Radio man

Mr.Seb87 · 2008-02-29, 11:49

I was thinking, why don't we add a radio man class? The radio man would have a rifle with little amount of ammo, no grenades, some smoke grenades and would allow the squad leader to communicate with the commander only when close enough to the radio man or the radio man's corpse... Just a suggestion that i think hasn't been proposed before ( I did use the search button

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Smegburt_funkledink · 2008-02-29, 11:57

From what I've gathered, Your SL is technically your "radio man".
I believe that the voip funtions are hardcoded so I dont think this could be implemented.
Also, squads aren't big enough as it is. Adding a radio man would mean 1 more role to be filled.

Pariel · 2008-02-29, 12:03

Yeah, if there were 10-12 man squads, it would work. Unfortunately, the limit at 6 really limits stuff like this.

Mr.Seb87 · 2008-02-29, 12:05

Yeah well... just a suggestion, but i do reckon that that would mean one less fighting man.

Rudd · 2008-02-29, 12:27

VOIP is hardcoded, but i've never seen a suggestion trying to modify it in this way..

Would be a good suggestion

charliegrs · 2008-02-29, 13:16

i think this would kinda kill gameplay, i mean lets be honest, we have a hard enough time just getting our squads to stay together with all the idiots on the public servers, if you needed one of your squad members to stay within close proximity to you to communicate with the commander you would end up never being able to talk to the commander.

Smegburt_funkledink · 2008-02-29, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by charliegrs

if you needed one of your squad members to stay within close proximity to you to communicate with the commander you would end up never being able to talk to the commander.

= realism. I wouldn't say "never" either.

This can't happen tho. HC

Tef · 2008-02-29, 13:43

Wait but in this day and age they still use big clunky radios?

OkitaMakoto · 2008-02-29, 13:46

While I really do commend you for using search, sometimes its just not enough. Some older threads *might* not show up for whatever reason. First thing to do is check the "Already Suggested Suggestions" thread. I just did and it has:
"Radio Messages/Any At All 1" in its list. For whatever reason, the link took me to the forums main page, so it is probably an old thread so you wont see the discussion, but rest assured its been brought up before and basically, for VOIP reasons and for the fact that it would lower active members in a squad of 6, it was decided against

Welcome to the forums
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2008-02-29, 11:49	#1
Mr.Seb87 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Monza(MI) ITALY	Radio man I was thinking, why don't we add a radio man class? The radio man would have a rifle with little amount of ammo, no grenades, some smoke grenades and would allow the squad leader to communicate with the commander only when close enough to the radio man or the radio man's corpse... Just a suggestion that i think hasn't been proposed before ( I did use the search button )...

2008-02-29, 11:57	#2
Smegburt_funkledink Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,067 Vietnam Location: Quang Tri Province	From what I've gathered, Your SL is technically your "radio man". I believe that the voip funtions are hardcoded so I dont think this could be implemented. Also, squads aren't big enough as it is. Adding a radio man would mean 1 more role to be filled.

2008-02-29, 12:03	#3
Pariel Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,583 United States of America Location: Boston/NJ	Yeah, if there were 10-12 man squads, it would work. Unfortunately, the limit at 6 really limits stuff like this.

2008-02-29, 12:05	#4
Mr.Seb87 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Monza(MI) ITALY	Yeah well... just a suggestion, but i do reckon that that would mean one less fighting man.

2008-02-29, 12:27	#5
Rudd Retired PR Developer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21,157 United Kingdom Location: Brighton Blog Entries: 2	VOIP is hardcoded, but i've never seen a suggestion trying to modify it in this way.. Would be a good suggestion

2008-02-29, 13:16	#6
charliegrs Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,003 Location: phoenix AZ USA	i think this would kinda kill gameplay, i mean lets be honest, we have a hard enough time just getting our squads to stay together with all the idiots on the public servers, if you needed one of your squad members to stay within close proximity to you to communicate with the commander you would end up never being able to talk to the commander.

2008-02-29, 13:43	#8
Tef Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 632 Location: Jamaica/ Canada	Wait but in this day and age they still use big clunky radios?

2008-02-29, 13:46	#9
OkitaMakoto Retired PR Developer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,356 United States of America Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 1	While I really do commend you for using search, sometimes its just not enough. Some older threads might not show up for whatever reason. First thing to do is check the "Already Suggested Suggestions" thread. I just did and it has: "Radio Messages/Any At All 1" in its list. For whatever reason, the link took me to the forums main page, so it is probably an old thread so you wont see the discussion, but rest assured its been brought up before and basically, for VOIP reasons and for the fact that it would lower active members in a squad of 6, it was decided against Welcome to the forums Okita