Remove "kill" messages.

[Ack-Ack]

This is a step in the lessening of the issue.

People are getting too worked up/burned out by the game in general. We regularly have players who cycle in and out due to "too much".

I seriously doubt that landed kill messages contribute to player's burn out or causes them to leave the game.

[AAIK]

I seriously doubt that landed kill messages contribute to player's burn out or causes them to leave the game.

Its the culture in general that does it, I didn't promise a magical fix, just something to lessen the situation a bit.

[The Fugitive]

Its the culture in general that does it, I didn't promise a magical fix, just something to lessen the situation a bit.

The name in lights is the first thing most players shoot for as their first "goal" after getting that first kill. Even after all these years of playing I still feel a sense of accomplishment when I get my name in lights. It doesn't happen often! 

[Zoney]

AAIK thank you for your suggestion.  It seems everyone disagrees with you.  You're trying to sell us on this idea is perhaps hinting at desperation.  It's OK.  Not all ideas and suggestions are good one's.  I would suggest you move on sir.

[Lusche]

After all these years, I still remember my first landed kills message 

[puller]

 

-1

[Gman]

-1.  AH used to show a running tally of kills in the message box, you didn't have to land kills, every single one was announced by the server.  I'd much prefer to go back to this than remove kill messages entirely - it was great, as whenever you would see someone beak off over being killed, you knew exactly who had killed them.  There was less running too as kills didn't need to be landed to show up in lights.

[puller]

-1.  AH used to show a running tally of kills in the message box, you didn't have to land kills, every single one was announced by the server.  I'd much prefer to go back to this than remove kill messages entirely - it was great, as whenever you would see someone beak off over being killed, you knew exactly who had killed them.  There was less running too as kills didn't need to be landed to show up in lights.

+1 to live kill messages

[Ack-Ack]

-1.  AH used to show a running tally of kills in the message box, you didn't have to land kills, every single one was announced by the server.  I'd much prefer to go back to this than remove kill messages entirely - it was great, as whenever you would see someone beak off over being killed, you knew exactly who had killed them.  There was less running too as kills didn't need to be landed to show up in lights.

The old way also clogged the crap out of radio buffer, making it hard to read player text through all of the system kill messages spam.

[bozon]

"KONG participated in 3 dogfights"

However, including an incremental number still suggsts an accomplishment.
How about this:
"Server: Bozon participated in 1 or more dogfights"

[thndregg]

There was less running too as kills didn't need to be landed to show up in lights.

..And then they changed it to add the aspect of survival ("landed") to the sortie. I like that.

[Scca]

Nothing cooler than seeing a bunch of people from the same squad land kills together...

-10,000

[lunatic1]

The landing kill messages creates a culture of "have-to-kill-them-before-they-land" and increases the competitiveness in the arena unhealthily.

We already have the score command, so its kind of pointless.

duhh this is a combat sim.

and you are supposed to try to kill them before they land, that's part of the game. haven't you ever watched actual WWII footage of P51's and P47's attacking and vulching airfields and runways.. I hate getting vulched but it's part of the game.

and yes I like seeing my name in lights, there's nothing wrong with that.
-1000 to your wish

[Becinhu]

I need my name in lights to boost my self esteem. And seeing several people from a squad land kills together is a good thing. Same for a mega kill sortie. XYZ landed 20 kills in a a6m2 deserves a 200 atta boy.


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[Volron]

However, including an incremental number still suggsts an accomplishment.
How about this:
"Server: Bozon participated in 1 or more dogfights"

"Server: Volron spawned on a runway."