perk point use warning

[emanonpettes]

Okay.  I'm new here.   Takes a while to earn perks.   Get into the heat of battle, grab a plane, actually survive for a few minutes.   A bit later, go to check how I'm doing on gaining the .23 perk points I'm used to...only to find in the rush to do SOMETHING...I've used up a weeks worth of perk points.

How about a quick warning box saying "are you sure you want to spend perk points on this ride?  You know you will only die in it, and waste your feeble efforts of the past few days...."

You have the pop up boxes for disabled ords, hangars, etc.    I know I should take the time to study all the ramifications of my actions, but would be nice to get a warning perks are about to be spent.

Thanks for listening.

[ImADot]

+1

To expand upon that, only show that pop-up when you hit the spawn button, since the actual perk value fluctuates while you're in the hanger contemplating your next ride.  As soon as you hit the spawn button, that would lock in the perk value and give you the message.

That should eliminate 99% of the whines here on the BBS about "How can I lose Y perks, when in the hanger it showed X perks for my uber ride.

[RMrider]

Well there are only about 7 rides that require perks, and most are not much at all... just look next to the plane you want, takes no effort.

Dont want this to come off sounding like a jerk, i was new once too.  

 

[Spikes]

Maybe when you get on the runway or spawn a SYSTEM: comes up and says
SYSTEM: You have spent X.XX perks.

This way if it went up or anything you can land if you want to. Doesn't matter much personally but.

[AWwrgwy]

What's with all the negative waves emanonpettes?  You just need to land.   

In your case, just assume you are going to lose ALL your perk points every time.  Would you still fly that perk plane if you knew that in advance?


wrongway
(too negative again?)

[Cajunn]

Just add another box at the top where it says all enabled planes, add one that says non perked planes!

[RMrider]

Just add another box at the top where it says all enabled planes, add one that says non perked planes!

+1.

i like that.

[MachFly]

Okay.  I'm new here.   Takes a while to earn perks.   Get into the heat of battle, grab a plane, actually survive for a few minutes.   A bit later, go to check how I'm doing on gaining the .23 perk points I'm used to...only to find in the rush to do SOMETHING...I've used up a weeks worth of perk points.

How about a quick warning box saying "are you sure you want to spend perk points on this ride?  You know you will only die in it, and waste your feeble efforts of the past few days...."

You have the pop up boxes for disabled ords, hangars, etc.    I know I should take the time to study all the ramifications of my actions, but would be nice to get a warning perks are about to be spent.

Thanks for listening.

I'm confused, your in such a rush that you don't have time to look at what plane your spawning? What if your in a B-17?

Maybe when you get on the runway or spawn a SYSTEM: comes up and says
SYSTEM: You have spent X.XX perks.

This way if it went up or anything you can land if you want to. Doesn't matter much personally but.

might be a good idea, but not "spent", because there is a good chance your going to come back. I fly perk planes most of the time, and I don't want to see a comment on the bottom which will lower my motivation by basically telling me that I'm going to get shot down and lose my perks. So how about "SYSTEM: You are in a 14.3 perk plane" or something like that.

Just add another box at the top where it says all enabled planes, add one that says non perked planes!

Might be a good idea for people who never fly perk planes.

[_vic_]

Just add another box at the top where it says all enabled planes, add one that says non perked planes!

+1

[Chalenge]

You cannot spend your way out of debt... it doesnt work that way. Either you are making kills or you are not. If your k/d is under 1.00 you have no business spending perks unless you just dont care.

All the warning you need. 

[Banshee7]

What's with all the negative waves emanonpettes?  You just need to land.   

In your case, just assume you are going to lose ALL your perk points every time.  Would you still fly that perk plane if you knew that in advance?


wrongway
(too negative again?)

   NO 

[StokesAk]

Well that is a good idea, A very good idea. And i also agree wit locking in the price of perks, Although when you log in and the roster is still populating you could up a 262 for like 100 perks cause your Host hasn't registered everyone in the arena. 

Omg i spelled everything right. 

[stran]

this is a joke right? are you a Vista user who keeps User Account Control enabled?

[Boozeman]

Okay.  I'm new here.   Takes a while to earn perks.   Get into the heat of battle, grab a plane, actually survive for a few minutes.   A bit later, go to check how I'm doing on gaining the .23 perk points I'm used to...only to find in the rush to do SOMETHING...I've used up a weeks worth of perk points.

Sound more like you are flying the wrong planes to earn perks.

[WWhiskey]

i have been flying for some time and yet i think locking in the purchase perk price is a good idea!
  you can look up the cost before you fly, but that can change, "without notice" while your in the air, unless you constantly go back and forth checking the roster and have an auto loan computer handy!
i would not be flying 262's or driving tigers to gain perks, but when i up a tiger at 10 points get 12 kills then die, and lose 50+ perks. that's not right!
 kinda like buying a car for $500.00 the finding out its going to cost $1500.00 you would not have bought it had you known!