# Translucent/Transparent spotting. Can’t tell difference between friendly and foe. **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 12, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181 "2017-10-12T14:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mceedj11/32/102774_2.png) [@Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Mceedj11)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/1 "2017-10-12T14:14:00Z")
Seriously Dice? Why? Why the hell do you ruin the spotting mechanics even further? I can’t even tell the difference between friendly troops and foes from a distance anymore? What is wrong with you people? You didn’t put this in the patch note because you guys knew it was a bad idea but hey, it’s dice after all. 1 step forward 2 steps back. Bravo! ---
**Author:** ![Hpool](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@Hpool](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hpool)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/2 "2016-10-27T10:52:00Z")
> [@CallumHill98](#): > > I have been playing BF1 since it was released last week and since then my spotting seems to be buggy. When i aim on someone and try to tag them it doesn’t spot them and i have to press the RB button multiple times for it to work and sometimes it doesn’t. I thought this could be because i was trying to tag people quite a distance away but i also happens regularly when im not far from and enemy. And when it does work it goes straight back off is anyone else having this issue?? Same here.. from troops to vehicles.. It seem’s very random as to when it works - By the time it does spot them as you say it disappears or your shot by the 12+ snipers on the map. ---
**Author:** ![Adrenalinist](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/adrenalinist/32/101143_2.png) [@Adrenalinist](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Adrenalinist)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/3 "2016-10-27T10:57:00Z")
I noticed it too, it works but sometimes(completely random) for a few moments it just doesn’t work, really frustrating in those moments. And I know it’s not me not aiming correctly or something..I made sure of being on point and pressing q in different intervals..nope ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SpicyBhangraLova](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/spicybhangralova/32/103578_2.png) [@SpicyBhangraLova](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SpicyBhangraLova)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/4 "2016-10-27T11:11:00Z")
Yep definitely needs to be looked at, especially when your in aircraft, I can literally mash the spot button over 4-5 enemies and nothing… ---
**Author:** ![juppeke](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@juppeke](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/juppeke)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/5 "2016-10-27T11:13:00Z")
Great! No more spotting, I really would love to see all those kitty, dorito-shooting lame-poophole snipers coming off their mountains because no more easy kills. ---
**Author:** ![DrKramshaw](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/drkramshaw/32/105136_2.png) [@DrKramshaw](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DrKramshaw)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/6 "2016-10-27T11:19:00Z")
Can’t spot without aiming down sights most of the time, unless the target is right in front of you (which means you can’t spot wearing gas mask. Not sure if intended). They have made it so that you really have to have the target right in the center of your crosshairs at range in order to spot it, otherwise it’s not getting spotted. They were pretty generous with the size of the ‘spotting area’ in BF4 which meant you could just mash vaguely near a target to spot it. Seems like that area is much reduced. Takes a bit of getting used to but it works fine once you are aware of it. ---
**Author:** ![Adrenalinist](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/adrenalinist/32/101143_2.png) [@Adrenalinist](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Adrenalinist)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/7 "2016-10-27T11:23:00Z")
> [@DrKramshaw](#): > > Can’t spot without aiming down sights most of the time, unless the target is right in front of you (which means you can’t spot wearing gas mask. Not sure if intended). They have made it so that you really have to have the target right in the center of your crosshairs at range in order to spot it, otherwise it’s not getting spotted. They were pretty generous with the size of the ‘spotting area’ in BF4 which meant you could just mash vaguely near a target to spot it. Seems like that area is much reduced. > > Takes a bit of getting used to but it works fine once you are aware of it. It’s not that, I tested ---
**Author:** ![bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bulletsearl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/8 "2016-10-27T11:25:00Z")
I noticed it works flawlessly. If I can see an enemy, I can tag them in like 90%. What’s important is that I cannot tag by spamming Q while scanning the horizon. They did that bit right. ---
**Author:** ![Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Major_Pungspark)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/9 "2016-10-27T11:27:00Z")
As some people already said, there is no “spot all button” anymore. ---
