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We need MORE player icons on our maps!!!

ibench200ibench200 Member Posts: 169 Arc User
edited February 2015 in General Discussion (PC)
In every mmo i've played (which isn't many) you can see on the mini map other players/guildies/friends/admins clearly defined on the map with those triangle icons or w/e on the mini map, however, in Neverwinter all you see is yourself and the other party members. I feel like this makes the game feel kinda EMPTY, like noone is online except me. I think the DEVs should change the minimap like how they have it in other mmo's like WoW where on the mini map you can see everyone who is on the same instance as you and your friends/guildies player icons on the mini map are a different color to indicate a different icon like a green triangle for "guild member"or a blue triangle for "friend" and the same grey triangle for everyone else in that instance, and maybe also orange icons for player admins :D. I feel like with this tiny change you would feel like the game is full of real players online playing neverwinter just like you and that would make a huge difference to the feel of the game, because right now i feel like i'm playing a solo RPG and not an mmo.
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  • w00trandomsnoobiw00trandomsnoobi Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 387 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    Would be nice actually. If I'm the only one at a dragon in a full instance, I could open the map and see where the other players are, is anyone coming towards me or if everyone is at the questing areas.

    Except for open PVP areas, where you don't want anyone to see exactly where you are.
  • henry404henry404 Member Posts: 690 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    This could be good but not using the triangles. They would obscure half the map in busy places.
    I would be in favour of players, NPCs and enemies being represented on the mini-map as small dots of different colours, say, green, blue and red respectively, but only those that are in line of sight.
  • ibench200ibench200 Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    yeah i also think it would be fun to see other players, real ppl, moving around on your minimap doing whatever activities, would make the game seem more lively imo if i could see the icon of the player that is next to me on the minimap, rather than just only your own player icon shown on the minimap, feels lonely LOL.
  • maegmaagmaegmaag Member Posts: 332 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    If i could turn it off and prevent others (party excluded) from seeing me on the map as well, why not. But rly, i would prefer an option to completely remove it together with the dd/sm/gg/whatever hour info for which i can open map or that landing page and switch it to simple compass.

    edit: just found out that hiding the minimap works, did not try it for years... and the clock is attached to it so nvm )
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  • lionmaruu0lionmaruu0 Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    I would like another color for the companions. it is really hard to know what is actual player from their companions.
  • ibench200ibench200 Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    lionmaruu0 wrote: »
    I would like another color for the companions. it is really hard to know what is actual player from their companions.

    i think companions on minimap would get confusing, especially in instances where there is a lot of people concentrated in one area but that could be good.
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