Friendly fire

[Copenhagen]

Well if you've played planet side which is the best MMOFPS out, (NeoCron flopped)...Then you would know what I'm talking about.

Just think if planet side didnt have friendly fire turned on...all those Plasma and malstrom grenads would double or even tripple! ...ugh...what a night mare that would be!

Planet Side does have its down falls in the Grief system they use but it works. Pretty good too.

[syphonbyte]

Well, if FF must be on, hopefully they'll find a decent way to implement it that limits abuse. In BF2, it's a huge problem. Even though there are less people playing, on cramped maps you're still in very close quarters and it does make you think a lot more about where you put a nade or some rounds, and I imagine it's probably a lot like that in PS on larger maps, and I can see how spam would be a problem. I'm just worried that we'll have problems like BF2 where people do things like running in front of your vehicle or jumping in front of your MG when you're laying down fire on the enemy, causing you to TK them and then punishing you for it.

[Chopa]

FF good but agree that it does suck to open fire just to have a noob step in front of you to get your kill. Even worse is the grief you get when someone else hits you with their vehicle. The poll on this subject I chose XP loss.

[Copenhagen]

Fact is that you are not going to be able to rule out every thing that someone will be able to do. Its a video game with thousands of players playing. If they get mad they know that they never have to see you, and if they want they can grief you in any way they see fit.

Its going to happen, whether Friendly Fire is on or not...they will find a way to try and ruin your day.

Friendly Fire is something that also adds more of a "realistic" type gaming effect to the battle as well as keeping people from spamming they cheap spam weapon that is the most popular in what ever game they are in.

[Macenzie]

Perhaps a reputation system, The worse you're reputation, the fewer NPC vendors will be willing to sell to you, or put up their prices. If your rep goes too low maybe even the guards in town will attack you, forcing you to live as an outcast in the wastelands.

[Lexion]

That wont stop you from griefing though if thats what ppl are out to do.

[Macenzie]

Have a forgive system, If you belive the guy didn't mean to ice you press forgive, if you think he's out to greif press report, instant rep hit.

[Landain]

Possess fire discipline and awareness of your surroundings. Take the blinders off and reconnect the "I'm awake" switch in your brain.

[Chopa]

FF Good