Diplocaulus [ E to Ride ] please.

[Ultra Ego Vegeta]

Can anyone from the team defend this idea that pressing E to take Oxygen benefits anyone?

I haven't met a single person that prefers this over your typical 'Press E to Ride' option.

Please, for the love of all that is holy, this can't be difficult to just swap it over to. Something so simple is crippling this dino's potential.

I'm going to keep talking about this every time it comes up in my brain.

[Myrkana]

Originally posted by Emperor Pilaf!:

Can anyone from the team defend this idea that pressing E to take Oxygen benefits anyone?

I haven't met a single person that prefers this over your typical 'Press E to Ride' option.

Please, for the love of all that is holy, this can't be difficult to just swap it over to. Something so simple is crippling this dino's potential.

I'm going to keep talking about this every time it comes up in my brain.

well for the people whgo want different keys theres this amazing thing called rebinding keys :O Its an amazing concept!

[🦊 Hermit]

Originally posted by ronin:

remap keys?

Not possible. Currently the ride option is hidden away in the radial menu, that's the only way to access it. The default action for the dino (E) is 'Take Oxygen', in contrast to the default action for every other dino in the game being 'Ride'.

Originally posted by Myrkana:

well for the people whgo want different keys theres this amazing thing called rebinding keys :O Its an amazing concept!

He's talking about the dino default action, when you look at it and press E. That can't be remapped in the options menu. And if it could, that would then break the 'Ride' default option for all other dinos.

[Ultra Ego Vegeta]

Originally posted by Myrkana:

well for the people whgo want different keys theres this amazing thing called rebinding keys :O Its an amazing concept!

That moment when you realize you're being sarcastic and condescending and have no idea what you're talking about.

[DerNunu]

I agree it should be changed.

[HippoStoned]

E still hops on the dino for me as of this morning

[🦊 Hermit]

Originally posted by HippoZoned:

E still hops on the dino for me as of this morning

Try that with the diplocaulus. It's in the title of the thread after all...

[Glean]

Agree/bump

[Aldo]

Originally posted by ✦ Speed Force ✦ Gordie!:

Originally posted by Myrkana:

well for the people whgo want different keys theres this amazing thing called rebinding keys :O Its an amazing concept!

That moment when you realize you're being sarcastic and condescending and have no idea what you're talking about.

Post has been necrod but its still a valid issue...
I also love the above post... its soo true and becoming more evident every day.
People need to really start reading posts instead of assuming what they say.

[Sevaver]

I shall bump this one too myself, 100% would use more if E was ride, not steal air.

[HippoStoned]

Originally posted by Hermit:

Originally posted by HippoZoned:

E still hops on the dino for me as of this morning

Try that with the diplocaulus. It's in the title of the thread after all...

your talking about the transport dino right? the sorry excuses of a dino that pushed things back

[Aldo]

No, he is talking about the Diplocaulus
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Diplocaulus

Not Diplodocus
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Diplodocus

again it would be great if people read the post instead of assuming.
However names are stupid close so understandable to confuse them :)

[Hope42]

Yepp... why ever they changed E on Diplocaulus from Ride to "Get Air". Simple said... its stupid.

[pixelrobot]

yep - makes no sense since riding it gives you oxygen anyway - if they want it to be a portable oxygen spot perhaps have it auto give oxygen within proximity? love this creature otherwise - great for those that don't want to keep a water base

[Lunacy]

Well if you're about to die from drowning you're gonna prefer the quick air.

[🦊 Hermit]

Originally posted by Lunacy:

Well if you're about to die from drowning you're gonna prefer the quick air.

Jumping on the thing gives you air anyway, so even if you selected to ride you'd still get what you need. And in truth, who goes into the water without paying close attention to their oxygen? The number of times I've died from drowning on this game is very, very few, but the number of times I've died or been close to death from a sudden attack is much higher.

It's good to have the 'Take Oxygen' option, but in reality the only time one needs it is if they're doing some work underwater and needs an oxy source nearby so they don't need to go back to the surface every few minutes. And in cases like that, having the option on the radial menu works just as well.