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[Arkroma]

When I was reviewing some of the BT novels, I can’t help but notice how frequent they use signal flares to send various messages. Then I recall so many times I get surrounded by enemies and couldn’t find a few seconds to type “HELP!”

Even when I call locations and what’s up in voice comms, It’s still confusing at first as players have to look at the map to understand what location I’m mentioning. “E5 Incoming!” “ok where is E5?”

What about I push a button and my mech send a flare, and have everyone know that I’m in distress (maybe automatically type “help!” in chat?)as well as my location? Likewise, I can also send a flare saying “Enemy spotted!” Instead of look at the map now my team just have to look up where the flare is.

And yeah it’ needs a cooldown or other restrictions to prevent spam, of course.

It will not replace VOIP in anyway, of course, but it will help teams communicate better. And I think it will look cool.