Franklin Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Quick question about "Spotting" in BF4 using the "PLD". I'm usually in a very elevated location far away from the action when I'm using my PLD/Sniper. So here's the question. If I'm that far away in an area that is either elevated or I'm located among cover all around me. Once I "Spot" them, all of a sudden they know where I'm spotting them from. Yes, I understand about IFR, but it would take some time to locate my position. But how would they know that I'm "Painting" them anyway. I did this for around Eleven years in one function or another. And while I'm performing this task, I don't get ranged by artillery in Five mins. and then get rain on by ordinance. So how in the hell in this game you get spotted by a target that auto spots you at the same time??? That just does not happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Mortar maybe. But dats just my assumption. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Red light that shines maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Nope. The "Panted" target can never see the laser, thus, you van never be detected. Like I stated, I know this to be true or I would not be writing this now. I'd be dead. In the game, do you know when your being painted?? So my question still stands. How can a target know the direction from where it's being painted from. It happens ALL the time in the game. I paint a target, and within 10 seconds that target starts firing at me. Put it this way. When I was in, we had to be on the ground to paint targets. Now they paint targets from satellites that are 500 miles above the earth. Or these satellites have a rotating "Mirror" where you use the laser from your back yard, it the mirror on the Sat, and id sends that laser to the target of opportunity. And that info is over 25 years old. I can make an educated guess at what they might be using now. But most likely I'd be wrong. It's all a "Tech" world now. I remember what we were testing at the time that would blow your mind because you might think it would never be possible. But I know they're using it because they are getting more Friendly Fire these days. The FOF get's all screwed up and before you know it you get a lot of Friendlies dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 So I'm not sure why you are asking us these questions. It's just a game. Not using the same as real life systems. JUST A GAME. I don't understand how you think we would be interested in solving your questions. This is, and I will repeat, JUST A GAME. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Sure I understand what you're talking about. But the game "Boosts" on how "Realistic" it matches "Military Specs". That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 It's JUST A GAME :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Well if you got on teamspeak and played in our server I could show you how easy it is to spot someone lazing a target. Post this question in battlelog forums and see the response you get. You are not undetected. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 I have been having some difficulties with some members. So I'm staying off of TS for a bit. But I'm still in your server. Hell, you kill time and time again Axlerod, You have not noticed this before....lol. I stopped posting at that place. You get a lot of "Smartasses" that think that they know more about combat than someone that has been in combat......And I'll bring this to close with the quote from Patches......IT'S JUST A GAME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp1k3 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 In this game when you take damage or (in this case) are locked by another player there is an indicator that notifies you of the general direction you took said damage or are being locked on from. Just like a snipers lense will glare up indicating someone is looking in your general direction the (what i'm guessing is) red laser from an ifr will do the same. Sort of like someone aiming at you with a laser sight or combat light making it easier for them to spot. Also if you are receiving mortar fire from what seems like no where make sure you have a silencer on to hide your map location often times people use mortars to counter snipers without changing their kits. Could just be happenstance that you pissed someone off. Good luck! Hope to see you around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 No, I'm not receiving incoming Mortars. That was a statement I said if I could be seen painting a target in real life, I wold be getting incoming ordinance on my position, but that never happens. When I'm painting a target no one can see me on the minimap because I'm not firing a weapon I'm just using the PLD. The damage the target takes can be in any direction except from the direction I'm spotting them from. I know that I have been painted many times, but I never get a direction indicator telling me the origin of the "Laser". Where do you see this "Indicator" that you speaking of?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 look it up on youtube. plenty of videos there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yep, been there done that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yep, been there done that..... So then. Why did you post this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Because I like to cover ALL my bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Wow @ our time expense. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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