So... What's with the flares?

[Plagues]

Too me this kind of feels like a hold over from back when the game was Pve. I'm fine with a flare when the squad wipes, but a flare for every down just kind of advertises "hey, come third party over here!".... Which both happened to my group, but also something we did.

How do you guys feel about them? Like I said, on squad wipe? Sure. Each down seems weird.

[SinKillsYourSoul]

Well it should be an emergency signal for people who want to 'help'. However, right now people don't help, neither do they revive people from other squads.

There should be some kind of reward if you help others or come to their aid. Perhaps you should have a reputation score to show what kind of player you are. (A killer or a helper.) So you can choose to be good or bad.

[Grimmsch]

Undecided.
On one hand it draws players in which leads to more action on the other hand I miss the uncertainty if you really killed the other guy.

[:D]

As a solo player, I find it fun. It let's me easily seek out fights when I want them.

[OldToymaker]

Originally posted by SinKillsYourSoul:

Well it should be an emergency signal for people who want to 'help'. However, right now people don't help, neither do they revive people from other squads.

There should be some kind of reward if you help others or come to their aid. Perhaps you should have a reputation score to show what kind of player you are. (A killer or a helper.) So you can choose to be good or bad.

that's a dam good idea ! just siut yourself whatever you want , each way will give you reward.

[UgaBuga]

Originally posted by :D:

As a solo player, I find it fun. It let's me easily seek out fights when I want them.

its not really too optimal in squads. I managed to kill 4 people alone. But was unable to loot because squads kept coming to the distress signal. I managed to kill another 2 after that of a 3 man squad. But its not possible to loot when constantly the distress signal is going off. Then when you take in count you dont have time enough to heal or get shields up against 5-6 people. I think it should be removed or nerfed somehow.

[Plagues]

Can you ever pick up downed enemies? The whole "help people I distress" thing is exactly the carry over from pve I mentioned lol.

[PhellAsleep]

Originally posted by Plagues:

Can you ever pick up downed enemies? The whole "help people I distress" thing is exactly the carry over from pve I mentioned lol.

Yes, but only if you use a defibrillator consumable. The current revive system is one of the main things I have issues with and hope they revise.

[Kuromugi*]

My favorite moments in the raids are when you hear the Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt of a Bastion and then a flare goes off a few seconds later (I have been that flare)

[Reaganomics]

Agree with OP. Even for those who want the game to be a slaughterfest, the flares are redundant outdoors and pointless indoors.

[Samino2]

It is for helping people know where action is, si they can:
Avoid it
Join it
Help the team

I used them mainly to locate danger and pvp, but sometime I would go to help a team if I was confident enough.

[Plagues]

Sound does the same thing though. You can hear guns shots from quite a distance. I dunno, I'm not a fan personally. Made sense when the game was Pve.