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| Message header | Area/Game: | Blue Max | | Topic: | Program code error | | Subject: | Re: why not "retire with honour" ? | | Posted by: | Tornade  - 19years 77days ago. |
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| Message text i will agree with you to a point HeadMoid...
it does make sense to leave a battle when you are not capable of making a contribution or when you are badly over matched...the squadron quartermaster will not love you or understand how important the principal of honour if you have your lovely airplane shot to pieces and end as a flaming wreck on the ground...in the real world, leaving makes perfect sense
this is a game however...but its a game that has very little guideline in the area of victory conditions
we have to assume that the most common mission is a fighter sweeep...the object being to clear the skies of enemy aircraft...in such a case...if an aircraft is shot down or chased away...the victory is sealed and the point system should reflect that...an aircraft that has withdrawn is as good as one that has been shot down in that type of setting...that is why i would suggest the penalty of 25 points for leaving a battle...you have acknowledged the fact that you have been outfought...that you have been defeated
as for points in an individual game...its really immaterial...there is only one winner...erasing the points of a shot down player makes no difference to that player...but would act to prevent that player from winning the game on point score
you may be right with regards to league play...but i do feel that there should be some sort of penalty for withdrawing...perhaps the last man standing on a side should be able to withdraw without penalty...i am currently in a situation in a squadron game where i am the last man on my side fighting three opponents...and i am still in there banging away...common sense and tactical good thinking tells me to tuck my bushy tail tight between my legs and run like a scared rabbit for the nearest hole...but the game doesnt work that way...i still have some fuel...i have my guns and not a lot of damage...so...i fight on
HeadMoid...i will second you on those reccommendations for some changes to the system
MJC |
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