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[BINDLETORC]

Title says it all really. I get this often these days after shooting someone to death. That is if the lazers registrar is on the ball and manages to apply damage to the dude or dudette I have been shooting at.

[Mad Ox]

Unknown if I remember right is attributed to in game turrets firing laser/missiles getting the kill.

[101011]

From my experience, UNKNOWN actually refers to ammo explosions. Defense turrets are credited with the kill as, surprisingly enough, DEFENSE TURRET.

[Podex]

UNKNOWN is an unstoppable beast in game. I've never seen him play, but he kills EVERYBODY with perfect efficiency.

[GenJack]

I've actually had a weird desync issue happen to me where when I would get kills it would say UNKNOWN as killed <dead guy>.

And I was the only person attacking said people, super weird.

[Chocowolf Sradac]

101011, on 07 January 2015 - 09:26 AM, said:

From my experience, UNKNOWN actually refers to ammo explosions. Defense turrets are credited with the kill as, surprisingly enough, DEFENSE TURRET.

It was implemented a little while ago now but this would be correct that when you see this it's because of an ammo explosion

Not sure if it still credits you for the kill if you caused the ammo explosion on an opponent

[B L O O D W I T C H]

101011, on 07 January 2015 - 09:26 AM, said:

From my experience, UNKNOWN actually refers to ammo explosions. Defense turrets are credited with the kill as, surprisingly enough, DEFENSE TURRET.

nope, got killed by UNKOWN in my lazervomit timber. sometimes players don't show up my playerlist (TAB) if said player killed me, i got a UNKNOWN has killed "le me".

[B L O O D W I T C H]

Ozealot, on 07 January 2015 - 11:03 AM, said:

It gives you credit. "Tested" repeatedly. And "Unknown" is an ammo explosion.

but i didn't had any ammo on me, not even ams? explain?

[Sanlucif3r]

why was this even implemented? was it needed? what does it add?

do we really need to know it was an ammo explosion? what for - the after match screen tells you the cause of death

[B L O O D W I T C H]

Ozealot, on 07 January 2015 - 06:53 PM, said:

You are a troll. Done.

That's rude. and, no, i'm not.

[BINDLETORC]

Thanks for the comments. Some say defense turret others ammo. In either case when I see it I have not received credit for the kill. I am pretty sure I can eliminate turrets as I don't usually entertain them or party within their vicinity.I suppose the confusion surrounding the issue makes this something that someone at PGI could ponder.

[StRohl]

LOADED, on 07 January 2015 - 11:58 AM, said:

but i didn't had any ammo on me, not even ams? explain?

your weapons are what exploded and killed you. yes weapons can explode.

[Ironwithin]

StRohl, on 09 January 2015 - 04:04 PM, said:

your weapons are what exploded and killed you. yes weapons can explode.

Well... ONE weapon can explode, the gauss rifle.

[Lily from animove]

StRohl, on 09 January 2015 - 04:04 PM, said:

your weapons are what exploded and killed you. yes weapons can explode.

still the one destroying the weapon should be accounted instead of UNKNOWN. so either the one shooting and destroying it, or the pilot itself if this happens by heat caused explosions.

[TripleEhBeef]

Ozealot, on 07 January 2015 - 06:53 PM, said:

You are a troll. Done.

Hardly. I've had it happen a few times in my energy mechs and in mechs with ammo that never took hits to storage locations.

I believe it is a killfeed error that occurs when a lot of players are shooting a single target. Sometimes it seems the server can't decide who got the last shot in, so it credits UNKNOWN.

At least, that seems to be the sitiation I see this happening the most.

Edited by TripleEhBeef, 12 January 2015 - 06:33 AM.