Gameplay: Bonus for making someone bail

Neurotoxin · 2012-07-10, 01:19 PM

Since vehicle animations are not going to be in for a while (if at all) we will see many people bailing from their nearly-wrecked vehicle, or even if they bail the moment they are fired upon. This should provide a bonus to the player(s) who inflicted the damage which resulted in a bailout.

Not alot, maybe 10% or even 5% of the value one would get from destroying the vehicle and taking out the bailed driver / passenger. If multiple players inflicted damage, they would get an equivalent share of the forced bailout bonus points.

This is not only a stop-gap solution to discourage bailing, but as well a system that can continue on once enter/exit animations have been put in. Even with enter / exit animations, pilots will still bail from aircraft, and that should have a bonus with it (on top of vehicle destruction bonus for when the aircraft crashes and explodes) to reward the player even if they don't manage to take out the pilot.

Zekeen · 2012-07-10, 04:47 PM

Neuro... this is why I love it when you post. Always something right on target!

Tsunami · 2012-07-11, 08:29 PM

so 1 person could get a bunch of exp from hitting a galaxy and everyone jumping ship?

Also that's a free vehicle kill. Not entirely sure but I think I saw in one of the e3 vids that you would get exp from destroying a bailed tank.

Dagron · 2012-07-11, 09:27 PM

I think it's a good idea to give something for destroying a vehicle even without anyone inside, but just so they're not entirely negated any rewards in case people bail. I mean, it's nice but i don't think that giving xp to someone for making others bail will discourage people from bailing.

Originally Posted by Tsunami

I think I saw in one of the e3 vids that you would get exp from destroying a bailed tank.

I know i saw something like that in Higby's stream this week.

edit: Here, skip to 24:10. When he finally destroys the tank, it doesn't show a kill at the top right corner of the UI, but at the center of the screen you see a "+100". What that +100 is i'm not sure though.

Purple · 2012-07-12, 02:02 PM

its a great idea! however it would need to be balanced for gal drops. a players could be attacking a gal that manages to make it to its destination and 11 people bail giving whoever was shooting at it alot of xp.

Neurotoxin · 2012-07-12, 03:22 PM

I think it would only apply to pilot and gunners, not passengers in a transport vehicle. There might also need to be 50% or more damage on the vehicle for it to be recognized as an emergency bail instead of a controlled drop.