As the MWBAS server rolls along, people are realizeing that you get as many points for "patching up" a person as you do for planting and blowing a base.

A few of us noticed this last night and thought this is going to be a big problem.

A bunch of people on both sides would run into each other in the spawn area with a jeep or tank and then proceed to patch up each other, then we watched as their scores soared.

So in essence, you don't even have to leave your spawn to be top scorer.

Perhaps the patch up points could be lowered or eliminated all together.

Thoughts?

Now, what is "patching up" a person?

you are spot on mr. hee haw.

the other night while playing i found everytime i turned around Lt. Anderson was sticking it in me (no comments needed Flatty). i thought "boy thats nice of him to be so concerned for me and his teammates". then i realized he was getting like 8 points for everytime he did it. it appeared that he basically stopped playing the game and and just spent his time looking for his health challenged teammates to fix-up.

my opinion would be to remove points for all together for healing.

-Overheated

If you look at the bottom right hand side of your in game screen, you will see a square with a cross and the number 3 in it.

When you see a teammate low on health, you get close to them and press the use key, volla you get 8 - 10 points, not sure on the exact point value, but its alot.

This post has been edited by MyWifesMule: 07/17/07 6:53am

It was happening last night too. There were two guys on my team that continued to patch each other up the whole round. Of course they were the highest in points, but they rarely left the spawn.

MyWifesMule Posted Today, 6:45 AM

A few of us noticed this last night, 6Pak, you were one of them.

A bunch of people on both sides would run into each other in the spawn area with a jeep or tank and then proceed to patch up each other, then we watched as their scores soared.

It has been corroborated.

I only noticed this the other day as well...

I dont care about total scores - if people want to fudge their scores, then so be it - but it will affect the balance of the early game as with more points you receive more ammo, a satchel, and artillery.

Perhaps the healing points should be reduced to 2?

I put in giving points to healing other players to encourage players to help each other.

Until I gave points for it, a guy would see a teammate with an orangy or red name (meaning very low on health) and do absolutely nothing about it. Wouldn't even pay attention to see the low health on others.

But put in some incentive, 10 points for each heal, and oh boy, the concern for their fellow man (or woman) is at the forefront. LOLOLOL!!!

Sure, I'll take away the points now. Frag on!

Update -- There are now NO POINTS for healing teammates.

This post has been edited by steel: 07/17/07 10:01am

Oh, err, darn. No points? Could we run a vote on this. I say 1 point is good. Like is being said, it does encourage healing. I ask people to heal me, and usually have to coach them how.

However, I'll point out I didn't know about this, and couldn't figure out how on earth I got 137 points for 1 game the other night! LOL. I was like, "what the hell did I do?" Guess I was healing people. I'm such a nice guy! My total score after the set was 207. Tried to screenshot it, drank too much, messed it up. Oh well!

This post has been edited by M@ster of Dis@ster: 07/17/07 10:06am

Steel on mwcm u have 1 point for healin a teammate u shud keep it at that

And yesterday i say a guy almost at 200 kills with like 6 deaths in the FIRST ROUND!!!! i mean who gets almost 200 kills in the first round i cud imagine 100 but 200 is beyond me

The dude was just patchin up his other buddy the whole time and not really doin anythin else

Live

Hey Guys and Gals,

Yesterday when I found out about the healing thing, I did it like 6 or 7 times in a match. Look at this insane score:


Although I do believe I did die a couple times while healing someone, so there is a threat to taking time to heal someone. I believe there should be 2 points awareded for healing someone.

Geez! You must get 8-10 points per pack, is it? That's why 1 point is good IMO. If a guy is really hurt you might get up to 3 points, but most times 1 or 2. And yes, it is dangerous to expose yourself by healing someone, so a little reward in points does seem appropriate, since you are also likely to get killed some doing it.

This post has been edited by M@ster of Dis@ster: 07/17/07 10:29am

Yesterday when I found out about the healing thing, I did it like 6 or 7 times in a match. Look at this insane score

Doctor Nothing, what a humanitarian.

I say we take a vote on the points awarded, if any, what say ye.

bwahhahahahahahha hahahahaha

OVER HEATED!! you got me. I would have nailed you on it.


I want 500 points for everytime I heal abuse. If I can catch him.

NOTHING>>> 260!!!!))))___))))???? LOL I died when I saw that.

This post has been edited by flatliner: 07/17/07 11:27am

Changing it to a mere 1 point will discourage the point whores (of which there are MANY) from playing too much (thank goodness). It's bad enough they don't bother with blowing up bases, now they just sit around spawn trying to heal people.