Removing non-spectator spectating (Request/discussion)

[LuZifer]

I would like to make a suggestion.

Remove non-spectator spectating from the servers. By that I mean prevent dead people from spectating and only let spectators do it. The current system allows people watching for exploits to do so under the spectator banner, which is fine, but the only reason one would spectate while waiting to respawn is to watch the enemy team and determine where they are, which I consider an unfair advantage.

Discuss, if you wish, although unless you personally spectate the other team there isn't a reason to oppose this that I know of.

[-T00b-Lube]

watch the enemy team and determine where they are, which I consider an unfair advantage.

Can't be considered an unfair advantage if everyone playing can and does do it mate. Plus UAV's do almost as good a job at revealing where the opposing team are anyway.

Personally I prefer the free spec whilst waiting to spawn over the insta-spawn like on #12 which has you respawning into the same AS that just killed you. Also gives you a chance to spot where the campers are tenting it up. Everyone hates campers... almost as much as t00bers

[LuZifer]

But not everybody DOES it, that's the thing. I personally consider it dishonourable, and don't do it for that reason. UAV's aren't available 100% of the time (especially when you have teammates who either don't reach three killstreaks often or when they do they don't pull the UAV simply because they don't think it helps...wrong), and don't display where someone is (all the time) and/or where they're looking (at all) either.

I'm not talking about insta-spawn, that would be even worse than what it is now. Some servers place you in a set spot, unable to move while you wait for the respawn timer, which I prefer. Either that or only have same team spectating, which solves both our problems and raises the honour bar for all of us at once, which can only be a good thing.

TDM servers aside (that **** of pointless circling around the map chasing kills is so pointless that improving it would be a waste of time IMO anyway), this only brings the level of play to a fairer level.

[-T00b-Lube]

UAV's aren't available 100% of the time

Neither is respawn speccing. Escpecially for the better players.

TBH though at the end of the as long as it's not insta-spawn then I don't really care if they changed it to team only spec or on the spot spec. Admin's choice.