I reached a level of frustration today about the way TK/Punish is handled in the game. It happens this Admin twice ran into my line of tracers while I was actively engaging enemy foot soldiers. He dies and punishes me. Didn't matter that he ran into my line of fire running into combat without thought of his squad mates. I should have anticipated he would spawn and run into bullets in flight.
It is illogical (whether in game world or IRL) to allow a TKed party to judge in a few seconds whether the TK was intentional or deserves punishment. Some people auto-punish whether TKs are intentional or not and regardless, even clueless of who is at fault. That shouldn't be an option.
It gets worse when, in some cases, the punisher is an Admin with extended punishment rights (power to kick) and no more self control than anyone else. I got threatened today with only 2 TKs in that game without a so much as a "why are you doing that?" as the Admin didn't ask why it was happening. Admins in particular should ask first threaten later please. I have been TKed more in one game by my own clan members and laughed even when I was running into their bullets so whats the problem?
Under combat conditions close to action there should be no punish vote offered. TK punish should be offered only in the non-action areas. A proximity to enemy test, a movement and direction test are needed before the punish prompt appears.
P.S. yes I searched and there were 2 pages of other threads with the words TK and punish in them. Some were too long and the others were rants and personal attacks.
It is illogical (whether in game world or IRL) to allow a TKed party to judge in a few seconds whether the TK was intentional or deserves punishment. Some people auto-punish whether TKs are intentional or not and regardless, even clueless of who is at fault. That shouldn't be an option.
It gets worse when, in some cases, the punisher is an Admin with extended punishment rights (power to kick) and no more self control than anyone else. I got threatened today with only 2 TKs in that game without a so much as a "why are you doing that?" as the Admin didn't ask why it was happening. Admins in particular should ask first threaten later please. I have been TKed more in one game by my own clan members and laughed even when I was running into their bullets so whats the problem?
Under combat conditions close to action there should be no punish vote offered. TK punish should be offered only in the non-action areas. A proximity to enemy test, a movement and direction test are needed before the punish prompt appears.
P.S. yes I searched and there were 2 pages of other threads with the words TK and punish in them. Some were too long and the others were rants and personal attacks.