KalOfTheRathi
Talon Strike Force LTD
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Posted - 2013.04.15 04:39:00 -
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My experiments indicate the number awarded credit for a Kill and its assist is limited to two. I certainly am not the definitive source but it does appear to be pretty consistent.
One should note that this includes the HAV's own hull burning and causing the final destruction. That means the Merc that brought the vehicle down gets the assist and the kill is not awarded at all as the fire was the Cause of death.
Now the Hacks get at least three but I have been unable to determine if there is more than that. There is +100, +50, +25 (or all those reduced in half for other captures). I don't know if there is a +12 for a Letter Objective or if the +25 is awarded twice.
You want changes and while I understand them the reality of getting them is very grim. The May 6th release is undergoing QA testing and final polish with minimum code changes if they are following reasonable industry practices. Making any major changes, and make no mistake the changes you want are massive, is not going to happen until the next release. There is some slight hope that one might have that this change is already in the works but I have not seen anything in the Weekly Updates or the references to Uprising that lead me to the think that.
The reason the modifications are massive is just consider that they broke stats altogether around Feb 28. Something occurred that broke Skirmish stats, whether on the server or the client doesn't really matter. It took four weeks for CCP/Shanghai to even respond that there was a problem. It was finally acknowledged and is not going to fixed until May 6th. Two months after the update referring to the problem.
Now consider that they certainly didn't think they had broken anything for the Feb 27/28 hot fix/update/whatever. But they did and now you want them to completely rework how WP are awarded for Kills and probably everything else. Not gonna happen in May, unless it is already in the release.
TL;DR
The changes you are requesting would be better put into requests under the Requests/Feedback Forum.
I would suggest these separate Requests:
1. Change the allotment of WP based on percentage of damage done.
2. Extend the number of Mercs awarded WP to N (where N is > 2 and < ???). I don't know here, 4, 5 or what?
3. Remove vehicle fire as a factor in WP awards. This might not matter if a percentage of damage caused is the basis for the award versus last to inflict any damage. |