Damage indicators?

[Zirichel]

90% of the time I die in this game I'll be walking along and get hit. I can hear gun fire and I know I'm being hit but I have no idea where from.

This game would be a whole lot better if I could tell where I was getting shot from. I'm sick of being shot and not knowing where to run because I could be getting shot from the moon for all I know.

Does anyone know if damage indicators will soon be a thing? if not does anyone know how to contact the creator to inform him of this?

Edit: fine. if everyone thinks you wouldn't know which way you're getting shot from how about this: four sides top bottom left right. they light up depending on which direction you got shot from?



Edit: I plugged in some apple headphones, which for whatever reason, work wonders. So my concerns are pretty much solved. Another problem other than damage indicators was actually the sound. I discovered that the sound indication wasn't there so that was a big reason why I couldn't tell where the shooter was.

So I'd say my problems are mostly solved.

Thanks for the helpful comments.

In Conclusion: If you are struggling with this game to any degree as I have expressed...

Play a lot, learn the mechanics and the movements

Use your surroundings to help you locate the shooter (i.e. dust from the ground, holes in the trees and how loud the shots are)

Try using different headphones if your sound is off or not working properly
(people have suggested 7.1 SURROUND SOUND HEAPHONES (for some reason I guess these work, while the game is infact in stereo sound according to the devs on their FAQ page, or try some APPLE HEADPHONES, these worked for me)



THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED!
I'll leave this thread open for comments and such, as for now I will consider this resolved.

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Huntlol:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

there are trees and I stop and stay behind them but when I don't know where the shots are coming from which side of the tree do stay on for cover? I have no idea.

its called using your eyes and ears.

all I freaking hear is a gun shot. plus if they have a silencer or a cross bow there is literally no way to hear where

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

There are no hit indicators in real life. Use your ears.

I would know whether I got shot on my left side or my right side though...

[GothAngelSinner]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Huntlol:

its called using your eyes and ears.

all I freaking hear is a gun shot. plus if they have a silencer or a cross bow there is literally no way to hear where

Silencer, and crossbows are meant to be undetected.

[Ghosted]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

There are no hit indicators in real life. Use your ears.

I would know whether I got shot on my left side or my right side though...

PUBG isn't going to just hand you an indicator. If you play the game more frequently, it should grow on you. Learn to dodge shots and watch the ground for puffs of dirt. That is another way to tell if the shots are coming from certain directions. Leave it at that.

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Kodiak:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

there are trees and I stop and stay behind them but when I don't know where the shots are coming from which side of the tree do stay on for cover? I have no idea.

If you're unable to use your sense of sound to locate where shooters are positioned at, you should avoid fields all together (unless you have to run from a bluezone) until you're able to perfect this skill.

The only time I run across a field is when I NEED to like when getting to the play area. I'm not a moron but I'm also not a trained milatary ear that hears the exact location of a gunshot.

All I'm saying is that in real life I would generally know which side I've gotten hit from. that is all I want. I don't want an exact location I want to know where the heck I'm getting hit from

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Kodiak:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

all I freaking hear is a gun shot. plus if they have a silencer or a cross bow there is literally no way to hear where

Silencer, and crossbows are meant to be undetected.

yeah but I would still know what side I got hit on. it's that simple nothing fancy. just a general damage indicator that shows oh you got hit on the left owch

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

I would know whether I got shot on my left side or my right side though...

PUBG isn't going to just hand you an indicator. If you play the game more frequently, it should grow on you. Learn to dodge shots and watch the ground for puffs of dirt. That is another way to tell if the shots are coming from certain directions. Leave it at that.

listen. all I want is to know where I'm getting shot from like I would in real freaking life. not some call of duty shiz that is like an inch long so you know the exact direction I want to know what side I got hit from. that it. just like in REAL LIFE like you were saying

[Chikuwu]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Kodiak:

If you're running across an open field you're taking a big gamble. Be smart.

there are trees and I stop and stay behind them but when I don't know where the shots are coming from which side of the tree do stay on for cover? I have no idea.

as MANY already said, you can hear EXACLTY where the shot comes from (If its not silenced) and its distance by hearing. It would be a cheap and USELESS mechanic that no one wants in this game. It would make it too easy to be able to retaliate against attacks.

