[QUESTION] Is it allowed in general to bomb the enemy runway?

[Elektro]

As most of you know if not all, the runway can be destroyed at either bases in kashan, or quinling. If you have played on the battleforce training server i am sure you have experienced a broken runway.

The runway can be fixed by an engineer, but nerver in a deployment match, have i seen a broken runway.

Is it allowed to bomb it, since it can be destroyed? It would be a smart thing to do considering the amount of time it would take to fix it and the planes cannot reload at least not on kashan.

But i have nerver done of fear to be kicked or banned from the server

[MrScruff]

You are allowed but its subject to that particular server's rules.

[epoch]

Several servers don't allow runway bombing, because it's too easy for that to lead to "base rape". A badly dropped bomb - whether accidental or *cough* "accidental" will lead to all manner of complaints.

It's always best to ask the admins whilst you're on their server - just to ensure you're on the right side of the rules.

[Su34]

Bombing the base is always baserape for me, no matter if you kill somone or not.
And since the runway is always part of the base, you always rape the base if you attack the runway.

So, if baserape is allowed you may bomb it, but on most servers it is not allowed...

[wookimonsta]

yeah, for good reasons, ive seen servers where hitting the runway was allowed but hitting anything else in the base wasn't. of course sometimes bombs would "accidentally" hit square into the base.

[bondsan]

i would go with server rules, if permitted tally ho and get stuck in just hope i'm not on the other side manning the base AA

[J.Burton[EEF]]

I always call BS on this rule, and general baserape. IMO, this is project reality, so I want to play the game and do what they'd do IRL. IRL, they bomb the **** out of airbases if they get a chance.

[Psyko]

i say do it while you still can. i think that stuff is being removed. sombody mentioned it on the main forums ages back.

[wookimonsta]

;1104474']I always call BS on this rule, and general baserape. IMO, this is project reality, so I want to play the game and do what they'd do IRL. IRL, they bomb the **** out of airbases if they get a chance.

heh, you try flying in over something like kandahar airbase, lets see how far you get.
its project reality yeah. and in reality an airbase would be defended against air attacks.

[Neo_Mapper]

;1104474']I always call BS on this rule, and general baserape. IMO, this is project reality, so I want to play the game and do what they'd do IRL. IRL, they bomb the **** out of airbases if they get a chance.

the problem about thiz realz is, that there wouldnt be anywhere 2 airbases that near. I mean the distance is what? 11km? And bombing a airbase isnt that usual. I mean there are a load of Anti Air stuff and radars which are manned 24/7 so they would see such jets incoming, like A10/Frogfoot....


I would say NO BASERAPE AT ALL FOR AAS! (insurgency is something different)

edit: never go afk while typing a post >.>

[Glimmerman]

I think its a perfectly good strategy, if people complain about getting raped they should have defended their airfield better.

[gazzthompson]

i agree new mapper, the bases wouldnt be that close IRL and you cant expect players to defend there main bases at all times.

and we all know how much you like baserape gillmerman after playing against you on reality teamwork.....

[Oddsodz]

I think its a perfectly good strategy, if people complain about getting raped they should have defended their airfield better.

Problem is there is just not enough players on a server to fully defend a base and go and cap flags and so on. I Do agree that in real life. The 1st thing to get hit is the base. In real life. War is BASERAPING. But this is a game. And sure it's fun if you are doing the rapping. But the server will soon empty. And you will be stuck playing by yourself.

If player count per server could be increased. This would not be such an issue.

I Don't do it until last flag. I See it as poor sport. I Don't need to baserape to win.

[mat552]

Actually I think it's fantastic when they bomb the runway, so long as the runway is the only thing cratered. It means you WASTED one of your bombs (or hydras, or gun rounds) that you have to rearm, and it's a few seconds of shoveling to get the runway usable again.
It also means you are utterly exposing yourself to a very large array of defensive armaments that may or may not be active, and it means you're off "rakin up da pointz" instead of helping your team.
[/silly, if not somewhat valid points]

No but really it's pretty dumb. If I felt like dying as soon as I spawned from a jet, I would go play some vbf2. At least hold your pretense to realism and keep in mind that the airbases would be hundreds of miles away.

[Spec]

Yea, it's poor sportsmanship to attack the enemy base imo, for the reasons already statet. They'd never be as close, so it's not even realistic, and it doesn't make the game any more fun. Winning is only a part of the game.

The fact that the runway can be destroyed... Never really understood that. Should be changed imo, doesn't fit the style of PR.

[burghUK]

I think its ok to destroy the last 30m of the runway because theres no risk of casualties normally.

While were on the subject of baserape...what do you guys think of lowlife children who sit at the end of the runway with AA?

[fuzzhead]

destroyable runways was an experimental thing we thought about during v0.6 development cycle.

As most realize, it generally leads to greifing/annoying behavior and although a realistic real life tactic, most of the dev team agrees that its generally not a useful or positive feature in PR.

Also it contributes to the destroyable limit which we think would be useful elsewhere like more destroyable houses, doors, etc.

Future version will have non destroyable runways on qinling/kashan.

[Peeta]

destroyable runways was an experimental thing we thought about during v0.6 development cycle.

As most realize, it generally leads to greifing/annoying behavior and although a realistic real life tactic, most of the dev team agrees that its generally not a useful or positive feature in PR.

Also it contributes to the destroyable limit which we think would be useful elsewhere like more destroyable houses, doors, etc.

Future version will have non destroyable runways on qinling/kashan.

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