Perk point adjustment for RTB

[oboe]

What if perk bonus for RTB offered real incentive for a pilot to pull out of a fight to save his life and aircraft and return home safely?   The current 25% bonus is not really enough to encourage this - you can earn more perks by staying the fight and bagging another a/c, even at the cost of your  life and a/c, than you can by returning home.

If the perk bonus was increased to 100%, there would be real incentive to fly smarter.
Also, what about giving an even higher bonus if you make a successful CV landing (150%?), since CV ops are much more difficult than landing at an airfield?

[Mark Luper]

I like it  

[Ozark]

Nice idea.

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XO 332nd Flying Mongrels
"I'm getting better!!! No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment"

[Thunder]

Excellent!!! I am all for it too!

   


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[AKSeaWulfe]

I get between 8 and 15 perks a flight... I really don't need anymore. :-)
-SW

[Sancho]

If more planes were perked, people would RTB just to keep their points.  I like the perk everything after 1942 idea... perk em all, just make most of the perk planes "inexpensive".  I agree though, the bonus for landing your kills (or your bomber/goon mission) should be higher.



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[oboe]

Swulfe, you must be a god.   Don't know how you do it.  I just landed a 3-kill P-38 sortie, and got only 2.7 points!   My average is about 2 pts per sortie.

BTW, I'd also like us to earn perks for assists at 1/2 the normal rate.

I agree, I'd like more choices in perk planes.  

[stomper3]

I agree perfectly w/ all of this.

This could be the possibility to keep AH from being yet another Quake-type sim.

And perk the C-hog GOOD!!      

Stomp

[darling]

Damn good idea oboe. I've been flying P-51D BARCAP missions, and have only been shot down twice, both due to pilot failure (read stupidity). The reason for this? I try to roleplay a little. I don't engage in stupid fights, or fights the pony is not designed for, and I always watch my fuel for bingo awareness. I like to stay alive. I like to hear the tires squeal :-). I've found tons more enjoyment in this than in the usual "where is the next dogfight?" mentality.

100% might be a bit much though, I think even 75% might be enough. - "And the difference is? Small, but noticable."

Stats:
Kills in P-51D: 23
Killed in P-51D: 2
(in 4 days :-)

Why hasn't anyone pointed me to this plane before? When does next tour start? Still keep my D-Hog polished though :-)

Darling
"All my misspellings are typos"

[Kirin]

OH YES!!

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[DB603]

S!

 Agree!More bonus if landing back at base or CV.There's not very much difference if You bag 5 cons and then get shot down and if U land after that sortie.
 As Darling pointed out..I also like that type of flying,but my grip has slipped  Can be seen in my stats in increased numbers of deaths. 109 is not the most easy plane to fight in and I have made some real jack prettythang mistakes lately.Gotta sharpen up!
 It is odd why assists are not counted.would be nice if You would get say 0.15 points for it?In comparison..killing a gun emplacement is worth 0.25 points...




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[Kirin]

Getting perks for assists seems logical - at first glance. But that will only sharpen the problem of kill-stealers.

I recall a happening last week: Still grabbing out from field I spot a countrymate being chased by an enemy. I dive in and remove the wing of the F6F on the 6 of the friendly. F6F begins tumbling around and I zoom up to watch him crash - now what does the friendly do? Hard break turn settles up on the falling F6F - BOOM! He gets kill, me assist. Being enraged I call over chan2 that it was pretty weak of him to steal the kill after I cleared his 6! He replies "I just wanted to get the assist" - not the first time that happened to me.

Now imagine what would happen if you would get perkies for assists? Streams of dweebs diving on a disabled a/c to get assist - nice aye?

[illo]

i agree

[illo]

perk f4u1-c  

[JEK]

nice idea   i agree

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