DRAFT: BOP Fairplay Policy Agreement

[vdomini]

Hello Player!

I think it would be fun and hopefully helpfull to write and sum down some idea of a "general BOP fairplay policy" ( lol ) Please don't take this too seriously This is just a game and people are free to behave as they want.

Or just a list of things that you really appreciate while playing our fav sim game on consolle

There's my list:

Game hosting:
I try to host a "funny" game, that's very personal, but, maybe, several 10 minutes games cycling trough different maps/weather/game type would be more fun to play compared to one unlimited time but 300 point limit 1940 attack game.

Plane choosing:
* Pick a fair plane, compared to the room players. ( If everybody is flying E3, do not pick an LA7 or a spitfire MK100.000 lol ), if unsure, ask to the host
* Do not pick a bomber in a dogfight game.


Cheating:
DO NOT: Try to land your plane if damaged. Crashing with landing gear down will 90% steal your enemy kill credit. Bail out instead.
DO NOT: Auto destroy your plane dropping a bomb close to the ground if damaged. Bail out instead.
DO NOT: Use auto gunners while flying a bomber.
DO NOT: Use fixed enemy respawn point to get advantage over him.
DO NOT: Crash if you're not able to evade your pursuer, or to respawn in a better position.

Dying
* Bail out if your plane can't fly anymore. Do not just wait for the ground to kiss you, or try to land. Bail and let your enemy score!

Crashing
Avoid crashing at any cost. If your enemy took you at ground level, consider crashing very seriously. Let him kill you, he/she deserve it, do not crash instead.

Team fighting
*Do not steal your friend's target, but help him if it's in trouble clearing his six.
* If unsure, do not open fire. Confirm any target before shooting.
* Balance the team in the lobbyroom, assigning experienced players as enemy in different team.

Game leaving
Do not QUIT unless you have too ( black outs, router crashing ... ) If you do, at least say good bye

I am sure i'm forgetting something... i'll add later heeh have fun!

[Korsakov829]

On Team Fighting, it is annoying to have kill taken away. Once in Arcade, I follow the same plane for 20 minutes once, here my team mate comes flying in and finishs it in no time. So I shot him down which took less then 5 minutes.

I think for a fair game, the weather should be set to Storm. Following everyone close to the ground for the entire game gets very dull. This would make spotting easy for everyone and not just the person with the better TV.

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

On Team Fighting, it is annoying to have kill taken away. Once in Arcade, I follow the same plane for 20 minutes once, here my team mate comes flying in and finishs it in no time. So I shot him down which took less then 5 minutes.

I think for a fair game, the weather should be set to Storm. Following everyone close to the ground for the entire game gets very dull. This would make spotting easy for everyone and not just the person with the better TV.

If its taking you 20 mins to kill someone then I consider what the team mate did as a mercy kill

[Korsakov829]

It was my I-16 against a He-162, which I only got it to smoke. Jets shouldn't even have been put into the game. Fly over the Berlin campaign, and there are hundreds of them.

[McQ59]

Nice 1 vdomini. Makes sense.
Honouring.

[Korsakov829]

100% support this, on with the draft.

[bobbysocks]

now all we need is the secret BoP police to write tickets to offenders! or 20 snacks with a wet herring!

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by vdomini

Hello Player!

I think it would be fun and hopefully helpfull to write and sum down some idea of a "general BOP fairplay policy" ( lol ) Please don't take this too seriously This is just a game and people are free to behave as they want.

Or just a list of things that you really appreciate while playing our fav sim game on consolle

There's my list:

Game hosting:
I try to host a "funny" game, that's very personal, but, maybe, several 10 minutes games cycling trough different maps/weather/game type would be more fun to play compared to one unlimited time but 300 point limit 1940 attack game.

Plane choosing:
* Pick a fair plane, compared to the room players. ( If everybody is flying E3, do not pick an LA7 or a spitfire MK100.000 lol ), if unsure, ask to the host
* Do not pick a bomber in a dogfight game.


Cheating:
DO NOT: Try to land your plane if damaged. Crashing with landing gear down will 90% steal your enemy kill credit. Bail out instead.
DO NOT: Auto destroy your plane dropping a bomb close to the ground if damaged. Bail out instead.
DO NOT: Use auto gunners while flying a bomber.
DO NOT: Use fixed enemy respawn point to get advantage over him.
DO NOT: Crash if you're not able to evade your pursuer, or to respawn in a better position.

Dying
* Bail out if your plane can't fly anymore. Do not just wait for the ground to kiss you, or try to land. Bail and let your enemy score!

Crashing
Avoid crashing at any cost. If your enemy took you at ground level, consider crashing very seriously. Let him kill you, he/she deserve it, do not crash instead.

Team fighting
*Do not steal your friend's target, but help him if it's in trouble clearing his six.
* If unsure, do not open fire. Confirm any target before shooting.
* Balance the team in the lobbyroom, assigning experienced players as enemy in different team.

Game leaving
Do not QUIT unless you have too ( black outs, router crashing ... ) If you do, at least say good bye

I am sure i'm forgetting something... i'll add later heeh have fun!

Your forgeting that some of this is only good advice for people on PS3.

Just randomly bailing out is NOT good if you are on xbox. If you bail out you will deny the person their kill. Staying in the plane is better because you give the shooter more time to get enough damage on you to count the kill.

To give someone a kill by bailing out on xbox isn't simple. You have to bail out within 3-4 seconds after having a part of your plane made black. If you bail out after that you will crash. So you have to be real quick in the menu. If you bail out when the part is red you will crash too. Most people arn't quick enough and crash, so its just better not to bail if you don't have the skill.

[Shadowcorp]

I remember our conversation well Pope, bailing out is not a kill giver on the xbox due to a lack of patch.
However i think i should be made clear again because not every knows how to bail out
1 Press start
2 bail out should be just above quit mission option

Bailing out all the time requires quick reflexes, so it is entirely forgivable in low (treetop level) altitude dogfights not bailing out as a well placed shot to a control surface will but you in the ground before you realise.
I back this agreement and have been playing this way for some time.... however is only really fair when everyone plays fair so take that into account aswell

[McQ59]

I'd like to add:

DO NOT: Park your plane on the airfield when you have captured it. Get airborn and defend it!


This may be a bit off topic, but it is about bailing...
I fly the 109's quite a lot, and have noticed that when I bail after being shot a bit up - the result is "McQ59 crashed". The same happens when I get shot up close to the deck; My plane spins around and hits the ground before I can give the bail-command, with the same result, a crash. It has made me wonder; Is it the damagemodel on the 109's that is the problem here? It seldom happens when I fly the spit or any other plane, but it has even happend when my 109 has got a hit and the engine's gone dark red/ black and is smoking.

Anyone else who has wondered about this?