Covert operatives get XP from wrong things.

(Jahuu) #1

I was playing battery as an allied covop, I was playing team oriented, blinding the west bunker with smoke, giving smoke cover for the assault ramp builder. I even opened the back door after I got the uniform, and I did other things that helped my team to victory. At this same time, one of my team mates, a covop like me, was “sniping” with his FG-42, he got a few kills, but they all were shot to the west bunker so everytime he killed someone, the target was revived. So after the match was over, guess who got the “best covop” reward: No you guessed wrong; he did!!!

So what I suggest is:

give +1XP for killing with scoped weapon leg or torso
give +3XP for headshots, scoped.
give +3XP for knifing: If I sneak behind an enemy, disguised and stab him I get nothing!
give +5XP for every 20secs opening team-doors (enemy team doors of course)

(ETplayer) #2

uhm, every 20 seconds ?, lets say a match lasts 25 minutes

25x60:20x5 = ?? (lemme count :???:slight_smile:

aah, 375 xp a match if u keep doing that… sounds a bit unrealistic…
but hey, thats just my point of view

(Englander) #3

You will just after get used to it,theres times as an engineer on Oasis ive blown the old city wall repaired the pump and blown both guns and still not got the best engie award,as long as you know you helped the team and did the right thing for your team that is the best reward,dont get caught up in whos best or who isnt thats not the point of the game.-

(funkPig) #4

right, or as an axis on the rail gun , be the only one that rides the tram, opens the gate, loads the ammo, rides the tram back (opening the gate), moves the ammo, rides the tram, loads the ammo, and then fires the gun. And still get zero experience points!!

(this was probably a really good case of teamwork and i was just the designated tram rider :slight_smile: )

(Majin) #5

I do think they should add XP for knifing people. That is how I get a large amount of my kills as a covert, yet it doesnt help me at all.

(BlackDeath) #6

Okay,

1.) we dont need to worry too much about changing the sniping reward, as most peeps can’t hit the broadside of a barn with a sniper rifle.

2.) You get 3 xp for knifing in LIGHT WEAPONS. Although i think it should be at least 5, i mean, what do you do more, kill people with headshots, or knife someone??

3.) I can just see door openers abusing XP…

4.) Who cares about XP??? Its fine the way it is. Who cares if you dont get “Best Covert Ops”, or “Best Engineer”. If your playing with experienced people, they know those awards mean next to nothing. Just be glad you won…

B_D

(Jahuu) #7

Well alright let´s take the door opening reward off.

But I will still stick to:

Knifing (while disguised) +3XP per kill.
Sniper leg or torso +1XP (instead of 3XP)
Sniper Head +3XP (instead of 5XP)

(Pamper) #8

A while back I wrote a long post complaining about the allocation of Covert XP. Here it is http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2202

To summarize:

  1. Coverts get 5 XP just for stealing a uniform. This encourages people to focus on changing clothes instead of completing objectives. If disguise was more useful, then wearing one would lead to recieving XP from other accomplishments, instead of being rewarded on its own.
  2. A Covert who runs around in disguise for no good reason is actually hurting his team.
  3. A minor fix is to give 2 XP for each teammate you let through a door, and 1 XP per 10 seconds in a disguise, and +2 XP for each kill while in disguise.

And one more thing: XP does really matter. The position your name shows on the list isn’t important, but bonus skills are.

(funkPig) #9

I fully agree with your second point Pamper. I think though, playing dress up is important if it is done right. Lets say 2 points for just taking the uniform (+1 if you actually did the kill?) and your experience points per kill will go up by one for each kill you get while in that particular disguise.

The reason i bring this up. a really good cvt ops can disrupt your movements and positions behind your lines.