[Suggestion] Prone

I am curious as to why this game doesn't have the prone combat position? Prone is a staple of advanced tactic FPS games on PC. In fact in the genre it is often touted as what separates great PC shooters from crap console ones. There is so much value added potential in this game for it that I cannot understand (even remotely) why its not available.

Is there some technical or logistical reason maybe?

I wouldn't mind this being an Infiltrator and/or Light Assault thing. But I really don't think the entire infantry game, as well as the infantry vs vehicles game, needs another change in favour of infantry survival. The logic behind limiting going prone to some classes only would be simple to figure out: Heavy Assaults shouldn't carry heavy launchers and expect no mobility penalty for the added weight.

It would slow combat and encourage camping and friendly fire would increase.

Just say no to prone thread number 269

This is a great idea and just for the sake of variety would be interesting in the game. However, I doubt this would have very much utility beyond infiltrator snipers and perhaps HAs with RLs. What were some of the other things you had in mind where this would have a lot of potential?

LOL you play halo don't you? Hilarious that the detractor would be named after a character from a crap console shooter. You sir are the epitome of irony.

It seems that it would useful and practical for all Infantry except maxes. I especially like that it allows 3 tiers of staggered firing from a line if organized right. Think about the value this would bring for protecting SCU rooms or gen rooms. It would make almost 0 difference in getting smoked by ESF pilots and tanks already cannot do much of anything to infantry anyway unless they are being spawn camped.

Do you have an actual point little man?

Prone = Advanced Tactics

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Get back to your controller games and stop ruining this game? ****

Yes, this is an interesting point and I can imagine that it would be beneficial in some scenarios.

Still, in my experience, mobility in this game seems to far outweigh positioning- coming from someone who plays a lot of LA. I would think if you had people go prone around enclosed cap points, gens, or SCUs that they would be easy explosives targets. I would think the 3 tiers of fire would be most useful in the larger, long range standoffs that occur from time to time and I can see how being prone at relatively long range may outweigh the cost to mobility. IMO it is hard to see how this addition would be a big negative- I have a hard time thinking how it would encourage camping or friendly fire- though I suppose it is possible and so it would probably be best implemented in a test server. I also do not see why HA would not be able to lay down with a RL, seems like that would be a preferable way to support a heavy shoulder mounted object- unless the rocket would scorch your seat.

So no then you don't have a point. Try harder.

get back to your CoD and stop trying to make this game into a clone? ****

Prone would make a bipod for LMG more useful fun.

Troll is troll. go home boy

Never bought and never will buy CoD anything. Cute though how you are dumb but try anyway. Cookie?

In truth prone brings a lot of value to games like BF2 and BF2142 because it can be used to avoid long range explosives and allows you to more effectively hide in terrain. Not to mention that it allows for in game obstacles to be created that only allow prone access (vents, tunnels, etc.)

Before I made this post I ASSUMED it wasnt in the game for some technical reason, possibly pertaining to the game engine. I had no idea there was some legion of 12 year old lobbying against it while on lunch break at school.

• you dont know nothing about me, so dont call me dumb for disagreeíng with you whilst apparantly mistaking you for a CoD kiddie. ofwhich i am sorry for.
• yes please
• bushes
• nope.avi, i think its fine the way it is now, because we dont need more diving n00bs. crouching is doing its job just fine

I really don't think the game needs this feature. Also, isn't prone a huge part of Black Ops and Black Ops 2?

It is in them kind of as a novelty. If you want to see an example of prone implemented with crouch in a way that is good, just check out Battlefield 2 or 2142. Avoid 3, its an awful game.

I would like to see prone BUT I fear it would introduce “dolphin diving” that plagued tactical games like ghost recon back in the day.

A keybind for /suicide would be more useful than prone. The moment you are spotted in the prone position, you are dead. Not only will your utter lack of movement enable you to enjoy every one of my bullets, it will expose your face better for more headshots.

Don't prone, get up and move so I can't hit you behind bad netcode causing sporadic movement and terrible hit detection.