Have a full screen mini-map on second monitor. - Page 2

Insomni7

667 Posts

March 21 2012 03:15 GMT

#21

I think it would actually be much harder to see the minimap for both those with small monitors and new players. It doesnt make sense to me to make it so you have to move your head more to see the minimap. Also, there really isnt a point in tournies, afterall, what interesting things to see are there on the minimap? Sorry, but I don't think this is a good idea at all.

Bashnek

Australia895 Posts

March 21 2012 03:20 GMT

#22

idk about for players or to watch, but it might help some tournies, or be a useful tool for the observer so they dont miss anything?

Indolent

Poland137 Posts

March 21 2012 03:36 GMT

#23

Well, technically you don't modify your game so it's legal...but I feel it's too inconvenient to play. But doing this in tournament would be an awesome idea!

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

March 21 2012 04:23 GMT

#24

I'm sorry but i really don't see this as a great idea, if it works for you though, more power too you good sir

d00fuz

Malaysia129 Posts

March 21 2012 04:28 GMT

#25

Then it wouldn't be a minimap already.

Adonminus

Israel543 Posts

March 21 2012 05:12 GMT

#26

There's nothing special about the minimap that you need it on a separated screen, either you look at it carefully, either you don't. Plus if you put it on a second monitor, it's hard to turn your head each 0.5 second to look at it.

a9arnn

United States1537 Posts

March 21 2012 05:18 GMT

#27

It doesn't seem to be a useful tool for players (edit: or at least for tournaments and such, using this outside of tourneys will only hinder you when you're in them), but for tournaments holy crap this would help out so much in tourneys without dedicated obs. They can still commentate while looking at the minimap, so this does seem to have its uses

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

March 21 2012 05:20 GMT

#28

On March 21 2012 09:16 ipwntbarney wrote:
That might be a cool idea for a BarCraft/live tournament, but having a multi-screen set-up for actually playing the game seems kind of silly.

I think that would be really neat actually. Too bad the bar my upcoming barcraft is at doesn't really have the screen configuration for such a thing.

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

March 21 2012 05:27 GMT

#29

okay ... so i use a laptop with a small screen ... it really sounds clever to use another screen ... for the minimap. Or maybe i just use the screen instead of the laptop one. Sorry found the laptop part in the op funny.
I like to use the boundaries of the game it keeps everyone on a fair level to compete.

If done right the second monitor is an advantage, especially for multitasking. But it doesn't come from having a bigger mini map to look at. Anyway i think its an advantage that shouldn't be used. But anything you could do with it you could do in the normal size minimap, just need to train your accuracy.

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