ProgRocktopus

In terms of effort, it depends. Some things seem like they should be easy but are hard, and some things that you'd think would be hard are really easy. I'm not closely integrated with the team doing this work so can't speak to specifics; all I know is that it's being worked out.

Oh yes.

Correct, but we can look at the option.

To OP: Do you want them off all the time, or would it be preferable for them to fade out as you get closer to looking directly at them?

We maintain a reaaaalllllyyy looooooong list of quality-of-life, accessibility, and other small improvements. I'm talking to a few people this week about accelerating the pace at which we get them into the game. Every team member wants to do more of these, but the challenge is prioritizing them against all of the other new, big, complicated stuff.

Hoping to have an update for you all soon.

Noted!

We have a weird bug right now where the filters from the Collections section are affecting the Agents section. Make sure the filter is set to show all agents.

Next patch will likely hide the filter on the Agents view to temporarily address this issue, and we'll sort the bug out ASAP.

A group of us are talking this week about process changes to enable doing more of these smallish quality of life changes. They're not big ticket features but their values adds up fast and we want to be better at delivering more of them regularly.

I maintain a list based on feedback and analysis and it's easily 75+ line items. We want to start checking them off!

I know there is some exploration being done around options for latency and data centers . I don't know the exact nature of the work or where it'll end up, but it's an active topic of discussion and effort.

We have a task to freeze the map until you close it. Not sure when it'll happen but it's pretty small so hoping to squeeze it in sometime soon.

It's all about prioritization. We haven't gotten to it yet. Thanks for your patience.

Agreed!

Noted! I'll add it to the plans. Thanks for explaining it to me.

Definitely, yes. We launched with a pretty basic set of accessibility features and we want to do a lot more in the space. Sound visualization is on the list and we have a specification written (that works for our kind of game). All that's left is to figure out timing/priority and do the work.

Happy to discuss non-verbal communication any time!

Not a "better system", but an expansion of the current one into a few places, like ability intention.

Correct. Crosshairs are drawn pixel perfect, and you cannot draw half of a pixel on a display.

I agree with the spirit of OP's post, though. We still have a lot of things to add to the crosshair system. It's very v1.0.

Indeed. He's fascinating because, although he has vision blockers like other controllers, a lot of his "control" comes from psychological pressure (misdirection and paranoia).

Appreciate the comment. Few things worth noting:

We're in the process of creating an initial round of new VO lines for major regions on the maps - A, B, C, Mid, etc. - so we can append those to ping and radio command audio. The regions already appear in chat, but having the characters say the regions out loud will make a big difference. We plan to add a lot more "tactical VO" over time.

We deliberately decided not to use the "first letter" approach (Tribes, Paladins, etc.) to keep the keypresses fast and accessible. For example, it's ergonomically difficult to keep your hand on WASD (especially if moving) and accurately press H without looking. People with smaller hands or limited movement will struggle even more with it.

As a default choice, the 1-6 number keys are easy to reach and many players already have muscle memory in place to find them. We also placed high priority commands on double tap or nearby presses (e.g. Need Help is V-1-1), so using even j...

Thanks for the thoughtful write-up! We'll digest the feedback and integrate into the roadmap accordingly.

Not at all - that was always the intention of the system. We just haven't gotten around to enhancements yet.