Hold Spawn issues - Page 2

**Dick Blonov** · 12-27-2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

noticed this last night - the spawn thing is actually really buggy:

A) When you click the out-of-bounds area, it doesn't deselect the spawn point

B) Sometimes, even after deselecting the spawnpoint, I spawned anyway!!

Just out of curiosity, did you respawn on the beacon ?

DB

**WhiskeySix** · 12-27-2006, 06:55 PM

no - it was at the start of the round on Gibraltar and I appeared at the capturable CP to the north (not the UCB)

Bommando · 12-30-2006, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

noticed this last night - the spawn thing is actually really buggy:

B) Sometimes, even after deselecting the spawnpoint, I spawned anyway!!

I have to say that I find this 'bug' to be questionable. I have never, ever been able to reproduce an 'accidental' spawn. Not that I don't trust you, but I do believe that you may have selected a spawn point and just not realised it. Also, you should never be able to spawn when you have your kit selection or squad screen up. Again, I have never accidentally spawned when the screen is up.

On an unrelated note, I tried a little experiment last night where after the SL asked everyone to hold spawn at the beginning of the round, I reiterated by adding: "Just FYI people, hold spawn means DON'T SPAWN. Deselect your spawn point, do not hit enter, do not pass go."

A good couple of people still spawned. Sorry guys, but that is disobeying a direct order from your SL. If by intent, it's going to earn you a kick from the server unless you verbalise that you did it by accident.

**WhiskeySix** · 12-30-2006, 11:21 AM

It was before the round started and we were waiting for 2 more to start the game - with this thread in mind, I decided to play around and see what the deal was with holding spawn. (That's also where I realized clicking OOB doesn't deselect the spawn point.) <shrug> I'll try it again, but I'm sure I saw it happen.

anyway - now I just tell people to leave their map open, so they can spawn after I make it "past enemy lines" or wherever.

**Exploding_Silver** · 12-30-2006, 11:26 AM

A couple of times I've accidently spawned in when I should have not done so.
Then I realised the procedure that works
1. Goto map, click on map away from spawn point so that there is no circle around a spawn point
2. Then click DONE, you must do this. If you just exit the map without clicking DONE then the previous selection is still active and you will spawn in.

**Tarenth** · 12-30-2006, 02:09 PM

Silver is right. Its also still active if you are still looking at the map with your kit selection screen. I've only been able to reproduce the problem on our server before the start.

1) Select spawn point
2) Hit 'done' or enter to lock in the choice
3) Reenter kit selection and deselect spawn point
4) Regardless if you switch to squad selection or leave yourself in kit selection you will still spawn because you never locked in the removal of your spawn point.

experiment626 · 01-02-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bommando

I have to say that I find this 'bug' to be questionable. I have never, ever been able to reproduce an 'accidental' spawn. Not that I don't trust you, but I do believe that you may have selected a spawn point and just not realised it. Also, you should never be able to spawn when you have your kit selection or squad screen up. Again, I have never accidentally spawned when the screen is up.

On an unrelated note, I tried a little experiment last night where after the SL asked everyone to hold spawn at the beginning of the round, I reiterated by adding: "Just FYI people, hold spawn means DON'T SPAWN. Deselect your spawn point, do not hit enter, do not pass go."

A good couple of people still spawned. Sorry guys, but that is disobeying a direct order from your SL. If by intent, it's going to earn you a kick from the server unless you verbalise that you did it by accident.

That was my squad Bomb, and I guess I am just too focused on leading to care about those who did spawn, they are just going to be left to fend for themselves as I drive away.

And I too have had the "spawn bug". Mine is even more complicated, I will spawn at my previous spawn point regardless of how many times I click a new spawn point, or DONE. Best case scenario...trainined TG guys who do not click ny point until I tell them to. Worst case, some new pubbie to my squad who realizes his error, unclicks the spawn point, but spawns anyways. If they are not following my orders, i will find out very soon and they don't last long in my squad ( or on our server for that matter!)

