Update on Echo?

(Kohdz) #1

Any news on Echo, the data analytics tool devs used to create balance between mercs and maps? Really liked the idea.

Would love to be able to play around with the data or have it speak to me as a player.

(TheNinth) #2

The data’s not really for the players to look at, it’s for the devs to see if they need to do any rebalancing.
At least that’s what I gathered.

(Meat) #3

@TheNinth has pretty much hit it on the head, it is for the devs use mostly.
It helps them tweak the game. The data is not always easy to post in a meaningful way for the average player.

(Szakalot) #4

you can expect some datasome day

dream would be to have echo feed you data regarding your own performance.

(Kroad) #5

would love for echo to be available in spectator mode for all them esports stats

(Kohdz) #6

Agreed with all the above. My initial impression is that its geared towards the devs also but I see a lot of value in getting my hands on that data. Hoping SD could comment on any intention to make some of it available.

Update: Here is Echo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H72oTtBBCk
…dang all the way back to Jan 2013, its been so long.

(B_Montiel) #7

Valve made extensive use of similar systems in early TF2 stages and were sharing the results with the players when balancing the maps. Would be cool to have a similar feedback at least.

(Fake nick) #8

echo data in a browser like BF series.

(B_Montiel) #9

They were third party systems on early bf series, weren’t they ?
There were also some tools to elaborate strategies as far as I can remember, and those were very cool for strategy planning before scrims.