Reset - Can we make it worthwhile??

[HaHa]

Winning the game/arena seems to occur when one "resets" the other side, i.e. when one country loses all of its fields. The problem with this is that no one WANTS to reset the fields (except for the country without any fields). Can we somehow make resets worthwhile? Some suggestions:

1) Have a big "your country WON screen", possibly display the hero's for that reset (most captured fields/kills etc..)... get rid of that "boot to DOS" at the completion of a game feeling.

2) Give the winning country a reason to cause a reset - give them more fields (A1 is random I believe).. something!

3) People who have been involved in the reset from start to finish get something like experience (see my rank thread earlier), possibly free flying time ?  


A reset shouldn't be a depressing - awe shucks now we start over thing. It should be a significant accomplishment and reward the players accordingly.

[funked]

I fully agree with you sir.  I want to see all the stuff you mention plus:

I would like to see a score bonus for people who drove the C-47 to the field that was taken for the reset, for people who had bomb hits on that field in the last half hour, people who got a kill in that sector in the last half hour, etc.

I would like to see an announcement at the end of the tour, "Rook Land Wins Tour 37" if Rooks reset the arena the most times during that tour.

[StSanta]

Agree about the reward bit. How it is to be given is a different matter I feel. Just focusing on the last field would make everyone swarm it, leaving flanks open.

Which is good for people like me >=]

Come to think of it, GOOD IDEA  



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StSanta
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[Trell]

i think it would cool if after the reset the winning side gets to pick where they want there team to start at.


trell

[Lance]

Might be interesting to have a country scoring page, where resets counted heavily in a country's overall score.

Gordo

[blur]

Give the winners free flying time? I can see it now. You wouldn't have squeakOPS vs. ROOKies, it would be AH subscribers vs. two week trial people!  

However if the defenders were given virtual monuments and grave stones it would be kinda cool.

[Mighty1]

I would at least like to see a message that says who won the war.

Was at A27 last night with BD and LordHaHa when BD finally made it back with the 47 and dropped troops(WTG by the way) the only way we knew there was a reset was when the AA came back up.

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Mighty1
The New Baby Harp Seals

"Come try to club THIS Seal"

[HaHa]

Apparently there is suppose to be a message - but I recall looking at the message buffer and not seeing one.. as a minimum there should be some sort of "Country A WON!" message flashed on the screen.

[Kieren]

Nah....

There should be a WWF round card chick carrying a big "Knights Won!" sign over her heard, and she should parade around your screen. In the background should be the "National Anthem" of the country, and the country flag should rise slowly up a flag pole.  

Of course Ronni gets to be the WWF round card chick!

[This message has been edited by Kieren (edited 05-06-2000).]

[blur]

Kieren, card-carrying chicks and rising flag poles? Shame on you this is a family bulletin board!  

[HaHa]

There was a reset today and I made sure to look at the buffer. There was no "so and so wins" message. All it said was knights capture field 51.

[Hans]

Win conditions turn on "wing smoke" on all aircraft whether you want it or not.  Hey, the war is over....lets celebrate.  

Hanz.