[Ghosted]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

PUBG isn't going to just hand you an indicator. If you play the game more frequently, it should grow on you. Learn to dodge shots and watch the ground for puffs of dirt. That is another way to tell if the shots are coming from certain directions. Leave it at that.

listen. all I want is to know where I'm getting shot from like I would in real freaking life. not some call of duty shiz that is like an inch long so you know the exact direction I want to know what side I got hit from. that it. just like in REAL LIFE like you were saying

I'm not going to argue this. Take time to learn the game and you will eventually be able to tell where shots are coming from.

[GothAngelSinner]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Kodiak:

Silencer, and crossbows are meant to be undetected.

yeah but I would still know what side I got hit on. it's that simple nothing fancy. just a general damage indicator that shows oh you got hit on the left owch

Perhaps leaving bullet wounds on the body would surfice, damage indicator seems way too arcady, and cheesey.

[Chikuwu]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

PUBG isn't going to just hand you an indicator. If you play the game more frequently, it should grow on you. Learn to dodge shots and watch the ground for puffs of dirt. That is another way to tell if the shots are coming from certain directions. Leave it at that.

listen. all I want is to know where I'm getting shot from like I would in real freaking life. not some call of duty shiz that is like an inch long so you know the exact direction I want to know what side I got hit from. that it. just like in REAL LIFE like you were saying

Listen... listen!

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

listen. all I want is to know where I'm getting shot from like I would in real freaking life. not some call of duty shiz that is like an inch long so you know the exact direction I want to know what side I got hit from. that it. just like in REAL LIFE like you were saying

Newsflash. This isnt't real life.

you're the one that said there are no damage indiactors IN REAL LIFE. I'm going off what you said. don't be a hypocrite.

also. yeah it isn't real life so why can't I have a basic damage indicator?

[Chikuwu]

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

Publicado originalmente por Basiic:

Newsflash. This isnt't real life.

you're the one that said there are no damage indiactors IN REAL LIFE. I'm going off what you said. don't be a hypocrite.

also. yeah it isn't real life so why can't I have a basic damage indicator?

because we already said multiple times it would be too easy to spot where people would get shot from if there would be an indicator and it would be boring.

I have damaged hearing on my left ear, and have 3D depth issues when listening for surround sound. even i can handle and HEAR where the shot comes from and its general distance.

[skateknees]

I would rather keep it the way it is where the indicator is the crack left or right and or the sound of the actual gun. Silencers are alright to pinpoint as well depending on how far away it is and for the VSS and crossbow well, just keep moving if you get hit cause you can't hear them at all and that's the point.
The sound in this game is virtually spot on in my opinion.

[Zirichel]

Publicado originalmente por Chiku:

Publicado originalmente por Zirichel:

you're the one that said there are no damage indiactors IN REAL LIFE. I'm going off what you said. don't be a hypocrite.

also. yeah it isn't real life so why can't I have a basic damage indicator?

because we already said multiple times it would be too easy to spot where people would get shot from if there would be an indicator and it would be boring.

but I know what side I'm getting hit from in real life. I don't want anything fancy. but I do want to know where I got shot from becasue I would know generally where from in real life. this game is almost unplayable because I don't know where gunshots are coming from what is all your people's problem's I'm not some military die hard I don't know how to understand the exact distance and direction jsut by the gunshot of some gun that I don't know what it's called. I don't know guns that well and I'm just sick of dying in reall dumb ways. a damage indicator would not be cheap what is cheap is that I don't know where I'm getting hit from cause I'm not some military trained war god who knows what every gun sounds like from ceratin distances and directions.

TL:DR I know which side of my body is feeling pain. I'm not a military trained listener and I don't know guns. damage indicator's aren't cheap dying for no reason is.