Morgrid Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Has anyone else seen the other team doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ybini Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sometimes people do it when they're out of ammo so they can reload since there doesn't seem to be a way to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiobe Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Can't do it. Suicide gives the enemy a point. Most likely bad piloting or they don't know they are hurting their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taleek Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Well sometimes I accidentally retro thruster my way into an asteroid if that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavingPrincess Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Well sometimes I accidentally retro thruster my way into an asteroid if that counts. So much this. AH! Somethings locked on me! /retrothru---- BOOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sometimes people do it when they're out of ammo so they can reload since there doesn't seem to be a way to do that. Tier 3 repair drones can reload... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmharrison Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't know about deathmatch, but in domination mode this absolutely happens and is done on purpose. Gunship getting targeted and you don't have time to run back to the safety of the capital ship? Run into the nearest asteroid and respawn. It's a serious flaw in the system (you obviously wouldn't suicide if there was a significant penalty for doing so) that is commonly used to rob pilots of their kill ratings (and points? I still don't understand how scoring works in domination mode). Yes, sometimes it is done by accident, but if you're going after a gunship and have him/her down to a sliver of health and they suddenly ram into an asteroid? That's no accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armonddd Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Well sometimes I accidentally retro thruster my way into an asteroid if that counts. Usually my problem is WAIT NO I PUT BARREL ROLL ON THIS CHARACTER FUUUUUUUU- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't know about deathmatch, but in domination mode this absolutely happens and is done on purpose. Gunship getting targeted and you don't have time to run back to the safety of the capital ship? Run into the nearest asteroid and respawn. It's a serious flaw in the system (you obviously wouldn't suicide if there was a significant penalty for doing so) that is commonly used to rob pilots of their kill ratings (and points? I still don't understand how scoring works in domination mode). Yes, sometimes it is done by accident, but if you're going after a gunship and have him/her down to a sliver of health and they suddenly ram into an asteroid? That's no accident. Domination scoring is 1 point every second per satellite you control. Plus 1 point for an enemy death regardless of how they died. (I've seen people engine boost into an object immediately and the other team scores, so this is for certain) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmharrison Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Domination scoring is 1 point every second per satellite you control. Plus 1 point for an enemy death regardless of how they died. (I've seen people engine boost into an object immediately and the other team scores, so this is for certain) Okay, so it does hurt them (barely) to suicide, but I think the prevailing reasoning is that, if they're going to die anyway, they'd like to rob the opposing pilot of the kill. I guess it's an ego thing, not that any of us have ego issues to work through, right? Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeters Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) It's a serious flaw in the system (you obviously wouldn't suicide if there was a significant penalty for doing so) that is commonly used to rob pilots of their kill ratings (and points? I still don't understand how scoring works in domination mode). it's my understanding that crashing your ship grants an assist and associated requsition rewards to everyone who damaged you before that point, provided they haven't died in the meantime. Apart from achievement progress I don't think it really robs the attacker of anything. And eh. If I go after a gunship and they respond by slamming into the nearest wall, great. They're dead, and I'm now free to go after someone else. Edited February 8, 2014 by Bleeters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Usually my problem is WAIT NO I PUT BARREL ROLL ON THIS CHARACTER FUUUUUUUU- I use barrel roll or Koiogran turn for missile evades. Can't say it is EVER a good thing when I forget which is on this ship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 it's my understanding that crashing your ship grants an assist and associated requsition rewards to everyone who damaged you before that point, provided they haven't died in the meantime. Apart from achievement progress I don't think it really robs the attacker of anything. The only thing it "robs" them of is the kill... bragging rights, etc. But I would wager that most people that do this could not care less that they gave the enemy some reqs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verain Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Two players colluding could end a match in a couple minutes by boosting into the cap ship they spawn from. Suicides grant the other team a point, as others have pointed out. Surprisingly, I haven't seen this behavior yet. Perhaps the baseline of SWTOR's playerbase is not as low as I have grown accustomed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimsPicken Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I swear about half my deaths are by self inflicted barrel roll miscalculation. I fly on the edge and if im about to die under heavy fire/missile locks, i have no problem trying a barrel roll in a sea of asteroids, making it is glorious, and missing the window makes for some funny deaths. Sorry you dont get the kill, but its not intentional for that, I wouldnt mind seeing a kill awarded for the person with the most damage on a suicide enemy...i just cant resist trying anything in my power no matter how small a chance to try to survive...if that carries me into an asteroid...well ... i go boom either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verain Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 .i just cant resist trying anything in my power no matter how small a chance to try to urvive...if that carries me into an asteroid...well ... i go boom either way. Correct. Denying a kill is meaningless, but avoiding a death has some value. I will rocket to my death and hope for success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimsPicken Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Correct. Denying a kill is meaningless, but avoiding a death has some value. I will rocket to my death and hope for success. Never tell me the odds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ybini Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Tier 3 repair drones can reload... Yeah, I am thinking before all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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