Author Topic: Limited Lives...what's your opinion for CT? (Read 1931 times)

Sabre · « **on:** January 09, 2003, 11:03:12 AM »

Release v1.11 gave us the ability to limited lives per unit time, e.g. x-number of lives per hour. In my next set up, which goes up on 17 January, I was toying with the idea of trying this out, and wanted to get CT community input. The idea would be to try it for the first two days of the run, just to introduce a more intense and (dare I say it) realistic attitude in players regarding flying to live. I also plan to ask Skuzzy to reset all stats for the CT, in order to track both attition and bomb tonnage on target, as a way of assessing a "victor" at the end of the week.

Two questions, then:

1) Are you for or against trying this in the CT?

2) How many lives-per-hour (LPH) would you suggest we use?

Thanks.

Sabre
CT Staff

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2003, 11:12:48 AM »

1) I'm for trying anything once

2) I'd have no idea -- does that mean if you said 12 you'd only be able to re-plane in 5 minutes after dying? If that's the case, I'd say 30 (a two minute death penalty

) Or does it mean, if set to 12 and you die 12 times in 30 minutes you can't fly for another 30 minutes? Dunno then...

I think it'd be neat for a change but would expect it to kill the numbers in CT - but I'm still for trying it

HFMudd · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2003, 11:26:23 AM »

Willing to try it.

6 LPH seems reasonable to me.

VOR · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2003, 11:31:53 AM »

Good idea. 6 LPH seems like a good round number to me too. Not sure how it would work, but I'd really love the idea for those times MA goes down.

Shane · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:15:00 PM »

bleah.

i pays my money, i fly what, when, how, and how often i please.

leave this stuff for events where it belongs.

why try and force a particular "style" ?

Sabre · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:17:10 PM »

To clarify lives-per-hour, if the LPH is set to 6, you can launch 6 times every sixty minutes. If you took off from a vultced field and died six times in the first 10 minutes, you would have to wait another 50 minutes before you could launch again. Also, and unfortunately, those six lives would include drone bombers, which makes driving bombers pretty hairy. So don't lift off with a formation without escort. On the other hand, bomber missions last considerably longer than fighter missions, as a rule, so perhaps that balances it out some. BTW, ground ack lethality would be at 70% of MA, so attacking ground targets would be somewhat less hazardous than in the MA.

Sabre
CT Staff

Jester · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:19:25 PM »

1. PASS. Sounds like something better suited to the upcoming "Mission Arena" or the SEA.

2. 6 LPH sounds about right - that would give a 10 minute period between deaths. Would defanately make one fly a little more cautiously and cut down on the "Furballing."

NOTE: They had a week long event over in WB's once in one of the Special Arena's were you only got one life A DAY. You could fly as much as you wanted till you were killed or shot down and then you were through. (You couldn't switch sides either after a death and fly again.) At the end of the week they decided who won the battle by a/c losses and damage to each side. Why not try something like that Sabre.

detch01 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:41:46 PM »

Provided the # of lives per hour isn't ridiculously high (or low), this sounds like it's definitely worth a try.

Cheers

Yeager · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:56:13 PM »

Sabre, Set it to ONE LIFE per 24hrs or dont do it at all

Really, 6 lives per hour sounds fine. Give it a shot.

daddog · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2003, 01:03:45 PM »

I would like to see that... but that is my choice. I am not sure all would want that.

If you try this be ready for lower numbers in the CT depending on the number of deaths/time you allow.

I would suggest 2-4 per hour. If you choose 4 then the buff pilots will get a second chance if there formation is wiped out. Anything less than that will end it for the buff pilots unless they did not take a formation.

Better check on discos sabre. If the CM's don't baby sit that would also be an issue for some.

Eagler · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2003, 01:57:00 PM »

6 sounds good..

I'll be able to get some stuff done around the house during my dead time

1Duke1 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2003, 02:34:19 PM »

I'd be for trying it out once. 6 lives seems pretry reasonable. Don't think we will see too many bomber runs though, and I think the numbers, which have been on the up side lately will suffer.

Definitely will cut down on the furballing, and require you to get your plane home, rather than augering.

question: I'd like to see friendly collision's also turned on...anyway to turn it on say like 5 mins after takeoff??

keyapaha · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2003, 02:41:32 PM »

4 sounds good to me least if all your bombers get shot down you can still up a fighter for 1 sortie.

I would think you wont see many climb up a bombers six and get wasted stuff.As a buffer I always enjoy a good attack on my bombers I have had a couple in the last few days very enjoyable was lucky to return home too.

I all for friendly collisions too.

Slash27 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2003, 03:21:15 PM »

1 I'd like to try it

2 Ill go with 6 ( 3-4 maybe better )

I dont mind being a guinnea pig for stuff that may help the Mission Theater. The friendly collision would be a new twist too.

brady · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2003, 03:27:18 PM »

I dont beleave we canturn the coloshion on after a certain time it is on or it's not, which means if spawn onto a runway whear your buddy is you and he die.