petition to add 2 buttons for buff and action

(EnderWiggin.DA.) #21

[QUOTE=Kendle;348671] but I also noticed that sometimes nothing happens more often than it used to as well, as in sometimes you’re looking at a dead team-mate (or someone to be buffed), he’s highlighted, you’ve got enough charge to perform the action, but nothing happens when you press the F key.
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I thought I was going insane. Have pips and can’t revive and can’t buff. I press the key and nothing happens.

A lot of times I feel I am fighting the user interface in this game. Dragged to CP, buff/revive/self buff doesn’t work, dragged to the wrong player for buff, auto mantle on airplane wing when I just want to go around the plane to shoot the guy loading the fuel, etc.

(dazman76) #22

Hey, I never said they couldn’t vote no, Komrade! :smiley: They may disappear mysteriously in the night, but they can still vote for that option.

Right as usual DA :slight_smile: I’m afraid I seem to get ever more cynical as time goes on…

EDIT: oh dear lord sec! :smiley: I know the title doesn’t say it, but the OP clearly says PC PLAYERS!!! Eerrfffff

(its al bout security) #23

[QUOTE=dazman76;349059]Hey, I never said they couldn’t vote no, Komrade! :smiley: They may disappear mysteriously in the night, but they can still vote for that option.

Right as usual DA :slight_smile: I’m afraid I seem to get ever more cynical as time goes on…

EDIT: oh dear lord sec! :smiley: I know the title doesn’t say it, but the OP clearly says PC PLAYERS!!! Eerrfffff[/QUOTE]

but ithink consoles have a much larger need of it honestly :smiley:

jk its about equal i just said it that way to get some people ruffled

(dazman76) #24

You’re a bad, bad man :slight_smile:

(tokamak) #25

Consoles don’t need this at all.

(dazman76) #26

lol, I got negative rep for my post that suggests the 3 button approach. Well played bandito, that’s really using the rep system the way it was intended :slight_smile: Nubcake.

(burawura) #27

Yeah, this was happening to me alot last night and on one occasion probably lost the game for my team when I was trying to revive an objective class and instead wasted the pip and got killed. The lag associated with getting the Use option to appear is really bad since the last patch.

(Smoochy) #28

i find it often simply doesnt work either. you press a button, nothing happens, then you go to press again and it does the first one then stops. most noticeable with planting hack box and HE charges

(Cep) #29

I actually rage quit a game last night because of this really annoying one button does all rubbish.

I’m playing an operative, I’ve just got behind the gatling turret I want to hijack, some enemy gets killed like 3 metres behind me and when I press the F key, I suddenly zoom 180 degress to the dead guy to equip a disguise right into the f’ing firing line of the turret! GAAARRRRRR!!!

This seriously needs changing, if nothing else at least make it that the closes object your FACING is the one you go to, not some random one.

(DarkangelUK) #30

I wouldn’t mind the one button thing quite as much if the activation time was quicker. Generally it goes like "Ok i’m staring at my downed team mate… still staring… im def close enough… still staring… give me the prompt ffs I’m getting shot at!!.. still staring Press F to throw syringe yay finally! team mate taps out and enemy kills me.

(Patriotqube) #31

W:ET Style for PC users plz

(Cep) #32

LOL, yeah that happens a lot even the weird arm dance thing where you syringe comes up, goes back, comes up, goes back and finally its released to the downed player… who gets shot.

(Zarel) #33

Running around throwing buffs like a maniac? Fun for me. :smiley:

(neg0ne) #34

The “one-button-does it all” is not the issue to me.
More important is:

  • NO autolockon
  • NO automove
  • Faster response.

then my life as a medic would be much more easy.

well… actually i dont like the idea of one button for one “thing”. If i imagine Smarting over an obstacle, reviving someone “on the fly” and instantly shooting and enemies to get the revived temmate out of the focus and buffing him as soon as possible to his full potential while moving around all the time … i think my fingers will get broken.

(Zarel) #35

[QUOTE=neg0ne;351222]The “one-button-does it all” is not the issue to me.
More important is:

  • NO autolockon
  • NO automove
  • Faster response.

then my life as a medic would be much more easy.

well… actually i dont like the idea of one button for one “thing”. If i imagine Smarting over an obstacle, reviving someone “on the fly” and instantly shooting and enemies to get the revived temmate out of the focus and buffing him as soon as possible to his full potential while moving around all the time … i think my fingers will get broken.[/QUOTE]

Hmmm…since the sixth(or fifth…fourth? Lost count of all those updates) update, the look-at “auto lock on” code is gone. The auto-lock that’s still experienced is due to the automove, an “issue” I find a bit intruiging since, in my experience, it can be stopped by releasing/not holding on the action button.

As for the faster response, bit conflicted on this. My only gripes with that is with the medic’s health buff, too slow. But then again, I find it a good thing since sometimes I can stop myself from accidentally buffing someone. Which in return, makes me want to wish it(slower response) is applied to the soldier’s/engineer’s buffs too.

(dazman76) #36

Nice to see this one is still active. 91% of people who could be bothered to vote, would like to see this done - I have no idea what that really counts for, but I like it. Please change this SD :slight_smile: Make me want to play your shiny new game again.

(its al bout security) #37

troublesome you say that. what fact have you that proves that?

it is a cumbersome system even on consoles, apparently you didnt get the memo that the game is the same pretty much across the board.

nice try bro :cool:

(MoonOnAStick) #38

[QUOTE=DarkangelUK;351182]I wouldn’t mind the one button thing quite as much if the activation time was quicker. Generally it goes like "Ok i’m staring at my downed team mate… still staring… im def close enough… still staring… give me the prompt ffs I’m getting shot at!!.. still staring Press F to throw syringe yay finally! team mate taps out and enemy kills me.[/QUOTE]This comment pretty accurately describes my experience. It’s so frustrating when it feels like you have to ask for permission before attempting each action. The fact that it takes so bloomin’ long just adds insult to injury.

Taking autonomy away from the player is a theme that seems to run through Brink. Whether it’s the ‘one-button-performs-all-actions’ key or the SMART system. (ET: Dragon’s Lair perhaps :wink:)

(its al bout security) #39

bandito only has 44 posts and they never go up so every time i realize he gives me bad rep for no reason, i tend to do the same, there is no place for troll my rep, i will not stand for this!

so in a weeks time i will have probably negarepped each and every post. sadly he lurks and adds no more posts, even sadder is it makes it harder to use the rep system as a weapon against trolls.

:frowning:

(FireWorks) #40

Yep this and what neg0ne said here:

[QUOTE=neg0ne;351222]The “one-button-does it all” is not the issue to me.
More important is:

  • NO autolockon
  • NO automove
  • Faster response.

then my life as a medic would be much more easy.

well… actually i dont like the idea of one button for one “thing”. If i imagine Smarting over an obstacle, reviving someone “on the fly” and instantly shooting and enemies to get the revived temmate out of the focus and buffing him as soon as possible to his full potential while moving around all the time … i think my fingers will get broken.[/QUOTE]

Saved me a lot of typing :smiley: