top 3 should be beacons, not damage

Well...let's face it, silver tier is badly infestooned with seal clubbers anyway. They hang out there because the hunting is too dangerous at higher levels - the targets are big and fat, but unfortunately have sharp teeth. A bonus for maxing both beacons and damage would affect all levels. Yes, you'd see a lot of clubbers going for the bonus. But is it even possible for there to be "more" bronze/silver tier clubbing at this point? They're already widespread to the point of absurdity.

So, fix the matchmaker and implement a better beacon Au bonus system. Too tired at the moment to really argue the point, but I think it'd be a nice addition to reward players for carrying their team. Maybe just give one extra Au for top beacons and damage, I dunno. It would serve to incentivize balanced hangars; specialize too heavily and you won't benefit from quite as much Au.

Yes, that's already what I do, but sometimes there's an uncontested beacon nearby that will take me about a minute away from the fighting to go get in a knife fighter. If I go get it, the team stands a better chance of winning, but I stand a worse chance of getting a top 3 damage award. Me, I just go get it anyway. I rarely play a game more than a few months, and the team win feels better than any gold (this game basically fills the void left by pickup basketball, where nobody keeps tracks of your personal stats). I make gold regularly enough from the tasks to feel like I'm making progress.

But we all know those teammates that don't bother taking beacons, and the current system gives them little incentive to. They're actually better off sniping and shooting artillery to get that higher DPM.

BTW - This is just some friendly advice, pick a new avatar. You have a pic of you and your entire family out there.
Not a good thing in todays day and age. TMI! Admins dont even like some putting their age out - under 18 members.
Just saying, its something to consider.

Appreciate it, but I figure the pic is way too small for anybody to identify us, especially with no real names attached. The baby is a baby, you can't even see half of the older one's face, and my wife is no pushover. Besides, kids playing unrealistic war games like this one are nothing but talk (and if anybody were stupid enough to cross the line, well, that'd be a quick way to have this whole game shut down by the Feds in no time). I have far more to fear being in an interracial couple in the South than from any of y'all. Besides, I've been in enough political flame wars to know how to conduct myself professionally no matter what's thrown at me.

Gotta love how much progress we have made!

Me too!

I go with Ron Gaul this time. Nice thinking there.