EtansAMilker 12 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I think that the pinging system helps just about anybody convey very quickly to the team what they are thinking, or if they need help (especially if they are unable to speak English). I think a ping requesting to ward/counterward would be a great addition to the HoN ping system. It would also be great potentially for mentors training someone new with ward pings to help teach spots and the like. Maybe this could be added to the ping wheel? Regards, Etans 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Manu311 95 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 No idea why I haven't seen this suggested before (or thought of it myself). The only "problem" with it I have is it being a little bit hard to see the exact ping location (for mentoring), but that's still a lot better than nothing . Link to post Share on other sites
EtansAMilker 12 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 True! It would be easier to use in-game with your team mates, leaving an icon behind like the other pings. Maybe this one can stay for an extended period of time? Perhaps for mentors it would only be usable onscreen rather than from the minimap. Link to post Share on other sites
MacroHard 146 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Best suggestion I've seen in a long time. Let's hope it is possible to recode with the existing resources. Seems like it would need new voice acting. Toxicity breeds toxicity. Break the cycle. Link to post Share on other sites
MacroHard 146 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) So I've been thinking more about this. Looking at the current ping wheel, there are only 4 sides used of the main ping pentagon. This intuitively would allow an entire ward section. The primary button could announce "Enemy ward here" while the offshoot buttons could say "Need ward of sight here", "need ward of revelation here", etc. If a 5th button isn't possible, the "Fight here!" option seems to be a catch all for strategic positioning events. It currently has only one offshoot, which says "coming to help here". Two others could easily* be added for "enemy ward here" and "need ward of sight here". * edit: "easily" refers to the design aspect not the programming difficulty Edited November 22, 2020 by MacroHard formatting and disclaimer Toxicity breeds toxicity. Break the cycle. Link to post Share on other sites
Diabetis 23 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 also make an option to disable pings completely, not only the ping announcer, also the ping itself, it's super annoying and limiting the pings isn't enough. Link to post Share on other sites
FAYDED_AWAY 0 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) The text announcing the action could be moved into the centre of the pentagon, freeing up space for a 5th menu. Or the whole pentagon could be redesigned to a hexagon or bigger, this would of course take more effort than just branching out on the 5th side. I like the ward-ping idea a lot, we need more ways to increase support efficiency and encourage players to buy and place wards. Edit: [slightly off-topic] The cancel button could also be redesigned to the centre, releasing your ping-key (ALT by default) while hovering the cursor in the centre, allowing the dialogue/menu to close, causing no action. This would also free up another menu, that could be used for future purpose. Edited December 7, 2020 by FAYDED_AWAY Link to post Share on other sites
EtansAMilker 12 Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 All great ideas. True, the blank spot at the bottom of the wheel is available. I think maybe the easiest addition for this feature code wise would be to assign a new hot key altogether (Perhaps Alt+W for ward, Alt+E for counterward by default? this way it's faster than typing if you are mid etc.) And maybe a macro saying requesting ward/counterward. This way no need to make a new image for the wheel, and still see if people like that feature in-game. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
griffon17 1 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Best suggestion! You sir have my support! Link to post Share on other sites
EtansAMilker 12 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Bump! Let's get some support Link to post Share on other sites
seclusion 0 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 +1 nice suggestion Link to post Share on other sites
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