I was just playing RO a little earlier, and the though struck me that in HoS, the system for punishing and forgiving tks needs to be worked on. In ROOST, 99% of the team kills are accidental, yet you need to type "np" or "forgive" in order to forgive the offender.
My idea was to reverse the system so that you need to type "punish" or hit a key, "numpad enter" or some other out of the way key, in order to punish them.
With the influx of new players, the tks will be through the roof, and half of the time, (at least is seems that way to me) people forget or don't really think about typing "np" and so the player gets punished. sometimes I don't forgive just because I wait to long before typing in "np," and then its too late.
By switching this around, you can hit griefers much harder, with each punished teamkill counting more against their honor. Also this will spare a lot of lost honor in accidental teamkills.
Of course, if a person kills too many friendlies in a round, its usually indicative that they just aren't being careful with their shots, and so they should still get a hit on their honor. Maybe 10-12 friendly kills in a match, possibly even as low as 7 or 6.
Lastly I think that there should be some type of scrolling tip giver during the loading screen. Where besides the normal beginner gameplay tips, there are reminders that say things like "Remember, most teamkills are accidental." or "Always double check your shots, friendly fire is generally frowned upon."
Thoughts?
My idea was to reverse the system so that you need to type "punish" or hit a key, "numpad enter" or some other out of the way key, in order to punish them.
With the influx of new players, the tks will be through the roof, and half of the time, (at least is seems that way to me) people forget or don't really think about typing "np" and so the player gets punished. sometimes I don't forgive just because I wait to long before typing in "np," and then its too late.
By switching this around, you can hit griefers much harder, with each punished teamkill counting more against their honor. Also this will spare a lot of lost honor in accidental teamkills.
Of course, if a person kills too many friendlies in a round, its usually indicative that they just aren't being careful with their shots, and so they should still get a hit on their honor. Maybe 10-12 friendly kills in a match, possibly even as low as 7 or 6.
Lastly I think that there should be some type of scrolling tip giver during the loading screen. Where besides the normal beginner gameplay tips, there are reminders that say things like "Remember, most teamkills are accidental." or "Always double check your shots, friendly fire is generally frowned upon."
Thoughts?