds of tools are available to him.
He makes some amazing stuff.

+1

[Appogee]

Here's one I prepared earlier...