**Author:** ![rochekat](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@rochekat](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rochekat)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/10 "2016-10-27T11:41:00Z")
Don’t need to be on target and don’t need to be ADS and don’t need clear view. Something is certainly off with it.. I regularly can’t spot people I have clear view of and others spot people I shouldn’t be able to. Last night I spotted a guy and lit up the hillside behind him… got 5 or 6 spots in a single go and I couldn’t even really see the others. I suspect its an issue with the weather. In BF4 you can’t spot very far from you when the weather is bad and I think the game may be confused as to when the weather is bad. ---
**Author:** ![GoofyMC123](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/goofymc123/32/102091_2.png) [@GoofyMC123](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GoofyMC123)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/11 "2017-10-12T14:37:00Z")
It was like that with the previous update, im guessing its even worse now? ---
**Author:** ![ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/elliotlh/32/101030_2.png) [@ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ElliotLH)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/12 "2017-10-12T14:42:00Z")
> [@GoofyMC123](#): > > It was like that with the previous update, im guessing its even worse now? It’s pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![axe42](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/axe42/32/117380_2.png) [@axe42](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/axe42)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/13 "2017-10-12T15:06:00Z")
This is a idea… I been playing BF since 1942 and this is the worst spotting setting I have ever seen. roll it back.. or you will lose money!!! that aught to get your attention EA/DICE ! ---
**Author:** ![NakedGeezer](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@NakedGeezer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NakedGeezer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/14 "2017-10-12T15:07:00Z")
Does anyone have a screen shot or video of this change? ---
**Author:** ![axe42](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/axe42/32/117380_2.png) [@axe42](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/axe42)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/15 "2017-10-12T15:09:00Z")
There is nothing to see… its almost invisible ---
**Author:** ![Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mceedj11/32/102774_2.png) [@Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Mceedj11)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/16 "2017-10-12T15:33:00Z")
DICE employees are just throwing bones and rocks on a table and go with that change. Well done dice. You guys are so smart. Friendlies shooting friendly. Whos the genius who came up with this? High IQ at Dice. Very high. ---
**Author:** ![NakedGeezer](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df705f/32.png) [@NakedGeezer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NakedGeezer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/17 "2017-10-12T15:39:00Z")
Youtubers may complain hard enough - I hope. Whenever I watch a vid I’m stunned by how much the enemy team is spotted by them and for them. It looks like fish in a barrel. When I play with randoms you’d be lucky to see half as much spotting. So yeah maybe they’ll raise a stink and it will change back. ---
**Author:** ![SlvrDllrZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@SlvrDllrZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SlvrDllrZ)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/18 "2017-10-12T15:49:00Z")
> [@Mceedj11](#): > > DICE employees are just throwing bones and rocks on a table and go with that change. Well done dice. You guys are so smart. Friendlies shooting friendly. Whos the genius who came up with this? High IQ at Dice. Very high. Lol so the only way of telling a friendly from a enemy is from the ruby on top of them? Are you braindead or something? ---
**Author:** ![Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mceedj11/32/102774_2.png) [@Mceedj11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Mceedj11)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/19 "2017-10-12T15:54:00Z")
> [@SlvrDllrZ](#): > > > [@Mceedj11](#): > > > > DICE employees are just throwing bones and rocks on a table and go with that change. Well done dice. You guys are so smart. Friendlies shooting friendly. Whos the genius who came up with this? High IQ at Dice. Very high. > > Lol so the only way of telling a friendly from a enemy is from the ruby on top of them? > Are you braindead or something? Why don’t you go in a plane and you tell me whether or braindead or not. You can’t see the difference unless you’re 50 meters or closer. Campers are going to have a field day with this. ---
**Author:** ![mihai2011rom](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mihai2011rom/32/102807_2.png) [@mihai2011rom](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mihai2011rom)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181/20 "2017-10-12T15:54:00Z")
Can confirm. After 30 m, it’s impossible to tell who’s who. The uniforms look similar and the farther away they are the less textures you see, which makes it even harder to know friend from foe. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/translucent-transparent-spotting-can-t-tell-difference-between-friendly-and-foe/259181.md?page=2)