i get that the team wants this to be cinematic, but if gameplay is interrupted for the sake of giving off a cinematic vibe, i am totally against it.
it can be said that it's also a lifesaver to many, but as much of a relief it is for people about to get brutal-killed, it's twice as frustrating for people who practically earned the kill, people who have been avoiding the titan's fist smash for 5 times in a row only to be caught the 6th time because of a forced, external, involuntary action. might as well died the first time the titan smashed that altar i was trying to capture.
it is probably impossible to stream two cameras at once to show both your screen and the spear cinematic, but please just remove it during gameplay.
my suggestion: just show it during the opening cinematic. an additional 5 seconds is nothing. just say, "here's where the spear of olympus will land" or something. better yet, place a marker (like a flag, or a "spear base" or any kind of marker like paint, etc.) on the spot. something that players won't miss, so that when the spear appears, just replace the spear icon indicator with whatever's on the floor where the spear lands.
like Kratos' emblem for example. put Kratos' face right on the spear's landing point. that will stick on players' minds. so when it appears, they'll know where to go. show it during the opening cinematic as the camera is hovering over the map. tell peeps that this is where the spear will land.
