# \*\* (HotFix incoming) You are spotted for 5 seconds when you get a kill **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 29, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020 "2018-11-29T17:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bl4ck_w4ll/32/101352_2.png) [@BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BL4CK_W4LL)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/81 "2018-12-04T13:37:00Z")
> [@crabman169](#): > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers It’s not just a problem for campers but also flankers. Cant flank a large number of enimes and pick them off one by one when after the first kill they all turn towards your direction, and even if you relocate they swarm you. In previous battlefield titles if you wanted to flank you would put a suppressor on your gun so you wouldn’t be seen on the mini map. And in BF1 there wasn’t any mini map pings at all unless you were actually spotted. Since suppressors were not in place in ww2 they should just bring it back to how it was in bf1. ---
**Author:** ![BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/baronvongoon/32/100934_2.png) [@BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BaronVonGoon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/82 "2018-12-04T13:42:00Z")
> [@crabman169](#): > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers Its an unwanted feature. Especially when they didnt even tell us about it (I even mentioned it in a thread during early access and no one believed me forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/161430/how-are-people-spotted-on-the-minimap/p1 lol). Most of us died hundreds of times with a wtf look on our faces thinking how the hell did he know I’m here. After BF4 they specifically told us how removing this feature for BF1 release was going to improve gameplay (And it did) – did they forget selling us on it, or did they change their mind? It’s stupid. ---
**Author:** ![ZombieP1ow](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/zombiep1ow/32/104199_2.png) [@ZombieP1ow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ZombieP1ow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/83 "2018-12-04T13:44:00Z")
> [@Arkaelov](#): > > > [@HardAimedKid](#): > > > > I refuse to let dice off with calling a **mechanic** that spots you after a kill a bug. We are giving them too much credit for a bad decision that was obviously intentional. > > Every day I’m finding it more and more difficult to bother playing the game. Mainly due to the ineptitude of DICE. same here. Maybe in 6 months the game will be playable. ---
**Author:** ![zePokar1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/35a633/32.png) [@zePokar1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/zePokar1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/84 "2018-12-04T13:46:00Z")
That’s awful. ---
**Author:** ![Aerros11](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/aerros11/32/106439_2.png) [@Aerros11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Aerros11)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/85 "2018-12-04T13:48:00Z")
This needed to be a priority.. I don’t understand how it wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bl4ck_w4ll/32/101352_2.png) [@BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BL4CK_W4LL)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/86 "2018-12-04T14:14:00Z")
My days of the flank and spank have come to an end ---
**Author:** ![CaptHotah](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@CaptHotah](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CaptHotah)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/87 "2018-12-04T14:23:00Z")
Is this a bug or intended by devs? If its a bug then why not release a hot fix for it. It can’t be that hard. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Talon](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/agent_talon/32/106441_2.png) [@Agent\_Talon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Agent_Talon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/88 "2018-12-04T14:23:00Z")
And just for clarification is it any type of kill including melee? I hate it no matter what but I’m curious. ---
**Author:** ![oXGeminiXo](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@oXGeminiXo](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/oXGeminiXo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/89 "2018-12-04T14:33:00Z")
> [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > [@Gforce81](#): > > > > Not saying that I’m a FAN of this and I DO hope it gets changed… > > > > …HOWEVER… > > > > We CAN use this to our advantage. Since it pings the last known location where you got a kill from, you might be able to bait enemies into trying to hunt you down by following the mini-map ping. > > > > Just kill, and move _ **slighty** _ while keeping LOS with the general area you nailed the kill from. Rinse and repeat as enemies filter in. > > > > I know that this isn’t going to work for all situations, it’s hard to keep that in mind in the middle of a gunfight. But perhaps, in the right situations, we can turn this disadvantage into an ADvantage. > > But the ping is following you wherever you move to for a solid 5 seconds. I guess it’s a good idea to count to 5 and then change your position. Actually it pings your location once and does not move. If you kill someone and stay still then yes it has your exact position but if you kill someone and move strategically you can use it to your advantage against dot chasers. When i found out this was in the game I changed how I move now and it seems ro be perfect to trick people when they assume the red dot is a camper. ---
**Author:** ![disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/disposalist)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/90 "2018-12-04T14:39:00Z")
> [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > [@crabman169](#): > > > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers > > Its an unwanted feature. Especially when they didnt even tell us about it (I even mentioned it in a thread during early access and no one believed me forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/161430/how-are-people-spotted-on-the-minimap/p1 lol). Most of us died hundreds of times with a wtf look on our faces thinking how the hell did he know I’m here. After BF4 they specifically told us how removing this feature for BF1 release was going to improve gameplay (And it did) – did they forget selling us on it, or did they change their mind? It’s stupid. There’s a lot of things they intentionally changed for BF1 for good reasons that have changed back hehe… But in this matter: You are of course spot on. ---
**Author:** ![beat\_strandh](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@beat\_strandh](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/beat_strandh)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/91 "2018-12-04T14:47:00Z")
Dice should fix this bug ASAP! it is annoying, why would you get punished for getting a kill? If they want us to show up on minimap they should just make so everyone who fires a weapon show up on the minimap and bring back some kind of silencer to balance it out. ---
**Author:** ![CPTN-Cr4ptastic](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CPTN-Cr4ptastic](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CPTN-Cr4ptastic)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/92 "2018-12-04T14:59:00Z")
Interesting, I never noticed this. This may explain why I have been bombed by bombers in areas of the map that I should never have been seen by aircraft. I didnt make any make in game hackuzations, but I thought foreshore there were people using cheats. This explains it. ---
