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Is scouting a good idea?

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Suggestion: Scouting
« on: February 20, 2012, 06:47:19 am »
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An idea so simple I can't believe it's not butter (and noone else brought it up yet):

Enable clan members or at least officers to see other members' lines of sight on the Strat map.

E.g.: we send a dude to an area beyond our line of sight and can see what he is seeing on the map. We call him a scout and have a new job to give to people in Strat to make it more appealing to the general population.

Pro's:
Improve Strat appeal by adding things for members or factionless people to do
Additional diplomatic options (intelligence trade)
More strategy and planning, less blind running around
Less boring sitting around in fiefs

Con's:
Favors bigger clans or clans with better diplomacy
"Green supports it" and nerf cav (?)

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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 06:52:43 am »
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+1 but couldn't they just ask the member through the forums (pm, email, voice chat, chat rooms)
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 07:31:13 am »
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This is an amusing suggestion considering you have illuminati in your clan now.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 07:42:31 am »
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-buying 5 keys
-assign them as scouts
-sending them to all corners of the map
-who are these guys? I do not know them * poker face *

try use TS, screenshoots, teamviewer or Advanced Tactical Center  :mrgreen:
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 09:05:42 am »
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Its a nice idea but I really love that strat is so raw. Its man power over macro bs.

If you want intelligence you go get it yourself or you have to go out and look at crap.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 07:41:28 pm »
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Improvement to the idea...

for one, scouting is very important and should not be put into easy mode. Thus it should be a feature where you can "ask for reports" and it will take like 2 hours but then you get like 3 hours only of vision from their positions... It needs restraints. And it should also cost something / have a refresh timer.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2012, 10:32:29 pm »
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It's bad enough that you can get on vent and ask "whaddya see". This is medieval. No radios, telephones, gps, internet, etc. Scouts had to go and come back, and say OH FUCK DUDE THERE'S GUYS OVER THERE
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 06:19:31 pm »
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It's bad enough that you can get on vent and ask "whaddya see". This is medieval. No radios, telephones, gps, internet, etc. Scouts had to go and come back, and say OH FUCK DUDE THERE'S GUYS OVER THERE

totally agree.  And considering that we have instant communication it's not hard for your "scout" to take a screenshot, upload to tinypic and link you.  It might take a whole 2 minutes.

I say NAY to the idea of seeing what your "scouts" see.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2012, 08:35:39 pm »
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totally agree.  And considering that we have instant communication it's not hard for your "scout" to take a screenshot, upload to tinypic and link you.  It might take a whole 2 minutes.

I say NAY to the idea of seeing what your "scouts" see.

When you have to organize a whole war campaign for a faction, you will think differently. Most of the times working with people in Strat is like herding a bag of fleas and to get them to send a screenshot from a specific location in a defined time frame rather difficult.

-buying 5 keys
-assign them as scouts
-sending them to all corners of the map
-who are these guys? I do not know them * poker face *

try use TS, screenshoots, teamviewer or Advanced Tactical Center  :mrgreen:

All you would see is the area in a few circles in the 5 (??) corners of the map, not everything on their way (unless you watch them the whole time). Having multiple keys is bannable in Strat, but assigning the job to clan members would give more of them a purpose. Good suggestion about ATC though!

I am not suggesting to make it ridiculously easy to see the whole map, but in order to be able to plan you need some kind of visual intelligence.

Also don't disregard the additional diplomatic options and reasons for clans to work together thus would provide.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2012, 05:20:39 pm »
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Not disagreeing with you there mike, but I think the point of strategus should try to move away from one person doing everything manually, while everyone else is basically automated bots (crafting/transferring or recruiting/transferring).  I feel useful when I'm on the edge of the map and see troop movements and let my leaders know. 

Otherwise all it would take is for one person to be active (to see what's going on in the strat map), and everyone else in the faction logs in once a week to transfer goods and troops. 
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2012, 10:41:14 pm »
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This is an amusing suggestion considering you have illuminati in your clan now.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2012, 12:04:05 am »
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Maybe implement the ability to erect and control watchtowers, granting everyone in your faction sight of a certain radius around it. It would introduce new tactics as far as controlling/holding watchtowers.
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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2012, 09:06:26 pm »
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When you have to organize a whole war campaign for a faction, you will think differently. Most of the times working with people in Strat is like herding a bag of fleas.
This just shows that this game is the best feudal war simulator possible.

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Re: Suggestion: Scouting
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2012, 09:09:33 pm »
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Recruiting "Scouts" or having them as an item would be a good balance mechanic, allowing you to share (more) information (faster) between parties with them.  Additionally, they could increase your own sight radius slightly.
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