@k1lroyw4sh3r3 said in Emotes shouldn't hide your gamer tag:
@galactic-geek said in Emotes shouldn't hide your gamer tag:
@d4m0r3d said in Emotes shouldn't hide your gamer tag:
@galactic-geek aww man i have always wanted to be able to crouch, not to teabagging, just so i could feel more sneaky, i mean walking just doesnt feel very sneaky to me. not that i would use it seriously, it would just be funny to have say 4 pirates crouching around on an enemy ship would it not lol.
Think of it this way: since there are no headshots, crouching would legitimately make you a harder target to shoot, especially when behind cover, like a map table or barrel (bare with me, as that's the good part) - we'd have a bunch of crouching pirates out in the open trying to shoot each other that look like chickens! Why, it's almost as weird-looking as pirates jumping all over the darn place with their swords looking like bunny rabbits!
Oh, wait...
It’s obvious we would need a crouch cool down then.
As to the OP I’ve always though player names should be hidden at all times. Only when your killed by a player does it display who killed you and with what. If you do the make friends emote it will displayed their name for a few seconds and bring up the social screen. Or if your in the tavern all names are displayed. Making the tavern a social space for players to meet and get to know each other.
But that’s just me, I’ve never been a fan of the large name plates.
I don't like the idea of a cooldown as it would feel unnatural.
Having names hidden at all times would break the game in favor of ambush and stealth tactics. What we have now strikes a nice balance - you can hide, but not move, lest you risk getting spotted.
Having the game tell you who killed you and with what increases the likelihood of a poor sport falsely reporting their killer. If they can see where their killer is, then that ruins any opportunity their killer has at getting subsequent surprise attacks against their crewmates - it'd essentially be 1 and done.
I don't like the idea of befriending someone that I don't know by name. With your idea, I might add InfantKiller666 without realizing it. So, no.
The tavern is already a social place if all parties agree to it. Having your name displayed ruins the mystery of the world, and again, increases the likelihood of false reports.