i will start with pros/cons of the new build.
pros:
-more Gold
-more Experience
-faster leveling
-stronger teamplay required
-less tanks/calvary/uberpeople
cons:
- team attacks are unpunished
- no combat bonuses
- team kills are unpunished
- one loss erases multiplier
- gangbanging
solutions for cons:
1.) Team attacks/kills unpunished
some servers will have mirror damage or insta-kill - but that does nothing to help the team does it?
i suggest the old system of gold and xp loss with a twist. x2 level of killed in gold + another 0, same for xp.
example: murdered a 20 level warrior = 400 gold lost, 400 xp lost.
this way, people will be cautious who they kill, particularly a team paragon or something. accountability is a very
good team tactics builder. consequence = better behavior. that, and it will not effect level as bad as the pocket; which
is really where it hurts anyway
2.) no combat bonuses
this is a tricky one. if you give bonuses people go rambo. if you don't good players aren't really rewarded.
x2 level to gold, and x1 level add another 0 at the end for xp. for a level 20 warrior killed, 40 gold, and 200 xp.
not bad, but nothing worth sticking your neck out for.
a reasonable compromise for the skilled. if someone managed
to kill 10 of these guys it would amount to 400 gold and 2000 xp... still reasonable for the skill exerted, and the teamplay
that usually is required.
3.) one loss erases multiplier
based on performance of round, every 2 kills = 1 point of multiplier taken off round losses... kills per round of course.
so if someone killed 10 that round, they would keep their bonus. 2-4 you would still have x2 or x3. makes the
good players suffer less from losses, and motivates the losers to... start winning : )
4.) gangbanging is very natural to the human mind. you see one threat. 1v1 either you run or fight. 2v1 you feel more
confident about fighting. 3v1 you feel invincible.
the opposite is also true. this natural play of events prevents ramboing, and effects "morale" of the team. there really is
nothing that can be done, nor should be done.
thats my take on it, hopefully people will listen. it sure would make the mod better.