Spotting Changes

[FattBrando]

From another discussion

@FattBrando

Personally I think the spotting is fine, BUT the Pred’s cloak needs to hide him better and he needs to be quieter when in the trees.

Visual

1. Make the cloak more effective in general, and almost completely invisible when crouched/not moving

Sound

2. Remove the sound of footsteps while in the trees completely (they’re fine on the ground) but keep the sounds of branches creaking when pred lands/pred clicks/etc, however…
3. Widen the direction of the sound so it gives only a very general idea of location. It’s waaay too specific. Unless…
4. Unless the source of the sound is within a certain distance of the player, say 20 feet or so? Then keep it specific. The Predator shouldn’t be able to be in the tree literally above the fireteam without risking being spotted.

Function

5. Predator laser “fades out” as it gets closer to the Predator. Indicating general location without absolutely pinpointing him.
6. Leaves don’t fall from every tree branch upon jumping/landing. Maybe a 1 in 10 chance of it happening. It’s not autumn in the jungle.
7. Pred can’t be spotted for 3-5 seconds after being spotted.

I had a thought that the spot could create some kind of visual indication for the Pred. Like a 'red zone" area where he was just highlighted until he exited the area. This would be seriously OP unless the ability was nerfed with a significant cooldown. Should probably be class exclusive as well. But I think it makes sense in terms of how spotting should work. If the soldier points out a specific area, the rest of the team would be aware of movement within that area, but not be able to track an almost invisible object behind tress.

[Reaper3899]

Iv just come out of a match where I was spotted twice while I was stationary and completely invisible. It needs to be removed or given only to the scout class with a cool down.

It’s bad enough that a predators weapons leave a trail when fired, combine that with the fact someone can sit and span the spot button on likely positions doesnt make it fine imo.