This is where I'm gonna dump all of my Soldat suggestions. Most of them are intelligent and reasonable, I promise.
Latest suggestion: This is a small and unimportant one, but I think it would just be neat: /salute.
It's no secret that Soldat is full of hate. The number of racial and/or ethnic slurs thrown around in a day would probably make Hitler weep if compacted into one statement of hate, there are at least 12 hate groups for every single weapon in the game, and so-on and so forth.
But what if you meet another player that you -- GORD FORBID -- actually enjoy playing with? Suppose some guy nobly sacrifices himself for the cause, or braves the odds and comes flying out of heavily populated blue territory with the blue flag with a wall of gunfire at his back, or someone who just puts up a good and fun duel?
Remember in Metal Slug 3 (SPOILERS HERE) when they find out the leader dude's an alien, and they send you into that space ship, and salute you as you pass by? That was cool, I thought. (NO MORE SPOILERS) I think it would be neat if you could show your appreciation for a respectable player by standing tall and giving a hearty, good old-fashioned salute. Why not?
Other suggestions:
Rolling to minimize fall damage: The first time I tried realistic mode back in the wee days of my Soldat career, I jumped off a big ol' ledge and tried rolling to see if it would have any effect on how I landed. It didn't, and I was kind of disappointed because it really wasn't entirely realistic. I'm not saying you should be able to survive a 90-storey drop by tucking and rolling, but I think it should have some bearing on how much damage you take -- maybe halving it in most cases or something like that.
Regarding idle animations: The regular Soldat waiting animations (scratching head, checking ammo in gun or whatever the hell that one's supposed to be, involuntarily lighting cigar, and so-on) should either be axed entirely or simply made less intrusive -- ie, should be cancelled by any sort of directional or action input instead of only a gunshot. Also, I like the head-scratching one, and I think you should be able to do that one manually instead of standing around and waiting for it. Body language an' all.
Brutalban command: As mentioned not long ago, there should be a more satisfying form of the beloved /ban, which would cause the unfortunate moron who's gotten himself banned to spontaneously explode violently and shower the immediate vicinity in gore, only to be banned the moment before respawn. Others have gone as far as to want to be able to torture the person in other ways, but I think a regular old explosion is good enough. Others have also suggested that the one doing the banning may also be able to add a comment in doing so.
Improved dismembering: Pretty self-explanatory -- the current gostek only seperates at the neck, elbows and knees, and there are obviously more joints than that. It would be cool to be able to see entire legs cartwheeling through the air or to actually chainsaw somebody in half at the waist. Perhaps this could be optional.
That's all for just now.
Latest suggestion: This is a small and unimportant one, but I think it would just be neat: /salute.
It's no secret that Soldat is full of hate. The number of racial and/or ethnic slurs thrown around in a day would probably make Hitler weep if compacted into one statement of hate, there are at least 12 hate groups for every single weapon in the game, and so-on and so forth.
But what if you meet another player that you -- GORD FORBID -- actually enjoy playing with? Suppose some guy nobly sacrifices himself for the cause, or braves the odds and comes flying out of heavily populated blue territory with the blue flag with a wall of gunfire at his back, or someone who just puts up a good and fun duel?
Remember in Metal Slug 3 (SPOILERS HERE) when they find out the leader dude's an alien, and they send you into that space ship, and salute you as you pass by? That was cool, I thought. (NO MORE SPOILERS) I think it would be neat if you could show your appreciation for a respectable player by standing tall and giving a hearty, good old-fashioned salute. Why not?
Other suggestions:
Rolling to minimize fall damage: The first time I tried realistic mode back in the wee days of my Soldat career, I jumped off a big ol' ledge and tried rolling to see if it would have any effect on how I landed. It didn't, and I was kind of disappointed because it really wasn't entirely realistic. I'm not saying you should be able to survive a 90-storey drop by tucking and rolling, but I think it should have some bearing on how much damage you take -- maybe halving it in most cases or something like that.
Regarding idle animations: The regular Soldat waiting animations (scratching head, checking ammo in gun or whatever the hell that one's supposed to be, involuntarily lighting cigar, and so-on) should either be axed entirely or simply made less intrusive -- ie, should be cancelled by any sort of directional or action input instead of only a gunshot. Also, I like the head-scratching one, and I think you should be able to do that one manually instead of standing around and waiting for it. Body language an' all.
Brutalban command: As mentioned not long ago, there should be a more satisfying form of the beloved /ban, which would cause the unfortunate moron who's gotten himself banned to spontaneously explode violently and shower the immediate vicinity in gore, only to be banned the moment before respawn. Others have gone as far as to want to be able to torture the person in other ways, but I think a regular old explosion is good enough. Others have also suggested that the one doing the banning may also be able to add a comment in doing so.
Improved dismembering: Pretty self-explanatory -- the current gostek only seperates at the neck, elbows and knees, and there are obviously more joints than that. It would be cool to be able to see entire legs cartwheeling through the air or to actually chainsaw somebody in half at the waist. Perhaps this could be optional.
That's all for just now.