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Old 12-21-2006, 02:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default How do you tell Squad Spawn Beacons apart?

I and my squad can tell mine by the noise it makes. No real visual signs.
As far as I can tell, there is no real indicator (using gun zoom or crosshairs) to
identify another teammembers spawn beacon...or even an enemy beacon.

I can tell an enemies beacon by looking at all the pods screaming down to it. Not by crosshairs tho.
I destroy one of my teammate squad leaders spawn beacon...and I get penalized for it.

I've not had time to take too long and look at beacons during a fast paced match. Is there a way to tell?

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Old 12-21-2006, 03:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: How do you tell Squad Spawn Beacons apart?

I'm as confused as you are, only 100% way I know is like you said, if an enemy pods down on top of it outta nowhere
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I'm as confused as you are, only 100% way I know is like you said, if an enemy pods down on top of it outta nowhere
They should have a marker on the 3D map like the flags do, or at least be team coloured.
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Default Re: How do you tell Squad Spawn Beacons apart?

hell most of the time if I find it is an enemy beacon I just leave it there and kill em when they drop down. Plop a APM or sentry gun near by
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Default Re: How do you tell Squad Spawn Beacons apart?

Hopefully...someone at DICE will drop by and read this thread.

We can tell mini gun turrets set up (by our team or the enemies)...it takes a few secs to scope in on them...but we can tell.

DICE...we can't tell one spawn beacon from another...not even our own teams one.

If having to scope the mini map is the answer...that's unacceptable.
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Kill em all, let God sort em out!

Just kidding. I generally look for pods and see what team they are then either blow up the beacon and kill the podder, or leave.
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