the base respawn times have been a complaint for a while in ARB, so I think it could be a good way to do something about it.
And “according to intelligence” is already a reward in the game so it should be simple enough to apply it to stuff found by the recon plane.
Exactly — base respawn times have been a complaint in Air RB for ages, and tying them to recon flights could be a smart way to make that mechanic more dynamic. It not only gives recon aircraft a proper job, but also helps smooth out the pacing of matches.
And yeah, the “according to intelligence” reward already exists, so the groundwork’s basically there. It’d just be a matter of connecting that system to whatever the recon plane spots or triggers. Feels like a small step that could add a lot of depth.
That could work and wouldn’t be stupidly OP