Text Hot keys - Surrender, Friendly etc

[DemonGroover 8836]

What do think of the option of having certain phrases as hot keys, for example F1, F2 etc

F1 - "Friendly, don't shoot!"

F2 - "Surrender or Die!"

F3 - "Drop your beans!"

F4 - "Who's shooting in Cherno?"

F5 - "How do i eat beans?"

Am sick of having to stop and type things when in all likelihood you would shout these out instinctively.

I am a slow typist, by the time i have stopped, written "Frien...." i have been shot in the head. So now i just shoot first.

[ThatGuyWithNoHands 0]

And get shot anyways!:D

This would just leave you defenseless. Like a taunting move you wern't able to break simply because movement might not be allowed.

Leaving you vulnerable to the bandit who is slowly raising his gun and giggling before emptying a mag into your chest.

[Kleid 0]

Using direct chat channel and a mic would solve that. I heard it was unstable before but is more reliable now for the most part. Pressing \ makes you salute so that's something I guess. Plus there's nothing stopping someone from hot keying "friendly" and just shooting people anyways.

[DemonGroover 8836]

But all you have to do is hit a key and a message is broadcast - you shouldnt have to stop anything else you are doing. A one key message is much better than typing - for me anyway.

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Of course a bandit would use it to say friendly and shoot right after - no problem with that. I am more thinking about survivors (like me) without a mike and are slow typers who bump into each other. A quick hitting of a key could alleviate some tension (or not!) instead of a stand off where you empty a mag because you dont have any communication with the guy.

I tried saluting but it ends up being the last thing you do before execution half the time!

Just a thought, since the F keys seem to have similar purpose in the Arma game itself.