TDM Information and some motion sensor things

[CptainCrunch]

Demize talks a bit about TDM and motion sensors:

First, the 4 on 4 TDM setup is for Gamescom's lounge specifically. The full game will support 24 players in TDM by Design. In theory we could go bigger on PC of course, but we wanted to focus on a tight infantry TDM game. There are no vehicles in TDM.

Second, on Motion Sensors. First, you cannot throw them like the motion balls in BC2. You deploy them, they are larger (and easier to see) than BC2, they can be destroyed, they beep when they detect movement. A recon soldier can only have 1 deployed at a time. You can crouch or prone and move past a motion sensor without setting it off. Motion sensors will only show you briefly on the minimap (approximately 0.5sec).

You can, therefor, easily walk into range of a sensor, get detected, crouch, sneak away and either destroy the beacon or move and ambush anyone nearby who goes to investigate your position.

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1417824-new-gameplay-details-gamescom-4.html#post19711097

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[Stev0esque]

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Interesting. At least its destructable unlike the BF2 UAV, and has to be physically placed.

[Vreki]

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Hmm, I think this pushes the recon class in the "camper" direction again.
The motion balls at least had some offensive use too

[CptainCrunch]

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So what? They already gimped all the sniper rifles and took away ghillie suites. Campers gonna camp.

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[-Shifty-]

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Interesting. At least its destructable unlike the BF2 UAV, and has to be physically placed.

In BF2 you could destroy the UAV. I diid it often in jets, and I've shot it a dozen or so times with a PKM and M95 to see if it would do anything. I couldn't be asked to keep firing until it went down as it required a lot of shots.

[signa]

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remember the early BF2 UAV's (ver 1.0 - ?) they were not physical and you could not shoot them down.

[MrChris_CJ]

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yeh that was funny

but this is pretty interesting information, I am glad it isn't just chuck a ball and have all the information

some thought will have to be put into it, and it isn't an instant fuck everyone knows I'm here death sentence

[CptainCrunch]

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Yeah, there can be a lot of strategy in placement as well as hiding the thing, if it can be hidden.

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[-Shifty-]

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Hopefully the radius is big enough to merit the time and effort put into finding a good place to deploy it.

[Stev0esque]

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In BF2 you could destroy the UAV. I diid it often in jets, and I've shot it a dozen or so times with a PKM and M95 to see if it would do anything. I couldn't be asked to keep firing until it went down as it required a lot of shots.

Ah ok, didn't know that, well I did read it in the patchnotes when I was bored once, but I thought they had taken it out or something as I never saw it happen... Though now I think about it, I did see a few times where the UAV did blow up... But I guess no one felt it was worth it.

[-Shifty-]

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Well, it took a lot of bullets to bring it down for infantry. In a plane you could take it out with a couple bullets.

I only play Black Ops at a friend's house, but when I do, I always equip an AA rocket to take out UAVs for the team. It's really helpful.

[CptainCrunch]

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I dont always play Black Ops at a friend's house, but when I do, I always equip an AA rocket to take out your UAVs

HAHA, fixed, you meme.

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