BF2 Arty Scan UAV etc

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Yo DICE

Commander elections and the glory of doing it, they can keep it,
if I want to point and click and see dots move about on a screen,
theres plenty of real time strategy games out there that do it much better.
Panzer General 2 etc.
BF2 with the Comander toys, Arty Scan and UAV yuck.
they might work on a big complex map with 50 flags, and a 4 hour play time.

The scan is too all seeing, much better if it just showed threat
warnings compiled from teams warnings, and Commander added icons and
requests.

Like wise the UAV should have to fly to its target, circle and beam back
shakey B&W video to the commander, maybe with a remote controled camera
onboard, this would give the Commander something proper to do with a
skill component and a big reward for good ones.

Of course then the C would not be able to play as such, but would have
to sit in the UAV shack or man the arty guns ala BF1942, and maybe run
between them, or another person mans and aims the arty (BF1942 style)
and fires when given permission by Commander.
SpecOps and or Snipers could have binocs and Sat relays to send back
targets too.

DICE could implement this easily, and I think most people who like doing
the Commander bit would like it too.

With a bit of luck we might see this in a future patch or a mod.

DICE please remember the Battlefield series is a FPS game with vehicles,
not a C&C clone.

Little red dots visible through buildings and floors is a bit of a joke.

regards [AGB] malcolm
www.agbgaming.com