(OUTDATED) Recon Device versus Motion Spotter - PlanetSide 2 Comparison and Review
1,565Today we're comparing the Infiltrator's old Recon Device to the recently added Motion Spotter. Also showcasing some of my unmatched sniping skills during the video. There's a very bullet-pointy TL;DR in the description below, if you're interested.
TL;DR in the description below.
- You can crouch walk, stand, or sit to avoid being detected by either device.
- Cloaked targets follow the same rules.
- Vehicles are completely unaffected by either device.
- Darts and Motion Spotters can be destroyed.
- No reasonable limit on dart placement, limited to 1 motion spotter active at a time.
- Motion Spotters last much longer than Recon Darts.
- Motion Spotters relay constant information, as well as enemy facing direction.
- Recon Darts gather information in "pulses," doesn't show enemy facing direction.
- Both devices have the same area of effect at max rank.
- Scanning is done in a SPHERE, unlike the video mentions (botched testing).
- Though multiple recon darts means a wider potential information net.
- Motion Spotters last roughly 5x longer than Recon Darts at max rank.
- Motion Spotters do not appear on minimap unless an enemy walks within 30 meters of it (or if the device is spotted.)
- Recon Darts show their pulsing rings to enemies and allies alike, from any distance.
- Motion Spotters do not show their ring of influence.
- Recon Device is better suited for quick information, especially useful for offense.
- Motion Spotters are better suited for defense, given the vulnerability and lack of traveling projectile.
A couple more things I left out of the review.
- You can drop a Motion Spotter, then switch to a Recon Dart loadout, and your Motion Spotter will still be active. Example use: Drop Motion Spotter in the spawn room, use Recon Darts when you leave the spawn room.
- Motion Spotters have a bit of collision, allowing you stand on them. It's very small, but it's useful to get to platforms you are just baaaarely out of reach of. I had some footage of this, but completely forgot to add it to the review. Dang shame.
Corrections and Additionals from subscribers.
- iLikeCh3eZe: Motion Spotter also distinguishes between standard infantry and MAX units, useful for knowing when a MAX crash is coming.
- ManualReplica: There is a limit on 6 recon darts being placed at a time.
- kao chat: Motion Spotters make a little explosion noise when they die/expire.
- Knyghtvision: The speed of "scan area" radar pulses does not change on the mini-map as you level up the dart. The animation is always the same, even if your dart is scanning at a faster rate when you've upgraded it.
Hope that's helpful.
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