I’m sure that from player to player it’s different however I’d put forward that not only is it just as fast to spin around 180 degrees - which I can do very fast - as looking down into the corner of your screen, but it is also safer. The absolute last thing I want to do in this game is focus on a tiny corner/part of the screen and take my eyes off my crosshair.
Also the minimap is limited, the indicators for teammates in the 3D world has unlimited range iirc.[/quote]
While I fully agree that the game is way to fastpaced to look at a minimap in combat, I do have a use for it. I usually glance at the map on spawn to check how many of my team is behind me and what routes they use. Especialy usefull for firesupport to plan your ammo drops if I see only one guy spawned with me I will only drop 1-2 packs allowing me to dish out more on the frontlines.
Doing a 180° takes valuable splitseconds that delays your approach to the front, but that might be just my lemming mentality
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