aircraft factorys in aces high?

[Vipermann]

This idea might be a great way to see early war aircraft in the MA. Factories for late war aircraft could be destroyed.

[Toad]

It'd probably make the resets happen faster though Mini. And what strategy it would add, eh?

Can you see the vast armadas of bombers heading to the Spit factory instead of the vast herd of jabos heading to the small field like we have now?

And think of all those reset perk points getting spread around!

I simply swoon at the thought.

Well, maybe not swoon.

[lazs2]

yep... swoon is probly too strong a word.
lazs

[muckmaw]

Instead of simply tossing the idea like so many are fond of doing, why not really consider it and refine it.

My thought would be to have 5 factories per country.

When one is hit and destroyed a RANDOM VEHICLE is taken out of the set until X time expires, or is resupplied, etc.

This vehicle could be anything from a PT boat to an OSTI to a B-17 to a P-51.

It would spur more 8th Airforce Style raids which will require escort, and will hopefully spawn interesting dogfights along the way.

Take it or leave it.

No matter what, from my point of view, AH MA needs something fresh.

(See other thread about being burned out)

Excellent post, Chair. Let the flame war begin.

[MetaTron]

This is the second (current) post concerning changes to AH to make it more AW like. This isn't AW! Less game more war I say!

Bomber targets won't make much difference anyway. By the time the survivors (if there were any) made it home the factory would be resupplied and the effect nullified.

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by MetaTron
This is the second (current) post concerning changes to AH to make it more AW like. This isn't AW! Less game more war I say!

Bomber targets won't make much difference anyway. By the time the survivors (if there were any) made it home the factory would be resupplied and the effect nullified.

Kinda like the current "Strat" system..

[Bill Murray Mode on]

IT JUST DOES'NT MATTER
IT JUST DOES'NT MATTER

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Vipermann
This idea might be a great way to see early war aircraft in the MA. Factories for late war aircraft could be destroyed.

YES! THAT'S IT! Because when you're rolling over a country, it's important that they only have mid-early war planes available to defend themselves.

Plane factories cater too much to the "can't I just destroy one building and drastically impact the game?" crowd.  It's not even about one base... it's about impacting one whole country.

Sorry, the game just doesn't need that kind of instant gratuity system.

MiniD

[Vipermann]

Originally posted by Mini D
YES! THAT'S IT! Because when you're rolling over a country, it's important that they only have mid-early war planes available to defend themselves.

MiniD

Not saying your wrong here but just remember that it works both ways, if you take out the attacking countries factories perhaps their attack will stall.

[gofaster]

Bomb the Spitfire IX factory and make the Spitfire XIV free.

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Vipermann
Not saying your wrong here but just remember that it works both ways, if you take out the attacking countries factories perhaps their attack will stall.

Yah... that's how it COULD work.  Now... think about how it WOULD work.

It's the problem with ideas like this.  Everyone get's all starry eyed and doesn't take the time to look at the real implications.

MiniD

[Elfie]

I think Aircraft factories is a good idea. On the large maps their could be several, each building a different aircraft. I'm not a big *strat guy* but it would make the game more interesting for those who are. A/C factories would give the strat guys deep targets other than just HQ.

[Honch]

This isn’t a troll, I swear!

I like the idea of encouraging a wider variety of planes in the arena and HTC implemented the perk system to help accomplish this.  I also like the idea of giving players a degree of control over the game-play based on their own performance.   I liked the spit factory idea in AW, even though I was a spit dweeb for the longest time.  It actually got me into flying other planes, which ultimately added to my enjoyment.

Maybe in the MA we can experiment with some way to use the perk system and the strat system together.  

Now this is just off the cuff –

What if we did have the 5 aircraft factories (as suggested above) for the Big 5 planes (I don’t suppose I have to list them) and, while the factory is down you can fly any plane you like - you simply won’t accumulate perk points if you fly a plane that is supposedly “disabled”.

[muckmaw]

I tend to be of the belief that most people in the MA are not that Perk conscious to begin with.

[mos]

I prefer the strat game.  I like the idea that what I'm doing is making a difference.  I know that some of the furballers are rolling their eyes right now, but silly or not, it's fun for me to see my side win.  That said, lately I just look for dogfights because the strat game in AH is a little...  lacking.  It's not that I want any "instant gratification," but I would like something more than what we've got now.

The only real strat decisions to be made right now are like the ones the Knights needed to make last night:  should we take A33 next instead of A42?  A42 extends our front into the rookies mainland, while A33 would have solidified our control of our homeland.  Whee...  People wonder why I just look for CVs off the coast, now.

[LePaul]

Something you'd hear a lot from me, if this happened...

"In on the La-7 factory"  

Reminds me of the guys who bombed the Yugo factory...former Yugo owners, reportedly.  Wow.  Fantastic revenge, if true