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Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: eskimo2 on March 21, 2002, 09:52:43 AM

OK, here is a partial solution to the "assist" problem;
Typeable command:

/.assist

This command would be used when you wish to trade your awarded kill for an assist when you feel that a countryman is more deserving of the kill.  It could only be implemented after you are awarded a kill, and the kill would automatically be awarded to the pilot who inflicted the next greatest amount of damage to the enemy plane.  If you were mistaken and the enemy received no damage from another plane, nothing happens.  Your rational could be whatever you wish for passing on the credit of the kill.

Another command could be:

/.killcredit (callsign)

This would be used when you wish to pass credit on to a countryman who probably didn't actually get hits on the enemy plane, but for whatever reason you feel, greatly contributed to kill.  I.E. distracts an Ostwind's fire while you kill him.  Perhaps this command would award ½ of the kill.

It would do nothing to prevent kill-stealing, but would still be a useful and realistic feature.
(Even a dweeb like me would use them.)

eskimo

Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: Yeager on March 21, 2002, 10:02:13 AM

I have never had the urge to pass any kill credits on to another player.

In the squad Im in we commonly take a wing or tail off of some poor bastard then openly invite everyone in the squad to come in and get some bullits into the carcass.  Thats how we share credit.

Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: Vruth on March 21, 2002, 10:07:49 AM

And once he's bailed out and he's floating down in his chute, we yell obsentities at him...

"your mother dresses you funny and wears army boots"

:D

Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: samu1 on March 21, 2002, 10:25:16 AM

Sounds like a good idea to me, I think we've all had kills we didn't deserve or vice versa with an assist, it gets my vote.

Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: eskimo2 on March 21, 2002, 11:17:13 AM

Ideas like this one would only be worthwhile if the programing time would be minimal.  If HT could do it in 20 minutes, it probably would be worth it.  A few days of programing certainly would not be worth the effort.  Just a guess, but I be 10 to 20% of players would use this feature.

eskimo

Title: Partial Solution to the "Assist" Problem:
Post by: mason22 on March 21, 2002, 11:35:05 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Yeager
I have never had the urge to pass any kill credits on to another player.

In the squad Im in we commonly take a wing or tail off of some poor bastard then openly invite everyone in the squad to come in and get some bullits into the carcass.  Thats how we share credit.

ahhite, who's been sneaking around the FDB lounge?