Escort mission points – proposal

[K-A-M-P-O]

Hello everyone,
I’d like to propose adding a score when players actually choose to escort planes (bots) on a mission.
Basically, if one of the mission objectives is “protect the bombers - attackers - reconnaissance planes,” for example, why not introduce a scoring system based on the time spent flying in the same quadrant as the allied bombers?

There are cases where the bombers go out and then return home, and in that case points are added to the squadron, but none individually, and cases where the bomber formation just circles around the whole time.
So a player can spend half the match flying with them, defending them from enemy fighters, and get no reward for it at all.

I think a simple scoring system based on how long you fly in the same quadrant as the bombers could encourage players more to protect them.
Even a small score, like 20 points for every 5 minutes spent in the same quadrant as the bombers (or attackers), would in my opinion improve the game.
Thoughts?

[HooFnET]

I think it would be a very sensible innovation.But the reward part could be a bit more; as far as I remember, it takes them around 10 minutes to go through it from start to finish

[Schindibee]

@K-A-M-P-O

in the same quadrant

Maybe not quadrant, as this of course always “jumps” when crossing to the next grid. Maybe distance based? Even a counter (like capping) could be possible, but the “zone” moving with the bots, could be possible.

[White_Timberwolf]

Definitely possible in the CDK, and pretty simple too.

[GxneralEagle-live]

@GxneralEagle-live

we are having A-4Bs and star fighters at top tier match’s I think these should be changed into a A-10 or j17 , or su25/su39 depending on nation or even something like a f-15E or Su30 with bombs AI target but also increasing the rewards for destorying them because of the better speed or height they have it just doesn’t fit top teir having a F-86 AI target its either quick endgame RP or an annoying plane that my IR missiles or radar locks

made a whole topic about changing AI targets to be like this giving more use to intercepetors

[GxneralEagle-live]

would also find a place for kc135 maybe some day

[andrgysev0293747]

@K-A-M-P-O

why not introduce a scoring system based on the time spent flying in the same quadrant as the allied bombers?

Bomber cover mechanic

poll Every air mode has two problems: Bombers are vulnerable and an easy target. Interceptors and other planes prefer to go to the center and test their luck. Thats why we can’t have any interesting mission progression mechanic with ground targets and such, even in Nuclear Thunder we see that most people don’t care about new ground targets mission logic improvements and prefer to go to the center over and over again. I want to suggest a “bomber cover” mechanic that will economically shape pe…

I did not specify that months ago, but it can work with AI bombers for air sim as well, I think…

[K-A-M-P-O]

I’m bringing this thread back up to point out that, after the latest update, everyone wants to fly a bomber (for the reasons we’re seeing discussed in various threads).
At this point it happens that, in a team of 10-12 players, there are 1 or 2 fighters and the rest are bombers. This is radically changing how the game is played, making it pretty boring. Basically everyone wants easy points now and isn’t motivated to do anything else, just bombing and shooting at everything that moves, with those super turrets!

So, to motivate more players to fly fighters, it would help to give rewards for escort missions, for both bots and players, right?

(In the screenshot, a match from yesterday: besides me, 2 other fighters. One left 2 minutes later and the other was a bot)

[Piment1]

Clearly the solution as per many people here in the forums is to lower the bomber rewards! That’ll work! /s

[Warpig]

Whether we’re shooting targets, or protecting targets, we’re still participating in the game. We need to be rewarded properly.

In smaller lobbies, fighters can get screwed over, simply because there isn’t enough rewarding mission tasks to do.