Just a thought

[wpeters]

The threads seem to be showing quite a argument on which plane qualifies for service in aces high.

Maybe HTC needs to consider a post war arena that would include some of the aircraft from the post war. A lot of the planes that we argue about test bed or experimental or never actually saw service.

 This would be simple to do.  Use all aircraft and vehicles  and maps from the MA now and  add any Post War aircraft. Say anything built up to the year of 1947...   Any later than that would be Korean war... Which if you want that would be a way of getting more subscriptions.  But would mostly be jet vs jet.

Here is a list that could be included in the Post War Arena:

P-63
K14
K6
F8f Bearcat
P-80
Meotor
CA-19A
P-51 H or whatever the real fast one was called.
There are numerous more that could be included.

It would be fun to see a spit 5 battling a F8f

Just food for thought.

P.S. Skuzzy I didn't know were to put this.
 

[Arlo]

Wishlist.

 

[wpeters]

LOL

[LCADolby]

Meotor?

Isn't that the sound it made zooming by?

"mmmeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOO-TTTttttttooooorrrrrrrrrrr"

 

[Kingpin]

It would be fun to see a spit 5 battling a F8f

If you were to see this, it would most likely just be two squad-mates or shade-killers shooting each other to farm perks.

While definitely a fun idea, this would be a big allocation of resources from HTC to build another low-pop arena ideal for perk farming, especially with the wider ENY differential this could present.

Unless HTC first does something like having separate perks for each arena...  (Hello? Is this thing on?)


 

[wpeters]

If you were to see this, it would most likely just be two squad-mates or shade-killers shooting each other to farm perks.

While definitely a fun idea, this would be a big allocation of resources from HTC to build another low-pop arena ideal for perk farming, especially with the wider ENY differential this could present.

Unless HTC first does something like having separate perks for each arena...  (Hello? Is this thing on?)


 

I think it would become as popular as the late war

[gyrene81]

I think it would become as popular as the late war

only for the "we needz moar jetz!!!" console dweebs...and just adding the historically correct aircraft would never be enough.

[The Fugitive]

I think it would become as popular as the late war

....and they said the same think about WWI arena too.

[Saxman]

....and they said the same think about WWI arena too.

I think WWI is mainly hampered by:

1) The complete and utter domination of the Dr.I. The thing seriously needs to be perked.
2) Only having four aircraft, and missing major series such as the SPAD, Albatros and Nieuport. Tie that in with the domination of the Dr.I and it leads to fairly stagnant gameplay.
3) That there's nothing actually driving fights. The Mains are ultimately driven by the base capture mechanics. People go where the fight is, and the fight is driven by base capture.

Add some more aircraft (the SPAD especially would offer a change of pace, being closer to a pure E-fighter/BnZ aircraft than anything else in the arena. And ESPECIALLY add some less overpowering German rides). Perk the Dr.I. And develop some sort of objective to drive fights and WWI I think will start to perk up.

[wpeters]

I think WWI is mainly hampered by:

1) The complete and utter domination of the Dr.I. The thing seriously needs to be perked.
2) Only having four aircraft, and missing major series such as the SPAD, Albatros and Nieuport. Tie that in with the domination of the Dr.I and it leads to fairly stagnant gameplay.
3) That there's nothing actually driving fights. The Mains are ultimately driven by the base capture mechanics. People go where the fight is, and the fight is driven by base capture.

Add some more aircraft (the SPAD especially would offer a change of pace, being closer to a pure E-fighter/BnZ aircraft than anything else in the arena. And ESPECIALLY add some less overpowering German rides). Perk the Dr.I. And develop some sort of objective to drive fights and WWI I think will start to perk up.

+1

[Bear76]

....and they said the same think about WWI arena too.

My thoughts as well. 

[The Fugitive]

I think WWI is mainly hampered by:

1) The complete and utter domination of the Dr.I. The thing seriously needs to be perked.
2) Only having four aircraft, and missing major series such as the SPAD, Albatros and Nieuport. Tie that in with the domination of the Dr.I and it leads to fairly stagnant gameplay.
3) That there's nothing actually driving fights. The Mains are ultimately driven by the base capture mechanics. People go where the fight is, and the fight is driven by base capture.

Add some more aircraft (the SPAD especially would offer a change of pace, being closer to a pure E-fighter/BnZ aircraft than anything else in the arena. And ESPECIALLY add some less overpowering German rides). Perk the Dr.I. And develop some sort of objective to drive fights and WWI I think will start to perk up.

Oh I agree 100% but look at it this way. Would the player base be happy with HTC spending the next 6 months to a year adding a couple of planes and a base capture element to WWI while IGNORING anything else in the main arenas? I don't think so.

While I appreciate that Hitech wants to keep his company small and all the work in house, sometimes I think another half dozen workers wouldn't really be all that bad to have.

[Saxman]

While I appreciate that Hitech wants to keep his company small and all the work in house, sometimes I think another half dozen workers wouldn't really be all that bad to have.

I'd totally submit my resume today for a job as a 3D modeler if he wants to open an office in St. Louis.

[BaldEagl]

Oh I agree 100% but look at it this way. Would the player base be happy with HTC spending the next 6 months to a year adding a couple of planes and a base capture element to WWI while IGNORING anything else in the main arenas? I don't think so.

While I appreciate that Hitech wants to keep his company small and all the work in house, sometimes I think another half dozen workers wouldn't really be all that bad to have.

Frankly I don't think it would take anywhere near as long as you think it would to transfer some of the LW game mechanics to WWI.

[Saxman]

Wonder about vice-versa. I'd love to have the more detailed damage model from WWI in the other arenas. Which I thought was the plan to begin with.