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Title: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: Cjpedrido on April 08, 2015, 03:44:23 PM

Flying the Storch is risky business. When assisting other friendly GV'ers, the Storch pilot performing spotting and marking should at least receive an "assist" for their efforts.  Perhaps putting a criteria that the marker must be with 50 meters of the target to receive the "assist" would help too.

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: JohnnyHeelz on April 08, 2015, 05:46:58 PM

An "assist" means absolutely nothing in this game though?

(aside from the text buffer saying it) 

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: DubiousKB on April 08, 2015, 06:00:12 PM

She's a thank-less job..

Just enjoy the afternoon put-putt in your storch...  :joystick:

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: MrKrabs on April 08, 2015, 10:42:03 PM

Quote from: JohnnyHeelz on April 08, 2015, 05:46:58 PM

An "assist" means absolutely nothing in this game though?

(aside from the text buffer saying it)

Assist have kill points of their own... Usually from contact from bullets... But for being classed as a bobeer it really is meaningless...

Next time you do some spotting make sure you fly in attack and ping what you spot with your peashooter and earn some killpoints for the assist.

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: shake307 on April 09, 2015, 08:15:05 AM

+1 to this.  The Storch is a great little plane.  Spotting was actually very important.  Still is.  Would be nice to have a little something to sweeten this little plane up a bit. :aok

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: waystin2 on April 09, 2015, 09:12:07 AM

This is why I suggest doing all your tank spotting in a Hurricane IID.  Nothing marks a tank better than 40MM AP. :aok

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: shake307 on April 09, 2015, 04:58:23 PM

I think waystin has a valid point with a llD.  :joystick:

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: FBKampfer on April 12, 2015, 12:45:12 AM

Add the Fa 223! Carry a pair of 500kg bombs, fly right over their heads, and release!

The Drache, spotting tanks 500kg at a time. Also, it did have a forward firing machine gun, so you could easily get assists if you wanted.

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: Tilt on April 12, 2015, 05:12:22 PM

Po-2's would get assists.... Storch gets some thanks

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: SlipKnt on April 13, 2015, 01:01:03 PM

If I get that orange marker directly on them, I have received assists before...

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: Scca on April 15, 2015, 03:19:38 PM

Quote from: JohnnyHeelz on April 08, 2015, 05:46:58 PM

An "assist" means absolutely nothing in this game though?

(aside from the text buffer saying it)

Depends on what "nothing" means.  Assists do effect score and perks awarded, so you at least get something from the deal. 

I do try to protect the storch folks when I can.  Normally though, I am fighting for my own life :)

Title: Re: Assist for Storch Pilots
Post by: noman on April 15, 2015, 04:35:29 PM

As far as I know you get zero perks for an assit? Or am I wrong? You can up a plane get 1 assit and land and you will have 0 perks. So getting assits in a stroch will get you 0 perks unless you get the kill.