Cover system. Any plans for it?

[tortilladude]

Hi y'all! Im loving the game.

So good to see it evolving from week to week. I just wanted to know if im alone with this (probably not though)

I would be very happy to see some cover system in the game. Like you simply press a button when u are hiding behind a wall and your character pushes his/her back to it, or it makes you harder to hit and makes you able to peek around corners. I would like to make an example with "Deus Ex" It had (in my opinion) perfect cover system. It was very fluid. I always felt like if shhh' hits the fan i can just take cover behind a desk or something and shoot with my gun while im basically crouching but with lower accuracy of course. Then i could kneel and use the same cover, but they could hit me but i have full accuracy in that stance.

This could also connect to the STEALTH thread but it is not necessarily a stealth thing.

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/3930-stealth-feedback-suggestions-thread/

Watcha' say?

(doing Jedi mind trick handmoves in front of the devs)

[nzzero]

1.go behind chest-high objects.

2.press crouch

3.You are behind cover now!

Other than that devs said numerous times there will be no cover system because it breaks the flow of the game.

Sorry to disappoint, but if you wont treat this game as cover-based shooter, you are going to have much more fun!

Edited January 19, 2013 by nzzero

[Starbarian]

Definitely a yes for me! I don't mind running around behind objects but since you do get cornered quite often (at least playing solo), I think it'd make sense to have a cover system. Preferrably one where you can switch between cover rapidly. At the same time, I'd like to see more flanking from enemies. They kinda just stand there and shoot you (which is ok I guess, since you can't really take cover and you'd be screwed if they flanked you!).

Another idea: How bout having melee greneer clamber over cover to flank you from above? (You know, containers/crates that you can't see over). Dunno if that's too much work though.

[Ronyn]

Other than that devs said numerous times there will be no cover system because it breaks the flow of the game.

Not quite what they said.

They said they are consdiering a non-sticky cover system that would would be soemwhat automatic.

[tortilladude]

Thats good to hear. Not that i am cover addicted. Just there are situations when im swarmed by Grineer and i search for a good spot which gives cover from at least two sides then i start a little micro-management changing weapons and hiding from bullets to clear that room. True, crouching works really good. The characters duck down so tightly we can almost hide behind a barrel. And somersalting into cover is so much coolness too. Best would be, when you are doing that "MaxPayne-ish" move when you start shooting while in the air and sometimes you get in a mid-air attack stance, if that animation would be a bit slower like when Rhino punches the ground and things start levitating slowly you could actually be able to shoot someone.

Thx for the thoughts by the way!