BUFF pilots feel left out

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by Pyro
You guys who like to complain about suicide buffs are hypocrites to be hijacking this thread.  You really have a beef with a buff pilot getting recognition for landing their sortie rather than augering it in?  Brilliant!

To elaborate on my original query, the problem is not so much with doing it but with how to do it.  I don't see the suggestion to list what he destroyed as viable.  We could have a really long message like:

Server: Pyro landed 2 Hangars, 3 Factories, 2 Fuel Depots,
Server: a barracks, 3 acks, 2 churches, an orphanage, 2 brothels,
Server: 6 sheep, and a chicken, in a B-17.

OTOH, if you make the messages generic then that will probably prompt some people to focus on softer targets more.

I knew that you were hording the sheep!  And you have NEVER let us in on the brothels or chickens.  Where are they!?  We demand answers!

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by kj714
you get your name in lights right?


If buffers are going to get building kills what about jabo's and vehicle's brick n mortar victories?

Good point. I hadn't thought of that aspect.

[Flayed1]

   If buffers are going to get building kills what about jabo's and vehicle's brick n mortar victories?

  The thing I see with this is jabo's are still fighters. Yes I know they are scoring as attack but I see people hang around long after they drop thier bombs to get some kills so the origanal kill message still works well for them. As for Vehicles your jokeing right? How hard is it to point a gun at something and shoot, not alot of skill there.

  I'm talking about the guys willing to take the time to get to a good level bombing alt and using the bomb sight hit what they are aiming at. Only those with the highest bombing accuracy would have anything show in text.

[Gwjr2]

All I know is that this thread is pointless, what I want to know about is where are the Chickens !!!:eek:

[viper215]

Why not only award a text buffer "name in lights" ONLY for objects destroyed on a town?  Say:

Server: Vudak destroyed 20% of A10 Town.




if it says this the teams town getting killed would know another team is killing the town for a goon. it would make it harder to catch baces

[FiLtH]

Actually that would tell the world things that the enemy wouldnt want you to know. As it is now we rely on other guys to give us an estimate of the town status. If it reported the status globally , or even on his country's channel, all the mystery would be lost.

[Ted Strykker]

There is nothing finer than watching the shell casings dissappear into the sky as i blaze some dummie in a fighter tryin too come after me.

Fly too the base at 15-K,Take out the VH,Ordnance,fighter hangers,and the town.The drop down too a lower alt and get the fighters too come after you.

Sometimes you survive,sometimes you don't.

But it's still F.U.N.,That's why it's called aGAME .

And by the way,where did Ack get that flag from,nice of him too share his things with others,Awwwwwww:rolleyes:

[Mr No Name]

Originally posted by Pyro
You guys who like to complain about suicide buffs are hypocrites to be hijacking this thread.  You really have a beef with a buff pilot getting recognition for landing their sortie rather than augering it in?  Brilliant!

To elaborate on my original query, the problem is not so much with doing it but with how to do it.  I don't see the suggestion to list what he destroyed as viable.  We could have a really long message like:

Server: Pyro landed 2 Hangars, 3 Factories, 2 Fuel Depots,
Server: a barracks, 3 acks, 2 churches, an orphanage, 2 brothels,
Server: 6 sheep, and a chicken, in a B-17.

OTOH, if you make the messages generic then that will probably prompt some people to focus on softer targets more.

The easiest solution would be a message like this:

Server: Pyro landed xx.xx Tons of damage in a B-17

or

Server: Pyro landed xx.xx Tons in a B-17


The damage points have to equal a certain amount of bomb weight, right?  This seems like a simple way to display it without using points in the text buffer.

[Morpheus]

Why not just leave the frickin thing the way it is?

Life is that much lacking that you need recognition in a game showing how many buildings you've just killed?

3 pages.

[Mr No Name]

Originally posted by Morpheus
Why not just leave the frickin thing the way it is?

Life is that much lacking that you need recognition in a game showing how many buildings you've just killed?

3 pages.

Hi Morph,

If a fighter pilot is doing his job right, he lands kills.  Why shouldnt a bomber pilot who is doing his job get a simple recognition for damage in tonnage?   There should be a minimum amount for this also, say maybe 2 tons?.  That would be 8x 500 lb hits.

[Meatwad]

Originally posted by Pyro
2 brothels, 6 sheep, and a chicken, in a B-17.

 

No one would destroy a brothel in AH, he would successfully kill 90% of the players in the main arena, both friendly and enemy


Landed a chicken............   Bock Bock

[RedTop]

Guys....is it really all that big a deal? BlueJ is my squaddie. I would like him or any other Buff driver to be recognized for thier job well done.

I'm a furballer deluxe. I have no want to fly buffs at all anymore. I don't give 2 rats butts about captuing land either. I listen to the rants of the Toolshedders. Most of the time I just keep yanking and banking. I also don't want them screwing up my furball either. Keep the war in their area so to speak and leave my yanking and banking fun alone. Thing is...they do deserve a WTG from their fellow buffers just like us furballers do. I think thats all they are looking for. Or at least it seems to me thats all its about.

Is it so bad that they get it?

[Morpheus]

There is no place for bombers in this game.

[SuperDud]

Originally posted by Morpheus
There is no place for bombers in this game.

zOMFG!1!!one!! AHAHHAHAHAHAH, INCOMING!!@!#!#!

There's some real stink on this 1

[kj714]

Can't we all just get along!

Don't be a buffer bigot.