I'm really surprised I couldn't find any topics on this when I searched. This is something that has annoyed me ever since the start of BF2. It's a minor thing, but when multiplied by all the times I respawn, it adds up!
There seem to be several "issues" with spawning. I won't call them bugs as they seem to be deliberate features, but I haven't found them documented anywhere. If someone can explain the way these work I'd appreciate it.
1. Sometimes a spawnpoint that we own will show up in red, and I can't respawn there. If I wait a few seconds it goes white again and I can respawn. This seems to be a restriction on too many people spawning at same place at same time, but it's kinda annoying
2. Sometimes when my spawnpoint is a squad leader, it just WON'T let me spawn. I click them, hit "Done" and won't respawn, I try it again and it won't work, try it a third time and it does. This is pretty annoying when my SL is trying to cap a flag and needs help. Before you ask, no he's not dead -- no red/green circle. I understand that this is a restriction when my SL is in a heli or a full vehicle, but sometimes it happens even when he's on foot.
3. The spawn selection screen is STUPID because if I click about 5 pixels off a spawn point it doesn't recognize the click, and I have to click again precisely. And if I miss the "Done" button and click on the very bottom of the map about 50 miles away from any spawnpoints, it deselects and I have to reclick.
4. While we're at it, is there any reason why there are separate "kit" and "squad" screens? Seems like they could fit all this into one screen and save a whole load of clicks
5. And would it be too much trouble to disable the "done" button when your team owns no spawnpoints, and shows a message saying "you cannot respawn"? Yeah, you can look at all your flags, but guys, it's only a few lines of code.
Rant over. If anyone can explain more about spawning rules, provide tips (I saw the Zatar spawn alignment bug post BTW), or just agree that it's stupid, that would help.
There seem to be several "issues" with spawning. I won't call them bugs as they seem to be deliberate features, but I haven't found them documented anywhere. If someone can explain the way these work I'd appreciate it.
1. Sometimes a spawnpoint that we own will show up in red, and I can't respawn there. If I wait a few seconds it goes white again and I can respawn. This seems to be a restriction on too many people spawning at same place at same time, but it's kinda annoying
2. Sometimes when my spawnpoint is a squad leader, it just WON'T let me spawn. I click them, hit "Done" and won't respawn, I try it again and it won't work, try it a third time and it does. This is pretty annoying when my SL is trying to cap a flag and needs help. Before you ask, no he's not dead -- no red/green circle. I understand that this is a restriction when my SL is in a heli or a full vehicle, but sometimes it happens even when he's on foot.
3. The spawn selection screen is STUPID because if I click about 5 pixels off a spawn point it doesn't recognize the click, and I have to click again precisely. And if I miss the "Done" button and click on the very bottom of the map about 50 miles away from any spawnpoints, it deselects and I have to reclick.
4. While we're at it, is there any reason why there are separate "kit" and "squad" screens? Seems like they could fit all this into one screen and save a whole load of clicks
5. And would it be too much trouble to disable the "done" button when your team owns no spawnpoints, and shows a message saying "you cannot respawn"? Yeah, you can look at all your flags, but guys, it's only a few lines of code.
Rant over. If anyone can explain more about spawning rules, provide tips (I saw the Zatar spawn alignment bug post BTW), or just agree that it's stupid, that would help.