Crouch to hide your name

You know, I'm not sure I found the ability to crouch... Crouching would be a fantastic feature!

@cmm-solo Not sure about doing away with them, But make it only possible to see names if in close quarters and able to see them directly.
And the flare is good but I agree with reducing it as it glows lighter than any lantern..

Hunching over and taking a movement speed penalty, for the benefit of reduced footstep audio and toggling of the gamertag, sounds acceptable, and provides a fun aspect for those more sneakily inclined, as opposed to the ol' swashbuckler.

On the topic of crouching, that would be a bad thing to implement. As it would lead to people using it as a "Cover mechanic" during ship combat, which would make using the pistol and rifle during a scuffle even more pointless. As the idea is that you're always exposed to small arms fire, as long as you're on the top deck.

The only benefit of hiding your GT when crouched would be for campers! There is no benefit to it otherwise!
"But i want to be able to hide!" "I want to ambush other crews", both mean the same thing. Camping!
Crouching, has itself been a highly requested feature & would add a lot to the game, so i am all for this.
But the removal of GT's is a big no from me!

@logansdadtoo That's an interesting thought. I gotta agree, that it'll most likely be how it's (Ab)used in actuality. Not to mention it ruins the momentum that the game is trying to impose upon everything in the game. Gonna have to agree with this man!

I can count on my left hook the number of times crouching with no gamertag would have helped me avoid detection.

I'm not saying "git gud", but honestly we are pirates, not ninjas
#bemorepirate #belessninja

@erikinthebakery said in Crouch to hide your name:

I can count on my left hook the number of times crouching with no gamertag would have helped me avoid detection.

I'm not saying "git gud", but honestly we are pirates, not ninjas
#bemorepirate #belessninja

I'll drink to that!

@jackwestburg2

I agree, this would be a good idea to implement. Already I can see people jumping to conclusions that this would benefit campers only... ignoring that they could also use it to hide from said "campers". Regardless, it would be a fun mechanic to add and could lead to some unexpected encounters.

@its-s****. Tell the bartender to put it on my tab!!

Also, remind me to avoid the tavern... my tab is getting a wee bit costly...

@n7-spectre
in my book hiding = camping, it's just a term used so they don't sound like they are cheating!
anyway, you can already 'hide' behind things by using the 'sit' emote!

In the meantime while we wait for that feature here is a work around.

One of the emotes is to sit down. I found this useful when i was able to sneak onto an enemy ship and sit down in the corner to remain hidden. Of course you cannot move but its a start.

Also a bit of a trolling move/exploit. If an enemy player uses the sit down emote in your ships's crows nest its almost impossible to shoot them. They can sit there and one shot blunderbuss anyone climbing the ladder to the crows nest.

@logansdadtoo so hiding is "cheating" if i understand your logic?

Hypothetical: If i swim up to your ship at night and sneak aboard while you're on an island and stowaway someplace only to make off with one of your chests, undetected, while you depart for another quest section on another island... that's me cheating?

If so, i completely disagree. I call that a skillful theft.

Hell, i'm all for hiding enemy tags by crouching or some other action. Would be a great addition.

@thecanisdirus
OK, not all the time, but in most cases in this game yes, i will say hiding is cheating.
If you are anywhere on land the only purpose would be to camp & it would definitely be used that way!

@logansdadtoo Everyone's entitled to his/her own opinion or view and i respect yours.

That said, IMO, "hiding" is just another tactic no different that up-front, in-the-open confrontation. If i was ambushed by a group of pirates hiding on an island within bushes well good on them for getting the jump on me and my crew. Our fault for not scouting well enough and sending a solo member onto the island for scouting ahead of the rest of us.

Crouching would be a cool addition but it needs a set of rules to be balanced:

• Gamer tag blends gradually from visible to hidden (no sudden disappearance tricks)
• Gamer tag becomes visible after attacking or attempting an attack
• Movement speed set to walk speed
• No crouching during combat
• No underwater crouching

As I said previously, this is really completely unnecessary.
@LogansDadToo 's hint about using the sit emote is very powerful. I have used that trick to hide in the crow's nest of an enemy ship and I was not discovered until someone came all the way up into the nest. I've seen video of someone using it to sit behind the desk in the galleon's cabin and not be seen by crews standing on the other side.
I've boarded boats big and small numerous times. Walked right by crew members while carrying a big red barrel. Swam under my friend's sloop and released multiple gun powder barrels while they were grabbing chests in the water 15 feet away him seeing, and I quote "not even a toe of you".

If you are trying to sneak around and your gamertag is getting you detected, it might not be the gamertag's fault. This is, after all, a skill-based game #getsneaky

@drbullhammer said in Crouch to hide your name:

The fact that I never once saw you was icing on the cake!

Well, I do have a degree in icing cakes...

@erikinthebakery said in Crouch to hide your name:

If you are trying to sneak around and your gamertag is getting you detected, it might not be the gamertag's fault. This is, after all, a skill-based game #getsneaky

Not bad... not bad at all. I personally think it would be a fun little mechanic to add to the somewhat lacking mobility in this game, but it's not make or break. It's not really about making it easier to be sneaky, but more to add to the tools the player has to ambush or hide from opponents. It can also add to some hilarity/confusion if your own teammates are crouching and you don't recognize them (yes, I think friendly-fire should be a thing too... but I know that is one thing that would incite protests at Rare HQ so I'll chill).

@n7-spectre said in Crouch to hide your name:

I think friendly-fire should be a thing too...

I understand that it was in the pre-alpha internal builds, and was removed for being a Bad Idea.

@erikinthebakery said in Crouch to hide your name:

@n7-spectre said in Crouch to hide your name:

I think friendly-fire should be a thing too...

I understand that it was in the pre-alpha internal builds, and was removed for being a Bad Idea.

This is how the protests begins...