Author Topic: Perkpoints needs to be changed (Read 174 times)

blitz · « **on:** January 20, 2001, 05:20:00 AM »

Ahoi gents,

1.i think all newbies should be allowed to fly all perkplanes 3 times for free each.
If they die all three times in a e.g b-29, they need the required perk points like everyone else to up this bird again.

2.It's to easy to get perkies now.
You should get full perkpoints only if ya rtb. If you die it should only be 25% perkpoints that u get for that sortie.
Ditchin on friendly territory means 75% perkpoints for you, ditchin on enemy territory 50%.

My 2 cents

blitz

Ghosth · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2001, 07:54:00 AM »

Interesting idea Blitz!

Must say that losing up to 75% of your points for a sortie would really encourage flying to live.

I especially like the idea of newbies getting a free ride the first few times. They can use all the help they can get!

Pongo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2001, 12:15:00 PM »

Only if it is ballanced against participation in a mission. IE you get extra points either way if your mission is accomplished. Then the extra points if you live through it.

blitz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2001, 11:33:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Pongo:
Only if it is ballanced against participation in a mission. IE you get extra points either way if your mission is accomplished. Then the extra points if you live through it.

Ahoi pongo,

Your virtual life should be valued very hi i believe, although i like the idea of extra points if mission is accomplished.

blitz

SKurj · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2001, 03:40:00 PM »

I like the idea

I think the modifier for rtb now is ridiculously low... Need a larger spread IMO, much like one o them other sims..

AKskurj

Hans · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2001, 04:57:00 AM »

Having it skewed toward living over fighting might not be a good idea.

Too many people would fixate on their scores and it would make people play too cautiously. You would see people only engaging if they didn't care, or if they had a sure kill, disengaging from any other situation.

No, its better with the small 25% bonus we have now. Thats not much, but it is a lot better than nothing.

Hans.

Effdub · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2001, 08:56:00 AM »

personally I'd favor this:

You only get points for a sortie if you rtb or ditch in friendly territory. If you die or are captured, you lose your points for that sortie.

Why? Because that was the name of the game in WWII - Erich Hartmann would never have gotten 300+ kills if he haden't: flown cautiously, used his brains, relied on wingmen (tactics) and avoided fights without the intial advantage.

Instead of recieving points yourself for sorties where you die/are captured, these points should go towards your country and be split up amoungst the players alive at that point. After all you helped your country by taking out a hangar, shooting down an enemy plane etc, so that effort (points) should not be entirely lost.

I know this is not going to happen but it would force ppl to fly smarter/use tactics "real WWII" pilots used whilst your average "enter the furball air quake dudes" would literally "die out"

Effdub