Reward bombers for landing

[Mister Fork]

Real men ride it in.

- oldman

...with Kashmir blazing in their headphones and with a glass of scotch in their hands singing

"Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face with stars to fill my dream, I am a traveler of both time and space to be where I have been"

and "thump"...

[haggerty]

I like merging two of the ideas here:

Damage timer increased if you successfully make it back to base.   
AI flying the bombers back to base if you bail.  They can still be intercepted to keep downtime from increasing, etc.  If you re-up a bomber you are put back into your  current flight (can get back to them to gun if you see they are intercepted).  It still wouldn't stop people from lawn darting, but it could encourage them to let the AI return the bombers for them and still allow them to do other things.

[Arlo]

What base will the AI take you to?

[Volron]

What base will the AI take you to?

I'd say default to the base you lifted off from, otherwise the closest base if not enough fuel.

[lunaticfringe]

bailing bombers only get part of their damage points if they have hit their target and bail.
bombers are doing their part to help their country-once they drop the bombs the job is done-it's up to them if they want to land them or bail.
denying you kill points is a perk

[Arlo]

bailing bombers only get part of their damage points if they have hit their target and bail.
bombers are doing their part to help their country-once they drop the bombs the job is done-it's up to them if they want to land them or bail.

denying you kill points is a perk

[Vinkman]

No on code changes that force people to be targets.
The AI idea is interesting and may have merit but it would need a lot of development.

Pro-Tip: Watch the Dar Bars and you can intercept buffs before they drop.

[Volron]

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Now sure how that makes you go "Hmmm".  I believe it's fairly obvious.