Róka wrote:cancel_man wrote:This lead to us focusing on the creation of Zavod: Graveyard Shift, based on Zavod 311, a new map that brings with it several improvements and tweaks to allow for more stealthy and tactical gameplay.
We touched things like passive/active spotting to make it easier to flank your opponent. We’ve improved the sound system so you can pinpoint where those footsteps come from. Additionally, we’ve also given the gadgets and tools of the night an improvement pass to make them shine in the dark (but less so during the day).
Wait... why did they only make one... wtf
There are at least two more night maps on CTE: Shanghai and Golmud. There might be 2 reasons they released only one. It takes time to adjust the maps, and BF4+1 is at least 15 month away, so they need stuff to release for at least a year.
Róka wrote:And do the sound improvements apply to the whole game or just the night map...?
And even if they only applied the new sound landscape to Night Zavod, what's the point of trying to make it all stealthy (shooting out lights, using suppressed/hidden flash weapons, etc.) if your footsteps are going to be super obvious...?
EDIT: Watching the trailer even reminded me... everyone's just going to equip NV/FLIR sights *sigh*
I'm fine with better sounds. I hope that includes general improvements to sound. And yeah, NV will be a super useful optic. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Everybody and your mother is running coyotes now, rarely anything else like NV/ACOG or 6x even so they are sometimes useful. On the night maps coyotes might be good in certain situations. e.g. they give you a much wider field of view. But the NV now has a big advantage. Also they did not just turn off the light, so there are semi bright areas.
It will be interesting to see how it turns out on live.
And if anybody wants to increase the difficulty go onto a hardcore / custom server without 3d spotting / minimap / hud to play against people with the same expectations regarding skill.
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