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Title: posthumous kills
Post by: caldera on June 30, 2012, 07:43:35 AM
This just happened a few minutes ago but it happens all the time:

Two planes are de-acking a vbase.  I hit and remove the wing of the F4U and quickly reverse direction and hit the F6F on the snout.  Right after the hit sprite on the F6, his rounds take me out.  I look out the tower and they both went down (of course).

Why shouldn't I get those kills?  Same thing happens in dogfights.  One plane destroys another but dies before the damaged plane hits the turf and either someone else is awarded a proxy or no kill is recorded at all.  Whomever scores the most damage (or crippling damage) should get the kill, dead or alive.  Is this the way kills are scored in wartime?  Yes this is a game but still... :headscratch:
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: FLS on June 30, 2012, 08:21:45 AM
There can only be one winner in a fight. It's determined by who dies first. It doesn't matter who dies last.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: bangsbox on June 30, 2012, 11:12:05 AM
"there can be only one!"...      highlander
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: guncrasher on June 30, 2012, 01:48:59 PM
caldera is right.  there's a point after which an you cannot damage an airplane anymore, that was made to stop people from shooting at falling pieces and getting a kill awarded.  at that point a kill should be awarded to whoever caused the most damage right away instead of waiting for the pieces to fall down to earth or pilot to bail.

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Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: Rino on June 30, 2012, 03:52:15 PM
     This has nothing to do with kills and everything to do with credit.  You know you shot them down, you just want the atta-boy to go
with that.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: FLS on June 30, 2012, 06:40:04 PM
caldera is right.  there's a point after which an you cannot damage an airplane anymore, that was made to stop people from shooting at falling pieces and getting a kill awarded.  at that point a kill should be awarded to whoever caused the most damage right away instead of waiting for the pieces to fall down to earth or pilot to bail.

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That wouldn't change his complaint that both die and only one gets a kill but it would be funny if you got a kill for X amount of damage then your "kill" landed safely.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: guncrasher on June 30, 2012, 07:26:42 PM
no once the max amount of damage is inflicted, the airplane cannot fly.   it might crashland if low enough but that's about it.



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Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: caldera on June 30, 2012, 08:04:59 PM
     This has nothing to do with kills and everything to do with credit.  You know you shot them down, you just want the atta-boy to go
with that.

How can you get an "atta-boy" if you are already dead?  :headscratch:

The kill credit would come up when the results of your handiwork cause the enemy to explode or crash.  You would already be in the tower or on the next sortie.  No kills to land and that's not the point anyway.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: Tilt on July 01, 2012, 04:22:27 AM
Posthumous kills would encourage suicidal game play. IMO
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: FLS on July 01, 2012, 08:55:44 AM
no once the max amount of damage is inflicted, the airplane cannot fly.   it might crashland if low enough but that's about it.



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In other words, they might land successfully on the runway after you "kill" them taking off.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: danny76 on July 02, 2012, 06:20:49 AM
Posthumous kills would encourage suicidal game play. IMO

There's a different type of gameplay?
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: Noir on July 02, 2012, 06:56:29 AM
Posthumous kills would encourage suicidal game play. IMO

+1
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: caldera on July 02, 2012, 07:32:44 AM
Posthumous kills would encourage suicidal game play. IMO

You mean people will start flying P-40s?  ;)
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: bortas1 on July 02, 2012, 09:35:50 AM
 :salute this happens to me all the time. it really sucks big time.
Title: Re: posthumous kills
Post by: guncrasher on July 02, 2012, 03:30:45 PM
In other words, they might land successfully on the runway after you "kill" them taking off.

nope I do not miss when there taking off.


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