Melee Range Names

[Cal]

Having to perfectly hover over someone to glimpse a name is silly. How about names within a certain range (melee-ish) to allow guild mates standing around one another to see each other. This would still counter the zergs but allow for a more immersive experience multiplayer.

[Balinor13]

+1

[DeLindsay]

I wouldn't hold your breath. I think most of us want nameplates or something similar but Joel is steadfast against it, and ONLY is allowing 4-player Squads to recognize each other. I'm not saying that's the wrong decision but it's what the big boss wants at this time.

[McCheese]

I think the no names is a brilliant design choice. It helps with immersion and allows for emergent game play not typically seen in survival games, between the ability to potentially infiltrate a guild and friendly fire being a thing this one design choice can and will create stories players remember for years.

[Malignance]

Yeah imagine hiding in the deep desert with armor swatch to blend in with the background to avoid a group or set an ambush just for your nameplate to scream out to everyone *Hey, im here. Shoot me!* because you know, those boulders love to ignore hiding your nameplate.

[Ruzul]

I've likely missed something, but surely we get to keep track of health of group members? ... or is there no formal grouping (ie invites to group up). Been scanning youtube regularly for multiplayer content and still yet to see any UI based on actual multiplayer content.

If immersion is the reason, can they at least have heart rate monitors and gps locations of group members with their name alongside it?

[Ruzul]

Originally posted by DeLindsay:

I wouldn't hold your breath. I think most of us want nameplates or something similar but Joel is steadfast against it, and ONLY is allowing 4-player Squads to recognize each other. I'm not saying that's the wrong decision but it's what the big boss wants at this time.

So we have to wait for Joel to move on ... cyas then.