Innocent_Flower Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Ideally, an avatar for a player should either: A- Be beneficial to gameplay. For example, a graphic that shows others what warframe you're playing and possibly the colours you're using. This'd be good for public games in which you want to know what you're playing with or 'who's more important to revive if you can only pick one' and they're both out of visual range. It's a small thing, but a very helpful one. B- Distinguishes a player from another. It currently does not do that well. There are many players with the same avatar. Really, you're just seeing players as 'starter avatar, boughtPlatforAvatar, and 'primeAccessAvatar'. You might as well let players import images or give them emblems they build ingame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaugahn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 A- That's why we have the loadout tab. B- They do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicTroublermaker Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 So you want to discourage player made avatars yet you dont actually give any reasons at all why we shouldnt do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FrostPrime_ Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Better disable all the icons were already have then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapt0rman Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Selling avatars has always seemed like a bizarre and arbitrary thing to do (and one of the few things that I consider to be a legitimate cashgrab on DE's part), but there's not much to be done about it. Edited June 4, 2015 by rapt0rman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic93 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 A little off topic, but still related to avatars...I still have default Trinity avatar, which although is actually the frame I most play, isn't the specific avatar I'd like to have.Then I think I should take a look at the new avatars they released, probably new ones incoming for Corpus. But guess what, all of them in a bundle, or none of them. No thanks.They should let you buy them individually or at least in couples like allied syndicates, related units, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liminal Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I don't think they should be taken into account when looking at another player (that's what profiles and the loadout section are for). They aren't and don't need to be representative of what the player's using. eg: I love loki with that helmet and it's what I play the most in solo, but when I join a team I never use him. The hud should simply have the name of each player's current frame somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiiiinnn Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I fully agree with A and B of this post. I think that if there was a way to have your Avatar be your current Warframe loadout that would be awesome. Like a headshot from when you press 'i' to inspect, then you can rotate the head to have it look where you want then choose a background color. I think this would be an excellent move for DE and I have no idea why this thread is so against this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firetempest Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 hud should simply have the name of each player's current frame somewhere. Does not help if you have 2+ of the same frame running around. Though it rarely matters in normal 4 player mission. When they add more Trials however. "Whos that red loki, get off the pad!?" "Whos Trinity is that again? Cant tell, they are too far away to target." Their avatar system is pretty bad in game. They can have whatever they bought in non-missions or forums. But in missions they really need to be more descriptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)LordPuck Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Players Ideally, an avatar for a player should either: A- Be beneficial to gameplay. For example, a graphic that shows others what warframe you're playing and possibly the colours you're using. This'd be good for public games in which you want to know what you're playing with or 'who's more important to revive if you can only pick one' and they're both out of visual range. It's a small thing, but a very helpful one. B- Distinguishes a player from another. It currently does not do that well. There are many players with the same avatar. Really, you're just seeing players as 'starter avatar, boughtPlatforAvatar, and 'primeAccessAvatar'. You might as well let players import images or give them emblems they build ingame. I have no objections to B. I do however object to the fact this contest(TennoGen), is the SECOND contest to compete for $$$$$$$$$$$ that REQUIRES A pc downloading pc programs just to use Being able to DRAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonNightSky Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) I fully agree with A and B of this post. I think that if there was a way to have your Avatar be your current Warframe loadout that would be awesome. Like a headshot from when you press 'i' to inspect, then you can rotate the head to have it look where you want then choose a background color. I think this would be an excellent move for DE and I have no idea why this thread is so against this. The headshot idea would make sense for quick ID and player attachment to their avatar. I think avatars stayed the way they are because it's simpler to implement. To have snapshots they'd need to decide how the files are taken and shared between users. It's a little easier when using dedicated servers cause the server handles all that crap. Look at how Clan Images were implemented for comparison. You submit a picture and it's basically uploaded in the next patch. Edited June 4, 2015 by CrimsonNightSky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPrime Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Ideally, an avatar for a player should either: A- Be beneficial to gameplay. For example, a graphic that shows others what warframe you're playing and possibly the colours you're using. This'd be good for public games in which you want to know what you're playing with or 'who's more important to revive if you can only pick one' and they're both out of visual range. It's a small thing, but a very helpful one. B- Distinguishes a player from another. It currently does not do that well. There are many players with the same avatar. Really, you're just seeing players as 'starter avatar, boughtPlatforAvatar, and 'primeAccessAvatar'. You might as well let players import images or give them emblems they build ingame. A) If you want to see who's using what, press ESC while in a team. You'll get a lineup of all team members and their stats. As for whom to revive, you can turn on player names in your settings, you'll be able to see the name no matter where you are. B) We only have three other teammates to deal with, how hard is it to keep track of who's who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent_Flower Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Even pressing esc is inconvenient. You might be spawned in a situation where you can't. and having two downed people in two different rooms, and wondering who's it's best to revive? you need to make an instant decision and you can't rely on memory or ESC for that. Very. Nah seriously, Buying avatars is... Sad. It's often much easier to pick a person on your friends list through unique picture rather than having to actually read. Remember: reading is the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsmith Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Allow players to create their own avatar means DE has to filter for inappropriate ones which cost $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrsrkr Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I thought I'd seen it all after that Greedy Pull buff thread, but NOW I've seen it all. I think I should be able to use whatever I damn well please, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent_Flower Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Allow players to create their own avatar means DE has to filter for inappropriate ones which cost $$ Game isn't rated a 12 y'know. You cut people in half by the dozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsmith Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Game isn't rated a 12 y'know. You cut people in half by the dozen.what? Doesn't matter the age. DE doesn't want boobs and $&*^s as avatars. Regardless of how many people do it DE would have to have an employee monitor all avatars meet their standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent_Flower Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Or, you could put in a report feature that would put such things in the hands of players (to later be viewed by a DE staff member) which would hugely reduce the amount of effort needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognj Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 They should had the avatar to represent the frame that you are using. Buuut it is already impossible to to that since a lot of people spent plat and real money for PA's avatars.I mean it is faster to type in warframe's name in pug rather that xXx360mLgN0Sc0p3gh0stN1nj4xXx, and having corresponding images would help out to distinguish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolly Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Selling avatars has always seemed like a bizarre and arbitrary thing to do (and one of the few things that I consider to be a legitimate cashgrab on DE's part), but there's not much to be done about it. Well, aside from choosing not to buy them. They're there for those who want them, they're utterly unnecessary for those who don't. This is what we call a "win-win". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinetos Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 A) If you want to see who's using what, press ESC while in a team. You'll get a lineup of all team members and their stats. As for whom to revive, you can turn on player names in your settings, you'll be able to see the name no matter where you are. B) We only have three other teammates to deal with, how hard is it to keep track of who's who? where is the floating name setting? I've looked for one multiple times and found nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omni_Omega Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Disagree Sarcastic Comment Witty One Liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPrime Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 where is the floating name setting? I've looked for one multiple times and found nothing... I think it's under UI and just says show player name or something. I can get a screenshot tomorrow, I'm out of town right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinetos Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think it's under UI and just says show player name or something. I can get a screenshot tomorrow, I'm out of town right now.thanks I found it. Show teammates Names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Sorrow-San Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 While everyone here has some good points... And some bad ones... I honestly would just be happy with all normal warframe avatars (No helmet or prime variants) being available by default. Or at the very least, can we have more then 4 avatars to choose from? If not, then why not let us unlock individual frame avatars by maxing their rank at least once? Just my 2 cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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