BHack · 01-02-2007, 09:08 PM

There is a goof where selecting a field unlock will instantly make you spawn, if you have a point already selected. Other than that, like Bom says, after I learned the system I have never, ever, spawned when I didn't mean to. Then again, I don't hit "done" ever. I've remapped what the "enter" key did to "v". So I use that exclusively and I never have to click anything.

**Tarenth** · 01-03-2007, 01:41 AM

Sometimes goofs are good if you can improvise. One time I accidentally spawned and my SL took off with a FAV to establish a foot hold on the other side of the Sidi map. I just grabbed an APC and drove after them. When I got there the squad had just taken out one of the two tanks with mines and was trying to get shots off on the second which was firing back. I justed rolled right up and hit the tank with the EMP to let the engineer finish it off.

Of course, that was a lucky instance since I could've just as easily had to hoof it there on foot.

The bug is such a pain when you encounter it, but so infrequent you really can't plan for it.

Revark · 01-04-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Iamthefallen

Realistically, what are the odds of a newbie getting this right on the first go?

WINNER!

12-27-2006, 06:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,258	Re: Hold Spawn issues no - it was at the start of the round on Gibraltar and I appeared at the capturable CP to the north (not the UCB) __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

12-30-2006, 11:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,258	Re: Hold Spawn issues It was before the round started and we were waiting for 2 more to start the game - with this thread in mind, I decided to play around and see what the deal was with holding spawn. (That's also where I realized clicking OOB doesn't deselect the spawn point.) <shrug> I'll try it again, but I'm sure I saw it happen. anyway - now I just tell people to leave their map open, so they can spawn after I make it "past enemy lines" or wherever. __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

12-30-2006, 11:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: With Wonder Woman in Awesomeland ! Posts: 4,425	Re: Hold Spawn issues A couple of times I've accidently spawned in when I should have not done so. Then I realised the procedure that works 1. Goto map, click on map away from spawn point so that there is no circle around a spawn point 2. Then click DONE, you must do this. If you just exit the map without clicking DONE then the previous selection is still active and you will spawn in. __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division - having fun on the battlefield, the "TG way" Little known facts about the mating habits of BigEyes, sometimes they flood the apartment to call in attractive bigeye females, then build hives from pies where their queen will lay eggs ..<=Awesomeness ribbon Last edited by Exploding_Silver; 12-30-2006 at 11:52 AM.

12-30-2006, 02:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,145	Re: Hold Spawn issues Silver is right. Its also still active if you are still looking at the map with your kit selection screen. I've only been able to reproduce the problem on our server before the start. 1) Select spawn point 2) Hit 'done' or enter to lock in the choice 3) Reenter kit selection and deselect spawn point 4) Regardless if you switch to squad selection or leave yourself in kit selection you will still spawn because you never locked in the removal of your spawn point. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

01-02-2007, 09:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
BHack Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 1,636	Re: Hold Spawn issues There is a goof where selecting a field unlock will instantly make you spawn, if you have a point already selected. Other than that, like Bom says, after I learned the system I have never, ever, spawned when I didn't mean to. Then again, I don't hit "done" ever. I've remapped what the "enter" key did to "v". So I use that exclusively and I never have to click anything. __________________

01-03-2007, 01:41 AM	#24 (permalink)
Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,145	Re: Hold Spawn issues Sometimes goofs are good if you can improvise. One time I accidentally spawned and my SL took off with a FAV to establish a foot hold on the other side of the Sidi map. I just grabbed an APC and drove after them. When I got there the squad had just taken out one of the two tanks with mines and was trying to get shots off on the second which was firing back. I justed rolled right up and hit the tank with the EMP to let the engineer finish it off. Of course, that was a lucky instance since I could've just as easily had to hoof it there on foot. The bug is such a pain when you encounter it, but so infrequent you really can't plan for it. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

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