2013-09-21 20:53

For the new Battlescreen(map) I thought Dice said that a 2nd PC monitor would offer identical functionality to that of a separate tablet, laptop, smartphone, whatever.But after reading the latest blog it seems that viewing the battlescreen on a 2nd PC monitor will not allow you to mark targets, such as is described in their example of you being a chopper gunner and you could "grab your tablet and set attack points for the pilot". Doing this on a tablet, obviously independent of your mouse/keyboard input to the PC would be possible.All I can think of doing is Alt+Tabbing from the game to your web browser, do what you gotta do on the Battlescreen, then Alt+Tab back to the game. Not really going to happen is it. http://blogs.battlefield.com/2013/09/road-to-battlefield-4-battlelog/ [blogs.battlefield.com]Another great feature for Battlelog on next-gen consoles and PC is BattleScreen, which is a real-time, interactive mini-map of the game that you’re currently playing in. Say you’re on your way to the fight as a passenger in a helicopter – if you’re the Squad Leader, you can grab the tablet next to you and set attack points for your pilot, prepping you and your squad for the battle to come. This all happens in real-time – there are no delays between what’s going on in-game and what you see on your device. It takes a bit of getting used to, having a second screen to look at, but once you get the hang of it you can use it your advantage. Gone are the days of bringing up the full-screen mini-map only to blur your view of the battle.