35 replies to this topic

[Joseph Mallan]

So can I turn it off? Seriously, when I saw it on the testing grounds I thought "Nice idea". Then when I dropped in the Que and it was still there...

Teaching us to walk and chew gum at the same time is fine in the training area, but on the field... take off the training wheels fer cryin' out loud!

[badaa]

the point of this tread is.....

[Joseph Mallan]

badaa, on 19 October 2015 - 01:25 AM, said:

the point of this tread is.....

Over your head I guess.

[El Bandito]

You can disable it in the options. Go to "settings" and uncheck "directional arrow".

Edited by El Bandito, 19 October 2015 - 01:30 AM.

[badaa]

Joseph Mallan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:26 AM, said:

Over your head I guess.

seriously u dont know how to turn off the arrow?!

[Joseph Mallan]

Thanks El. Do you think it would be better to have it off in the first place? Or do the new folks really need that much hand holding?

[Sarlic]

In settings. I immediately turned it off.

It felt like a bigger third arm.

[Joseph Mallan]

badaa, on 19 October 2015 - 01:31 AM, said:

seriously u dont know how to turn off the arrow?!

Maybe its really early in the morning here. Maybe I wanted to have a discussion about it. Finally maybe I'm old and cantankerous and wanna complain once in a while.

[Yellonet]

Not completely on topic, but I'd like the arrow on the map to get a better color than white.

[Joseph Mallan]

Yeah depending on the terrain the arrow can be a but invisible. A Neon yellow or other bold eye catching color.

[Paigan]

Let me summarize:

http://mwomercs.com/...14130-06oct2015

Alexander Garden said:

The leg orientation arrow from the Tutorial has been integrated into the rest of the game. This is on by default, and can be toggled through your game settings.

Joseph Mallan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:22 AM, said:

So can I turn it off? Seriously, when I saw it on the testing grounds I thought "Nice idea". Then when I dropped in the Que and it was still there...

Teaching us to walk and chew gum at the same time is fine in the training area, but on the field... take off the training wheels fer cryin' out loud!

Joseph Mallan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:26 AM, said:

badaa, on 19 October 2015 - 01:25 AM, said:

the point of this tread is.....

Over your head I guess.

So, limited AND arrogant?
Not a combination that yields you much respect.

[Myke Pantera]

Turned it off after like 5 seconds, because it completely ruins immersion for me... (Luckily i read the patch notes and knew about this feature and how to turn it off)

Edited by Myke Pantera, 19 October 2015 - 01:53 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

Paigan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:52 AM, said:

Let me summarize:

http://mwomercs.com/...14130-06oct2015






So, limited AND arrogant?
Not a combination that yields you much respect.

I really don't worry much about respect on a forum, Paigan. I say what I feel. How folks respond is up to their level of maturity. As most have seen mine fluctuates.

FYI, Since I have been training on a new machine at work, I haven't had much time to read the forum and or patch notes. Or did you not notice the reduction in posts over the last couple weeks.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Paigan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:52 AM, said:

much respect.

On a forum? Are you serious?

[Speedy Plysitkos]

I think he knows how to turn this off. (I hope)

So the point is, it should be disabled BY DEFAULT.
But ofc, PGI is preparing for COD steam newbies.... so maybe its still not enough for them....

[OznerpaG]

i did just fine without it, but i'm leaving it on for a few weeks then turning it off to see if i 'miss it' (likely not)

what's bizarre is that the arrow disappears in elevated terrain in front of you, like it was half-assed thrown on at the last second. wouldn't it be more useful and immersive if it was part of the HUD display over top of the terrain in front of you instead of hidden inside the terrain?

[Kushko]

To be brutaly honest, if you cant figure out how to turn it off, you probably need it there.

[Nightshade24]

Joseph Mallan, on 19 October 2015 - 01:32 AM, said:

Thanks El. Do you think it would be better to have it off in the first place? Or do the new folks really need that much hand holding?

Took me 3 or more eeks to be fully aware of my orientation and legs in mechwarrior 4 and it has as much symbols to say which way your leg is facing as MW: O does...


One of my friends who has been a casual player since 2013 still has issues walking the right way when he torsos...

It's quite hard for some people... harder for some more then others but still hard...

[Paigan]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 19 October 2015 - 01:59 AM, said:

On a forum? Are you serious?

It's kind of funny when people don't get diplomacy and make smug comments about it.

It was a diplomatic choice of words for expressing something else.
Something much more undiplomatic.

The actual bottom line behind the diplomacy was: he complained purely because he was too lazy or not able to either read the patch notes nor take a quick look in the settings. Emotionally driven behavior without using rational problem solving approaches first is generally associated with animals or little children.

Edited by Paigan, 19 October 2015 - 04:29 AM.

[Khobai]

Holographic arrow is great for new players. If they just added the holographic arrow 2 years ago instead of 3rd person they couldve saved themselves a TON of grief.