Increase score for killing ranged.

[Johammeth]

Just to play devil's advocate with the whole proxy points thing, there are a lot of things that you can contribute to a fight aside from pure damage.

Smashing up shields, menacing cavalry with a spear, nudging enemies to set up a kill, and even just diverting an opponent's focus/blocks are all incredibly useful tactics that help your team win a fight.

Even your very presence alters the way that nearby allies/enemies will play, because they can only assume you will help/attack them.



How exactly do you quantify an individual's contribution to the team's success when there are many radically different ways of helping?

Proxy points are an inelegant solution to this cumbersome problem, but at least they encourage players to fight alongside one another.

(Is my support bias showing yet?)

[Camaris]

Score should reward players for what they contribute to their team effort,...

So why do ranged even get points on siege? They contribute next to nothing.

[Nightmare798]

I think increasing the score given for killing ranged would help balance the game and bring down the current influx of ranged characters. This includes score given for ranged VS ranged.

The ones I see with the higher scores / getting valor are the ones who attack the infantry. Ranged opponents generally do not yield much score.
 
How would this affect general gameplay?
+ Archers would be a higher target for the "valor farmers"
+ # of archers would decrease
+ More players competing for valor

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+ Reason to put 1 of 2 points into shield to charge archers

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+ More points for killing enemy ranged
+/- More targets getting closer to you for you to shoot at.
- More enemies targeting you

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+ Heavier horses would be essentially "buffed" due to their ability to take a lot of arrows.

How would this be done?
I'm no developer and have no experience with programming and such. But if the devs can add score to the mod, I'm sure they can tweak the numbers.
"archers" would be determined by anyone with a bow+arrows / xbow+bolts in their equipment loadout*

Or is that not possible with the engine?

Die in hell ranged fgt.

[Life]

Die in hell ranged fgt.

im not even ranged. with my playstyle i actually try to go after any ranged. im an assassin 

[pine]

So why do ranged even get points on siege? They contribute next to nothing.

Quite obviously you don't play siege much, early on when your team has their team at a standstill on the ladders any archer/xbow/thrower that isn't absolute trash can quite easily get headshot after headshot.

[Camaris]

Its questionable who isnt playing enough siege.
Those kills on the ladder are important? Aehm no.
You dont win games by killing people at ladders.

You win maps by going to flag. Thats what neither attacker nor defender ranged guys do if they arent chased to.