Blocks

There are 2 ways blocks get destroyed by accident - by people telefragging them or by people crouching next to them. I think I may have found fixes for both. However, do we want these fixed?

My feeling is fix the "crouching next to the block" problem as it usually happens by accident, but leave the option of telefragging blocks as a convenient way for anyone to be able to remove blocks that are in the way.

What does everyone else think?

I once thought of a completely different way to kill blocks:

2 artifacts are involved.

Select Block - this artifact will show a crosshair of somesort over a block. If the crosshair is over a certain block, then that block is "selected." The crosshair will only be visible to the player.

Kill Selected Block - this artifact will destroy the block that is "selected."

Fixing both ways of killing blocks will make it so that engineers can't kill blocks at all, however, fixing one of them will still have common noobs kill blocks. I would greatly suggest this idea while fixing both issues if it is do-able.

tgroombr wrote:

....2 artifacts are involved.....

But I want anybody to be able to kill blocks that are in the wrong place, and I don't want to give everyone 2 extra artifacts.

fix crouching problem but not telefragging one
as sometimes its the only way other players can move around the map

Szlat wrote:

tgroombr wrote:

....2 artifacts are involved.....
But I want anybody to be able to kill blocks that are in the wrong place, and I don't want to give everyone 2 extra artifacts.

What about for those people who want to intentionally kill blocks, for instance I had an imposter that still roams occasionally and will intentionally kill my blocks, as well as try to telefrag me. And not a lot of people have the guts to kick vote.

yep definatly agree with stopping the crouching destroying blocks. this is allso done by bots frequently who end up destroying ur base. very anoying!!!

F8_AL wrote:

yep definatly agree with stopping the crouching destroying blocks. this is allso done by bots frequently who end up destroying ur base. very anoying!!!

Bots are usually what I think of as "a different story."

Bots are just dumb, let's leave it as that.

tgroombr wrote:

And not a lot of people have the guts to kick vote.

I have NEVER seen anyone afraid to kick vote someone.

I agree with Road.

Bye bye to "crouching next to the block" and keep telefragging of blocks intact as it is VERY handy for engineers.

Well sometimes I like to make little block formations, such as my famous Linking Stations. Most of the time when I build these, it seems easier for me to crouch next to a block to kill it, because when I trans it, I may destroy other blocks. Maybe I'll have to practice my transing skills a little more on blocks.

Crouch when using the trans guy? I don't know if that would work. XD

I say cut crouching, as the 'telefrag block' is something I use.

My vote only counts if I make a vote, right?