@cheatingpirate said in I-frames when spawning.:
I know this may be controversial and people will say that I am an idiot BUT here is the thing.
Spawn camping always sucks, and having the only way to stop it is to scuttle feels worse and reinforces you cant do anything to prevent this. Other PvP games had this same problem, BUT they were fixed with one thing.
They had 1 to 3 seconds of I frames when ever they spawn in so they can be able to defend. So many other multiplayer games, be it For Honor, CoD, Battlefield, Every other pvp game has this feature. So with this game, where it is EASY to spawn camp, why don't we have I frames when we spawn? Sure, one can possibly blunder when spawning in, BUT that likely wouldnt happen. So with that, I say we add I-frames to when we spawn in, and would at least give people time to think and possibly counter.
Not every game has Invincibility frames after spawning. Although the games I am thinking about that is more just semantics on my part.
Secondly, scuttling is the option. The fact that you feel bad about scuttling isn't going to change. Might sound harsh but suck it up butter cup and scuttle that boat.
Third, invincibility frames don't only effect spawn camping you realize this right?? You are creating a fix for a single issue when that fix will effect everything around it.
You are ignoring what will happen when players are actively fighting on enemy boats. You get on a Galleon and 4 players spawn in together ALL with invincibility frames for 3 seconds or you dropped anchor and someone spawns in and catches it and now you can't hit them because they are invincible.
I'd be okay with some kinda white screen that is completely blank that lets you know your character is loaded in but invisible. The second your characters moves the invisibility wears off. The white screen because knowledge is power and if you can see then that is an advantage and shouldn't be a thing.
Lastly, if you are being spawn camped you pretty much lost the fight if you think you need some kinda of defense to fight back. Being able to defend yourself after dying is not a gamer right. There is losing and winning. Part of the problem as you so mentioned - "to scuttle feels worse and reinforces you can't do anything" - is that players refuse to scuttle because it makes them feel bad.
If you get spawn camped and you can't do anything to fight back you lost. You have to learn how to accept that loss and move on.
