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[w4ldO]

even if it is low reward. in the heat of the battle it would be great if you could see that you actually destroyed a cockpit.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

w4ldO, on 26 May 2021 - 01:48 AM, said:

even if it is low reward. in the heat of the battle it would be great if you could see that you actually destroyed a cockpit.

imo, it's a good idea. and is has to be a high reward, in order to really "reward" ppl for a kill with minimal time/dmg-investment.

[Armchair General]

Moved to Feature Suggestions subforum.

[ScrapIron Prime]

It would work best as a major multiplier to the "salvage bonus" that you get at the end of the match. Because a mech destroyed by a head shot leaves a lot of intact hardware on the field to salvage...

[MechB Kotare]

You talking about headshot right? Once you destroy enemy battlemech with headshot you get salvage bonus i think, which is basically what you are asking for.

[w4ldO]

MechB Kotare, on 26 May 2021 - 06:14 AM, said:

You talking about headshot right? Once you destroy enemy battlemech with headshot you get salvage bonus i think, which is basically what you are asking for.

what i mean is a direct visual confirmation through a cbill bonus you would see like a KMMD or Solo kill reward that rolls in in the bottom of your screen.

[Mochyn Pupur]

. . . and by the same logic, you would get separate rewards for all other locations etc.

Hate to tell you, but the component reward is already there. All you appear to propose is an excuse to bring grief builds to the fore, purely for a few C-Bills?

Now. Go back under your bridge and wait for some more unsuspecting goats.

[LordBraxton]

PeppaPig, on 26 May 2021 - 10:51 AM, said:

. . . and by the same logic, you would get separate rewards for all other locations etc.

Hate to tell you, but the component reward is already there. All you appear to propose is an excuse to bring grief builds to the fore, purely for a few C-Bills?

Now. Go back under your bridge and wait for some more unsuspecting goats.

Are you calling him a troll cause he wants an indicator that he got a headshot in an FPS game??

Whatever youre smoking pass it my way rofl.

[Mochyn Pupur]

LordBraxton, on 26 May 2021 - 12:31 PM, said:

Are you calling him a troll cause he wants an indicator that he got a headshot in an FPS game??

Whatever youre smoking pass it my way rofl.

Better not give you anything more to smoke, clearly its affected your ability to reason already

Point being, if you remember (or are capable of remembering), there was a fad for multiple flamer/small or er-small laser builds for a while, that had folk shutting mechs down just to get head shots. Phase got old very quickly as this became very toxic.

MWO is hovering on the cusp of a resurgence yet here we have someone trying to bring back this kind of toxic behaviour just so they can claim an extra reward.

If you want any kind of recognition, perhaps instead of just the overarching "component destruction award" notification, it could be broken down into specific components i.e. legs, arms, head etc., without further incentivising head shots with an additional bonus and excuse to return to something best left buried in the past.

[w4ldO]

i dont care for the reward as it. make it 100 cb idc, but you would need a special cockpit destroyed reward to make it appear on screen

override is a thing
what you discribed happened without that reward
and i does still happen without that reward

but when you shoot a mech from 600 m away without a lock and all of a sudden there no longer is an enemy mech i kinda want to know why
just one example tho

Edited by w4ldO, 26 May 2021 - 02:41 PM.

[LordBraxton]

PeppaPig, on 26 May 2021 - 01:20 PM, said:

Better not give you anything more to smoke, clearly its affected your ability to reason already

Point being, if you remember (or are capable of remembering), there was a fad for multiple flamer/small or er-small laser builds for a while, that had folk shutting mechs down just to get head shots. Phase got old very quickly as this became very toxic.

MWO is hovering on the cusp of a resurgence yet here we have someone trying to bring back this kind of toxic behaviour just so they can claim an extra reward.

If you want any kind of recognition, perhaps instead of just the overarching "component destruction award" notification, it could be broken down into specific components i.e. legs, arms, head etc., without further incentivising head shots with an additional bonus and excuse to return to something best left buried in the past.

if you got killed by flamers you just suck.

Ive been headshot like 3 times in MWO and I think 2 were in a battlemaster which is pretty easy to headshot, from above especially.

Youre really condescending but luckily Jarl's list lets me see where things really stand. lol.

[ScrapIron Prime]

w4ldO, on 26 May 2021 - 02:33 PM, said:

but when you shoot a mech from 600 m away without a lock and all of a sudden there no longer is an enemy mech i kinda want to know why

Press R and most of the time you’ll know why.

But as it currently stands... did you know there’s an achievement in game for headshots? And it tracks your progress, so you can check as often as you like between games exactly how many headshots you have made. If the number goes up... you made a headshot.

[w4ldO]

ScrapIron Prime, on 26 May 2021 - 07:51 PM, said:

Press R and most of the time you’ll know why.

But as it currently stands... did you know there’s an achievement in game for headshots? And it tracks your progress, so you can check as often as you like between games exactly how many headshots you have made. If the number goes up... you made a headshot.

thanks for reminding me of things even my freeborn mother knows

see target, shoot target, target kiels over, R no longer gives me info
like i said, just one example
yes, but the achivement counter does nothing for me during the match

[ScrapIron Prime]

Good to hear your freeborn mother has a solid grasp on the basics!

Seriously though, while a HEADSHOT!!! pop up would be nice and would be eye candy for the streamer community, checking the achievement page afterward suffices. "Did I? Yeah, I guess I did."

[w4ldO]

still would not do anything for during the battle
have to remember for the reminder of the match that you might have had a cockpit kill
have to remember to look up progress
have to remember actual number before match
cannot jump right into the next match
extra clicks needed

no flashy popup needed, no unreal tournament HEADSHOT needed, as this would not fit the game.

i'm asking for a small readout in the bottom of the screen to confirm a cockpit kill and quash all doubt instantly without taking impractial extra steps after the match.