I don't remember it being this crappy and buggy during the first 6 months of this game, now you can spam Q and spot maybe 3/10 targets and and they are spotted for like 3-5 seconds? wtf happened?
There is a limit to how much you can spam the function now. I'm not sure if its based on how many people you actually spot, or what, but I know that there is a limit. After reaching that, you can't spot anyone for a few seconds. Someone else is likely better informed as far as the technical details go. Probably an attempt to lessen the information being sent by a single player. That Q spam may not make that big a difference on your machine, but with 100s of players doing the same thing, you can bet it'll affect the server after a while, especially during peak hours.
Yea, I noticed this too. This was always quite unresponsive to me, but today it was really bad for some reason. Good to know that it has a cool-down timer. I never knew that.
I hate spotting in PS2 so much. You can be standing on a hill staring right at an enemy sunnderer, pressing "spot" over and over without actually spotting the giant van thing parked in clear view. Very frustrating.
This is correct, with the current iteration any given person may pres the Q button up to 5 times without a successful spot, resulting in a short cool down. No limit save the limit of 5 consecutive unsuccessful spots. additional changes to the Q system are as follows: -Only friendly units within 75~100m of your current position will receive the Dorito over your target (save squad mates who seem to be around 300~400m). -Time that a target remains "spotted" is capped somewhere between 5-7 seconds (unless the target is an infiltrator and it cloaks, removing the spot). -EXP rewards are now given for spotting a target that is killed by a friendly unit *(who was able to receive the info (see point 1)). Squad mates provide a larger EXP bonus (~%50 more). -A short penalty of 5-7 seconds will be enforced on any individual who "spams" the Q spot feature (limit at this current time is ~5). *this does not count for infiltrator recon devices as any unit killed within the scanned area and are positively identified as targets grant the spotting EXP bonus. BONUS FEATURE (BUG): you can spot any target through any obstacle so long as the center of your reticle is on the center of your targets mass. fun side note: PlaneSide 2 currently does not support the word reticle with its spell checker.
Liberator in coming Q, Lib in coming QQ, Lib Q, Lib Q, QQQQQQQ, Tank Bust..... QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ DEAD. Team mate: " Why didnt you spot him"
Or Theres the enemy sunderer, Q... no really Q... *swarms of infantry coming towards you* QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ, why can nobody else see this sunderer? QQQQQQQQ*dead*
