dropping the ball option

[beefheart]

Hi,

In the ball game mode the only possibility of passing is shooting the ball straight. I am suggestion a second option: dropping the ball on the spot. So no downward pass but just laying the ball on the position you are (like when you drop the ball when you die).

This will add more dynamic play to the ball game mode, because then passing the ball to team players that are following you becomes possible. This is handy in its own right (cause now the first plane could function as a shield), but could also be used to fool the other team by passing it to the plane behind you and then split up, so that the enemy needs to pay attention on who has the ball after such quick pass.

I didn't thought about how this can be operationalized or which key can be used to excersise this move.

[Evan20000]

If you want to do something like this, play Miranda. You can quickly snag the ball, turn around, pass it to a teammate, and turn back around to escort.

[asparagus]

na i tink it would be gd if someone added this option

[bsteady06]

I like this idea.

[classicallad]

lol. good old bsteady, 3 posts, 2 of which are 'i like this idea'!

[tgleaf]

Originally Posted by classicallad

lol. good old bsteady, 3 posts, 2 of which are 'i like this idea'!

He's trying to hit the max posts needed to send private messages.

[Evan20000]

Originally Posted by tgleaf

He's trying to hit the max posts needed to send private messages.

Which is now one, I believe. >.> Didn't Pie lower it?

[tgleaf]

Originally Posted by Evan20000

Which is now one, I believe. >.> Didn't Pie lower it?

I keep forgetting that. It's my fault, then... I told him he needed three posts before he could send a PM.

[Sunaku]

Originally Posted by tgleaf

He's trying to hit the max posts needed to send private messages.

Whoever told you you needed 1500 posts was lying, tg, you can stop flooding now.

On topic (sorry), I think it would hinder the frenetic bouncing I love. Either shoot the ball in their face or force them to pry it from your cold broken wings. That's my motto.

[wolf'j'max]

Originally Posted by Sunaku

Whoever told you you needed 1500 posts was lying.

Dammit! All these wasted hours on the forums!

[elxir]

no thanks

more often than not if the ball carrier is in the lead and you kill him, you get the ball and can clear it

this option would just encourage heavy planes to tank with the ball and then drop it for faster planes to zoom in and score

[Mandrad]

Looks like awesome suggestion to me.
Simulation is one of the "richest" tactical moves in team games with balls. This would allow lots of new dinamics to the mode.

[beefheart]

yep this is what i meant. I played handball for a while and we used it all the time to fool the opponent. Same goes for basketball.