Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map!

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RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - BlackDog - Feb 18, 2019

(Feb 18, 2019, 05:29 AM)Gungranny Wrote:

As nice as it is, and it is very nice, i feel its kind of false advertising, as we dont have a Day night cycle, so if new players see this, think "WOW I cant wait to experience this" and then they join, and find out we dont have anything of the sort, they become disapointed.

Screenshots like this in the gaming industry are known as "Bullshots"

They show somthing in the advertisments that the customers/players will never see, famous ones are basicly anything Ubisoft shows off about their games prior to release, as they almost always receive a graphical downgrade to what was shown or huge chunks of the MGSV and MGS2 trailers.

Though MGS2 was done on purpose to make a point.

One that to this day still bugs me:

Emergency 5: What we we're told it was going to look like and shown off as an ingame in engine shot.

Spoiler

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Soviethooves - Feb 18, 2019

I disagree. It's a loading screen pic that doesn't say anywhere that the picture is meant to resemble IG activity. It's done on multiple servers of differing games such as Gmod HL2RP, Arma 3 RP or Milsim, etc. to give a nice look rather than a white screen with a box rotating (Or whatever Gmod's default loading is)

Granted you can get nice screenshots from time to time IG with no staging, but it's highly unlikely and (I really am not trying to brag about myself or anyone that makes posters or artwork with Gmod SP) usually worse looking than a staged picture or better yet a set designed such as mine or @"miss joley"‍'s. The loading screen is meant to look pretty and be a nice introduction to the various activities you can do IG, not that the screenshot is accurate. In fact, I wouldn't mind adding that as a disclaimer for non-IG screenshots in the future.

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - BlackDog - Feb 18, 2019

(Feb 18, 2019, 06:56 PM)Gungranny Wrote: I disagree. It's a loading screen pic that doesn't say anywhere that the picture is meant to resemble IG activity. It's done on multiple servers of differing games such as Gmod HL2RP, Arma 3 RP or Milsim, etc. to give a nice look rather than a white screen with a box rotating (Or whatever Gmod's default loading is)

Granted you can get nice screenshots from time to time IG with no staging, but it's highly unlikely and (I really am not trying to brag about myself or anyone that makes posters or artwork with Gmod SP) usually worse looking than a staged picture or better yet a set designed such as mine or @"miss joley"‍'s. The loading screen is meant to look pretty and be a nice introduction to the various activities you can do IG, not that the screenshot is accurate. In fact, I wouldn't mind adding that as a disclaimer for non-IG screenshots in the future.

Its less than its not an ingame but instead a staged screenshot, its more than its showing somthing that at the current time, a player who joins will never experience.

I wish we did have a DN cycle (ACHEMSTORMFOXACHEM!) but until we do, having advertisment pictures that show us having one, is misleading.

Even if pictures at night almost always look better than during the day.

(Hint hint, nudge nudge, stormfox nudge, lets, nudge,get,nudge,it,nudge)

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Mr.Sir - Feb 18, 2019

(Feb 18, 2019, 06:43 PM)BlackDog Wrote:
(Feb 18, 2019, 05:29 AM)Gungranny Wrote:

As nice as it is, and it is very nice, i feel its kind of false advertising, as we dont have a Day night cycle, so if new players see this, think "WOW I cant wait to experience this" and then they join, and find out we dont have anything of the sort, they become disapointed.

Screenshots like this in the gaming industry are known as "Bullshots"

They show somthing in the advertisments that the customers/players will never see, famous ones are basicly anything Ubisoft shows off about their games prior to release, as they almost always receive a graphical downgrade to what was shown or huge chunks of the MGSV and MGS2 trailers.

Though MGS2 was done on purpose to make a point.

One that to this day still bugs me:

Emergency 5: What we we're told it was going to look like and shown off as an ingame in engine shot.

Spoiler

What we got:

Quality is noticeably downgraded, that and the game played like ass and was a laggy mess, to the point they don't even sell the original EM 5 anymore.

Jeez, Who cares? It's a screenshot for the loadingscreen, calm down.

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - BlackDog - Feb 18, 2019

Better to advertise our service as accurately as possible.

Otherwise we risk disappointing new players who expected more than what we have because the pictures they we're shown, showed features we don't have.

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Soviethooves - Feb 18, 2019

Nowhere does it say these pictures accurately describe IG. I really don’t see an issue with it when people shouldn’t be basing their opinions off of some picture on a loading screen where nowhere does it say “This is what you should expect IG”

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - greg - Feb 18, 2019

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RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Da Cool Cow - Feb 18, 2019

(Feb 18, 2019, 09:32 PM)BlackDog Wrote: Better to advertise our service as accurately as possible.

Otherwise we risk disappointing new players who expected more than what we have because the pictures they we're shown, showed features we don't have.

I feel like the loading screen will be one of the least disappointing aspects to new Limelight players

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Blackout - Feb 19, 2019

Screenshot 1: (Dark/Crime)

Spoiler

Screenshot 2: (Neutral)

Spoiler

Screenshot 3: (Bright/Happy)

Spoiler

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - pufitee - Feb 19, 2019

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here is prob the only screenshot from actually "in game" its totally not snipped from a video but its me gatting down a kid for not giving me 500!! life was great

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Soviethooves - Feb 19, 2019

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RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Montyfatcat - Feb 19, 2019

(Feb 19, 2019, 04:25 AM)Fullminty Wrote: Screenshot 1: (Dark/Crime)

Spoiler

Screenshot 2: (Neutral)

Screenshot 3: (Bright/Happy)

(Making two more soon)

The Dark one, that model isn't in game, might be a good idea to change the model

RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - AyeeAnonymous - Feb 19, 2019

Is this even good?
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I also have one with emergency lights on in the background:
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RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Soviethooves - Feb 20, 2019

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RE: Screenshot Contest: It's all about that map! - Blackout - Feb 20, 2019

(Feb 19, 2019, 04:25 AM)Fullminty Wrote: Screenshot 1: (Dark/Crime)

Spoiler

Screenshot 2: (Neutral)

Spoiler

Screenshot 3: (Bright/Happy)

Spoiler

Added all screenshot entrees now.