Please, for the love of god, make the “kill cam” optional already, so both the killer and killed have to “opt in” (i.e. toggle it “on”) to have it show up:
This is how it would work:
- Player A has “kill cam” toggled “OFF”.
- Player B has “kill cam” toggled “ON”.
- Player C has “kill cam” toggled “ON”:
- Player D has “kill cam” toggled “OFF”.
- Player B kills Player C —> “kill cam” shows up (as both have toggled it “ON”)
- Player C kills player B —> “kill cam” shows up (as both have toggled it “ON”)
- Player A kills Player B —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as one has toggled it “OFF” the other “ON”)
- Player A kills Player C —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as one has toggled it “OFF” the other “ON”)
- Player B kills Player A —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as one has toggled it “ON” the other “OFF”)
- Player C kills Player A —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as one has toggled it “ON” the other “OFF”)
- Player A kills Player D —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as both have toggled it “OFF”)
- Player D kills Player A —> “kill cam” does NOT show up (as both have toggled it “OFF”)
That way if someone does not want or need “kill cams” they can toggle it off, but someone who needs “kill cams” can have it toggled on, the rest is decided fairly and objectively, showing up for those that opted in, but not showing anyone who has not opted in. Fair and simple.
(honestly I would remove it altogether, but “opting in” is a good middle ground in my humble opinion that should please both sides of the argument)
Why? I am truly sick and tired of doing everything right, flanking the enemy when attacking with my assaulters or finding a good firing position with snipers, infantry or tanks, only to get revenge killed seconds later in 100% of the cases. One often does not even have any time to change position or move off (especially as assaulter). The “kill cam” is by far one of the absolute worst additions to the game since its inception a few years ago (been playing since the start).
I absolutely think that there should be no “handholding” mechanics like “kill cams” at all. People should have to actually LOOK around and use the bloody binoculars (!) to look around (why else do we even have them?!), and not charge forward headless and then get rewarded for being lazy or doing something stupid. I do not mind getting killed if the enemy player made a better move or I overlooked him, next time I will be more careful. I do not WANT nor NEED handlholding → the constant dumbing down of games and game mechanics should STOP for heaven sake!
- Yes, I want the “kill cam” to be optional (both have to “opt in” to have it show up)
- No, I need the “kill cam” as I lack situational awareness and need handholding 24/7