Vehicle Ownership?

[Pyreal]

I can't remember how it worked in PS1, but I would like to see some sort of player vehicle ownership.

This is why:

The Gal you spawned and braved enemy fire to land safely by the enemy base to expedite its fall just died in a fiery crash. Why?

MuttonMaster didn't like where you parked it. So he hopped in the pilot's seat, grabbed the throttle like a hungry monkey and with baleful glares and curses reduced it to smouldering wreckage at the base of the nearest structure.


Will there be a vehicle ownership mechanism?

Or will all vehicles be up for grabs by those who can use them?
Or will the tank I spawn be MY tank?

I can't recall how many times I've had my BF3 tank- that I collected from spawn and artfully utilized- stolen out from under my repair tool!



To prevent tying up resources there would need to be triggers that would end ownership:

* Vehicle empty and idle x time. For Sund and Gal the timer would also include its functions being accessed.
* Owner logged off for x time. It's not instant to offer leeway for LD.
* Owner AFK for x time. No parking a Sund or Gal and hiding in the bushes while you're at work. 10min or so should work.
* Owner separated by x amount of distance from vehicle. You don't need a vehicle on the other side of the map. You should be engaged near your vehicles local.


Well, there we have it: The desperate grasping of a vehicle junkie.