I would F***ING LOVE to have PENALTIES: 100g/lvl of TEAMKILLER, so lvl 30's pay 3k per teamkill. We should know better. OR, STOP this discussion and implement the EASIEST and BEST way:
REFLECT TEAM DAMAGE 100%Seriously, this IS what we need. People will cry and moan, and cry some more, but hey: Dont wanna kill yourself? WATCH YOUR FUCKING HITS! Stop hitting teammates guys, its SO easy not to do it, and I admit, in a big fight, I used to teamhit sometimes, now, if I'm fighting a guy, and 3 greedy twats come running in to "help me", I just run off and leave them to it, they deserve it if they teamkill each other, its SO easy to kill everyone now, I do it with 1h knives now, I dont need or want anyones help in melee, so if you barge in, Im gonna leave you to die or win BY YOURSELF, you greedy cunt.
gold penalty is a bad idea, especialy so big one and when upkeep became 1st aim for everyone, it would cause ppl making one swing a minute cose they would be so scared to get 1k gold penalty. And everyone would just forget about range weapons, to much risk... dmg reflection is a good idea.
Upkeep is a joke to anyone with skills. Its NEVER stopped me from using anything I want, except now I have so much more money than before, I tend to use plate armour and lvl 4 horses, since money now is like air, its free. If upkeep is SERIOUSLY stopping you, then you need to rethink your actions: You may well NOT be cut out to be a melee guy, be an archer or crossbow, its very cheap gearwise....OR become one of the GODLIKE players of the BF now, THROWERS. They will get nerfed soon I imagine, since the whine threads from cav have already started...