Pistol modes indication

MazzaMazza Join Date: 2010-11-22 Member: 75194Members, Reinforced - Onos
in Ideas and Suggestions
I kind of find it annoying not knowing which mode I've set my pistol on unless I try to burst fire.

What I reckon would be a neat visual indication to tell which mode it is in would to add and small target icon just above or next to the ammo count.

The icon would be its in 'snipping/accurate' mode and when it is off it is on 'burst/recoil' mode.

Refer to pic:
<a href="http://img819.imageshack.us/i/pistolk.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6294/pistolk.th.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>

Obviously the colour of the icon would be something of the same colour as the ammo counter.

Thoughts?

Thanks for reading!
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    There's going to be a laser sight eventually.
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  • ShiloriusShilorius Join Date: 2011-01-14 Member: 77445Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1832606:date=Feb 16 2011, 04:43 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Feb 16 2011, 04:43 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1832606"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->There's going to be a laser sight eventually.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I read about that too but I can't find the source right now.
    Triggering the laser sight on = accurate slow mode.

    Until it's implemented use this mnemonic:
    If you pull out the pistol, it is always in fastfire mode and you have to switch every time to accurate mode if you holster it and pull it out again.
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  • louis cardinallouis cardinal Join Date: 2010-12-14 Member: 75664Members
    i never really understood why they added a slow firing mode, why not use the normal fast one but click slower (lol)

    i dont seem to feel any accuracy difference when switching between modes but firing at the same speed on both slowly.

    so it seems like the slow mode is a unecessary down side to your pistol because if you didnt want to shoot slowly and you wanted to pistol whip that fade's ass then your screwed because you gotta change the darn mode!

    ;D
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  • FehaFeha Join Date: 2006-11-16 Member: 58633Members
    Because accuracy mode damage more, and I am not sure, but I think it is a bit more accurate.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Yeah, 30 damage instead of 20, and a 2-degree cone instead of 3. Or was it 1 instead of 2?... stats were dug up from the LUA files and posted somewhere in General Discussion.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    I'd rather that pistol alt-fire be meleeing rather than switching between two different pistol modes. The secondary fire is so similar to the primary that it seems needlessly redundant.
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  • HarimauHarimau Join Date: 2007-12-24 Member: 63250Members
    edited February 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1832660:date=Feb 17 2011, 04:49 AM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Feb 17 2011, 04:49 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1832660"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yeah, 30 damage instead of 20, and a 2-degree cone instead of 3. Or was it 1 instead of 2?... stats were dug up from the LUA files and posted somewhere in General Discussion.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    0 instead of 1 actually.
    <!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->Pistol.kSpread = ClipWeapon.kCone1Degrees
    Pistol.kAltSpread = ClipWeapon.kCone0Degrees    // From NS1<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->
    1 degree is remarkably inaccurate though, you wouldn't believe...
    For example, at ten metres away, there's a 17.5cm spread.
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  • MazzaMazza Join Date: 2010-11-22 Member: 75194Members, Reinforced - Onos
    <!--quoteo(post=1832620:date=Feb 17 2011, 06:10 AM:name=Shilorius)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shilorius @ Feb 17 2011, 06:10 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1832620"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I read about that too but I can't find the source right now.
    Triggering the laser sight on = accurate slow mode.

    Until it's implemented use this mnemonic:
    If you pull out the pistol, it is always in fastfire mode and you have to switch every time to accurate mode if you holster it and pull it out again.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Mm... I must've not read that update. Also I had no idea about it is always in burst mode when deployed out.

    I mainly use the accurate mode to snipe pesky skulks when they are just peeking from a vent and I'm reasonably far away from the target.
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