Hard to identify dropped weapons

phoenixbbs

<div class="IPBDescription">(reposted from getsatisfaction)</div>Although dropped weapons might be to scale on the floor, they're quite hard to see at times, and, after almost 300 hours playing, I still have trouble differentiating whether I'm looking at a shottie or LMG on the floor.

It's easier to simply pick them up to work it out, rather than knowing in advance.

Would it be possible to "hint" at where a weapon is by adding a slight glow / blue nano effect, and when you approach it, to add "G" with "Pick up #weapon name#" below ?

PsiWarp

Dropped weapons will have a distinct outline in the next build, so should be easy to see for both Marines and Comm.

phoenixbbs

Thanks for the reply, still wouldn't mind seeing the text description as well though if possible :-}

schkorpio

+1 for text description when you aim near the dropped item, and are with in 6feet / 2metres distance.

Better still would be a holographic rotation weapon icon (like the health PLUS icon above the armory). Kinda of like a holographic version of weapon pick ups in the quake days. Don't tell me those visors aren't used for augmented reality :)

Kouji_San

Hmm, the outline shape should be obvious enough... I just want to be able to point my crosshair at the weapon I want to pick up and not have the game decide for me, which of the ones lying on the floor is the most expensive and give me that one...

spellman23

The icons are a bit small on my screen, so I often have to look around to find a weapon and know when I'm on top of it to pick it up.

But that's perhaps purely my own preference.

Jekt

Never had a problem identifying a dropped weapon. The ammo that sits next to it is strange ..
Problem is when multiple weapons are on top of each other, ever tried picking up a welder underneath a flame thrower?