Add new point system action

Ann0ying

Hi guys,

The point system here on the server is quite good, however, I find that extra points should be given to the one who recovers the flag followed up by an immediate cap of the team.

The player that recovers the flag for a team mate to score is a key element for the cap.

Either the cap points could be shared, or just add a few more points to the player who recovers the flag.

what do you think?

Ooper

Makes sense, you already get extra points (twice) for covers if a team mate caps, so why not for someone that returns the flag from the other base in a stand off to make the cap possible.

Peter

The two most underrated stats - Flag pick ups and flag returns

ESUOH

the pointsystem still sucks, flagkillers still get too many points..10points a flag . Saw this afternoon players with 35flagkills cmon . No fun to play .

jerc

Personally I think half the flag kill points should go to the flag return.

Ann0ying

jerc well... the player that caps... probably had all the work and skill to get the flag... so points are due to the player... I think its better to add point rather than split...

jerc

I mean on a flag return the guy who makes the kill in reality has only slowed it down sometimes the guy that returns the flag has to do some real work.

UTNL

My biggest complaint about the amount of points for flag returns is that it's inconsistent. Most maps make it 2 points. Some, only 1, others, none at all. Some anomalies, like Bot_40MBE, the flag return is worth FIVE points. Once I learned that, I just hang around returning flags, gives me WAY more points than regular frags.

I would endorse it being more than 2, perhaps 5 is a bit much, 3 or 4 makes more sense. However, it should be consistent across EVERY map.

Ooper

Flag returns are based on distance, the closer to the enemy flag base the more points you get for a return.

8 pts for a close save (with msg), Half a pt for base returns, 2 pts for Mid, 4 pts for enemy base

If the flag bases are too close together (< 900 *1.5uu) then there is no special/different returns.

These are the different return types:

flag_return_base - 0.5 points(aka 0)
flag_return_mid - 2 points
flag_return_enemybase - 4 points
flag_return_closesave - 8 points

UTNL

Ooper I'm not sure that's correct. I'm almost certain that in the vast majority of apps, a flag return is worth 2 points regardless of how close it is to the enemy base, but if this were actually possible, I would most definitely be in favour of it.

UTNL

There are also most definitely maps that only have 1 point for a flag return, and indeed some that give 0 points, I just can't think of what they are at the moment.

Ooper

I missed out that it also checks what map zone the flag is in when it's returned, so if a map doesnt have multiple zones like for example "Red base", "mid", "blue base" the bonus will also not be applied apart from the close save one. I only looked at how close save was calculated and missed the other checks being dumb as I am.

If flag is returned in the same zone as it's base it's return_base bonus.
If flag is returned and not in the same zone as it's or the enemies base it's return_mid bonus.
If flag is returned in the same zone as enemy flag it's return_enemy_base bonus.