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[Commander Kobold]

Icebound, on 12 February 2013 - 11:28 AM, said:

Make it so they blind other players too on night maps. It would offset the penalty from you giving away your location so easily.

No, a thousand times NO

[Mahws]

CYBRN4CR, on 12 February 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

You're right. All armies and soldiers want this. But at the same time, the ability to do so without giving away their position.

If floodlights were given, I know I would turn mine off so it couldn't be used as a weapon against me. As would others.

If any argument has any justification in this regard, it is the need to make night vision better so more people use it for what it was intended for and maybe tweak thermal vision a bit.

I'd hardly worry about a floodlight giving me away, as is everyone is running around with Thermal on every map anyway.

Thermal (and to a lesser extent Night Vision) both need a disadvantage to make not using them at all times not a handicap. Thermal should lose fidelity as your mech heats up and/or be overloaded by lasers/explosions (useful for spotting/sniping, useless in a brawl/extended fight), night vision perhaps by the spotlights (good for navigating, good at medium range, vulnerable to blinding at close range). As is the only reason not to have Heat on at all times is because it annoys you.

Edited by Mahws, 12 February 2013 - 06:05 PM.

[BluefireMW]

It should just make it better to see, perhaps in night vision, farer or so.
If i remember right it was a Infra Red Light in BattleTech, so could help out on that kind of vision.
Better seeing for better be seen on your own.

[Barghest Whelp]

I believe the ability to blind other players nightvision is a fair exchange for giving away your position. Flares would also be cool. That way you could really light up night battles.

[Barghest Whelp]

Bumping this thread for great justice!