Originally posted by Modas
Awarding points for assists will only encourage IMO people chasing dead planes trying to get a ping or two to get some assist points. This will only aggrevate the Kill stealer problem.
I agree on BOTH counts...
It is frustrating to do a lot of the work and get no reward !
I also think you should get an Assist with Assist Perks for hitting a target such as a Hanger, even when you do not kill the hanger but the bomb hits it's target...
I also agree that if HT offered Assist Perks it would aggrevate the KILL STEALERS... You would have people flying into furballs just spraying and praying, hoping to cash in on some easy perks...
My Solution :Make the Assist points minimal... Say 10%... That would be such an insignificant amount that it should not encourage those that would seek easy perks to waste their time with it... But in relation to bombs or rockets being on target it would help with your aim and skill development due to the fact that you would know absolutely if you had hit the target... Thus helping you vector in your dive bombing skills and shooting skills...
Besides... It ain't really the points... It's the principle of the whole concept of earning points for your skills...
I realise that Assists help in your overall ranking, but the immediate reward in the form of minimal perks would be much more gratifying... ( Great Idea Kaz ) I hope HiTech will take a look at this !!!
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