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The Problem
We want our soldiers to be more active and engaged in warfare. More specifically, we want them to fight in target battle zones set by government and make their contribution count when it really matters.
Solution #1
We could introduce a government-run reward program for Canadian soldiers who contribute the most damage (among Canadians) in a round of battle (in a battlezone designated by the government) with the size of the reward depending on how close the round was (with greater rewards for close rounds and winning rounds).
How It Would Work
1. Government sets a target region.
2. Soldiers watch the designated region to see how close the current round is.
3. Soldiers attack when the round is close.
4. Government identifies the Canadian who did the most damage in each round and rewards them depending on the value of their contribution.
That's it. The exact formula for determining the size of a reward will have to be determined later (assuming this proposal gains enough support to try implementing).
The Good
The objective of this proposal is to motivate people to conserve damage when ahead (because overkill will reduce their reward) and to push harder when behind (because they can get a reward regardless of BH and that reward will increase the closer the round is).
The Bad
It's probably too troublesome to implement. There will have to be someone checking the results of each battle, calculating the damage-to-over/underkill ratio, then distributing the rewards (one for each round of battle).
The Ugly
This plan may motivate people to hold out on attacking when another Canadian's done a lot damage in the current round to get a shot at a reward in a later round.
Solution #2
I've seen other proposals before which involve handing over money to MUs. If we tap into that strain of thought, we can come up with a hybrid policy that involves both (a) government funding for private MUs and (b) top soldier rewards.
There will still be the issue of it being a PITA for someone to review each battle and go through the process of handing out rewards, but there are some advantages:
1. Multiple target regions can be set at any given time (without requiring one unfortunate government employee to keep track of every designated battle).
2. Multiple rewards can given for each round of battle (which means less people waiting for another round to potentially get a reward).
3. MUs will have a reason to fight in battles that are important to Canada.
An Issue that needs to be considered is that some MUs might not play nice (by taking government funding and not using it as expected). Well, that's taken into account with this:
1. Government sets valid targets.
2. MUs set battle orders accordingly.
3. After the battle, MUs report their results (best soldier per round, damage done, overkill/underkill).
4. A civil servant confirms the results (or at least pretends to, to keep MUs honest).
5. Another (or the same) civil servant distributes the full amounts earned by the MUs (rather than the amounts earned by individual soldiers).
6. MU leaders/treasurers distribute government funding to soldiers as they wish (if the soldiers who earned the reward don't get it, they can file a complaint to the government who may choose to cease funding to that MU if the issue isn't resolved).
Conclusion
I don't know if what I've just proposed is a good idea or not. In any case, leave comments.
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