# A proposal to encourage gamers to play the objective **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 4, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672 "2016-06-04T17:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lordmang4)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/1 "2016-06-04T17:11:00Z")
While playing Control in Destiny earlier today (which is basically Conquest), I noticed that 2 gamers of my 6-person team didn’t capture ANY flags over the 10 minute game round. Destiny’s scoreboard actually shows the number of flags captured, in addition to the regular kills and deaths. Gamers that don’t play the objective aren’t isolated to Destiny. I know that in BF games, there are quite a few gamers (e.g. camping snipers) who fail to capture a single flag. Yet they rationalize their behavior by claiming that they’re playing the objective indirectly by defending flags that their own teammates have captured. How noble of them. **My proposal is to temporarily ban players from playing a round (e.g. Conquest) for 5 minutes if they fail to play the objective just ONCE (e.g. capture a SINGLE flag) during the previous game round.** I think the hurdle (capturing just ONE flag) is low enough that it encourages some participation from all gamers with regards to playing the objective DIRECTLY. Then after satisfying the absurdly low requirement, the gamer is free to go about doing what she wishes (e.g. playing a camping sniper). ---
**Author:** ![bananahead81](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bananahead81/32/101282_2.png) [@bananahead81](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bananahead81)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/2 "2016-06-04T17:19:00Z")
Lordmang4, i see you’re up to your old tricks again. It’s really old now. ---
**Author:** ![Nobel83-9](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/nobel83-9/32/102968_2.png) [@Nobel83-9](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Nobel83-9)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/3 "2016-06-04T17:27:00Z")
Well mang has a nutritious reputation on Battlelog. He’s been labeled as a troll there for so long. I had joined after he was banned there. But he seems like a reasonable person to me. ---
**Author:** ![Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lordmang4)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/4 "2016-06-04T17:29:00Z")
Reasonable people view me as reasonable themselves. It’s generally those who are close-minded or immature that take a dislike to me. ---
**Author:** ![doobiebromac](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/doobiebromac/32/101764_2.png) [@doobiebromac](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/doobiebromac)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/5 "2016-06-04T19:28:00Z")
I actually like this idea. We should also castrate mentally challenged people so they do not reproduce. ---
**Author:** ![Avarik](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/avarik/32/101251_2.png) [@Avarik](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Avarik)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-proposal-to-encourage-gamers-to-play-the-objective/101672/6 "2016-06-04T19:36:00Z")
Sorry Mang, but this is a terrible idea. You cannot force people to play the objective like this - With a punishment system like this you’re going to harm players who play the objective by supporting others away from the flags, like helicopter pilots…you cannot ask them to fly above the flags to capture a point just to prevent them from getting banned…and what if they fail? What if players join when the match is about to end? What if all flags have been captured? Should they be banned as well? I’m sorry, but I ain’t gonna let this discussion continue, and I can already see from the replies where this will head to, so I’m gonna lock this thread.