Same teams mines, Both should get minus score?

[Merlin]

Everyone knows its a right pain in the ass that when you lay a mine and a friendly runs over it you get a minus score. Should it be that the person that ran over the mine gets a minus score as well? I think he should as the engineer has gone taken the effort to place the mine. Generally there is a shortage of engineers anyway, this would persuade a few more people to go engineers as others will be more vigilant when seeing friendly mines.

[P3teR]

I reckon running over a team mates mine should only cost a death. No loss of points to engineer or player who ran over but just a death.

[tuxor]

I agree with Merlin, it's not engineers fault's if a m8 drive too fast to see the mine.

[kbmob]

I have that same problem, I hate laying mines for the fact that some idot on your team is gonna run them over.. then punish you for them running over the mine. I know i am not the only one that sees the little red skull above the mine.

[The_Misfit]

I play engineer alot, mostly for the jackhammer and fixing bh's... I've gotten so tired of being punished by nubs that run over friendly mines that i've basically stopped using them... I used a couple to take out a tank caping a flag last night, and a nearby apc finished him off b4 he ran over the mines....so before I left that area, I made sure to wrench away the mines so I didn't get a tk later on...

[=HzC=Heinz]

yeah, I agree with the OP, but I dont think it goes far enough. As the ENG you should lose NO POINTS at all. the team mate who drove over obvious team-mines with BIG RED SKULLS on them, should be hit with a -4 on his overall score (or at least a -4 on the "team" part). you know what I mean.

I am hopeful the patch is fixing this issue, as like many of you have said, it's really discouraging the ENG class from using a very powerful defensive weapon. I try to be ENG or support class. with all the ass-hats running over mines, I have stayed support class most of the time.

if they fix this issue, I'll be ENG way more, as I am sure most of you will that like to wrench and fix stuff.

[glaeken]

I reckon running over a team mates mine should only cost a death. No loss of points to engineer or player who ran over but just a death.

I think this is the best solution. Not much lost to either player this way.

It does leave the potential for a dodgy player who plays engineer to TK team mates and get away with it but it seems about the best compromise to me.

[imported_Got Your Back]

I totally agree with doing away with the punishment on the AT mines. If these idiots ( AND YOU KNOW THEY WILL) want to use them for tk purpose then that is what admins are for & also the kick feature. Rock On!

[C11.Nemisis]

^^ i completely agree no points should be lost for running over friendly at mines

[Sonork]

I dunno. I hate idiot teammates who run over my mines, especially when they're in plain sight. But they need the - points to prevent intentionally TKing, maybe just not as many minused and forgiving minuses nothing (which it should be for everything). They should have friendly mines show up on the MAP so they could be seen and avoided easier... not that they can't be seen easily already, there are just a lot of stupid people who play the game who may need more help avoiding suicide. <.<

[glaeken]

I dunno I think this problem is beyond giving addtional visual clues to prevent players hitting mines. I honestly don't think there is anything you could put in game that would stop some players doing it.

I have given up using mines now it is basically so bad. Mines seem to act like a noob magnet. I swear you could plant them in the most obsure place on the map and some team mate would still find them.

[T1no]

you should be able to tell the differnet btw mines,claymore, and c4

[BS87]

I think it might help if they make the skull and crossbones appear a little farther away. I know i've come flying down a road only to see the red skull suddenly and slammed on the brakes stopping inches from the mines.



Then someone behind me doesn't stop and runs them right over blowing us both up.

[alkajazz]

I agree with Merlin, it's not engineers fault's if a m8 drive too fast to see the mine.

how can they not see it? a big Red Skull? are people blind?

[watler]

yea, mines are rarely useful(already said), but what about the engineers of yore? i could do well with a backpack full of napalm if anyone catches me drift