**Author:** ![BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/baronvongoon/32/100934_2.png) [@BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BaronVonGoon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/93 "2018-12-04T15:51:00Z")
> [@disposalist](#): > > > [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > > > [@crabman169](#): > > > > > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > > > > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers > > > > Its an unwanted feature. Especially when they didnt even tell us about it (I even mentioned it in a thread during early access and no one believed me forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/161430/how-are-people-spotted-on-the-minimap/p1 lol). Most of us died hundreds of times with a wtf look on our faces thinking how the hell did he know I’m here. After BF4 they specifically told us how removing this feature for BF1 release was going to improve gameplay (And it did) – did they forget selling us on it, or did they change their mind? It’s stupid. > > There’s a lot of things they intentionally changed for BF1 for good reasons that have changed back hehe… > > But in this matter: You are of course spot on. I don’t disagree. There are quite a few things they changed for BFV we can agree they need to be changed back to how they were in BF1, excluding ttk ofcourse. Lol ---
**Author:** ![disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/disposalist)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/94 "2018-12-04T15:53:00Z")
> [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > [@disposalist](#): > > > > > [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > > > > > [@crabman169](#): > > > > > > > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > > > > > > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers > > > > > > Its an unwanted feature. Especially when they didnt even tell us about it (I even mentioned it in a thread during early access and no one believed me forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/161430/how-are-people-spotted-on-the-minimap/p1 lol). Most of us died hundreds of times with a wtf look on our faces thinking how the hell did he know I’m here. After BF4 they specifically told us how removing this feature for BF1 release was going to improve gameplay (And it did) – did they forget selling us on it, or did they change their mind? It’s stupid. > > > > There’s a lot of things they intentionally changed for BF1 for good reasons that have changed back hehe… > > > > But in this matter: You are of course spot on. > > I don’t disagree. There are quite a few things they changed for BFV we can agree they need to be changed back to how they were in BF1, excluding ttk ofcourse. Lol Bah! Hehe. There are even some things they should have kept from BF4. Why did they not keep the 3D spawn view window on the map spawn screen?! ---
**Author:** ![BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/baronvongoon/32/100934_2.png) [@BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BaronVonGoon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/95 "2018-12-04T16:00:00Z")
> [@disposalist](#): > > > [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > > > [@disposalist](#): > > > > > > > [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > > > > > > > > [@crabman169](#): > > > > > > > > > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > > > > > > > > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers > > > > > > > > Its an unwanted feature. Especially when they didnt even tell us about it (I even mentioned it in a thread during early access and no one believed me forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/161430/how-are-people-spotted-on-the-minimap/p1 lol). Most of us died hundreds of times with a wtf look on our faces thinking how the hell did he know I’m here. After BF4 they specifically told us how removing this feature for BF1 release was going to improve gameplay (And it did) – did they forget selling us on it, or did they change their mind? It’s stupid. > > > > > > There’s a lot of things they intentionally changed for BF1 for good reasons that have changed back hehe… > > > > > > But in this matter: You are of course spot on. > > > > I don’t disagree. There are quite a few things they changed for BFV we can agree they need to be changed back to how they were in BF1, excluding ttk ofcourse. Lol > > Bah! Hehe. > > There are even some things they should have kept from BF4. Why did they not keep the 3D spawn view window on the map spawn screen?! Exactly! It’s like they don’t look at the things that worked in previous titles. They just ‘fix’ things that aren’t broken. That screen let you know many times ‘im not spawning on that dude, he’s dead in 2 secs’ lol. ---
**Author:** ![Nurvsy](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/13edae/32.png) [@Nurvsy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Nurvsy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/96 "2018-12-04T16:03:00Z")
feedback: i do not like or want it. ---
**Author:** ![theONEFORCE](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/theoneforce/32/103797_2.png) [@theONEFORCE](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/theONEFORCE)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/97 "2018-12-04T20:42:00Z")
> [@crabman169](#): > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers I’m mostly moving around when possible but there are game modes, like Frontlines, for example, where you are fighting over one small flag at a time and you don’t have the luxury of having anywhere else to go. ---
**Author:** ![BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bl4ck_w4ll/32/101352_2.png) [@BL4CK\_W4LL](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BL4CK_W4LL)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/98 "2018-12-04T20:48:00Z")
> [@theONEFORCE](#): > > > [@crabman169](#): > > > > Guys it’s just a ping of your location where you murked the guy that stays there for that 5 second duration. I just confirmed it last match. It is not a live 2D mini map ping that follows you > > > > That’s be why we were slow on the uptake of its existence and why it’s not that much of a problem; if anything it’s a problem for campers > > I’m mostly moving around when possible but there are game modes, like Frontlines, for example, where you are fighting over one small flag at a time and you don’t have the luxury of having anywhere else to go. Very true. It’s a poor game mechanic that punishes players and prevents long kill streaks for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![naitch44](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/naitch44/32/102913_2.png) [@naitch44](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/naitch44)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/99 "2018-12-04T21:37:00Z")
Ping of location at the kill or you being lit up on the map for 5 seconds doesn’t matter, it shouldn’t exist. Imagine the scenario you sneak around the back of a group rushing forward, kill someone and you get lit up on the map…ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![CPTN-Cr4ptastic](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CPTN-Cr4ptastic](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CPTN-Cr4ptastic)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020/100 "2018-12-04T22:48:00Z")
> [@naitch44](#): > > Ping of location at the kill or you being lit up on the map for 5 seconds doesn’t matter, it shouldn’t exist. > > Imagine the scenario you sneak around the back of a group rushing forward, kill someone and you get lit up on the map…ridiculous. I agree, Dice needs to resolve this bug as quickly as possible. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020.md?page=4) [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/hotfix-incoming-you-are-spotted-for-5-seconds-when-you-get-a-kill/106020.md?page=6)