[SFSO] Ymustihaveaname Players 362 posts 14,119 battles Report post #1 Posted January 28 I just played my first games on PTS and this just made me think about how hard it would be for a new player to play with? The lack of all the nice information I take for granted not even mod station or Aslain, just going into setting to add health bars and make ships names show up or even just pressing + to make the mini map larger? How many players are playing without these quality of life tools that are in the game and make it so much easier to play? Are they on by default in the normal game, and could some of them not just be to make it easier and have people opt out of a large mini map? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-SBG-] ColonelPete Players 38,559 posts 19,178 battles Report post #2 Posted January 28 I play without mods, for years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SFSO] Ymustihaveaname Players 362 posts 14,119 battles Report post #3 Posted January 28 3 hours ago, ColonelPete said: I play without mods, for years. Yes but probably not with default mini map size and "alternative interface mode" ie the heath bars turned off? Im more thinking just the default setting in the game, not actual mods are not set to the easiest to play? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[S-N-W] LukkaiCH [S-N-W] Players 547 posts 13,817 battles Report post #4 Posted January 29 Vor 3 Stunden, Ymustihaveaname sagte: Yes but probably not with default mini map size and "alternative interface mode" ie the heath bars turned off? Im more thinking just the default setting in the game, not actual mods are not set to the easiest to play? I'll admit I cheated. When I first started playing, I first looked up controls on the wiki and how I could work with them. Yes, I'm one of those guys who actually read the manual first. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HAKUY] Yosha_AtaIante Players 8,032 posts 19,168 battles Report post #5 Posted January 29 5 hours ago, Ymustihaveaname said: Yes but probably not with default mini map size and "alternative interface mode" ie the heath bars turned off? Im more thinking just the default setting in the game, not actual mods are not set to the easiest to play? Imagine looking the control and interface options up. People who don't bother with that don't care about playing well anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panocek Players 13,176 posts 13,617 battles Report post #6 Posted January 29 Also odds are, if you were to overload interface with useless garbage like, I dunno, minimap, ship names with health bars, let alone introduce some features from mods like team hp bars, odds are, you'd get complaints about "what is this MMO interface doing in my boat game" and people would actively look out to disable these 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] MixuS [POP] Beta Tester 637 posts 12,005 battles Report post #7 Posted January 29 2 hours ago, Panocek said: useless garbage like, I dunno, minimap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panocek Players 13,176 posts 13,617 battles Report post #8 Posted January 29 1 minute ago, MixuS said: Admit it, it does interfere with immersion of a boat shooting boat game hence many players minimize it to get it out of the way 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] MixuS [POP] Beta Tester 637 posts 12,005 battles Report post #9 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, Panocek said: Admit it, it does interfere with immersion of a boat shooting boat game hence many players minimize it to get it out of the way Yeah. Real ships don't have any friggin sea charts, plotting tables or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panocek Players 13,176 posts 13,617 battles Report post #10 Posted January 29 2 minutes ago, MixuS said: Yeah. Real ships don't have any friggin sea charts, plotting tables or something. And why you'd care about these when you can make big boom every 30s or so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-SBG-] ColonelPete Players 38,559 posts 19,178 battles Report post #11 Posted January 29 10 hours ago, Ymustihaveaname said: Yes but probably not with default mini map size and "alternative interface mode" ie the heath bars turned off? Im more thinking just the default setting in the game, not actual mods are not set to the easiest to play? No, but they are not really hard to turn on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[I-J-N] Karasu_Browarszky [I-J-N] Players 13,025 posts Report post #12 Posted January 29 4 hours ago, Panocek said: Also odds are, if you were to overload interface with useless garbage like, I dunno, minimap, ship names with health bars, let alone introduce some features from mods like team hp bars, odds are, you'd get complaints about "what is this MMO interface doing in my boat game" and people would actively look out to disable these I dunno... I entertain a fetish for flashing lights, knobs and dials, like on stereo systems and television sets and radios. I'd love a more fetish oriented UI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SFSO] Ymustihaveaname Players 362 posts 14,119 battles Report post #13 Posted January 29 14 minutes ago, ColonelPete said: No, but they are not really hard to turn on. It would just be fascinating to know a break-down of %wr and mini map size and other features like "alternative interface mode", WG almost certainly has the numbers by default even if they are unlikely to release them. How many people are held back by simply not know what ship they are fighting as they dont get a nice easy name above it telling the ship type but have to look and work it out by what it looks like? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[S-N-W] LukkaiCH [S-N-W] Players 547 posts 13,817 battles Report post #14 Posted January 29 Vor 2 Stunden, MixuS sagte: Vor 5 Stunden, Panocek sagte: useless garbage like, I dunno, minimap Considering the situational awareness I sometimes see, that actually seems a fairly wide-spread opinion. Vor 46 Minuten, ColonelPete sagte: No, but they are not really hard to turn on. Usually low lights, a number of candles and some Barry White are more than enough. sorry, couldn't resist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
