- Yes
- No
Often, towards the end of a match, there are 1 or 2 players left on the enemy team. Nobody has spotted them and they are an unknown aircraft. I am proposing that if this player was spotted earlier in the match, the plane they are flying will be listed next to their username on the scoreboard like in Arcade battles. Similar mechanics are seen in Rainbow 6 Siege where if a player is spotted, the operator they are playing becomes known to the opposing team.
The possibility of learning what the enemy is flying that late into the match is possible already. You simply have to go into the battle log. As long as the enemy plane has killed a ground target, a plane (player controlled or AI), or damaged a plane (sometimes inconsistent), their name and aircraft will be displayed. This method does not work for planes that have exclusively bombed a base as base bombing is not recorded in the battle log.
This proposed change would save the hassle of the process stated above and allow the remaining players to plan their approach. For example, if I know that the last player is in a plane that is good at energy fighting, I may want to climb to counter them. Another benefit of this change is that if I know there is a bomber that only bombed a base, I would be able to prepare for an encounter with them. Knowing that the base bomber is a TU-4 vs an A2D-1 would change how I approach searching for the last player.
To clarify, this mechanic would not automatically spot the last player in a team. The intent is to allow players to easily check the scoreboard and prepare for the matchup. You could even justify this mechanic in the “lore” by saying that pilots are reporting what planes they have spotted to HQ.