During my time playing this game, I've added plenty of friends to my roster. With the issues people are having of people dropping during strikes or other content that is difficult/impossible to solo, I think guardian tech needs some upgrades to include sending a distress beacon to fellow players requesting backup. How we could do this:
Add a toggle (on/off) button in the ghost menu for "Requesting backup". This automatically turns off once fireteam fills up.
In the roster section, your names will flash or emit a yellow 'echo' around your gamertag (similar to how you can tell when someone has their super charged). People who are requesting backup could be moved to the front of the friend pages. Description of current activity would remain the same.
Just an idea. An additional idea for this could be setting up a filter for a player seeking to help out others by activity type: e.g. 'only show me distress beacons for raids and nightfalls' or 'distress beacons only for daily mission'.
What do you all think?
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Great idea bump.
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Bump, it could also flash in the directory when you have friends that are doing a ceirtain activity and have space in their fireteams
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Edited by QuackFever: 10/5/2015 11:05:15 PMThe fighting was intense. The corpses of Fallen littered the ground at the feet of two Guardians. Three more skiffs were already inbound, and two captains from the first wave still rallied their surviving Dregs and Vandals for a fresh assault. One of them suffered a brief lapse in judgement, and the Hunter on the hilltop made sure that it wouldn't happen again. The Skiffs' Arc cannons were trained on the hilltop; they fired, only for their bolts to explode harmlessly against a Void wall, a domed sanctuary erected by the Titan. "We can't handle this alone." Even through the speakers, the Titan could hear how much the Hunter hated having to admit that. "We have time." The Titan smiled, unseen behind his faceplate. A Walker dropped from a fourth skiff, flanked by Vandals bearing wire rifles. "Ghost, call for backup. Distress signal Alfa-Charlie Six Eight." "Guardian, I'm not familiar with that code. Please elaborate." The Titan chuckled. "Tell any nearby Guardians that some Fallen want their asses beat, and that we don't want to hog all the fun."
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I love it! This would be a great addition to the game.
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This needs a bump!
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Yes. Actually there should be a smaller one too that is meant for people around you to say: Hey a chest! [i]or[/i] Get the -blam!- over here and help me with this big guy goddammit!
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Great , Bump
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Great idea :-)
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Bump the size o Kim's Kardashian's rump!
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Like the idea, man.
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Bump.
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Good idea expect make it universal and not limited to friend list
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Bump. This is good
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Bump!
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Brilliant!! Highly functional and obvious beyond belief! Fits in well with the game theme.
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Bump! I like this
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100% agreed. That would be sweet!!!
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