Solution

[ilpcy]

I was reading a post about the mb2 community and how god awful it is.

Someone mentioned how people care too much about their scores (kill:death ratios)

well, I would agree

How about trying this (and if people don't like it, change it back)

simple solution:

take away deaths.

The people you speak of are generally upset because they press TAB and see that they have more deaths than kills (or just a shoddy ratio in their opinion-- which is usually anything below 2:1)

I would suggest just having the kill column. If mb2 devs feel the need to use that second column.. use it for Assists... it is about time people get rewarded for killing 99/100 hp out of an enemy only to have an ally finish him off.
(and it can be done btw, I've seen screenshots of assist column, and it can be tied in with the TKing penalty tracker)

that way.. these "upset" players only see their kills and assists.. which is purely positive especially since it doesnt show how long they have been in the server.

[Lasersailor184]

EVERYBODY'S A WINNER!







...retard...

[Andrew Past]

Personally, I don't think this would change anything. It's like how some school teachers are not allowed to use a red pen to mark answers wrong because it's "too negative."

[Xalard]

There will still be 'OH NOEZ! I HAVE ONLY 54 KILLZ AND SOME RANDOM NUB HAS 58! HE MUST H4X!'
I agree that there should be assists column and maybe an obj one (you get x pts for completing obj, y pts if you stay in same area as objectiver, etc.).

[ShoX]

I think its an iteresting idea, but im with the majority so far believing it wouldn't work.
Also, if there are so many people who play the game cos of their uber k/d egos, theres a chance a chunk of the playing population would bugger off if this was implemented, too.

[prilladog]

I actually really like it.

This would indeed be a solution and it would even remove the need to do all the coding for /recon!

[Kazi]

Points for completing an objective [sic]

Yespls

[Metaguardian]

How about add the assists or 'objective efficiency' or something without cutting out deaths.;)

[Azuvector]

The scoreboard is slated for a complete overhaul probably in RC2 or RC3.

[Velcius]

I say we leave the deaths, and let the whiners bi*** and moan all they want. The ones who whine aren't the ones who participate in these forums positively, and really are not favored much. Why change things up to please them? Because of their Ego? All you'll start is people leaving their computer on a DOTF 24/7 server for a day, getting a few kills here and there and end up with a large amount of kills....

[S1ck]

Nice,sounds interesting.

[Metaguardian]

The scoreboard is slated for a complete overhaul probably in RC2 or RC3.

Vader is most pleased.

[FrenzY]

Oh Noes! A Leak!

>;D

[UL-532]

I'd be happier with it not being a scoreboard, but instead like team overlay (for your team only) on demand, so one could see all of your teammembers status rather than a limit of 8. I find the tracking of kills and deaths to be rather dumb. If I wanted my e-peen stroked, I have a girlfriend that will do it whenever. Not really :/

[ACiDuS]

The scoreboard is slated for a complete overhaul probably in RC2 or RC3.

Still gonna have the good old fashioned k/d though :)

[GoodOlBen]

If I wanted my e-peen stroked, I have a girlfriend that will do it whenever. Not really :/

Lolled :D

[Plasma]

Getting rid of deaths doesn't solve anything just makes people more kill hungry, see Gears of War :p

[-=Amit=-]

The scoreboard is slated for a complete overhaul probably in RC2 or RC3.

Yay. Just hope it'll be good :)

[prilladog]

Don't we all, don't we all.

[ilpcy]

Yeah.. It was just an idea..

I don't mind having the kill/death ratio remain... I think the whole assist thing would be a much more important addition than the removal of the death column..

I should have thought over my post and had it focus more on assists (which is something I have been wanting to see in mb2 for a LONG time) especially considering it is a team based game.

With assists added... 2 or 3 gunners taking out one jedi would all get points.


It reminds me of Hockey where the last 2 people who passed the puck get assist points on the goal..

"long live the noble spirit who recognizes that an assist is just as valuable as a goal"