I have a better idea.

First, increase the WP required for a Warbarge Strike. These things should be used as "game changers" as opposed to a win button used to exacerbate stomping. The requirements for one are 2500WP simply because squads used to only have 4 people, and there weren't nearly as many ways to earn WP as we have now.

I do agree with removing the ability to gain WP earned from the Warbarge. The average strike gets about 10 kills, which leads to about 500WP. If you have the squad members repair the leader that squad can earn up to 2250WP from the Guardian action, and when you have everyone scan the area before dropping the Warbarge, the squad can earn 750WP from Intel Kill Assists.

That alone is 3575WP, which can grant a squad yet another Warbarge Strike and still leave them with a spare 1075WP (that's half of the WP required for another Warbarge Strike mind you).

However, I do believe there should be a small reward for using the Warbarge Strike, as you are contributing to the team by using one. I think 100-150WP for Warbarge Deployment would seem fair.

I'd say 7200 WP would be the best.

That way every member of the squad would have to make at least 1200 WP to get one.

Yes, make OBS something tactical and special again. Eve pilots pay should increase as well.

If they are so easy to get then why does it matter?

Everyone has an equal chance to achieve one by building a small squad and if the squad leader knows what they are doing it can be used to turn the tide of the battle. What I can agree on is making the requirement increase for second and third orbitals as I myself have been squad lead on some squads that I was just plain sick of dropping them cause we slammed so many. My personal record as squad lead is 7 orbitals in a domination match which is well, stupid excessive.


Anyway, I have to ask the question.

Where did the orbital touch you?

This seriously sounds like you are mad that a well placed OB cost you a proto suit when you were on a roll and you are butt hurt about it.

Most squads can't pull 1200 per person; that puts it waaaaay out of reach of anyone except good squads, most of whom actually don't need them. I regularly run in squads with me and two other guys comfortably breaking 1500-2k per match, with the other three getting sub-1k.
Six guys not schooled in the fine art of WP-whoring would never be able to achieve those scores.

ZDub's system is best IMO.

They used to be tactical in beta and kind of special but now any vet squad can easily rinse the sht out of newbs with 6 OBS and sometimes more. Its just cheap now.

He's playing as a Gallente purist.

"Let's try to solve these problems democratically..."