Author Topic: The 1% rule... (Read 973 times)

Zanth · « **Reply #15 on:** August 17, 2004, 01:59:18 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak

Many of us have thousands and thousands of perk points and the initial price of a La-7, P-51D, N1K2-J or Spitfire Mk IX would have to be past 100 points for us to really care. No new player, or less skilled player who has spent all his time in low ENY aircraft, will be able to afford that.

If perks were reset each tour/camp, perks would have more value. Everyone would start out equal...my thought is it could implement somethig of a volentary rolling planeset (in HTC fashion) the game.

humble · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2004, 02:05:01 PM »

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Originally posted by SEgunner
I think Overlag wins with his response. Pretty much sums up his feelings dont'cha think? LOL!!

Humble,
Not trying to get personal with ya and I realize you are just looking for other ways to end this new way we have to play. I'm just stating how I feel. I WILL NOT change countries. I started as a Bish and will end as a Bish unless the squad votes to change.

SEgunner...

I haven't been online for months now...nothing personal at all...I understand EXACTLY how you feel. I flew "A" land in AW for 4 years thru RR FR and a bunch of squads...I flew Knight here almost the whole time...even when my old squad (327th Steel Talons) finally made the move over.

I think the idea posted above sucks...but it would achieve the stated goal. Is it heavy handed YUP...the problem is pretty simple lot of moaning but no real ideas that would work...carrots won't work...as far as sticks go the one chosen is as gentle as possible.

Adjuster · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2004, 03:35:41 PM »

Only way to make perks be the answer was if they were charged as a percentage of your perks earned to date.

I.E.
You have 1000perks (fighter)

LA7 costs you 20% of your fighter perks ie 200

You have 10 perks (fighter)

LA7 costs you 20% of your fighter perks ie 2.

This way everyone is penalised equally as you can both take an LA7 up the same number of times. But you also loose the ability to buy normal perk rides if you abuse the availability when you have numbers.

This is to be used in conjunction with the balance equation and ENY the mechanics of which are too much after 4 cans of Stella Artois so far tonight.

Just a thought

Adjuster

SlapShot · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2004, 03:51:34 PM »

IMO, using perks would only promote timidness ... more would be less inclined to fight unless it was absolutely in their favor and once the tables are turned ... run away ... run away ... run away ... worse than they do now.

Overlag · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2004, 03:59:15 PM »

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Originally posted by SlapShot
IMO, using perks would only promote timidness ... more would be less inclined to fight unless it was absolutely in their favor and once the tables are turned ... run away ... run away ... run away ... worse than they do now.

even if all planes are perked?

mechanic · « **Reply #20 on:** August 17, 2004, 04:07:07 PM »

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Originally posted by TheDudeDVant
Maybe I didnt read HT's thread enough but it seems the most simple fix was overlooked or just not thought about enough.

We already have the perk mulitplier in place.. Why not just perk the big 4 when one country outnumbers the other 2.. Instead of deny use, just add a small perk cost.. Seems the easiest fix without limiting the plane set..

agreed

SlapShot · « **Reply #21 on:** August 17, 2004, 04:09:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Overlag
even if all planes are perked?

Yup ... Once you have no perks, then what do you do ? Can't have all planes perked otherwise alot of people would get painted into a corner.

Just for conversation ... if all planes were perked, what you would see is everybody avoiding everybody else unless they had a significant advantage and once the advantage was lost ... zoom ... outta Dodge.

This would then force everybody to fly late war high alt fighters cause they would feel that they would need an alt advantage to even consider engaging ... and before you know, they skies would be filled with Ponys and Jugs flying at 30-35K running away from each other.

Doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun to me.

Rino · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2004, 05:37:21 PM »

I have the final solution...make every aircraft cost 5 perks,
and start everyone at 3 perks. There, that should do it..no one
has an advantage..vet or noob

Edbert · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2004, 09:07:23 PM »

Perks are easy to come by if you fly the right plane. Just the other day I landed 6 kills in a 51D and got 1.88 perks for the effort. I re-upped in a D11 and landed 3 kills, got 33.?? for those.

I've only got about 4,250 in the bank now, I've been burning them a lot, having fun T&Bing with the Tempest. I think it suprises some when you don't run with it, of course you've only got a few seconds to kill them before the shock wears off

vorticon · « **Reply #24 on:** August 17, 2004, 09:25:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
I have the final solution...make every aircraft cost 5 perks,
and start everyone at 3 perks. There, that should do it..no one
has an advantage..vet or noob

probably be more fun than what slapshot described...