More focus on survival when awarding points

[gamesaucer]

It's called "survival games", but as it is now it's more like "killing games". I have lasted long in some battles, by hiding away from people with better items. The score system however requires me to dash straight at them and *maybe* kill them to improve my rank.

I think at least the last five tributes in a full game should get "survival score".

 

[nate252]

I agree!
I made a thread already about this here

 

[supermuddypuddle]

i don't like it, it would encourage camping so on the city map people could just sit in a super tall building and camp there the entire game and get big points i know how camping is a strategy (a very effective one at that) but i don't like how it drags the time of the game FAR past what it would be if no one camped, then again i do camp the corn every chance i get, but i feel camping the corn is different because its not really hiding.

 

[gamesaucer]

I see why you would say that, but a game can last only 60min.

Also, kills would be more beneficial. Say, the 2nd place gets 5 additional score, 3rd place gets 4, 4th place gets 3 and 5th place gets 2. this way it's not terribly rewarding but it would hopefully increase the amount of carefulness.

It might also be possible to award 2nd - 5th place the same amount of score to discourage camping later in the game.

 

[_dose_]

there is no real reson to have this in the game, it would send campers up into the thousands for playing a game style that only annoys people, sorry, not such a good idea as it may seem, as the killing part requires skill (I have killed a guy in full leather and an iron sword when i only had a stone sword using a 'skill' that you could say, moving side to side and keeping your mouse focused on the opponent breaking your left and right keys.
the fact that 'surviving' a round will gain u points, will only encourage camping, dragging rounds on for the full hour when it really can be minimized to 20 minutes without having this option of gaining points through survival.

 

[Haydenw37]

connection, lag and poor hardware often exclude me form killing someone, let alone win... i would appreciate the focus being driven towards actually staying alive, not being a murderer. But i couldn't really care what my score is, so long as i've had fun ^_^

 

[supermuddypuddle]

connection, lag and poor hardware often exclude me form killing someone, let alone win... i would appreciate the focus being driven towards actually staying alive, not being a murderer. But i couldn't really care what my score is, so long as i've had fun ^_^

*tear* but really sappy XD