There are a couple of tank issues for Capture the Flag missions in elite. I'm wondering what people's thoughts are.


* 1st. Elite now has "enemy territory" for Capture the Flag missions. (You automatically respawn at your own base if you land too close to the enemy base.) Lots of people had been complaining about camping tanks in CTF in the original version but I think it's better to be able to get into the tank anywhere. The main reason is that a flag can be dropped in the forest where a plane cannot pick it up. If you can't get in a tank in enemy territory unless you drive in it may be a very loooooooooong fight.


* 2nd. It may also be necessary to do some team killing so a friendly tank or soldier can retrieve the flag from the trees. It's not really much of an issue if it brings an end to the game but if it's the third "friendly fire" incident, you can get a 5 minute ban. Also, does this make for a slippery slope to make "strategic team killing" a common practice? Would it then be more common for teams to shoot down their own team mates in BTC games in order to get a tank in the briar patch? (Deep woods in range of the ship)