how to see others while blacking out

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by vdomini

I completely disagree with you.

Tweaking on the in game brightness or TV to see better it's like lowering elevator sensitivity while flying a plane, avoiding stalling, or disable the cockpit view when available. It's just a personal setting, definetly not a way of cheating. If the devs wanted a fixed brightness settings they wouldn't allowed you the option, or, like most recent game ( dead space 2 for example ), they would make you set the bright level in-game, comparing the slider value with a brightness reference picture.

Feel like flying at 0 brightness? Do it.
Feel like flying full sensitivity? Do it.
Feel like flying cockpit? Do it.

But don't blame other for cheating if the don't do the same. Some people still play on CRT TV, some don't have a full HD plasma tv, i mean... It's your personal decision. It's not the brightness settings that will save your wings against a skilled pilot.

Also, I feel like the dev added the black out effect just to make the game looks nicer, probably to disturb your sight on darker map ( i can hardly see ad dawn or sunset mission or while flying cloud covered ) , it's just a nice feature. I wonder why they have not added the same on negative G but only positive.

Of course, those are my opinion. Take it easy and have fun!

If im honest then i have to disagree with you.

I'm not quite sure how the blackout effect works on the PS3 since we dont have it really on the 360.

But...

I would consider turning your brightness up as cheating or gaining an unfair advantage.

If your on the 6 of an enemy and he pulls a sharp turn to try and lose you, he will be pulling to many G's and will surely black out. You being on his 6 so close will do the same and also black out,thus somewhre during the black out between both of you then you could potentially lose your target. Unfortunate but thats the way it goes, thats black out for you.

Now..

If we adjust brightness settings, then while your opponent pulls a sharp turn to lose you (thus blacking out) you will have your brightness up, and will still be able to have him in your sights even though the effects of black out should be in play, giving you an unfair advantage over your opponent, letting you get the shots off you need to destroy him.

Thats just my 2 cents worth

Thankfully this effect doesnt really happen on the 360.