How will Aimee's camera work?

(Randomdeath) #1

Will it make the wall invisible for a certain radius around the camera, or will she be able to switch her views, kind of like RedEye? How did this cam work in alpha and closed beta? Anyone here that knows?

(PleasantWheat) #2

I feel like the best way to go about her camera would be; You equip and throw it, when it sticks to something you swap to the camera view and you can look around with it, after getting the angle that you want, you leave the camera view and continue play as normal whilst the camera automatically spots enemies in its view

(Randomdeath) #3

@PleasantWheat then its like a less op Heartbeat Sensor?

(PleasantWheat) #4

yeah like a combination of the heartbeat sensor and redeyes ir

(Randomdeath) #5

@PleasantWheat That would kind of suck…

(PleasantWheat) #6

descriptive analysis of my assumption of how the camera will work

(Randomdeath) #7

@PleasantWheat heh

(PleasantWheat) #8

cmon man this is a DISCUSSION forum, let us discuss, explain why you think its garbage, personally i think its kinda interesting because if it works the way i think it will, it could be used in interesting ways as it is essentially a heartbeat sensor with infinite range (depends on how the camera is positioned), imagine the first main street on bridge during the ev section (the street with the road block). You set it up on one of the buildings behind the street so that it looks down where the ev goes, if no-one sees it, it can spot ALL the enemies that attempt to go that way as long as it isnt destroyed

(magnanimousMagician) #9

Seems like a very awkward design problem. How can something that sees a line of sight compare to something that goes through walls? Even if it has unlimited range and is on all the time seems worse. And if not worse then still pretty similar.

(PleasantWheat) #10

The heartbeat sensor only has a short spherical radius, whilst the camera spots what it can see. I see the camera as more of a way to keep tabs on a lane as opposed to a short aoe spot. Plus the cam would be significantly harder to spot especially if its above players, giving it a little more longevity whilst the sensor is pretty easy to find. But any way im just throwing around an idea of what i assume the camera will be similar too, there arent many ways to “spot” people that involve a camera. Does anyone else have any theories?

(Randomdeath) #11

I guess that makes sense now

(solace_) #12

I was actually REALLY hoping that she would not have the camera but rather some other unique ability. I want this so much I made a 20 minute discussion about her abilities and weapons and then re-made that video with a few extra ideas just because I still really want her to be different.

My idea was to give her some kind of movement based ability such as clambering up walls (just think how useful this could be) or an evade such as the one from halo reach (its a roll) , or a stealth ability which is like a one-sided phantom cloak. Also, I thought maybe she could get a C4 which is kind of like fletchers stickies or proxies mines, but, it cannot be thrown very far, it sticks to walls and ceilings, and you only get one. It does a lot of damage but has a fairly substantial cool-down (20ish s).

I just think the camera would be a pointless addition to the game. thats all.

(not trying to advertise I just thought anybody who was on this thread might be interested)
you can watch the videos here is you like, I go over the weapons I think would be great in detail:

part 1: https://youtu.be/GIyGIiICTW0
part 2: https://youtu.be/GcTlcw7WcKc

(Randomdeath) #13

@succinctDeer Nice… I agree…

(solace_) #14

what do you think about giving her some kind of interesting/ unique ability? (not necessarily the ones I said in the vid)

(Someordinaryguy) #15

What if her 3rd Eye Cam used different symbols for each type of the merc ? So for example a + sign for Medics, crosshair for Recons etc. ? That would make her unique and her ability would be different than HBS.

HBS would be AOE, through walls spot but every baddie would have the same symbol

3rd Eye Cam would be LOS with specific spot icons for each “type” of the merc.

That would not only make her quite powerful (since you could be “prepared” more for what’s coming) but also unique compared to Redeye/Vaseline

(Jostabeere) #16

I doubt the camera will be like a real camera she has to watch through. This will make her unable to fight.
And I just hope SD isn’t lazy to just make the camera a sticky-heartbeat-sensor.

(streetwiseSailboat) #17

Link to a post I found on Reddit

Third Eye cam takes up mini-map, enemies aren’t spotted but she’s given spot assists if enemies are in view of the camera

(Randomdeath) #18

@streetwiseSailboat thanks m8