DRAFT: BOP Fairplay Policy Agreement

[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?

[dkwookie]

I would like to add:

Capture Airfields
Do not kamikaze pilots sat on the airfield. If you are in a diving strafe and realise you cannot pull up then crash away from the grounded player

If everyone in the lobby has rockets or guns equipped please don't take bombs into the game

[Gilly]

In Strike:
Don't ram targets just because you're out of bombs.
Don't ram targets just because you're shot up.

[Korsakov829]

Originally Posted by Gilly

In Strike:
Don't ram targets just because you're out of bombs.
Don't ram targets just because you're shot up.

Fair play, but its not like we can land and re arm. So when at a 1vs1, out of bombs, either way the plane has to crash to get more bombs to win the game. And no obvious way other then ramming the target.

This draft, it will take some time.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Fair play, but its not like we can land and re arm. So when at a 1vs1, out of bombs, either way the plane has to crash to get more bombs to win the game. And no obvious way other then ramming the target.

This draft, it will take some time.

Why would anyone play a 1v1 strike game?

[Gilly]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Fair play, but its not like we can land and re arm. So when at a 1vs1, out of bombs, either way the plane has to crash to get more bombs to win the game. And no obvious way other then ramming the target.

This draft, it will take some time.

I meant deliberate ramming. No issue with pressing start and bailing. New plane, new bombload.
That is of course unless you're trying to unlock the bombs for the 51D etc

[bobbysocks]

very interesting observation McQ! i have to agree and it makes sense. i have been on both ends of this and am going to have to pay more attention to the planes when it happens. but it seems to work both ways...i shoot the heck out of someone and they go in as a "crash"....or i get shot to $#!t and it robs the guy of the kill. then on the oppositeside of life there are some ac that are made of paper...1 hit and it registers a kill. it must not be a PS3 flaw exclusively.

[McQ59]

Cool observation bobby. I'm not sure it's a flaw. Not necceseraly. It amazes me sometimes. And shames me. It's a lot of guys out there that knows how to shoot in motion, so I die a lot too...
But back to the 109... I thought maybe it could be the devs that gave them a little different "touch" than the british birds. I love theire moves anyway...