Flare Gun for better night combat

[modest vale]

The flare would slowly fall down after being shot into the air.

The flare in the sky would assist non-night vision players see better & give more nuance to when night vision should be used.

There’s no optic glint at night. There’s no optic glint on FLIR sights either. A flare gun could enable optic glint on regular sniper scopes at nighttime & be an easier way to blind FLIR snipers who are no where to be seen.
(Another post was complaining about players with FLIR on the FAL spawn camping his team at night, unable to locate them.)

Finally, it would help serve as a visual marker (day or night) where smoke grenades can’t be seen by everyone.

If devs fears this being abused at night, have it be a button you press and the flare always goes straight up.

[marble steppe]

First: the FLIR sight is shit
Second: snipers are less of an issue in night maps then day maps, so there's already a decrease of them.
Third: how can you know if someone is using a FLIR sight?

[modest vale]

1. Respectfully, so what? It will still be used this way by some. 2. Good point. If a player is absolutely dominating, this provides a way to fight back. 3. You don’t, but it will help against snipers regardless of scope type.

[marble steppe]

You're talking as if the FLIR is a problem or something that needs to be countered, which is not the case cuz the sight is shit.
Also, you fight back against a sniper by closing the distance, playing to his disadvantages, not advantages.

We already have blinding flares at night, no need for more cancer

[modest vale]

This would actually help players who don’t like using night vision (me).

Flare Gun for better night combat

[pale hawk]

Do you also abuse your gamma settings?