Talk:Ghosting
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Ghosting can also refer to multi-player online first person shooter games, in which the active player has a direct view, and those players who are "spectating" have a viewpoint slightly above and behind that of the priciple player. From this elevated and somewhat removed postion, they are able to see certain things the active player cannot, such as enemies hiding behind walls, etc.
When ghosting, the spectating players are then able to feed intelligence about the adversary's whereabouts via a gaming voice communcation system i.e. GameComm, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo or Roger Wilco. The active player then has an advantage, as there are extra eyes with a slightly different viewpoint giving them hints about other players within the map.
Some people view ghosting as a cheat, others simply accept the reality that it is more likely to happen than not, and therefore expect it & plan accordingly.
Added to the article, thank you for your contribution. webjockey 13:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
