Hijacking Enemy Tanks

What would people think about the hijack mod becoming part of the official game?

If you don't know what the hijack mod is, it allows members of one team to hijack enemy tanks if they are left unattended.

 

Bad idea, doesn't add anything that I can think of but will promote a lot of noobs trying and failing to do it rather than doing something productive with their time.

 

It would be a neat skill for maybe one class. But I agree with chris otherwise.

 

Maybe as a scout-only skill

 

i have this in place already for the plugin but i just havent bothered enabling it for nachos.

 

It is stupid.
What would you do, make the tanks colored? That is iffy enough for a plugin, but it works.
However making something like that official is a bad idea.

 

I'm throw this out here in response to this post and as well as a response to anyone else who has a question like this one.

The plugin is not being used to its full potential!!! Theres alot of variable shit. I have multiple colormodes(Constant, Hijack in progress only, and none), u can change the distances, hijack times, research requirements, autobind options, advert options, vehicle options, etc. What u guys see is just what we think is appropriate atm. Some people still dont know that hijack exists, let alone why a "friendly" tank is killing them. Thats why we need colors atm. If you have any suggestions at all, feel free to share them. My goal is to one day realease hijack but with all the hate out there i dont want this to become to empries what Upgrades are to Zombie Master.

 

This is krenzo's game he has been very clear that he does not want this in his game! Is that not reason enough?!

 

I like the hijack mod. I think it adds more playability to the game. I think it also adds accountability to vehicle buyers.

I think the coloring works well as a server mod, but something else would need to be done if it were included. --A flag sticking out of the vehicle or spray-paint decal or something.

Excellent work on the mod.

 

Makes me not want noobs to buy tanks even more.

It is bad enough if you loose a tank, but having it get stolen?
That puts too much into, you better be a great tank driver or leave.

 

I think its fun for public games like nachos but needs to be left out of the more serious games. Basically how it is right now

 

Spah 'round here!

Yeah... no...

 

Removing the scout rifle because it promotes unhelpful behaviour and then adding in a skill which promotes unhelpful behaviour certainly makes sense.

 

I lovez how this thread is going to end in people flaming me even though it was already stated months ago that this is not ever going to be in the mod. Continue..

 

SMELLY NOOOBBBBBB

 

Who are you?

 

Stop asking for flames then.
Your plugin is stupid but it is only in your server. Since it is your server, whatever, do what you want.
That is how it is.

This thing however shouldn't be official.

 

His plugin is not stupid. Stop being rude.
It might be fun to an extent.
This is a mechanic that is implemented in other games, such as Halo, and it works quite alright there. Why not in Empires? But if the devs themselves are against it, who are we to judge?

 

Because empires doesn't let you run up to a tank, punch the driver in the face, and steal his wheels.

Halo does, because halo is halo.

 

I like the hijack plugin, it does not distort the game because it is there. The only effects on game play that I have noticed are to make people stay in their tanks, hassle their commander to get mechanical engineering (which commander does not?) and the occasional shout of "don't blow that tank up, I can hilack it".
I have not found anyone who wondered why the friendly shaped but enemy coloured tank was attacking them or noticed any huge differences in the empires game play because of them.

You mean the tank driver who gets out of his tank while in hostile territory, gets killed and none of his team mates notice the tank changing colour as it is hijacked and kill the hijacker?